Kfar Ben Nun

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Kfar Ben Nun
foundation = 1952
founded_by = Agricultural Union
region = Ayalon Valley
council = Gezer
industry = Agriculture
affiliation = Agricultural Union
website =

Kfar Ben Nun ( _he. כפר בן נון, lit. "Ben Nun Village") is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 473.

The moshav was founded in 1952 by the Agricultural Union near the abandoned Arab village of al-Qubayba. It was initially named Mishmar Ayalon Bet as it was located at the road junction to the existing Mishmar Ayalon, which had been established two years before. It was later renamed Kfar Ben Nun after Operation Ben Nun, two unsuccessful IDF efforts to capture Latrun during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Until the Six-Day War in 1967 it was classed as a border settlement, which meant it was entitled to financial compensation for the attacks it suffered due to its proximity to the Jordanian border.

External links

* [http://www.2all.co.il/web/Sites/ben%2Dnun/ Official website] he icon