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Kokhav HaShahar (, also spelt Kochav Shachar and Kochav HaShachar, trans. Morning Star) is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank, organized as a community settlement in the Binyamin region. Located on a mountain ridge overlooking the Jordan Valley and accessible via the Allon Road, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In , it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law.
According to the Palestinians NGO ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from two villages in order to build Kokhav HaShahar:
Near Kokhav HaShahar is a site of one of many quarries operated by Israeli companies in the West Bank. Yesh Din legal counsel Michael Sfard said that "according to international law, so long as the West Bank is not annexed to Israel, it is forbidden for Israel to exploit the natural resources there for non-security related purposes." Sfard also stated that 74% of the gravel mined from these quarries is used for construction inside Israel, and that that means the existence of the quarries violate international law. The Guardian: Israeli companies can profit from West Bank resources, court rules Israeli companies can profit from West Bank resources, court rules Harriet Sherman, January 4, 2012, The Guardian
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