Otzem

Otzem עֹצֶם, עוצם
Otzem
Coordinates: 31°38′9.04″N 34°42′10.72″E / 31.6358444°N 34.7029778°E / 31.6358444; 34.7029778Coordinates: 31°38′9.04″N 34°42′10.72″E / 31.6358444°N 34.7029778°E / 31.6358444; 34.7029778
Council	Lakhish
Region	Hevel Lakhish
Founded	1955
Founded by	Immigrants from Morocco
Population (2008)	523^[1]
Name meaning	Intensity

Otzem (Hebrew: עֹצֶם) is a moshav in southern Israel in Hevel Lakhish. It is part of the Lakhish Regional Council. The moshav was founded in 1955 by Jewish immigrants from Morocco as part of the effort to settle the region. The name, which means "intensity", refers to the intensity of the battles that took place here between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian army during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

References

↑ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-22.

Lakhish Regional Council

Moshavim	Ahuzam Amatzia Lakhish Menuha Nehora Noga Nir Hen Otzem Sde David Sde Moshe Shahar Shekef Tlamim Yad Natan Zohar

Community settlement	Bnei Dekalim Eliav Neta

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