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Find sources: "Netzarim" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Former Israeli settlement Netzarim נְצָרִים‎ (Hebrew) Former Israeli settlement Netzarim synagogue Netzarim Coordinates: 31°28′56″N 34°24′40″E / 31.48222°N 34.41111°E / 31.48222; 34.41111 Founded 1984 **Netzarim** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): נְצָרִים) was an [Israeli settlement](/source/Israeli_settlement) in the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip) about 5 kilometers southwest of [Gaza City](/source/Gaza_City). It was established in 1972. In August 2005, the inhabitants of Netzarim were evicted by the [Israel Defense Forces](/source/Israel_Defense_Forces) (IDF) as part of [Israel's unilateral disengagement plan](/source/Israel's_unilateral_disengagement_plan). ## History Construction by the [Nahal](/source/Nahal) of the Israeli base of Netzarim, in the Gaza Strip, November 1972. It was initially established in 1972 as a [military base](/source/Military_base) on the outskirts of [Gaza City](/source/Gaza_City). It began as a [secular](/source/Jewish_culture) [Nahal](/source/Nahal) (Young Pioneer) outpost of the [Hashomer Hatzair](/source/Hashomer_Hatzair) movement; in 1984 it became an [orthodox](/source/Orthodox_Judaism) [kibbutz](/source/Kibbutz). A few years later, the residents decided to change from a kibbutz to a village.[1] It was often referred to in the media as a stronghold for [Religious Zionism](/source/Religious_Zionism). Its activities included a [mango](/source/Mango) plantation and [vineyard](/source/Vineyard), [hothouse](/source/Greenhouse) cultivated [yams](/source/Yam_(vegetable)) and [cherry tomatoes](/source/Cherry_tomato), and a prestigious [etrog](/source/Greek_citron#Introduction_to_Israel) plantation. 2004 satellite image of Netzarim A street in the settlement in 1994 The settlement had day care centers, kindergartens, a primary school, a [kollel](/source/Kollel), a [Yeshiva](/source/Yeshiva), and the [Jews of Gaza Heritage Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jews_of_Gaza_Heritage_Institute&action=edit&redlink=1), which documented Jewish settlement in Gaza over the generations. The development of educational institutions independent from the [Gush Katif](/source/Gush_Katif) bloc was due to its isolated location and intensifying [Palestinian](/source/Palestinian_people) attacks on traffic using the only route in during the [al-Aqsa Intifada](/source/Al-Aqsa_Intifada). During the last several years of its existence, transportation to and from Netzarim was permitted only with armed military escorts. ### Eviction The residents of Netzarim were the last Israelis to be evicted on 22 August 2005, by the IDF during [Israel's unilateral disengagement plan](/source/Israel's_unilateral_disengagement_plan) from the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip) ordered by the government of [Ariel Sharon](/source/Ariel_Sharon). Their eviction marked the end of the Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip since the end of the 1967 [Six-Day War](/source/Six-Day_War). The strong religiosity of its residents was exhibited by seedlings being planted in the greenhouses, cement being laid for a new home that very morning, and a large prayer session in the main synagogue that was later destroyed by Palestinians, after the Israeli army abandoned the village in September 2005.[2] Dismantling of the menorah by settlers in 2005 After the eviction, the residents, who had prided themselves in not cooperating with any government agency involved in the eviction, were welcomed in the dormitories of the [College of Judea and Samaria](/source/College_of_Judea_and_Samaria) by the school administration, students, volunteers and residents of [Ariel](/source/Ariel_(city)) and the surrounding [West Bank](/source/West_Bank) settlements. Before the beginning of the academic year, the former residents of Netzarim decided to split up into two groups. One group moved to the temporary government [refugee camp](/source/Refugee_camp) of [Yevul](/source/Yevul) near the [Egyptian](/source/Egypt) border. The other group decided to stay in Ariel. After Israeli troops left Netzarim on 12 September 2005, crowds of Palestinians pushed past police cordons, scavenging door frames and toilets. Some in the crowd tied the flags of [Hamas](/source/Hamas) and [Palestinian Islamic Jihad](/source/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad) around their necks as capes. Celebrating crowds set fire to the synagogue in Netzarim, similar to what was reported in [Morag](/source/Morag_(moshav)).[3] ## Later events ### 2008-2009 Gaza War The IDF took possession of the former Netzarim site again during [Operation Cast Lead](/source/Gaza_War_(2008%E2%80%9309)) and entered with 150 [tanks](/source/Tank) and other military vehicles on 4 January 2009. The reoccupation of Netzarim effectively separated [Gaza City](/source/Gaza_City) from southern Gaza Strip, weakening [Hamas](/source/Hamas)' control of the region.[4] On the early morning of 12 January, troops stationed at Netzarim began their northward push into Gaza City's [Sheikh Ijlin](/source/Sheikh_Ijlin) neighborhood. When a ceasefire was declared by Israel on 17 January, the IDF gradually evacuated the site. ### 2023–2025 Gaza war Main article: [Netzarim Corridor clashes](/source/Netzarim_Corridor_clashes) The IDF launched [an invasion of the Gaza Strip](/source/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip) on 27 October 2023, as a response to the Hamas-led [7 October attacks](/source/2023_Hamas-led_attack_on_Israel) on Israel. On 30 October 2023, IDF troops were confirmed to have entered the site of the former Netzarim settlement with infantry and tanks.[5][6][7] In late 2023, the IDF established a military road running across the Gaza Strip, intended to serve as a buffer zone separating Gaza City from the rest of the territory. It was named [Netzarim Corridor](/source/Netzarim_Corridor) as it includes the site of the former settlement.[8] After [a ceasefire agreement with Hamas](/source/January_2025_Gaza_war_ceasefire) came into effect on 19 January 2025, the IDF withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor on 27 January.[9][10] Israeli forces subsequently returned to the site of Netzarim and withdrew again on October 10, 2025 in compliance with the [Gaza war peace plan](/source/Gaza_war_peace_plan). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Feldman, Rachel Z.; McGonigle, Ian (15 October 2023). [*Settler-Indigeneity in the West Bank*](https://books.google.com/books?id=6aq5EAAAQBAJ&dq=netzarim&pg=PT167). McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-2280-1954-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-2280-1954-1). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Amayreh, Khalid (12 September 2005). ["Gaza synagogues torched"](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2005/9/12/gaza-synagogues-torched). *Al Jazeera*. Al Jazeera English. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231208125203/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2005/9/12/gaza-synagogues-torched) from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** King, Laura (12 September 2005). ["Gazans Burn Synagogues in Israeli Soldiers' Wake"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210311053530/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-12-fg-gaza12-story.html). *[LA Times](/source/LA_Times)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-12-fg-gaza12-story.html) on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Sengupta, Ken (5 January 2009). ["With the troops: 'This is a war that we have to fight'"](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/with-the-troops-this-is-a-war-that-we-have-to-fight-1225795.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. Retrieved 9 June 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Berger, Miriam; Harb, Hajar; Booth, William (31 October 2023). ["Israel tanks penetrate deep into Gaza, as Hamas hostage video emerges"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/30/israel-gaza-ground-incursion-tanks/). *Washington Post*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0190-8286](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0190-8286). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250622015045/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/30/israel-gaza-ground-incursion-tanks/) from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Mapping Israel's ground assault into Gaza"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/10/30/israel-ground-assault-gaza-map/). *The Washington Post*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231031014140/https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/10/30/israel-ground-assault-gaza-map/) from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Kottasová, Ivana (30 October 2023). ["Israeli ground operation seemingly intensifying in Gaza, CNN crews report"](https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-10-30-23/index.html). *CNN*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Celine Alkhaldi, Allegra Goodwin and Richard Allen Greene "[Israeli road splitting Gaza in two has reached the Mediterranean coast, satellite imagery shows](https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/08/middleeast/israel-building-road-splitting-gaza-cmd-intl/index.html)" *[CNN](/source/CNN)* 8 March 2024 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:5_9-0)** ["Iran Update, January 27, 2025"](https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-january-27-2025). *Institute for the Study of War*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250129044538/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-january-27-2025) from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:6_10-0)** Isaac, David (28 January 2025). ["Arabs return to northern Gaza as IDF pulls out of Netzarim Corridor"](https://www.jns.org/arabs-returns-to-northern-gaza-as-idf-pulls-out-of-netzarim-corridor/). *JNS.org*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250129113649/https://www.jns.org/arabs-returns-to-northern-gaza-as-idf-pulls-out-of-netzarim-corridor/) from the original on 29 January 2025. 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