The Kiryat Arba Local Council is the municipal governing body for Kiryat Arba, a Jewish settlement located in the West Bank near Hebron, under Israeli administration. Established in the late 1960s as part of Israel's settlement movement post-Six-Day War, it began as a Nahal military outpost in 1968 and transitioned to civilian status in 1971. The council oversees municipal services and daily governance for approximately 7,500 residents (as of recent estimates), managing infrastructure, education, culture, waste management, public safety, recreational facilities, and community development. It operates within the contested territory of the West Bank, where it promotes settler interests and expansion amid ongoing Israeli-Palestinian territorial disputes. The council has faced controversies regarding settlement expansion, including utilizing outdated planning approvals from the 1980s to advance new construction projects and government-approved outposts near Hebron, drawing criticism from organizations like Peace Now. Its operations are funded through Israeli national budgets allocated to West Bank settlements, and it collaborates with regional bodies like the Hebron Regional Council. The council's activities reflect broader tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with allegations of contributing to territorial disputes and demographic changes in the area, often at the center of international scrutiny over settlement legality under international law.