Kfar Yavetz כְּפַר יַעֲבֵץ | |
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  Kfar Yavetz | |
| Coordinates:32°16′30″N34°57′53″E / 32.27500°N 34.96472°E /32.27500; 34.96472 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Lev HaSharon |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 10 April 1932 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 661 |
Kfar Yavetz (Hebrew:כְּפַר יַעֲבֵץ,lit. 'Yavetz Village') is a religiousmoshav in centralIsrael. Located in theSharon plain near the Arab city ofTayibe, it falls under the jurisdiction ofLev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 661.[1]
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The village was founded on 10 April 1932 as akibbutz. It was named for RabbiZe'ev Yavetz, a founder of theMizrachi movement.[2]
As the kibbutz was situated on the front, opposite the Iraqi army sent as auxiliaries during the1948 Arab-Israeli War, the inhabitants were evacuated for their safety, and the kibbutz was turned into army base.[3] The residents resettled inGeulei Teiman and the village was rebuilt as a moshav in 1951, incorporating within it newimmigrants from Yemen and from central Europe.[3]
Kfar Yavetz is located in the heart of theTriangle, near theWadi Ara highway.
On 7 July 2003 Mazal Afari, 65, a resident of Kfar Yavetz was killed in her home in asuicide bombing carried out byIslamic Jihad. Afari, a mother of eight, was waiting for her husband and sons to return from synagogue. The terrorist slipped into the house unnoticed and detonated a bomb he was carrying in a bag.[4] Three of her grandchildren were injured in the attack.[5] The house was destroyed in the blast.[6]
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