Mavki'im

Moshav in southern Israel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mavki'im (Hebrew: מַבְקִיעִים, lit.'Breakthroughs') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 526.[1]

CountryIsrael
Founded1949
Population
(2024)[1]
526
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Mavki'im
Mavki'im is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Mavki'im
Mavki'im
Coordinates: 31°37′18″N 34°34′41″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilHof Ashkelon
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1949
Founded byDemoblised IDF soldiers
Population
 (2024)[1]
526
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History

The moshav was founded in 1949 as a kibbutz by demobilised IDF soldiers who had immigrated from Hungary on land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Barbara.[2] Barbara was to be included as part of the Arab state in the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, but its inhabitants were forcefully expelled after the Israel Defense Forces took the village from the Egyptian Army during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. After the war the Israeli government forbade the Palestinian residents to return.[3] In 1954 it was converted to a moshav shitufi. Its name refers to the IDF breakthrough against the Egyptian army in the area during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[citation needed]

In 2005 the moshav absorbed 25 families who were evacuated from Pe'at Sadeh as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, which withdrew from settlements in the Gaza Strip considered illegal under international law.[citation needed]

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