Gezer, Israel
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Gezer גֶּזֶר |
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 Gezer
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| Coordinates: 31°52′31.07″N 34°55′17.03″E / 31.8752972°N 34.9213972°ECoordinates: 31°52′31.07″N 34°55′17.03″E / 31.8752972°N 34.9213972°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Founded by | European immigrants |
| Population (2015) | 273 |
Gezer (Hebrew: גֶּזֶר) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah between Modi'in, Ramle and Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 273.
The kibbutz was established in 1945 on land purchased by the Ancient Order of Maccabeans in England, a philanthropic society founded in 1896. The pioneers were immigrants from Europe, who named the kibbutz after the biblical city of Gezer (Joshua 21:21), identified as a tell (archaeological mound) located nearby.
On 10 June 1948, the day after an attempt to take Latrun was performed by Yiftah and Harel brigades during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a battalion-size force of the Arab Legion, supported by irregulars and a dozen of armored cars, attacked the kibbutz. This was defended by 68 Haganah soldiers. After four hours of battle, the kibbutz fell. 39 defenders were killed, a dozen escaped, and the remaining were taken prisoner. Two Arab legionnaires were killed. At the evening, the kibbutz abandoned to the irregulars was taken back by two Palmach squads.
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