Gesher, Israel

Gesher גֶּשֶׁר‎
Etymology: Bridge
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Coordinates: 32°37′17″N 35°33′8″E / 32.62139°N 35.55222°E / 32.62139; 35.55222
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Valley of Springs
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1939
Founded by	Noar Oved and Jewish refugees from Germany.
Population  (2022)[1]	462
Website	www.gesher.org.il

Gesher (Hebrew: גֶּשֶׁר, lit. Bridge) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northeastern Israel. Founded in 1939 by Jewish refugees from Germany, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. It is situated 10 km south of kibbutz Deganya Aleph and 15 km south of Tiberias. The population is approximately 500 inhabitants.

It is named after the neighbouring Roman bridge over the Jordan River ("gesher" means bridge in Hebrew), known as Jisr Majami, 1 km to the east in what is now known as the Naharayim area. The original site of the kibbutz, depopulated during the 1948 war, known as Old Gesher, was located immediately north of the old Roman bridge.

In 2022 it had a population of 462.^[1]