Ein HaBesor
עֵין הַבְּשׂוֹר
Ein HaBesor is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel
Ein HaBesor
Ein HaBesor
Ein HaBesor is located in Israel
Ein HaBesor
Ein HaBesor
Coordinates: 31°16′56″N 34°27′1″E / 31.28222°N 34.45028°E / 31.28222; 34.45028
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilEshkol
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1982
Founded byEvacuated settlers
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,114

Ein HaBesor (Hebrew: עֵין הַבְּשׂוֹר, lit. 'Spring of the Besor') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip and around a kilometre from Magen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 1,114.[1]

History

Ein Besor was an Egyptian First Dynasty staging post along the "ways of Horus" trade route in the northern Negev. The staging post was contemporary with Tell es-Sakan.[2][3] The modern moshav was established in 1982. Some of the residents were from Sadot, an Israeli settlement in the Sinai Peninsula evacuated after signing of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty.[4]

During the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Ein HaBesor was attacked by Hamas fighters. The moshav's civil defense team repelled the attack.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ McGovern, Patrick E. (2003) Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-07080-6 p 101
  3. ^ Hornsey, Ian Spencer (2003) A History of Beer and Brewing Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain) ISBN 0-85404-630-5 p 53
  4. ^ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 412. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Heart-stopping accounts of bravery emerge from a town that repelled Hamas onslaught

External links

Eshkol Regional Council
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