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Ma'ale Gilboa Colony

Nov 3, 2025
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Updated: Aug 20



Ma'ale Gilboa is a religious kibbutz located on a mountain summit approximately 5 kilometers west of Beisan (Beit She'an). It was established in 1962 on the lands of the depopulated village of Khirbat al-Jawfa in the Jenin District. As of 2019, the settlement had a population of approximately 840 settlers.



Sources:

Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, Hebrew sources were used:

  • Official website of the settlement (Hebrew).

  • Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.

    Palestine Remembered website (entry for the village of Khirbat al-Jawfa).

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