Bet Arye (West Bank)

Beit Aryeh-Ofarim (Hebrew: בֵּית אַרְיֵה־עֳפָרִים) is an Israeli settlement and local council in the northern West Bank. It is located 32 kilometers (20 mi) north of Jerusalem and 25 kilometers (16 mi) east of Tel Aviv, near the Palestinian village of al-Lubban al-Gharbi, 3.8 km kilometers east of the Green Line. It is situated on the Palestinian side of the Israeli West Bank barrier, on 8,500 dunams of land. In 2024 it had a population of 5,627. Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Khirbat Khudash is an archaeological site located within Beit Aryeh. It is a well-planned fortified settlement associated with olive-oil production, dated to the 8th century BCE and linked to the Northern Kingdom of Israel.