Kfar Aza (Hebrew: כְּפַר עַזָּה, lit. 'Gaza Village') is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Netivot and Sderot around five kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Gaza, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 787.[1]
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosts veterans of the kibbutz on its 60th anniversary, 2017
The Israel Defense Forces retook control of the village by 11 October 2023.[8][4] The corpses of about 20 Hamas attackers were found in the town, along with paragliders used by Hamas[3] and unexploded hand grenades.[3][4]
Economy
Kafrit Industries, a plastics manufacturer located in Kfar Aza, is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.[9] Kfar Aza was a pioneer in automated watering systems on farms.[10]
References
^ a b"Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^"About Kfar Aza". Kfar Aza. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^ a b c dMcNeil, Sam (10 October 2023). "Israeli village near the Gaza border lies in ruin, filled with the bodies of residents and militants". AP News. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ a b c dBowen, Jeremy (10 October 2023). "Inside Kfar Aza where Hamas militants killed families in their homes". BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^الانترنت, الحرية-مجلة التقدميين العرب على. "khilal bayan laha qabl qalilin.. katayib almuqawamat alwatania (quaat alshahid eumar alqasuma) aljanah aleaskarii liljabhat aldiymuqratia" خلال بيان لها قبل قليل.. كتائب المقاومة الوطنية (قوات الشهيد عمر القاسم) الجناح العسكري للجبهة الديمقراطية [During a statement a short while ago...the National Resistance Brigades (Forces of the Martyr Omar Al-Qasim), the military wing of the Democratic Front] (in Arabic). مجلة التقدميين العرب على الانترنت. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^Pfeffer, Anshel (12 October 2023). "'Babies had their throats cut': how Kfar Aza kibbutz massacre unfolded". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^"Corpses and kids' bikes, burned homes and death in kibbutz where Hamas butchered 100". The Times of Israel. 11 October 2023. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^Zedek, Nicole (10 October 2023). "'It smells of death here': Surveying the atrocities committed by Hamas in Kfar Aza". i24News. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^Kfar Aza plastics company hoping to return to activity after murder of three team members by Hamas, Calcalist
^Water-related Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture in Arid/semiarid Lands