The kibbutz was named in memory of three of the founding members who were killed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War: Deborah Epstein, Yaakov Baruch and Avraham Geller.

[3] Almost adjacent to the Gaza border with Khan Yunis, the kibbutz was regularly hit by Palestinian gunfire during the Gaza–Israel conflict in 2008.

When there are tensions, villagers stay long hours and sometimes days in bomb shelters, being unable to leave it even for a short period of time.

[citation needed] As part of the October 7 attacks, approximately 90 militants infiltrated the kibbutz, killing four civilians, looting, shooting, and burning houses.

In March 2006 hundreds of turkeys were found dead, spreading fears of the bird flu virus in Israel.