Magen Dan ( he, מגן דן, lit. ''Dan Shield'') is an
Israeli outpost in the
West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
. It is located around 750 metres west of
Elkana
Elkana or Elqana ( he, אֶלְקָנָה) is an Israeli settlement and local council in the north-western Samarian hills in the West Bank, located 3.1 km to the east of the Green Line and the city of Rosh HaAyin. and – consistent with its name – at the eastern edge of the territory of the biblical tribe of
Dan
Dan or DAN may refer to:
People
* Dan (name), including a list of people with the name
** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark
* Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa
**Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoir ...
. Established in May 1999, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Shomron Regional Council
The Shomron Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית שומרון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Shomron'', English ''Samaria Regional Council'') is an Israeli regional council in the northern portion of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Thirty-five Isra ...
.
Israeli outposts in the West Bank, like Magen Dan, are considered
illegal both under international law as well as under Israeli law.
According to
ARIJ, Magen Dan was established after
Israeli settlers "forcefully seized" of land from the nearby
Palestinian village of
Zawiya.
Az Zawiya Town Profile
ARIJ, p. 18
References
{{Shomron Regional Council
Unauthorized Israeli settlements
Populated places established in 1999
1999 establishments in the Palestinian territories
Israeli outposts