Karmia ( he, כַּרְמִיָּה) is a kibbutz in southern

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. Located between

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and the

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, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Hof Ashkelon Regional Council Hof Ashkelon Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית חוף אשקלון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Hof Ashkelon'', ''lit.'' Ashkelon Coast Regional Council) is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. The council is bordered to the n ...

. In it had a population of .

History

Kibbutz Karmia was established on 20 May 1950 by a Nahal

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of Hashomer Hatzair members from

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and

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who had been trained in Beit Zera. It was established on the land the

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

village of

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, which was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Its name is derived from the Hebrew for

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(, ''Kerem''), which were common in the area. In 1972 a blanket factory was established in the kibbutz. The kibbutz absorbed 54 families from Elei Sinai and Nisanit, which were evacuated as part of the disengagement plan.Evacuees: First we were expelled, now we're abandoned
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s fired from the Gaza Strip, including one that landed on its football pitch, and another Qassam rocket that landed inside a house and injured 3 people severely in 2005.

References

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