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] The area used to be barren prior to the establishment of the kibbutz. Today the Kibbutz engages in agriculture as well as other services.

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

## History

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Nir Yitzhak soon after its establishment The kibbutz in 2020

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]

## The Kibbutz

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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.[6]

## Notable residents

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

## See also

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* Gaza 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]
6. ^ "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

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