Nir Yitzhak

Kibbutz in southern Israel

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Place in Southern, Israel

Nir Yitzhak

נִיר יִצְחָק
نير اسحاق

Nir Yitzhak

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Coordinates: 31°14′14″N 34°21′26″E﻿ / ﻿31.23722°N 34.35722°E﻿ / 31.23722; 34.35722
Country| Israel
District| Southern
Council| Eshkol
Affiliation| Kibbutz Movement
Founded| 8 December 1949
Founded by| Hashomer Hatzair Members
Population

(2022)[1]

| 633
Website| www.nir-yitzhak.org.il

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 2022, it had a population of 633.[1]

## History

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The kibbutz was established 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

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On 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

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Shahen Agriculture Co. is a field crop production company jointly owned by Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak and Kibbutz Kerem Shalom.[5]

## Notable residents

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

## See also

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* 2023 Israel–Hamas war
* Moshe Dayan's eulogy for Ro'i Rothberg

## References

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1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Times of Israel article Archived 25 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine about 7 Oct 2023 massacre
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Global GAP is part of our policy". www.globalgap.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.[permanent dead link]

## External links

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Media related to Nir Yitzhak at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website (in Hebrew)

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Eshkol Regional Council

Kibbutzim|

* Be'eri
* Ein HaShlosha
* Gvulot
* Magen
* Nir Oz
* Nir Yitzhak
* Nirim
* Holit
* Kerem Shalom
* Kissufim
* Re'im
* Sufa
* Tze'elim
* Urim

Moshavim|

* Ami'oz
* Bnei Netzarim
* Ein HaBesor
* Dekel
* Mivtahim
* Naveh
* Ohad
* Pri Gan
* Sde Nitzan
* Sdei Avraham
* Talmei Eliyahu
* Talmei Yosef
* Yated
* Yesha
* Yevul

Other villages|

* Avshalom
* Shlomit
* Tzohar

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