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This article is about the Israeli kibbutz. For other uses, see Sa'ar (disambiguation).
Sa'ar
סַעַר‎
Etymology: Storm
Sa'ar is located in Northwest Israel
Sa'ar
Sa'ar
Sa'ar is located in Israel
Sa'ar
Sa'ar
Coordinates: 33°1′43″N 35°6′35″E / 33.02861°N 35.10972°E / 33.02861; 35.10972
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMateh Asher
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
FoundedAugust 1948
Founded byHashomer Hatzair and
Holocaust survivors
Population
 (2023)[1]
918

Sa'ar (Hebrew: סַעַר, lit. 'Storm') is a kibbutz in the western Galilee in Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 918.[1]

History

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The kibbutz was founded in August 1948 by members of the Socialist-Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair and Holocaust survivors on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Az-Zeeb, south of the village site.[2][3][4]


Yiftach 3rd Battalion. Sa'ar. 1948

In August 2006, many of the kibbutz residents fled in the wake of Hezbollah rocket fire of up to 60 rockets a day. Kibbutz member David Lelchook was killed by shrapnel from a missile that hit the front yard of his home.[5]

Economy

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Bermad Innovative Water Management Solutions, jointly owned with Kibbutz Evron, manufactures automatically activated hydraulic valves used in water, fuel and fire extinguishing systems.[6]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ^ Kibbutz Sa'ar website
  3. ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  4. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 37, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  5. ^ Rocket kills American oleh at Kibbutz Sa’ar The Jerusalem Post
  6. ^ Bermad Water Control Solutions looking to float stock Haaretz
  7. ^ "Jerry Seinfeld show in Atlantic City". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-12-04.