Yesha | |
Arname: | ييشع |
Foundation: | 1957 |
Founded By: | Egyptian immigrants |
District: | south |
Council: | Eshkol |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northwest negev#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.2467°N 34.4003°W |
Yesha (Hebrew: יֵשַׁע, lit. Salvation) is an agricultural moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav was established in 1957 by Jews who were expelled from Egypt in the wake of the 1956 Suez Crisis.[1] Its name is derived from the biblical passage "with the power of salvation of his [God's] right hand" (Psalms 20:6).[2] [3]
Yesha has been a target of Palestinian rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, one which killed a 70-year-old woman in 2008.[4]