District Judea and Samaria Area Region West Bank Founded by Nahal Founded 1984 | Council Shomrom Affiliation Amana Population (2015) 269 | |
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Migdalim (Hebrew: מִגְדָּלִים) is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located 45 kilometres east of Tel Aviv on road 505 and adjacent to the Palestinian hamlet of Qusra, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 269.
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Map of Migdalim
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
History
Migdalim was first established on 1984 as a pioneer Nahal military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes in 1986 to non-Orthodox Jewish Israelis. One of the reasons for choosing this location was to provide a continuity of settlements along the Trans-Samaria Highway between Kfar Tapuah on the "mountain spine" and Ma'ale Efrayim in the Jordan Valley.
On March 1, 2006, Eldad Abir, a resident of Migdalim, married with two children, was shot at point blank range and killed by Palestinians while working in the local gas station. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the murder.