# Yuval > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yuval > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yuval.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval > Source revision: 1357107941 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the *moshav*. For the name, see [Yuval (given name)](/source/Yuval_(given_name)). **Yuval** (Hebrew: יובל), also known as **Kfar Yuval**, is a [moshav](/source/Moshav) in northern [Israel](/source/Israel). Located in the [Galilee Panhandle](/source/Galilee_Panhandle) between [Metula](/source/Metula) and the city of [Kiryat Shmona](/source/Kiryat_Shmona), it is at the border with [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon)[1] and falls under the jurisdiction of [Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council](/source/Mevo'ot_HaHermon_Regional_Council). In it had a population of . ## Archaeology Main article: [Al-Zuq al-Fawqani](/source/Al-Zuq_al-Fawqani) Kfar Yuval was established on the land of the [Palestinian](/source/Palestinians) [depopulated](/source/List_of_towns_and_villages_depopulated_during_the_1947%E2%80%931949_Palestine_war) village of [al-Zūq al-Fauqānī](/source/Al-Zuq_al-Fawqani). During the [Roman period](/source/Roman_Empire), al-Zūq al-Fauqānī was called **Golgol**. The [toponym](/source/Toponymy) *Golgol* is attested in a Late Roman boundary stone inscription discovered at [Abil al-Qamḥ](/source/Abil_al-Qamh), and was preserved has in the [Arabic](/source/Arabic) *Juneijil* (جنيجل) near al-Zūq al-Fauqānī. Golgol has been previously misidentified with Tall al-ʿAjūl, near Abil al-Qamh, whose name is unrelated linguistically to the Roman toponym. Archaeological finds at al-Zūq al-Fauqānī point to active occupation during the Roman and Byzantine periods. [Excavations](/source/Archaeological_excavation) have revealed a burial cave from the 2nd to 4th centuries CE, which contained multiple burial niches, Roman-period [oil lamps](/source/Oil_lamp), [glass](/source/Glass) vessels, and personal ornaments, indicating long-term use. A Late Roman lead [sarcophagus](/source/Sarcophagus) decorated with a human face and vegetal motifs was recovered nearby in 1954. Other discoveries at the site include carved stone elements and the remains of an [olive press](/source/Olive_oil_extraction), all consistent with a settled and agriculturally active community. ## Modern history Yuval was founded in 1953 by evacuees from the [Old City of Jerusalem](/source/Old_City_of_Jerusalem) (who originally arrived from [Kurdistan](/source/Kurdistan)) on land that had belonged to the depopulated [Palestinian](/source/Palestinians) village of [Abil al-Qamh](/source/Abil_al-Qamh).[2] It was named "Yuval" (creek) after the Jordan river's tributaries in the area and also referring to Jeremiah 17:8[3] ("sends out its roots by the creek"). In the early 1960s most of the founders abandoned the moshav, and it was repopulated by [Indian Jewish immigrants](/source/Indian_Jews_in_Israel) from [Kochi](/source/Kochi).[4] The proximity of the moshav to the border of Israel with [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon) has made it a target for attacks. In 1975 a group of terrorists [infiltrated the moshav](/source/Kfar_Yuval_hostage_crisis), took control of a residence, and killed three members of one family.[5][6] The main economic branches of the moshav, as of June 2004, are a chicken coop and plantations of [avocado](/source/Avocado), apples, plums and oranges.[1] Later, the moshav also relied on tourism from Israelis, and it became one of the leading places for [village-style hospitality](/source/Rural_tourism) in northern Israel.[7] During the [Gaza war](/source/Gaza_war), northern Israeli border communities, including Yuval, faced targeted attacks by [Hezbollah](/source/Hezbollah) and [Palestinian factions](/source/Palestinian_political_violence) based in Lebanon, and were largely evacuated.[8] On 14 January 2024, Mira Ayalon, 76, and her son, Barak Ayalon, 40, were killed after anti-tank missiles struck their home in Yuval. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack.[9] ## References 1. Kershner, Isabel & Ponomarev, Sergey (2024-03-24). ["In Hezbollah's Sights, a Stretch of Northern Israel Becomes a No-Go Zone"](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/world/middleeast/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-border.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2024-05-16. 1. Khalidi, Walid (1992). *All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948*. [Washington D.C.](/source/Washington_D.C.): [Institute for Palestine Studies](/source/Institute_for_Palestine_Studies). p. 429. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. 1. Bitan, H. (1999). 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel. Jerusalem: Carta, p.27 1. [Reliving Cochin memories](http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/reliving-cochin-memories/article829122.ece) The Hindu, 14 October 2010 1. Smith, Terence (June 15, 1975). ["Palestinian Raiders Hold Israeli Family, But Then Are Slain"](https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/15/archives/palestinian-raiders-hold-israel-family-but-then-are-slain.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved September 16, 2019. 1. [Terrorists Attack Israeli Villagers](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X24sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iIoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6200,3147656) Herald-Journal, 16 June 1975 1. ["Cochin Jews live a prosperous lives on the moshavim in Israel"](https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/international/story/19790915-cochin-jews-live-a-prosperous-lives-on-the-moshavim-in-israel-822563-2014-02-21). *India Today*. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2024-05-15. 1. Fabian, Emanuel. ["IDF to evacuate civilians from 28 communities along Lebanese border amid attacks"](https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-to-evacuate-civilians-from-28-communities-along-lebanese-border-amid-attacks/). *[The Times of Israel](/source/The_Times_of_Israel)*. [ISSN 0040-7909](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0040-7909). Retrieved 2023-10-22. 1. ["Hezbollah missiles hit moshav home, killing mother and son"](https://www.jns.org/five-idf-soldiers-wounded-as-terrorists-infiltrate-from-lebanon/). *JNS*. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-14. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Yuval](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.