Nitzanei Oz | |
Foundation: | 1951 |
Founded By: | Nahal |
District: | center |
Council: | Lev HaSharon |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel center ta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 32.3067°N 35.005°W |
Nitzanei Oz (Hebrew: נִצָּנֵי עֹז, ניצני עוז, lit. Buds of Strength) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near the Green Line and Tulkarm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
It was founded in 1951 as a Nahal settlement, before being converted to a civilian moshav in 1958. Due to its proximity to the border with Jordan, it was affected by attacks and infiltrations by Palestinian fedayeen until the Six-Day War in 1967.