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Slav
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FormerIsraeli settlement | |
  Slav | |
| Coordinates:31°19′19″N34°14′18″E / 31.32194°N 34.23833°E /31.32194; 34.23833 | |
| Country | Israel |
| Founded | 1980 |
Slav (Hebrew:שְׂלָו,lit. 'quail') was anIsraeli settlement in theGush Katif settlement bloc, located in the south-west edge of theGaza Strip that existed until 2005.
Slav was founded as a paramilitaryNahal settlement in 1980. The settlement was named after the bird that theIsraelites ate in the desert duringthe Exodus fromEgypt.[1]
In 1982, with the signing of theIsrael-Egypt Peace Treaty and subsequent withdrawal from theSinai Peninsula, Slav became a transit camp of former residents evicted from Sinai and temporary home to the Midreshet Hadarom girls' seminary. At the beginning of the 90's, the location was divided into a military base and a residential civilian area with several families. In 2001, a small group of people including staff and students of the nearby 'Otzem' pre-military preparatory school inBnei Atzmon moved to settle the village and strengthen its numbers.[1]
The residents of Slav were evicted by theIsrael Defense Forces on 20 August 2005, as part ofIsrael's unilateral disengagement plan.[2] The houses were destroyed by 24 August and the area was abandoned.[3]
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