Neve Dekalim

Neve Dekalim
נְוֵה דְּקָלִים
Etymology: Oasis of Palms
Neve Dekalim is located in State of Palestine
Neve Dekalim
Neve Dekalim
Location within the Palestinian Territories
Coordinates: 31°21′24″N 34°16′30″E / 31.35667°N 34.27500°E / 31.35667; 34.27500
Country Israel (de facto)
CouncilHof Aza Regional Council
RegionGaza Strip
Founded1983
Population
 (2001)
2,600

Neve Dekalim (Hebrew: נְוֵה דְּקָלִים, lit.'Oasis of Palms') was an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip. Comprising a part of Gush Katif, it was founded in 1983, shortly after Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula to fulfill the Egypt–Israel peace treaty. It served as a regional centre for the Gush Katif settlement bloc and was the seat of the defunct Hof Aza Regional Council. The settlement was located in between the Mediterranean Sea and the Khan Yunis refugee camp.[1] In August 2005, Neve Dekalim was dismantled by the Israeli government in pursuit of the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law, which had been approved by the Knesset six months earlier.

  1. ^ "Settlements seen across the divide". BBC. 20 June 2005. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.