Beit Horon () is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Bordering Route 443 between Modi'in and Jerusalem, the biblical pass of Beit Horon (Joshua 10:10), after which it is named,Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.112, (English) Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.10, (Hebrew) it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
History Beit Horon was established on 1 December 1977.
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from several surrounding Palestinian villages in order to construct Beit Horon:
1036 dunams were taken from Beitunia, for Beit Horon and Giv'at Ze'ev,Beituniya Town Profile, ARIJ, pp. 17-18 863 dunams were taken from Beit Ur al-Fauqa,Beit ‘Ur al Fauqa Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16 67 dunams were taken from At-Tira,At Tira Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16 61 dunams were taken from Kharbatha al-Misbah. Kharbatha al Misbah Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
Beit Horon is a joint Secular and Orthodox community.“BEIT HORON.” תנועת ההתיישבות אמנה, בית חורון, http://www.amana.co.il/?CategoryID=100&ArticleID=169. A religious elementary school located in Beit Horon serves local children as well as those from surrounding villages. There are also three nurseries and kindergarten, two synagogues, a kollel, a mikvah for women and men, and a library.Beit Horon Amana
On 23 September 2026, the son of Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, was critically injured in a car-ramming attack by a Palestinian near Beit Horon. Hamas praised the attack as a "heroic operation", but didn't claim responsibility.
See also Battle of Beth Horon (166 BC) Battle of Beth Horon (66)
References
External links Official website