Ein HaShlosha
Ein HaShlosha
עין השלושה | |
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 Kibbutz dining room | |
| Etymology: Spring of the Three | |
  Ein HaShlosha  Ein HaShlosha | |
| Coordinates: 31°21′1″N 34°24′9″E / 31.35028°N 34.40250°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | South American immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 353 |
Ein HaShlosha (Hebrew: עין השלושה, lit. 'Spring of the Three') is a kibbutz in the western Negev desert in Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council.
History
The kibbutz was named in memory of three of the founding members who were killed during the
Lehi
but was abandoned in June 1950).
During its first years the kibbutz suffered bombardment by the
Palestinian gunfire during the Gaza–Israel conflict in 2008.[3] On 15 January 2008, an Ecuadorian volunteer, Carlos Chavez, was shot and killed by a Hamas sniper while working on the kibbutz.[4]
During
Operation Protective Edge, at least 825 rockets were fired at the Eshkol region, where the kibbutz is located. In some cases, asbestos roofs were damaged after being hit with rocket fire.[5]
The kibbutz, being near the border, has a rocket alarm only 5 seconds before the probable hit. When there are tensions, villagers stay long hours and sometimes days in bomb shelters, being unable to leave it even for a short period of time. People reportedly said they were afraid to shower, and were unable to even cook.
2023 Attacks
On 7 October 2023, It was attacked by Hamas, which infiltrated the kibbutz, as a part of the Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against Israel.[6]
Economy
The kibbutz is largely agricultural, relying on
Notable people
- Yizhar Shai (born 1963), member of the Knesset
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The main lawn in Kibbutz Ein Hasholsha -
Residences -
synagogue
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ^ Israeli hurt by Palestinian gunfire on Negev kibbutz Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Haaretz, 26 March 2008
- ^ Rettig Gur, Haviv (15 January 2008). "Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha mourns Carlos Andres Muscara Chavez". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Udasin, Sharon (4 August 2014). "State and local council to replace asbestos roofs in the line of fire from Gaza". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Rosenberg, Michelle (8 October 2023). "What happened on my kibbutz was apocalyptic". Archived from the original on 2023-10-13.
- ^ Yasur-Beit Or, Meital (16 March 2016). "Fear: Bird flu reaches Israel". YNet News. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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