Yiftah

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This article is about the Israeli kibbutz. For the biblical judge, see Jephthah.

Yiftah
Yiftah
Coordinates: 33°7′39.71″N 35°33′6.11″E / 33.1276972°N 35.5516972°E / 33.1276972; 35.5516972Coordinates: 33°7′39.71″N 35°33′6.11″E / 33.1276972°N 35.5516972°E / 33.1276972; 35.5516972
Council	Upper Galilee
Region	Finger of the Galilee
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	18 August 1948
Founded by	Demobilized Palmach soldiers
Website	yiftah.kibbutz.org.il

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windy area, trees grow aslope

Yiftah (Hebrew: יִפְתָּח, lit. He will open) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 499.

The village was established on 18 August 1948 by demobilised Palmach soldiers who were members of the Yiftach Brigade, after which the kibbutz is named . It was built on top of the Shi'a village known as Qadas. Qadas was occupied by Israeli forces during Operation Yiftach on 28 May 1948. Defended by the Arab Liberation Army and the Lebanese Army, its inhabitants fled as the result of the fall of neighboring towns. Metzudat Koach is located nearby.

External links

Kibbutz website (Hebrew)

v t e Upper Galilee Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Ami'ad Amir Ayelet HaShahar Bar'am Dan Dafna Gadot Gonen HaGoshrim Hulata Kadarim Kfar Blum Kfar Giladi Kfar HaNassi Kfar Szold Lehavot HaBashan Mahanayim Malkia Manara Ma'ayan Barukh Misgav Am Neot Mordechai Sasa Sde Nehemia Shamir Snir Tziv'on Yiftah Yir'on

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