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Old fortress at kibbutz Revivim, in the Negev desert in southern Israel.

Old fortress at kibbutz Revivim, in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The community was formed in 1943 and during the 1948 ArabIsraeli War, fell behind Egyptian lines for several months. Members of the kibbutz lived in underground dugouts, and received food supplies by air and convoys that ran the Egyptian battle lines. Thirty members of the kibbutz survived the war, while eight were killed in raids and pitched battles with Egyptian forces.
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Title: Old fortress at kibbutz Revivim, in the Negev desert in southern Israel.
Caption: Old fortress at kibbutz Revivim, in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The community was formed in 1943 and during the 1948 ArabIsraeli War, fell behind Egyptian lines for several months. Members of the kibbutz lived in underground dugouts, and received food supplies by air and convoys that ran the Egyptian battle lines. Thirty members of the kibbutz survived the war, while eight were killed in raids and pitched battles with Egyptian forces
Credit: Album / World History Archive
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Image size: 5354 × 3917 px | 60.0 MB
Print size: 45.3 × 33.2 cm | 2107.9 × 1542.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1948 • ARABISRAELI WAR • DESERT • DUGOUTS • FORTRESS • ISRAEL • KIBBUTZ • NEGEV, THE • OLD • REVIVIM • SOUTHERN • UNDERGROUND • WAR OF INDEPENDENCE