Yiftah
Yiftah is located in Northeast Israel
Yiftah
Yiftah
Coordinates: 33°7′40″N 35°33′6″E / 33.12778°N 35.55167°E / 33.12778; 35.55167
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilUpper Galilee
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded18 August 1948
Founded byDemobilised Palmach soldiers
Population
 (2021)
607[1]
Websiteyiftah.kibbutz.org.il
Yiftah

Yiftah (Hebrew: יִפְתָּח, 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 2021 it had a population of 607.[1]

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.[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]

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Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi, village #22. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Fabian, Emanuel. "IDF to evacuate civilians from 28 communities along Lebanese border amid attacks". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "حزب الله يعلن استهداف مستوطنة يفتاح بالقذائف ‏المدفعية". قناة الغد (in Arabic). 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-20.

External links

Upper Galilee Regional Council
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