| Gonen | |
| Hebrew | גּוֹנֵן |
| Name meaning | Defended |
| Founded | August 13, 1951 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Council | Upper Galilee |
| Region | Finger of the Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
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Gonen (Hebrew: גּוֹנֵן, lit. Defended) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Finger of the Galilee near Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 314.
Gonen was established on August 13, 1951[1] as a Nahal settlement, and was civilianised a year later by a group of Hebrew Scouts.[2] It was the first Nahal settlement to convert to civilian control.
Its name is derived from the Book of Kings and symbolized the settlement's strategic location and proximity to the pre-Six-Day War Israel–Syria border, established in the 1949 Armistice Agreements. During the 1949–1967 period, the village's vicinity was the site of numerous skirmishes with the Syrian army.[2]
Since 1994, the kibbutz has been in the process of conversion to a communal settlement.[2]
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