Bat Hefer
{{Short description|Community settlement in central Israel}}
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Bat Hefer
| hebname = בת חפר
| image = Bat Hefer Skyline.jpg
| imgsize = 250px
| foundation = 1996
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| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Bat Hefer}}
| population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}}
| district = center
| council = Hefer Valley
| affiliation =
| pushpin_map=Israel center ta |pushpin_mapsize=250 |pushpin_label_position=top
| coordinates = {{coord|32|19|58|N|35|0|50|E|display=inline,title}}
| website =
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Bat Hefer ({{langx|he|בת חפר||Daughter of Hefer}}) is a community settlement in the Sharon plain in Israel. Located east of Netanya and adjacent to two kibbutzim; Bahan and Yad Hana, it covers 1,000 dunams and falls under the jurisdiction of the Hefer Valley Regional Council. The village is between Highway 6 to the west and the Green Line on the east. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Bat Hefer}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
Etymology
Bat Hefer is named after "Hefer," an administrative district in this area with a district chief in the time of King Solomon (1 Kings 4:10).
History
Bat Hefer was founded as "Sokho" and named after the ancient town by the same name. Construction of the modern village began in 1995, and the first residents moved in during 1996. It was built as part of the Seven Stars project.{{cite book|title=Dwelling on the Green Line: Privatize and Rule in Israel/Palestine|author=Gabriel Schwake|year=2022|page=166}}
On 22 May 2024 several Hamas militants opened fire at the Bat Hefer from the nearby West Bank city of Tulkarm causing damage but no casualties.{{cite web |title=Hamas terrorists open fire at Israeli village in broad daylight as West Bank terror intensifies |url=https://allisrael.com/hamas-terrorists-open-fire-at-israeli-village-in-broad-daylight-as-west-bank-terror-intensifies |website=All Israel News}}
References
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{{Hefer Valley Regional Council}}
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Category:Community settlements
Category:Populated places established in 1996