Yiftah

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Yiftah

Yiftah
Coordinates: 33°7′40″N 35°33′6″E / 33.12778°N 35.55167°E / 33.12778; 35.55167
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Upper Galilee
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	18 August 1948
Founded by	Demobilised Palmach soldiers
Population (2022)	605^[1]
Website	yiftah.kibbutz.org.il

Yiftah (Hebrew: יִפְתָּח, lit. 'He will open') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 605.^[1]

History

Kibbutz Yiftah was established on 18 August 1948 by demobilised Palmach soldiers who were members of the Yiftach Brigade, after which the kibbutz is named. Metzudat Koach is located nearby.^{[citation needed]}

Yiftah is located near Jahula,^[2] but on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qadas.^[3]

During the 2023 war between Hamas and Israel, northern Israeli border communities, including Yiftah, faced targeted attacks by Hezbollah and Palestinian factions based in Lebanon, and were evacuated.^[4] On 5 November 2023, a driver operating an Israeli water tank for the IDF was killed by an anti-tank missile launched by Hezbollah operatives near the kibbutz.^[5]

On 19 December, Hezbollah fired artillery shells at the kibbutz.^[6]

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Kibbutzim	Ami'ad Amir Ayelet HaShahar Bar'am Dan Dafna Gadot Gonen HaGoshrim Hulata Kadarim Kfar Blum Kfar Giladi Kfar HaNassi Kfar Szold Lehavot HaBashan Mahanayim Malkia Manara Ma'ayan Barukh Misgav Am Neot Mordechai Sasa Sde Nehemia Shamir Snir Tziv'on Yiftah Yir'on

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