Moshav Shtula was established in 1967 as part of a program to strengthen the Jewish presence in the Galilee. Many members of the community were immigrants from the Iraqi town of Koy Sanjaq and children in the moshav were taught Jewish Neo-Aramaic.[2]
In 2014, a resident of Shtula alerted the Hebrew University Cave Research Unit to a deep cave near the moshav. The researchers declared it a record for Israel at 187-meters deep.[5]
Amidst the conflict between Hamas and Israel, Hezbollah militants targeting northern Israeli border communities, necessitated the evacuation of several, including Shtula. On October 14, a Hezbollah-launched anti-tank missile struck Shtula, resulting in the death of one person and the injury of three others.[6]
