page_title: Sa'ad
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Sa'ad / History
caption_attribution_description: עברית: "סעד" - נגב - בבוקר העליה על אדמת "סעד" נקודת התישבות של הפועל המזרחי
context_page_description: Sa'ad is a religious kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located near the Gaza Strip, and the cities of Sderot and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 854.
  Due to its proximity to Gaza, the kibbutz has been the target of numerous rocket attacks and is serviced by the Red Color alert system.
context_section_description: The kibbutz was founded on 30 June 1947, the day after Operation Agatha, by graduates of the Bnei Akiva movement. It was established in a manner similar to the tower and stockade settlement campaign of the late 1930s, and was the first religious kibbutz to be founded by Sabras.
  During the 1948 War, the kibbutz was almost entirely destroyed by the Egyptian army. The local museum "Ma'oz Mul 'Aza" (Stronghold at Gaza) details the history of the war in this area, opposite the Gaza strip.
  Following the war, the kibbutz members renewed their cultivation of the land, developing over the following fifty years, a multi-generational population that generates its income from agriculture and industry.
caption: Sa'ad under construction. 1 June 1947
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