# Netzarim Junction

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{{Short description|Road intersection in the Gaza Strip}}
{{Expand Hebrew|topic=struct|date=March 2026}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox road junction
|name= Netzarim Junction
|maint= 
|image=Netzarim junction map.png
|image_caption=A map of the junction
|location= {{flagicon|Palestine}} [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip)
|coord= {{coord|31|28|10.6|N|34|25|53.5|E|type:landmark_region:PS|display=inline,title}}
|roads= [Route 749](/source/Route_749_(Gaza)) ([Netzarim Corridor](/source/Netzarim_Corridor))<br>[Salah al-Din Road](/source/Salah_al-Din_Road)
|type= [Road intersection](/source/Intersection_(road))
|const= 
|opened= 
}}

The '''Netzarim Junction''' is a road intersection in the central part of the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip). It is formed by the intersection of [Route 749](/source/Route_749_(Gaza)) (running east–west, built by the [IDF](/source/IDF)) within the [Netzarim Corridor](/source/Netzarim_Corridor) with [Salah al-Din Road](/source/Salah_al-Din_Road) (running north–south, and one of the Gaza Strip's two main such roads).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Richard Allen |date=2024-03-08 |title=Israeli road splitting Gaza in two has reached the Mediterranean coast, satellite imagery shows |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/08/middleeast/israel-building-road-splitting-gaza-cmd-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> It was named after the former [Israeli settlement](/source/Israeli_settlement) of [Netzarim](/source/Netzarim_(settlement)).<ref name=":0" />

On November 12, 1994, the [Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing](/source/Netzarim_Junction_bicycle_bombing) occurred.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Haberman |first=Clyde |date=13 November 1994 |title=Palestinians Arrest 100 Islamic Militants After Bicycle Bombing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/13/world/palestinians-arrest-100-islamic-militants-after-bicycle-bombing.html |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405224658/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/13/world/palestinians-arrest-100-islamic-militants-after-bicycle-bombing.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This killed three soldiers, six Israeli servicemen, and six Palestinians.<ref name=":1" /> In response, the Palestinian police cracked down and arrested over 100 Islamic militants.<ref name=":1" />

On September 30, 2000, the [killing of Muhammad al-Durrah](/source/killing_of_Muhammad_al-Durrah) occurred at the junction.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Orme Jr. |first=William A. |date=2 October 2000 |title=A Young Symbol of Mideast Violence |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/02/world/a-young-symbol-of-mideast-violence.html |work=New York Times |archive-date=July 3, 2021 |access-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703071616/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/02/world/a-young-symbol-of-mideast-violence.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2024, amidst the ongoing [Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip](/source/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip), Israel proposed adding an inspection mechanism to the junction, which the [United States](/source/United_States) rejected.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-17 |title=US rejects Israeli proposal for inspection mechanism at Gaza's Netzarim Junction: Report |url=https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/644890/World/US-rejects-Israeli-proposal-for-inspection-mechanism-at-Gazas-Netzarim-Junction-Report |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Saudigazette |language=English |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007091049/https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/644890/World/US-rejects-Israeli-proposal-for-inspection-mechanism-at-Gazas-Netzarim-Junction-Report |url-status=live }}</ref>

The junction, as well as all of Salah al-Din Road, was closed by Israeli tanks in March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-23 |title=Israel to resume train traffic near Gaza today |url=https://www.siasat.com/israel-to-resume-train-traffic-near-gaza-today-3198306/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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Category:Road junctions
Category:Buildings and structures in the Gaza Strip

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