# Morag (Israeli settlement)

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Former Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip

Former Israeli settlement

Morag מוֹרַג‎ (Hebrew) Former Israeli settlement Hothouses in Morag Etymology: Flail Morag Coordinates: 31°18′30″N 34°17′17″E / 31.30833°N 34.28806°E / 31.30833; 34.28806 Affiliation HaPoel HaMizrahi Founded 1983

**Morag** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): מוֹרַג, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) 'Flail') was an [Israeli settlement](/source/Israeli_settlement) organized as a [moshav](/source/Moshav) in the [Gush Katif](/source/Gush_Katif) settlement bloc. in the south-west edge of the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip). It was evacuated as part of [Israel's unilateral disengagement plan](/source/Israel's_unilateral_disengagement_plan) of 2005.

## History

Morag was the southernmost settlement in [Gush Katif](/source/Gush_Katif). It was first established on 29 May 1972, as a secular pioneer [Nahal](/source/Nahal) military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes in 1982.[1] It later became a religious agricultural [worker cooperative](/source/Worker_cooperative), whose residents earned their living growing flowers and vegetables in hothouses.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] At the time of the evacuation, there were about forty families including about 200 people.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Unilateral disengagement

IDF and police personnel evacuating Morag residents

Sixteen families of Morag were evicted on August 17, 2005, by the [Israel Defense Forces](/source/Israel_Defense_Forces) (IDF) and [Israeli Police](/source/Israeli_Police). Others had left earlier following the government orders.[1][2]

## Palestinian plans

On the ruins of the former village, a Palestinian locality has been announced called [Sheikh Khalifa City](/source/Sheikh_Khalifa_City).[3] The site is named after [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) President [Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan](/source/Khalifa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan) due to his funding of the project.[4]

## Gaza War

On 2 April 2025, Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu](/source/Benjamin_Netanyahu) announced the creation of the [Morag Corridor](/source/Morag_Corridor) on the site of this settlement, following the resumption of [combat between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip](/source/March_2025_Israeli_attacks_on_the_Gaza_Strip) after the breakdown of the [ceasefire implemented in January 2025](/source/January_2025_Gaza_war_ceasefire).[5]

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Morag](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Morag).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ut_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ut_1-1) Andrea Stone (15 August 2009). ["Evictions and emotions on tense day in Gaza"](https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-08-15-gaza-monday_x.htm). USA Today. Retrieved 27 August 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mike Tobin; Jennifer Griffin (17 August 2005). ["Israeli Troops Forcibly Remove Gaza Settlers"](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,165951,00.html). Fox News. Retrieved 27 August 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ap_3-0)** ["Palestinians launch new housing project where Gush Katif's Morag once stood"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022175924/http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/palestinians-launch-new-housing-project-where-gush-katif-s-morag-once-stood-1.171537). *Haaretz*. Associated Press. 2005-10-09. Archived from [the original](https://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/palestinians-launch-new-housing-project-where-gush-katif-s-morag-once-stood-1.171537) on October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Watch Series/Episodes Online for Free"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190105185506/http://www.uaeinteract.com/government/development_aid.asp). Archived from [the original](http://www.uaeinteract.com/government/development_aid.asp) on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Israel's Netanyahu announces new 'Morag' security corridor across Gaza"](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250402-live-israel-seize-large-areas-gaza-strip-palestine-hamas-netanyahu-war). *France 24*. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

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