# Katif (Israeli settlement)

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Former Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip

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Former Israeli settlement

Katif קָטִיף‎ (Hebrew) Former Israeli settlement Katif Coordinates: 31°22′31″N 34°18′46″E / 31.37528°N 34.31278°E / 31.37528; 34.31278 Founded 1985 Founded by Bnei Akiva graduates

**Katif** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): קָטִיף) was an [Israeli settlement](/source/Israeli_settlement) in the [Gush Katif](/source/Gush_Katif) bloc in the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip), about 1 km north of the [Palestinian refugee camp](/source/Palestinian_refugee_camp) of [Deir al-Balah Camp](/source/Deir_al-Balah_Camp).

## History

Katif was founded as a [moshav](/source/Moshav) in 1977 by [Orthodox Jews](/source/Orthodox_Judaism).[1][2] The name is derived from the [archeological site](/source/Archeology) nearby, [Tel Katifa](/source/Tel_Katifa).

Katif was founded as a paramilitary [Nahal](/source/Nahal) settlement in 1973, and handed over to civilians in 1977. Some 70 families, or 330 people, including 220 children, lived in the moshav. A religious elementary school and a high school located there served many of the other settlements in the region. The economy was based on a [plastics](/source/Plastics) factory, a [fabric](/source/Textile) factory, and agriculture, including a nursery and a dairy farm.[3]

Like all the Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, Katif was evacuated as part of the [unilateral disengagement plan](/source/Israel's_unilateral_disengagement_plan), decided on by the [Israeli](/source/Israel) government in 2004.

After their eviction, most of the families (forty-five) chose to move to a temporary refugee camp adjacent to [Amatzia](/source/Amatzia%2C_Israel), a previously non-religious moshav of thirty-five families, and start planning their permanent settlement in the area.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["יישוב של עולים דתיים מארה''ב יוקם ברצועה"](https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/dav/1977/08/24/01/article/107?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1&utm_source=he.wikipedia.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=%22%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A3+%28%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%91%29%22&utm_content=itonut). *דבר*. תל אביב: דבר. 1977-08-11. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["מערך התיישבותי בין עזה לאל-עריש"](https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/dav/1977/08/24/01/article/107?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1&utm_source=he.wikipedia.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=%22%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A3+%28%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%91%29%22&utm_content=itonut). *דבר*. תל אביב. 1977-08-24. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-08-08 – via הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** מנור, הדס (2004-05-12). ["השר אולמרט מוביל התנתקות - ומשרדו תומך בגוש קטיף"](https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=795864). *גלובס*. תל אביב. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

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