▁ ▁The ▁Israel ▁Def ense ▁Forces ▁( ID F ) ▁has ▁a ▁base ▁near ▁the ▁k ib but z . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁dis eng agement ▁from ▁Gaz a ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁base ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁camp ▁for ▁the ▁ev acu ating ▁troops . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁dis eng agement , ▁Re ' im ▁became ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁Q ass am ▁rock ets ▁fired ▁at ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ID F ▁troops ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁base ▁near ▁N ah al ▁O z ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁base ▁be ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁near ▁Re ' im , ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁Ham as ' ▁mort ar ▁fire . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁The ▁k ib but z ' s ▁economy ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁its ▁las er ▁factory , ▁Is ral aser . ▁Isra Big , ▁which ▁manufact ures ▁dice ▁for ▁stamp ing , ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁factory ▁in ▁Re ' im . ▁The ▁k ib but z ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁room ▁letting ▁business , ▁including ▁a ▁Bed ou in ▁accommod ation ▁tent . ▁It ▁suffered ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Israel - G aza ▁conflict , ▁and ▁the ▁k ib but z ▁lower ed ▁its ▁prices . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Re ' im ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁project ▁that ▁would ▁make ▁it ▁the ▁first ▁community ▁in ▁Israel , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁world , ▁to