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Nir Yitzhak

Kibbutz in southern Israel

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name	Nir Yitzhak
hebname	נִיר יִצְחָק
arname	نير اسحاق
image	File:ניר יצחק.jpg
foundation	8 December 1949
founded_by	Hashomer Hatzair Members
district	south
council	Eshkol
affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
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pushpin_map	Israel northwest negev#Israel
pushpin_mapsize	250
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Nir Yitzhak (, 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 , it had a population of .

In October 7 attacks, Hamas carried out the Nir Yitzhak attack killing residents and kidnapping others.

History

Nir Yitzhak soon after its establishment

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.

2023 attack

On 7 October 2023 Nir Yitzhak was attacked by Hamas militants from Gaza, who killed and kidnapped several of its residents. 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.

Economy

Shahen Agriculture Co. is a field crop production company jointly owned by Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak and Kibbutz Kerem Shalom.

The Kibbutz

According to JNF, the elders of the kibbutz recount "there was only one tree, a dirt road leading to it, and water occasionally arriving by trucks". Today the Kibbutz has an agricultural sector as well as other services including education where children from the area come to study.

Notable residents

Ido Bachelet, scientist
Adam Berdichevsky (born 1983), Paralympic wheelchair tennis player

References

Zitun, Yoav. (December 19, 2014). "Gaza rocket hits Israel for third time since summer war".
Times of Israel [https://www.timesofisrael.com/taken-captive-extended-family-of-five-from-kibbutz-nir-yitzhak/ article] {{Webarchive. link. (25 October 2023 about 7 Oct 2023 massacre)
Pugmire, Jerome. (August 30, 2024). "Israeli tennis player Berdichevsky has an emotional reunion with Oct. 7 survivors at the Paralympics". [[The Seattle Times]].
(September 2024). "Global GAP is part of our policy".
"Nir Yitzhak".

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