Be'erot Yitzhak Settlement

Be'erot Yitzhak is a religious kibbutz located in central occupied Palestine, near the settlement of Yehud. The kibbutz was originally established in the Negev area near Gaza, then re-established in 1952 at its current location south of the city of Petah Tikva, after it was destroyed and abandoned during the Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the area belonged to the Lydda subdistrict, which extended from present-day Modi'in–Maccabim–Re'ut in the south to El'ad in the north, and from the eastern foothills across the Lydda plain to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west.

The kibbutz was first founded in 1943 near Gaza, at a site known today as the kibbutzim of Alumim and Nahal Oz. Its settlers were immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Germany, and belonged to the ... movement (not specified in the original text).

By 1947, its population was about 150 settlers. During the 1948 war, it suffered heavy losses and serious damage in the Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak, which included aerial bombardment by the Egyptian army. According to a report issued by the Jewish National Fund, the Egyptian forces were repelled, suffering hundreds of casualties.

In 1949, an attempt was made to re-establish the kibbutz on the ruins of Wilhelma, and it was then relocated in 1952 to its current location in central occupied Palestine. Its population in 2022 was about 465 settlers.

Sources:Due to the limited availability of Arabic sources, the following Hebrew sources were relied upon:

• The kibbutz's official website

• Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics