Lapid (Hebrew: לַפִּיד, lit. 'Torch') is an Israeli community settlement. Located in the Latrun salient of the Green Line near Modi'in Illit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 2,325.[1]
Lapid
לַפִּיד | |
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  Lapid | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′59″N 35°1′59″E / 31.91639°N 35.03306°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,325 |
History
editLapid was established in 1996. According to B'Tselem, it was built on a strip of land designated no man's land inside the Green Line. Before the Six-Day War in 1967, this territory did not belong to either Jordan or Israel.[2]
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 441 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Saffa after 1967 for the construction of Lapid.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Land grab: Israel's Settlement Policy in the West Bank Btselem
- ^ Saffa village profile, ARIJ, p. 17
External links
edit- Lapid website (in Hebrew)
