Betzet
human settlement in Israel
Betzet (Hebrew: בֶּצֶת) is a town in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located near Shlomi and Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2024 its population was 617.
History
Antiquity
Betzet is known in historical records as one of several places along the route to Tyre where produce transported from the Land of Israel was often sold in the local marketplaces, mentioned as such in the Tosefta (Shevi'it 4:8-ff.) and in the 3rd century Mosaic of Rehob. Betzet is listed in the Tosefta and the Jerusalem Talmud as subject to the laws of Shmita.
State of Israel
Moshav Betzet was founded in 1951 on land near the former Palestinian village al-Bassa, which was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The founders were immigrants to Israel from the Balkan states, especially Yugoslavia and Romania. The community retains the name of the ancient village of Betzet, which is estimated to have existed nearby.
On 12 August 1968, two Syrian MiG-17F aircraft landed at Betzet by mistake. The aircraft would go on to serve in the US Defense Intelligence Agency project HAVE DRILL.
2023 war
During the Gaza war, northern Israeli border communities, including Betzet, faced targeted attacks by Hezbollah and Palestinian factions based in Lebanon, and were evacuated.
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