Yesha, Israel
Yesha (Hebrew: יֵשַׁע, lit. Salvation) is an agricultural moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 426.
History
The moshav was established in 1957 by Jews who were expelled from Egypt in the wake of the 1956 Suez Crisis. Its name is derived from the biblical passage "with the power of salvation of his [God's] right hand" (Psalms 20:6).
Yesha has been a target of Palestinian rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, one which killed a 70-year-old woman in 2008.