Yiftah (Hebrew: יפתח, lit. 'He will open') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 605.[1]
History
Yiftah was established on 18 August 1948 by demobilised Palmach soldiers who were members of the Yiftach Brigade, after which the kibbutz is named. Metzudat Koach is located nearby.[citation needed]
Yiftah is located near Jahula,[2] but on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qadas.[3]
During the 2023 war between Hamas and Israel, northern Israeli border communities, including Yiftah, faced targeted attacks by Hezbollah and Palestinian factions based in Lebanon, and were evacuated.[4] On 5 November 2023, a driver operating an Israeli water tank for the IDF was killed by an anti-tank missile launched by Hezbollah operatives near the kibbutz.[5]
On 19 December, Hezbollah fired artillery shells at the kibbutz.[6]
Notable people
- Yiftach Ziv (born 1995), Israeli basketball player
Gallery
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Opening of dining hall, 1948 -
Yiftah under construction, 1948 -
Yiftah, May 1949
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi, village #22. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 485. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Fabian, Emanuel. "IDF to evacuate civilians from 28 communities along Lebanese border amid attacks". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ אלבז, שמעון (2023-11-08). "מאיר מויאל הוא האזרח שנהרג מנ"ט בגבול לבנון: "נפל בשליחות למען ישראל"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ "حزب الله يعلن استهداف مستوطنة يفتاح بالقذائف المدفعية". قناة الغد (in Arabic). 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
External links
- Kibbutz website (in Hebrew)
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