Beit Ezra
Beit Ezra
בֵּית עֶזְרָא بيت عزرا | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Etymology: House of Ezra | |
  Beit Ezra  Beit Ezra | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′12″N 34°39′21″E / 31.73667°N 34.65583°E / 31.73667; 34.65583 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Iraqi Jewish refugees |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,072 |
Beit Ezra (Hebrew: בֵּית עֶזְרָא, lit. House of Ezra) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located between Ashdod and Ashkelon on the Israeli coastal plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,072.[1]
History
The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Iraq on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Hamama[2] and was named after Ezra.[3] South of the moshav is Hill 69, which served as a military post and was the scene of fighting during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Also nearby is the Ad Halom bridge at which the Egyptian army was stopped during their advance towards Tel Aviv.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 100. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ^ Na'aman, Ayelet (April 28, 2009). "7 fascinating memorials". YNet News. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Press, Viva Sarah (December 5, 2016). "The top 10 most fabulous bridges in Israel". Israel 21c. Retrieved April 16, 2019.