| Bror Hayil | |
| Hebrew | בְּרוֹר חַיִל |
| Name meaning | Soldiers' Inquiries |
| Founded | 10 April 1948 |
| Founded by | Egyptian Jews |
| Council | Sha'ar HaNegev |
| Region | Northern Negev |
| District | South |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Coordinates | |
| Population | 462 (2007) |
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Bror Hayil
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Bror Hayil (Hebrew: בְּרוֹר חַיִל, lit. Soldiers' Inquiries) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Sderot, it fall under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 462.
The village was established on 10 April 1948 on Jewish National Fund land, with money from Keren HaYesod,[1] although according to New Historian Benny Morris, the founding date was 18 May,[2] with the intention of guarding the sole road between the centre of the country and the Negev. The founders were mostly immigrants from Egypt (including Eliyahu Moyal, later a member of the Knesset), though today most residents are immigrants from Brazil.[1] It was the only Jewish village founded between the UN Partition Plan and the Israeli declaration of independence.[3]
It was named for a Jewish settlement in the area from the era of the Second Temple, possibly a station for soldiers' inquiries.
The kibbutz was established on the land of a depopulated Palestinian village named Burayr.[4][5]
Yehonatan Yifrah, another member of the Knesset, was also a member of the kibbutz.
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