Slav (Israeli settlement)

Slav (Hebrew: שְׂלָו, lit. 'quail') was an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, located in the south-west edge of the Gaza Strip that existed until 2005.

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Slav שְׂלָו, שליו‎
Former Israeli settlement
Slav
Coordinates: 31°19′19″N 34°14′18″E
Country	Israel
Founded	1980

History

Slav was founded as a paramilitary Nahal settlement in 1980. The settlement was named after the bird that the Israelites ate in the desert during the Exodus from Egypt.^[1]

In 1982, with the signing of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty and subsequent withdrawal from the Sinai 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 in Bnei Atzmon moved to settle the village and strengthen its numbers.^[1]

The residents of Slav were evicted by the Israel Defense Forces on 20 August 2005, as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan.^[2] The houses were destroyed by 24 August and the area was abandoned.^[3]

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Slav (Israeli settlement)

History

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