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{{short description|Israeli settlement in the West Bank}}
{{Infobox Israel village
| name        = Negohot
| image=
| founded     = 1982
| founded_by  = [[Nahal]]
| country =
| district    = js
| council     = [[Har Hevron Regional Council|Har Hevron]]
| affiliation = [[Amana (organization)|Amana]]
| popyear     = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population  = {{Israel populations|Negohot}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|31|29|34|N|34|59|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| website =
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'''Negohot''' ({{langx|he|נגוהות}}) is an [[Israeli settlement]] in the southern [[Hebron Hills]] of the [[West Bank]]. Located on a hill {{convert|700|m|abbr=on}} [[above sea level]] to the west of the [[Hebron]] area, it is organised as a [[community settlement (Israel)|community settlement]] and falls under the jurisdiction of [[Har Hevron Regional Council]]. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Negohot}}.
The nearest Israeli locality is [[Shekef]], a moshav a few kilometres over the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]] in the [[Hevel Lakhish]] area of the [[Shephelah]]. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank [[International law and Israeli settlements|illegal under international law]], but the Israeli government disputes this.<ref name="BBC_GC4">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}</ref>
==History==
The village was first established in 1982 as a pioneer [[Nahal]] military outpost. In 1998, constraints of the Nahal brigade led to the village changing hands and being turned over [[hesder]] soldiers who volunteered for extra service to keep a residential presence on that hilltop. The soldiers renovated the area, built a [[Beth Midrash|beit midrash]] and eventually completed their army service and continued to raise families there.
On 25 September 2003, the night of [[Rosh Hashana]], a Palestinian militant from [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Islamic Jihad]] killed two residents, including a 7-month-old baby girl, while the family was eating the festive holiday meal.<ref>[http://btselem.org/english/Statistics/Casualties_Data.asp?Category=5&region=WB Israeli civilians killed by Palestinians in the West Bank] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603050437/http://btselem.org/english/Statistics/Casualties_Data.asp?Category=5&region=WB |date=2011-06-03 }} Btselem</ref>
Many of the adult residents work outside the village, though some [[entrepreneur]]s have begun some local [[small business]]es. The children of Negohot travel to the 'Dvir' [[elementary school]] in [[Otniel]]. Negohot receives assistance from the [[Amana (organization)|Amana]] settlement organization.
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027161618/http://geocities.com/negohot/index.html Village website]
*[http://www.amana.co.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=230&CategoryID=100 Negohot] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721135030/http://www.amana.co.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=230&CategoryID=100 |date=2011-07-21 }} Amana
*[http://www.peacenow.org.il/site/en/peace.asp?pi=57&docid=327 Negohot] Peace Now
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[[Category:Religious Israeli settlements]]
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[[Category:Community settlements]]
[[Category:Hebron Hills]]