Yuvalim was the first communal settlement to be established in Israel.

In 1970 it was converted to a communal settlement.

They built 19 communal settlements that attracted some 20,000 converts over the next century.

There are 12 communities in the council: 10 kibbutzim and two communal settlements.

In 1990 a new communal settlement by the same name was founded in Israel.

Since 1994, the kibbutz has been in the process of conversion to a communal settlement.

In 1987 it became a communal settlement and a village centre for the regional council.

In 1990 it expanded and became a communal settlement.

In August 1989 it was converted to a communal settlement.

A communal settlement, it has around 450 families living there.