Nir Oz
Nir Oz
נִיר עֹז | |
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| Coordinates: 31°18′37″N 34°24′8″E / 31.31028°N 34.40222°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1 October 1955 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Population (2022) | 380 |
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Nir Oz (Hebrew: נִיר עֹז,, lit. 'Meadow of Strength') is a kibbutz in southern Israel. It is located in the northwestern Negev desert between Magen and Nirim, and covers 20,000 dunams. Nir Oz is under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 380. The kibbutz developed a low-water intensity landscape, greening its relative region.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas invaded the kibbutz early on 7 October 2023, resulting in a massacre in which about one-quarter of Nir Oz's residents were killed or taken hostage.