Malkia
Malkia
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  Malkia Location within Northeast Israel  Malkia Location within Israel | |
| Coordinates: 33°5′54″N 35°30′40″E / 33.09833°N 35.51111°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Safed |
| Council | Upper Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | March 1949 |
| Founded by | Demobilised Palmach soldiers |
| Population (2024)[1] | 500 |
| Website | www.malkiya.co.il |
Malkia (Hebrew: מלכיה) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 500.[1]
History
The village was established in March 1949 by six former Palmach soldiers who had been demobilised at the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Located near the depopulated Jabal Amil villages of Qadas[2] and al-Malkiyya,[3] it was named after al-Malkiyya, a holdover name from the biblical village of Malkia, itself the name of a priestly family[4] from biblical times (Nehemiah 10:4) that settled here, on whose lands it was established.
During the 2023 war between Hamas and Israel, northern Israeli border communities, including Malkia, faced targeted attacks by Hezbollah and Palestinian factions based in Lebanon, and were evacuated.[5]
On May 13, 2024,anti-tank missiles fired from Lebanon struck neer Kibbutz Malkia ,wounding four Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the area.[6]
Notable residents
- Micha Bar-Am (born 1930), photographer and photojournalist
Gallery
Malkia shortly after its establishment
Early view of Malkia
Building of first cabin at Malkia
Malkia members 1948
Malkia 1949
Members of the Harel Brigade planting grass seeds in 1950
See also
References
- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 485. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 471. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.310, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
- ↑ Fabian, Emanuel. "IDF to evacuate civilians from 28 communities along Lebanese border amid attacks". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ Kraus, Yair (9 June 2024). "A missile hit a house in Malkiya". Ynet. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
