Biranit

Biranit (Hebrew: בירנית‎, lit. small fortress) is a military camp and former kibbutz in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon.[1] It is the headquarters of the Galilee Division of the Israel Defense Forces, and is located around a kilometre from the Lebanese border between Sasa and Netu'a.

Army camp built on al-Manusra village land in 1948. Evolved into Biranit IDF base.
91st Division logo, at Biranit entrance.

History
First buildings in Biranit

It is located on the land of the Palestinian village of Al-Mansura, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2]

Biranit was planned as the hub of a group of settlements established by the Central Galilee Development Project in the 1960s.[1] In December 1964 a Nahal group affiliated with Ha-Kibbutz HaMeuhad settled there.[1] Its first tasks were land reclamation, afforestation, and restoration of ancient woodlands, planting of fruit orchards, road building, and other development work.[1][3][4] Over time the settlement was abandoned, and it became a military camp.[1]

In the 1970s a number of Katyusha rockets were fired at Biranit from Lebanese territory.[5] On July 14, 2006, the base was hit by Katyusha rockets fired by Hezbollah during the 2006 Lebanon War.

Notable residents

References
  1. "Biranit"
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 24, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  3. Israel Government Year Book - Israel. Merkaz ha-hasbarah
  4. ישראל שנתון הממשלה -
  5. "Terrorist Base Shelled" | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  6. Munich Memoir - Dan Alon, Carla Stockton

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