Ein HaBesor
עֵין הַבְּשׂוֹר | |
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Coordinates: 31°16′56″N 34°27′1″E / 31.28222°N 34.45028°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Eshkol |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1982 |
Founded by | Evacuated settlers |
Population (2022)
[1] | 1,109 |
Ein HaBesor ( Hebrew: עֵין הַבְּשׂוֹר, lit. 'Spring of the Besor') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip and around a kilometre from Magen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,109. [1]
Ein Besor was an Egyptian First Dynasty staging post along the "ways of Horus" trade route in the northern Negev. The staging post was contemporary with Tell es-Sakan. [2] [3] The modern moshav was established in 1982. Some of the residents were from Sadot, an Israeli settlement in the Sinai Peninsula evacuated after signing of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty. [4]
On 7 October 2023, Ein HaBesor was attacked by Hamas fighters. The moshav's civil defense team repelled the attack. [5]
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