Netiv HaAsara
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| Etymology: Path of the Ten | |
  Netiv HaAsara  Netiv HaAsara | |
| Coordinates:31°34′15″N34°32′22″E / 31.57083°N 34.53944°E /31.57083; 34.53944 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Hof Ashkelon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founded by | Netiv HaAsara (Sinai) residents |
| Population (2023)[1] | 1,242 |
| Website | www |
Netiv HaAsara (Hebrew:נְתִיב הָעֲשָׂרָה,lit. 'Path of the Ten') is amoshav in southernIsrael. Located in the north-westNegev, just at the northern border with theGaza Strip, it falls under the jurisdiction ofHof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,242.[1]
The moshav was founded in 1982 by 70 families who were residents of the formerIsraeli settlement ofNetiv HaAsara in theSinai Peninsula, which was evacuated as a result of theCamp David Accords.[2] The original moshav had previously been namedMinyan for ten soldiers who were killed in a helicopter accident south ofRafah in 1971.[3]
After theIsraeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005, Netiv HaAsara became the closest community in Israel to theGaza Strip, located 400 meters away from the edge of the Palestinian town ofBeit Lahia. At the southern edge of the village, a car park was converted into anIsrael Defense Forces base and tanks were deployed. An electric fence was erected to stop infiltration attempts from Gaza, and three concrete walls were built against potential Palestinian snipers.[2]
The moshav was a target ofQassam rockets,[2]Katyusha rockets,[4] andmortar shellings,[5] In 2007, thePopular Resistance Committees sent two guerrillas to infiltrate the moshav, but they were killed by theIDF.[6]
Dana Galkowicz, a 22-year-old Israeli-Brazilian woman, was killed on 14 July 2005 by a Qassam rocket. On 10 January 2007, a nine-year-old school girl was killed. On 10 March 2010, a Thai worker was killed.[7]
On 25 August 2007, Palestinian militants from thePopular Resistance Committees andDemocratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attempted to enter Netiv HaAsara from Gaza, using a ladder to scale theIsrael-Gaza border. Two militants were killed by theIsrael Defense Forces.[8]
In theOctober 7 attacks, twenty of the moshav's residents were killed ina massacre.[9][10][11][12] Since then, most residents have been displaced; as of October 2024, only about 100 people lived there.[13]
In the 2010s Netiv HaAsara became an increasingly popular tourist attraction among foreign visitors despite the threat of rocket attacks from neighboring Gaza. An observation platform designed by architect Zvi Pasternak - expected to open in spring 2018 - will enable visitors to seeGaza City to the south andAshkelon to the north.[14]
The Path to Peace wall mosaic art project and educational center is located on the border between Gaza and Israel at Netiv HaAsara.[15][16]
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