Beka'ot

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Beka'ot
בקעות
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Etymology: Valleys
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Beka'ot
Coordinates: 32°14′32″N35°27′10″E / 32.24222°N 35.45278°E / 32.24222; 35.45278
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Bik'at HaYarden
Region West Bank
Affiliation Agricultural Union
Founded1972
Population
 (2023) [1]
247

Beka'ot (Hebrew : בקעות, lit.  'Valleys') is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. [2] Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of 1,800 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. [2] In 2023 it had a population of 247. [1]

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

History

The village was established in 1972, and was initially called Buka. [4]

The Israel Defense Forces has a roadblock on the main highway leading to the moshav, known as the Beka'ot Checkpoint. It has been the scene of several fatal incidents; on 8 January 2011 a 20-year-old Palestinian man was shot dead while trying to throw a pipe bomb at soldiers. The previous week another Palestinian, aged 20, had been shot dead. [5] On 26 June 2015 a 25-year-old armed Palestinian was shot dead, [6] and on 9 January 2016 two Palestinian men, aged 23 and 38, were shot dead attempting to stab IDF soldiers. [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 Settlements Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council (in Hebrew)
  3. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Beka'ot Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council (in Hebrew)
  5. ↑ Pfeffer, Anshel (9 January 2011). "Troops Kill Palestinian Who Attacked Them at Checkpoint". Haaretz . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Cohen, Gil (26 June 2015). "Palestinian Killed After Opening Fire on Israeli Forces at West Bank Checkpoint". Haaretz . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Wootliff, Raoul (11 January 2016). "IDF troops seize weapons in West Bank, raid university". The Times of Israel . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ↑ Cohen, Gili; Khoury, Jack (9 January 2016). "Israeli Army Says Two Palestinians Killed After Attempted Stabbing". Haaretz . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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