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Ahuzat Naftali (, lit. Estate Naftali) is a site in the Galilee region not far from Tiberias, near kibbutz Lavi and south of Karnei Hittin. Ahuzat Naftali was established as a moshav under the jurisdiction of the Lower Galilee Regional Council in 1949.
Already small, it became gradually abandoned and in 1957 only one family lived there. In late 1950s the moshav was abandoned completely and became the campus of an educational institute for immigrant children.Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 73, The school closed at the end of the 1970s.
In 1980s the buildings were demolished by IDF to prevent squatting by Bedouins.
In the first stage, it will consist of 400 housing units, eventually catering to a population of 10,000. Ahuzat Naftali will be the first Druze town built by Israel.
In early 2000s there was a different plan to build a town on the site, but it was cancelled "because it was essentially another neighborhood of Tiberias". "Rush Order for 30 New Villages Inside Green Line", by Zafir Rinat, Ha'aretz, July 20, 2003
Planned Druze town
In 2012, it was announced that a new Druze town would be built in the area of the settlement. In 2016, the plan was approved by the government of Israel. The planned community seeks to relieve the housing crisis among the Druze in Israel.
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