Gevar'am
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| Coordinates: 31°35′31.91″N 34°36′45.71″E / 31.5921972°N 34.6126972°ECoordinates: 31°35′31.91″N 34°36′45.71″E / 31.5921972°N 34.6126972°E | |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Hof Ashkelon |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Population (2016) | 444 |
| Website | www.gevaram.org.il |
Gvar'am (Hebrew: גְּבַרְעָם) is a kibbutz in southern Israel, It is located around 12 kilometres from Ashkelon on the road to Yad Mordechai, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2016 it had a population of 444.
The kibbutz was established in 1942, on land owned by Jewish National Fund, which had formerly belonged to the Palestinian village of Simsim. It has been targeted by Hamas rockets for many years. A rocket killed the mother-in-law of actor Paul Kaye, a resident of the kibbutz, in 2008.
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