Tel Yitzhak () is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain to the south-east of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The region of Tel Yitzhak, bordering the wetlands of the
Poleg stream, has been inhabited intermittently since the Middle Paleolithic age, with peak periods of settlement during the Middle and Late Bronze Age (17th–13th centuries BCE), the
Byzantine Empire (4th–7th centuries CE) and
Ottoman Empire periods (19–early 20th centuries CE).
Before the 20th century the area formed part of the Forest of Sharon and was part of the lands of the village of Ghabat Kafr Sur. It was an open
woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak, which extended from
Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south. The local Arab inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation.
The kibbutz was established in 1938 by General Zionist aliyah
Nature reserve
Southwest of the kibbutz is an 8-
dunam nature reserve established in 1968
to protect flora and fauna native to the
Sharon plain.
Flora includes Ceratonia siliqua,
Calicotome villosa,
Thymelaea hirsuta,
Prasium majus,
Anagyris, and Lavandula stoechas.
==Historic images==
