Kibbutz Sha’alvim
January 27, 2026
Hadid (Iron) Settlement
January 27, 2026
Palmachim is a kibbutz located in the center of Mandatory Palestine. It was established on April 11, 1949, by former members of the Yiftach Brigade affiliated with the Irgun (Etzel). The kibbutz was founded on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Nabi Rubin, in the Ramla district. It is approximately 10 kilometers south of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, along the Mediterranean coast, situated among sand dunes. As of 2004, its population was 500 settlers.
Sources:
Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, we relied on Hebrew sources: the Hebrew website of the settlement / the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.
The village of Magar is referenced from the Palestine in Memory website.