Qastina was renamed Be'er Tuvia - an adaptation of the site's Arabic name, "Bir Ta'abya".
[2] In 1910, the moshava again faced financial collapse and some members approached the Jewish National Fund with a proposal that it buy the land and houses.
[3] According to the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Be'er Tuvia had a population of 112 inhabitants, all Jews.
[2] In 1930, it was founded anew as moshav by veterans of the Jewish Legion and kibbutzniks, mostly members of Kfar Giladi and Merhavia.
[citation needed] During the Second World War, many of the moshav members joined the Jewish Brigade of the British Army.