Glil Yam

Kibbutz in central Israel

Place in Tel Aviv, Israel

Glil Yam 32°9′24″N 34°49′51″E / 32.15667°N 34.83083°E / 32.15667; 34.83083
Country	Israel
District	Tel Aviv
Council	Hof HaSharon
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1943
Population (2022)^[1]	562
Website	www.glil-yam.org.il

Glil Yam (Hebrew: גְּלִיל יָם) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain between Ramat HaSharon and Herzliya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 562.^[1]

History

The kibbutz was established in 1943 by a group which had formed in 1933. The land on which the village was founded had been bought from the Arab village of Ijlil by the Jewish National Fund. Its name is mentioned in the book of Samaritans, which was also preserved in the name of the Arab village.^{[citation needed]}