[1] Tkuma was established as a kibbutz on the night of 5 and 6 October 1946 as one of the 11 points in the Negev at a location around a mile from the present site.

The first residents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, who survived the Holocaust, and the village's name reflects the resurrection of Israel.

[citation needed] Located five kilometers from the Gaza Strip, the moshav suffered damage from rockets launched by Hamas militants during 2000s and 2010s.

The sale of fresh fish to banquet halls and restaurants in the northern Negev has provided income for several families.

[5] In 1964, at Yizre'am, approximately one kilometre southwest of Tkuma, a clay stamp bearing a Greek inscription was discovered, identifying it as belonging to "Silvanus".