Beit Ezra, Agricultural moshav in Beer Tuvia Regional Council, Israel.
Beit Ezra is an agricultural settlement between Ashdod and Ashkelon on Israel's coastal plain. The community spreads across farming lands and sits roughly 52 meters above sea level.
The settlement was founded in 1950 and took in Jewish refugees from Iraq. It was built on the grounds of the former Palestinian village of Hamama.
The name comes from a Jewish scholar and reflects the identity of those who established it. Residents work according to cooperative movement principles, sharing resources and responsibility for daily tasks.
Sports facilities for basketball and soccer serve the community here. Good road connections make it easy to reach the neighboring cities.
Nearby stands Hill 69, which served as a military position during the 1948 war. It marks a strategic defense location from that period in the region.
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