Erez Belfer
Erez ( he, אֶרֶז, ) is a kibbutz in southwestern Israel. Located just north of the Gaza Strip, it is the namesake of the nearby Erez Crossing. The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950, where it was built at the site of the List of towns and villages depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war, depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Dimra. In 2019, it had a population of 558. Located in the northwestern Negev around south of the coastal city of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, Shaʽar HaNegev Regional Council. History Erez is named after the first group that settled the kibbutz, who were members of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed, Noar HaOved from Petah Tikva. They originally settled in the area of Or HaNer in 1949; however, in 1950, they were resettled in its current location at the site of Dimra, a former Palestinians, Arab village of Mandatory Palestine, British Palestine. Economy The ...
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