Metzar

Metzar מֵיצָר‎
Settlement entrance
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Coordinates: 32°46′05″N 35°44′13″E
District	Northern
Council	Golan
Region	Golan Heights
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1981
Population  (2022)[1]	336

Metzar (Hebrew: מֵיצָר) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the southern Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. The 29th settlement on the Golan Heights,^[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 336.^[1]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[3]

See also

• Israeli-occupied territories

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Near East/North Africa report, Issue 2368, JPRS (Series), United States Joint Publications Research Service, Executive Office of the President, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Joint Publications Research Service, 1981
3. "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.