Lapid
לַפִּיד | |
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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 |
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 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 dunam of land from the Palestinian village of Saffa after 1967 for the construction of Lapid. [3]
Lapid
לַפִּיד | |
---|---|
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 |
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 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 dunam of land from the Palestinian village of Saffa after 1967 for the construction of Lapid. [3]