Nahal

/ nəˈhɑːl /

noun

1. (in Israel) a military youth organization

2. (not capital) an agricultural settlement, esp in a border area, set up or manned by Nahal members

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nahal¹

C20: from Hebrew acronym for No`ar Halutzi Lohem Pioneer and Military Youth

Example Sentences

He was killed in an attack on his tank near Nahal Oz on 7 October and his body was taken to Gaza as a hostage, the IDF said last year.

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Sergeant Matan Angrest was captured in his tank near the border with the Gaza Strip after trying to stop Hamas commandos from crossing into Israel near the Nahal Oz base.

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Hamas videos showed Nimrod Cohen being dragged with three other soldiers from his assault tank, which had faulty brakes, near the Nahal Oz kibbutz.

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Omri Miran, an Israeli-Hungarian therapeutic masseur, was taken from his home in kibbutz Nahal Oz in front of his wife Lichay Miran-Lavi and their two small daughters.

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Matan Angrest, 22, and Omri Miran, 48, were taken from Nahal Oz, another kibbutz.

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