Visitors to this region during late spring and early summer, can find many fields like the one represented in this artshelter, with the sunflowers all following the path of the warm, Negev sun.
Sa’ad (lit. Aid) is a religious kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located less than 4 kms from the border with the Gaza Strip, between the cities of Sderot and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 846 Due to its proximity to Gaza, the kibbutz has been the target of numerous rocket attacks.The kibbutz was founded on 30 June 1947, the day after Operation Agatha, by graduates of the Bnei Akiva movement. It was established in a manner similar to the tower and stockade settlement campaign of the late 1930s, and was the first religious kibbutz to be founded by Sabras. During the 1948 War, the kibbutz was almost entirely destroyed by the Egyptian army. The local museum “Ma’oz Mul ‘Aza” (Stronghold at Gaza) details the history of the war in this area, opposite the Gaza strip.
Following the war, the kibbutz members renewed their cultivation of the land, developing over the following fifty years, a multi-generational population that generates its income from agriculture and industry.
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Visitors to this region during late spring and early summer, can find many fields like the one represented in this artshelter, with the sunflowers all following the path of the warm, Negev sun.
