| Yiftah יפתח | |
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  Yiftah | |
| Coordinates: 33°7′40″N 35°33′6″E / 33.12778°N 35.55167°E / 33.12778; 35.55167 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Upper Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 18 August 1948 |
| Founded by | Demobilised Palmach soldiers |
| Population | 605 |
| Website | yiftah.kibbutz.org.il |
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.
History
Kibbutz 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.
Yiftah is located near Jahula, but on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qadas.
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. 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.
On 19 December, Hezbollah fired artillery shells at the kibbutz.
Historic images
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Opening of dining hall, 1948
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Kibbutz Yiftah under construction, 1948
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Kibbutz Yiftah, May Day 1949
Notable people
- Yiftach Ziv (born 1995), Israeli basketball player
References
- ^ "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)
| Upper Galilee Regional Council | |
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| Kibbutzim | |