Havat Gilad

Havat Gilad
Havat Gilad
Coordinates: 32°11′47″N 35°10′49″E / 32.19639°N 35.18028°E / 32.19639; 35.18028
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationJewish
Founded2002
Founded byItai Zar

Havat Gilad (Hebrew: חַוַּת גִּלְעָד, lit.'Gilad Farm') is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, which was established as an unauthorized outpost in 2002, after which it was dismantled by official forces and rebuilt by settlers several times until being granted legal status by the Israeli government in February 2018. The outpost was set up in 2002 in memory of Gilad Zar, son of Moshe Zar and security coordinator of the Shomron Regional Council, who was shot and killed in 2001.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, though the Israeli government disputes this.