Located south of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council and is a member of the Religious Kibbutz Movement.

Its founders were Palestine-born members of the fifth gar'in of Bnei Akiva that had formed in Tirat Zvi.

[citation needed] It was founded on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya.

[citation needed] After the Gaza disengagement in 2005, some evacuees from Gush Katif moved into a trailer park near the kibbutz and plans were drawn up for permanent housing.

[citation needed] The economy is based on fruit orchards (lemon and persimmon), vegetable crops (artichokes), dairy farming and turkey-breeding.