Karmei Katif

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Karmei Katif
כרמי קטיף‎
كرمي قطيف
Karmei Katif is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Karmei Katif
Karmei Katif
Coordinates: 31°32′15″N 34°54′43″E / 31.53750°N 34.91194°E / 31.53750; 34.91194Coordinates: 31°32′15″N 34°54′43″E / 31.53750°N 34.91194°E / 31.53750; 34.91194
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilLakhish
Founded2016
Population
 (2019)[1]
508

Karmei Katif (Hebrew: כרמי קטיף) is a communal settlement in southern Israel. Located close to the Green Line of the southern West Bank, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 508.[1]

History[]

The village was established in 2016 by former residents of the Katif settlement who had left the Gaza Strip as a result of the disengagement plan. Between the disengagement and the building of the new village, the founders lived in the moshav of Amatzia directly to the south of Karmei Katif. The village was built on the ruins of the Palestinian village of al-Dawayima, which was massacred during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ יישוב למפוני גוש קטיף נבנה על שרידי כפר פלסטיני Haaretz, 21 June 2013
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