Misgav Am
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| Coordinates: 33°14′52″N 35°32′54″E / 33.24778°N 35.54833°ECoordinates: 33°14′52″N 35°32′54″E / 33.24778°N 35.54833°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Upper Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 2 November 1945 |
| Founded by | Former Palmach members |
| Population (2015) | 316 |
| Website | www.misgav-am.com |
Misgav Am (Hebrew: מִשְׂגַּב עָם, lit. Fortress of the People) is a kibbutz in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. Located close to the border with Lebanon near the town of Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 316.
Misgav Am is 840 m (2,760 feet) above sea level and overlooks on one side the Hula Valley and on the other side the neighboring Lebanese village of Adaisseh.
The kibbutz was founded on 2 November 1945, the day of the Balfour Declaration, by young Palmach members. New immigrants from Europe, the United States and South America began to settle there in the late 1970s.
Kibbutz Misgave-Am. c. 1948
Yiftach Brigade carrying out construction work at Misgav Am. 1948
Mishgav Am. Winter 1948
Misgav Am. Laundry. 1948
Misgav Am. Repairing dining hall roof after damaged in storm. 1948
On 7 April 1980, five terrorists from the Iraqi-backed Arab Liberation Front penetrated Misgav Am in the night and entered the nursery. They killed the kibbutz secretary and an infant boy and held the rest of the children hostage, demanding the release of about 50 terrorists held in Israeli prisons. The first raid of an IDF infantry unit was unsuccessful, but a second attempt, a few hours later, succeeded, and all the terrorists were killed. Two kibbutz members and one soldier were killed, four children and 11 soldiers were wounded.
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