Magdiel

Magdiel (Hebrew: מגדיאל) is one of the four original communities of Jewish farmers who combined in 1964 to form Hod Hasharon, Israel.

[1] Before the 20th century, the site of Magdiel formed part of the Forest of Sharon, a hallmark of the region's historical landscape.

It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak (Quercus ithaburensis), which extended from Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south.

The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation known from Hebrew sources.

The initial population included Jewish immigrants from Russia, Poland and Lithuania, later joined by a group from the Netherlands.