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Holit
חוֹלִית‎
حوليت
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Entrance to kibbutz Holit
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Holit
Coordinates: 31°13′48″N34°19′36″E / 31.23000°N 34.32667°E / 31.23000; 34.32667
CountryIsrael
District Southern
Council Eshkol
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded1978 (in Sinai)
1982 (current location)
Founded by Nahal
Population
 (2022) [1]
210

Holit (Hebrew : חוֹלִית, lit. "Dune") is a kibbutz in the Hevel Shalom region of south-west Israel. Located near Nir Yitzhak, the kibbutz is under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 210. [1]

History

The kibbutz was established in 1978 as a Nahal settlement near Yamit, in the Sinai Peninsula. However, as a result of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in 1979, Israel was required to evacuate all its settlements in the peninsula.

In 1982, the kibbutz was re-established in its current location.

The Holit massacre was perpetrated by Hamas militants on 7 October 2023 in kibbutz Holit, as part of the surprise attack on Israel. The attack took the lives of at least 11 kibbutz members and two migrant workers. [2] Among the casualties were at least two American citizens. [3] A women's tank platoon of the Caracal Battalion was crucial for recapturing the kibbutz. [4]

Economy

Holit's economy is based on agriculture and industry, with three main sources of income: the cattle farm, factory, and crop production. The factory produces juicers, about 50 a week.[ dubious – discuss ] Oranges, lemons, potatoes, mangos, nuts and carrots are all grown in the fields and orchards.

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On 7 October 2023, the Hamas Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades attacked Holit, a kibbutz close to the border fence with the Gaza Strip, as part of a surprise attack on Israel.

On 7 October 2023, as part of the Qassam Brigades-initiated 7 October attacks on Israel, a series of coordinated armed incursions into the Gaza Envelope, around 30 militants from Hamas' Qassam Brigades attacked Kibbutz Sufa and then overran a nearby military outpost.

Hayim Katsman was an American-Israeli peace activist and academic. He was murdered in the Holit massacre in Israel, on 7 October 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Israeli female tank crew fight</span> Engagement during Israel-Hamas War

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References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ↑ צורי, מתן (8 October 2023). "פורסמו שמותיהם של נרצחי קיבוץ חולית". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas; Yazbek, Hiba; Gavrielov, Nadav (10 October 2023). "What We Know About the Americans Who Were Missing or Killed". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Toi Staff (26 November 2023). "Female IDF tank crews ran down dozens of Hamas terrorists on October 7". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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