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

On the morning of the attacks, Amir Tibon, his wife, Miri, and their two children were at home in the Nahal Oz kibbutz, close to the Gaza border.

From Los Angeles Times

Nine of those cases related to the Nova music festival, two to the Nahal Oz military base, one to the Route 232 road, and four to incidents occurring in captivity in Gaza, the report says.

From BBC

But Lishay says she goes back to Nahal Oz from time to time to commune with her husband.

From BBC

Three of the four women whose parents spoke to the BBC were female soldiers kidnapped by Hamas from the Nahal Oz army base near Gaza on 7 October 2023.

From BBC

"It was very different between the places that she went - it could be a good tunnel, it could be a very bad tunnel. It could be a good house or a bad house," said the father of Agam Berger, 20, a soldier who had been at Nahal Oz.

From BBC