Mishmar HaShiva | |
Founded: | 1949 |
Founded By: | Demobilised soldiers |
District: | center |
Council: | Sdot Dan |
Pushpin Map: | Israel center ta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 32.0094°N 34.8236°W |
Mishmar HaShiv'a (Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר הַשִּׁבְעָה||Guard of the Seven) is a moshav in the Central District of Israel. Located near Beit Dagan, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village was founded in 1949 by demobilised soldiers on land which had belonged to the Palestinian village of Bayt Dajan, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[1] It was named in memory of the seven Notrim who were killed near Yazur on 22 January 1948.
. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5 . 238.