Ma'ale Hever (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה חֶבֶר) or Pnei Hever (Hebrew: פְּנֵי חֶבֶר) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the eastern Hebron Hills to the east of Hebron at an elevation of 810 m (2,660 ft), it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 743.
Ma'ale Hever
מַעֲלֵה חֶבֶר | |
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  Ma'ale Hever | |
| Coordinates: 31°29′10″N 35°9′58″E / 31.48611°N 35.16611°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Har Hevron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 743 |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government, as of 2019, disputes this.[2]
History
editThe settlement was established as Nahal Yakin on 31 January 1982 as a pioneer Nahal military outpost. It was demilitarized when turned over to eleven families on 24 August 1983, after which it was renamed after the nearby Hever Stream. In its early years, the only route leading to the village passed through the Palestinian town of Bani Na'im.
In 2009, Assaf Ramon, son of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon who was aboard the fatal Columbia mission when the Space Shuttle exploded, was killed when the F-16 he was flying crashed in the vicinity of Ma'ale Hever.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Late astronaut's pilot son killed in crash Ynetnews, 13 September 2009
External links
edit- Profile on Amana website
- Pnei Hever | Maale Hever Site Archived 2017-10-13 at the Wayback Machine