Yesha, Israel

Yesha, Israel

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Yesha
foundation = 1957
founded_by = Olim from Egypt
region = North-western Negev
council = Eshkol
industry = Agriculture
affiliation = Moshavim Movement
website =

Yesha ( _he. ישע, lit. "Salvation") is an agricultural moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 2007.

The moshav was established in 1957 by Jews who were expelled from Egypt in the wake of the 1956 Suez Crisis,Cite book
publisher = Mapa Publishing
isbn = 9657184347
pages = p. 268
others = Yuval Elazari (ed.)
title = Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel
location = Tel-Aviv
date = 2005
he icon] though this population eventually left, and was replaced by new settlers. The residents work 2,000 dunams (2 km²). Moshav Yesha has been subject to several Qassam rocket attacks launched from the Gaza Strip.

References

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*Jewish exodus from Arab lands


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