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Nir Yitzhak (Hebrew: נִיר יִצְחָק, Yitzhak's Meadow) is a kibbutz in the northwestern Negev desert of Israel. Located between Hevel Shalom and Hevel Eshkol, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 551.[1]
Nir Yitzhak
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| Coordinates: 31°14′14″N 34°21′26″E / 31.23722°N 34.35722°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 8 December 1949 |
| Founded by | Hashomer Hatzair Members |
| Population (2024)[1] | 551 |
| Website | www |
On its location months before the founding of the kibbutz the Nirim affair took place on August 12 and 13, 1949, during which a Palestinian Bedouin accompanied by a teenage girl (<15y) was kidnapped by an IDF patrol. The man was shot dead, and the girl suffered the same fate the following day after being subjected to a gang rape. The perpetrators were later sentenced to prison terms by a military court.
In October 7 attacks, Hamas carried out the Nir Yitzhak attack killing residents and kidnapping others.
History
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The kibbutz was established after the 1948 Palestine war on 8 December 1949, and like Mashabei Sadeh, was named for Palmach commander Yitzhak Sadeh. It is affiliated with the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. The kibbutz hosts the Garin Tzabar program, a framework for non-Israeli Jews who volunteer to serve in the Israel Defense Forces.[2]
2023 attack
editOn 7 October 2023 Nir Yitzhak was attacked by Hamas militants from Gaza, who killed and kidnapped several of its residents.[3] Two of the hostages were freed in February 2024 by the Israeli military, while others died in captivity and their bodies are still being held in Gaza.[4]
Economy
editShahen Agriculture Co. is a field crop production company jointly owned by Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak and Kibbutz Kerem Shalom.[5]
The Kibbutz
editNotable residents
edit- Ido Bachelet, scientist
- Adam Berdichevsky (born 1983), Paralympic wheelchair tennis player
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Zitun, Yoav (19 December 2014). "Gaza rocket hits Israel for third time since summer war". Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024 – via www.ynetnews.com.
- ↑ Times of Israel article Archived 25 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine about 7 Oct 2023 massacre
- ↑ Pugmire, Jerome (30 August 2024). "Israeli tennis player Berdichevsky has an emotional reunion with Oct. 7 survivors at the Paralympics". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ "Global GAP is part of our policy". www.globalgap.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Nir Yitzhak". Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
External links
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Media related to Nir Yitzhak at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Hebrew)