[1] Re'im was founded in 1949 by members of the Israel Boy and Girl Scouts Federation who were demobilized from the Palmach.

[2] An outdoor music festival near Re'im was attacked by Hamas on 7 October 2023, as part of a larger invasion of Israel.

[citation needed] After the disengagement, Re'im became the target of Qassam rockets fired at it from the Gaza Strip.

Hamas overran the event, indiscriminately shooting into the crowd, leaving hundreds dead, with many others wounded or taken hostage.

[citation needed] The kibbutz also has a room letting business, including a Bedouin accommodation tent.

Sunday, a company which marketed the technology in Israel, was to install solar panels on all 130 rooftops in the kibbutz.

[17] Re'im is eligible for support in building fortified residential shelters, Merkhav Mugan Dirati, available for localities situated within a 7-kilometer radius from the Gaza Strip.

Given kibbutz Re'im's geographic proximity to Gaza, when a Red Color alarm is triggered, residents are required to promptly find shelter within a window of 8-15 seconds.

[19][20] During the period of the Amarna letters, a Canaanite governor named Pu-Ba'lu, who corresponded with Akhenaten, ruled the city.

[22] These remains include an ancient building, a round cistern and fragments of pottery and glass from the Byzantine period.