Mavki'im

Mavki'im (Hebrew: מַבְקִיעִים‎, lit. Breakthroughs) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 484.[1]

Mavki'im מבקיעים مفكيعيم
Mavki'im
Coordinates: 31°37′18″N 34°34′41″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Hof Ashkelon
Affiliation	HaOved HaTzioni
Founded	1949
Founded by	Demoblised IDF soldiers
Population  (2019)[1]	484

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 as a kibbutz by demobilised IDF soldiers who had immigrated from Hungary, and was built on the former lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Barbara.[2] In 1954 it was converted to a moshav shitufi. Its name refers to the IDF breakthrough against the Egyptian army in the area during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

In 2005 the moshav absorbed 25 families who had been evacuated from Pe'at Sadeh as part of the disengagement plan.

References

1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 82. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.