Mefalsim

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Mefalsim
מפלסים
مفلاسيم
Another walkway in Kibbutz Mefalsim.JPG
Mefalsim is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel
Mefalsim
Mefalsim
Coordinates: 31°30′7″N 34°33′52″E / 31.50194°N 34.56444°E / 31.50194; 34.56444Coordinates: 31°30′7″N 34°33′52″E / 31.50194°N 34.56444°E / 31.50194; 34.56444
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilSha'ar HaNegev
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1949
Founded byArgentine and Uruguayan Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,024
Websitewww.mefalsim.co.il
Mefsalim in 1955

Mefalsim (Hebrew: מְפַלְּסִים, lit. Road pavers) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near the Gaza Strip and covering 11,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,024.[1]

History[]

The village was established in 1949 by members of the MAMLT youth movement, most of whom were immigrants from Argentina and Uruguay.[2] It was named for the immigrants from Latin America who paved the way for others to make aliyah.[2]

After the Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005, the kibbutz absorbed some of the evicted families.[3] Since 2001, the kibbutz has been hit by dozens of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, with a few buildings destroyed, including the kindergarten in 2012.[4] In 2018, the village was the first location set ablaze by a fire balloon.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Mefalsim, Shaar Hanegev Negev Information Centre
  3. ^ Relocation housing for Gush Katif evacuees Getty Images
  4. ^ Ser, Sam (August 17, 2005). "Evacuees Settle in at Kibbutz Mefalsim". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Tzuri, Matan; Levi, Elior (May 7, 2018). נזקים כבדים בעוטף עזה בגלל בלוני תבערה [Heavy Damage in Otef Aza due to Incendiary Balloons]. Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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