Nahal Oz

Nahal Oz is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northwestern a part of the Negev wilderness near the border with the Gaza Strip and near the development cities of Sderot and Netivot, it falls underneath the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 385. The kibbutz become founded in 1951 as the united states of america's first Nahal agreement. It turned into initially known as Nahlayim Mul Aza. In 1953 it have become a civilian community.

Nahal Oz came to countrywide interest in April 1956 whilst its safety officer Ro'i Rothberg turned into ambushed and killed by way of infiltrators from Gaza. Rutenberg's funeral become attended via Moshe Dayan, then Chief of Staff, who gave a broadly acclaimed eulogy which called upon Israel to search its soul and probe the country wide attitude. The kibbutz's agriculture is based totally on crop growing, a dairy and chickens. It also has a manufacturing facility for producing nuts and bolts, as well as a high-tech firm.