 | Beitar Illit (Hebrew: בֵּיתָר עִלִּית; officially Betar Illit; "Illit" is pronounced "ee-leet"; Arabic: بيتار عيليت ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a city in Gush Etzion, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Jerusalem, in the Judaean Mountains of the West Bank. Beitar Illit is one of Israel's largest and most rapidly growing settlements, and in 2017 had a population of 54,557. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but
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