Ein HaBesor

Ein HaBesor (Hebrew: עֵין הַבְּשׂוֹר, lit. 'Spring of the Besor') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip and around a kilometre from Magen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,109.^[1]

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Coordinates: 31°16′56″N 34°27′1″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Eshkol
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1982
Founded by	Evacuated settlers
Population  (2022)[1]	1,109

History

Before the moshav

Ein Besor was an Egyptian First Dynasty staging post along the "ways of Horus" trade route in the northern Negev. The staging post was contemporary with Tell es-Sakan,^[2][3] and covered an estimated 1,200 square metres (13,000 sq ft).^[4] Archaeologists Pierre de Miroschedji and Moain Sadeq hypothesise that En Besor was within an area of permanent Egyptian settlement.^[5]

Modern history

The modern moshav was established in 1982. Some of the residents were from Sadot [he], an Israeli settlement in the Sinai Peninsula evacuated after signing of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty.^[6]

On 7 October 2023, Ein HaBesor was attacked by Hamas. The moshav's civil defense team, with only four M16 rifles, repelled the attack.^[7]