French Hill (settlement)
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French Hill, also Giv'at Shapira is an Israeli settlement in northern East Jerusalem. It is located on territory that has been occupied since the Six-Day War in 1967 and later unilaterally annexed by
French Hill, 2022
Construction work on French Hill reservoir, 1926
Opening ceremony of reservoir, 1926 (sign in English, Arabic and Hebrew)
View of French Hill junction
East Jerusalem
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East Jerusalem is the portion of Jerusalem east of the Green Line. It was established formally by the armistice agreements at the end of the 1948 Palestine war. It is considered to be the capital and
French Hill (settlement)
…al-faransiya), also Giv'at Shapira (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת שַׁפִּירָא) (not to be confused with the moshav Givat Shapira) is an Israeli settlement in northern East Jerusalem. It is located on territory that has been occupied since the Six-Day War in 1967 and later unilaterally annexed by Israel under the 1980 Jerusalem Law…
View of Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound and the Old City which are part of East Jerusalem
Old Roman era gate beneath the Damascus Gate (Bab al-'Amud) in Jerusalem
Zones of control in Jerusalem between 1948 and 1967
King Hussein flying over the Temple Mount while it was under Jordanian control, 1965