Givat Yoav


Givat Yoav is an Israeli settlement and moshav in the southern Golan Heights under the administration of Israel. In it had a population of.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

History

The settlement was built in the 1960s and was named for Col. Yoav Shaham, who was killed during the Samu Incident in 1966. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council.