Bnei Netzarim () is a

moshav A moshav (, plural ', "settlement, village") is a type of Israeli village or town or Jewish settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 and 1 ...

in southern

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. Located in the

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desert, near the

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ian border, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Eshkol Regional Council Eshkol Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Ezorit Eshkol'') is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. The regional council's territory lies midway between Ashkelon and Beersheba, bounded on the west by the Gaza St ...

. In it had a population of .

History

Bnei Netzarim was founded by settlers from

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s in the

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removed during Israel's 2005 disengagement plan, primarily

Netzarim Netzarim () was an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip about 5 kilometers southwest of Gaza City. It was established in 1972. In August 2005, the inhabitants of Netzarim were evicted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as part of Israel's uni ...

. Some of Netzarim's residents were settled in

Yevul Yevul () is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert near the Gaza Strip–Egypt border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The ...

following the disengagement and decided to found a new village in the same region. The first residents started home construction in 2008, and the moshav was officially founded and recognized in 2010.

Gallery

File:Bney Netzarim 2019-04-10 IZE-121.jpg, Main synagogue File:Bney Netzarim 2019-04-10 IZE-105.jpg, Decorated bomb shelter File:Bney Netzarim 2019-04-10 IZE-103.jpg, Entrnce to Bnei Netzarim

References

External links

Bnei Netzarim
at the

website. {{Authority control Eshkol Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 2010 Gaza envelope Populated places in Southern District (Israel) 2010 establishments in Israel