Mitzpe Dani
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Mitzpe Dani is an Israeli settlement
outpost in the West Bank
. Located near Ma'ale Mikhmas
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It is home to around 25 families.
The outpost was established in 1998 by residents of Ma'ale Mikhmas
, and was named after Danny Frei, a settler from Ma'ale Mikhmas
who was murdered in a Palestinian attack on his home in 1995.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law
, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Israeli settlement
An Israeli settlement is a Jewish civilian community built on land that was captured by Israel from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered occupied territory by the international community. Such settlements currently exist in the West Bank...
outpost in the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
. Located near Ma'ale Mikhmas
Ma'ale Mikhmas
Ma'ale Mikhmas is an Israeli settlement and a village in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank and under the municipal responsibility of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It is home to around 25 families.
The outpost was established in 1998 by residents of Ma'ale Mikhmas
Ma'ale Mikhmas
Ma'ale Mikhmas is an Israeli settlement and a village in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank and under the municipal responsibility of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council...
, and was named after Danny Frei, a settler from Ma'ale Mikhmas
Ma'ale Mikhmas
Ma'ale Mikhmas is an Israeli settlement and a village in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank and under the municipal responsibility of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council...
who was murdered in a Palestinian attack on his home in 1995.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law
International law and Israeli settlements
The international community considers the establishment of Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories illegal under international law, but Israel maintains that they are consistent with international law because it does not agree that the Fourth Geneva Convention applies to the...
, but the Israeli government disputes this.