Shlomit
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 Shlomit in 2025 | |
| Coordinates: 31°10′6″N 34°18′17″E / 31.16833°N 34.30472°E / 31.16833; 34.30472 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founded by | Bnei Atzmon Mechina alumni |
| Population (2023)[1] | 536 |
Shlomit (Hebrew: שלומית) is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located in the Negev desert, around 700 meters from the Egyptian border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 536.[1]
History
Shlomit was established in cooperation with Amana, the Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee, and the Defense Ministry's settlement and national infrastructure unit.[2] It initially consisted of mobile structures expected to be replaced by permanent housing. An industrial zone and educational institutions are also planned to be built there, alongside housing for 500 residents.[3]
Jewish National Fund Argentina is a major contributor to the development of Shlomit.[4]
In the surprise attack on Israel in October 2023, about ten members of the Shlomit emergency response team volunteered to assist the nearby settlement of Pri Gan, which was attacked by eight terrorists who infiltrated the settlement. They managed to save Pri Gan from a massacre. Four members of the emergency team were killed (Bekhor Swid and Uriel Bibi in a confrontation near the Magen Junction, and Reuven Shishfortish and Aviad Gad Cohen in a confrontation in Pri Gan, and four others were injured moderately to severely.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Curiel, Ilana (31 August 2011). "Zionism overtakes fear on Egypt border". Ynetnews. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Udasin, Sharon (5 December 2011). "'JNF Judaizing Negev at Beduin expense'". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
- ^ "The Carmel – From Disaster to Opportunity". The Jerusalem Post. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Staff, ToI (2025-03-09). "Maj. Oriel Bibi, 30: IDF career officer was studying medicine". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
