Gush Katif — ( he. גוש קטיף, en. Harvest Bloc ) was a bloc of 17 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza strip. In August 2005, the 8,000 residents of Gush Katif were evacuated from the area and their homes demolished as part of Israel s unilateral… … Wikipedia
GUSH KATIF — (Heb. גוש קטיף; Katif Bloc), group of 18 settlements in the gaza strip . Their combined population in 2004 was about 7,800. The Jewish settlement of Gush Katif aimed at creating a buffer zone in the face of terrorist attacks originating in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gush Katif — es una región al sur de la Franja de Gaza donde había un grupo de 17 asentamientos, entre Rafiaj al sudeste, Dir el Balaj al norte, Jan Yunes al este y la costa del Mediterráneo al este, con población israelí. En agosto de 2005, decidido por el… … Wikipedia Español
Gush Katif — 31° 21′ 17″ N 34° 16′ 29″ E / 31.35481, 34.2746 Gush Katif (ou Gush Kat … Wikipédia en Français
Gush Katif — Literally, harvest bloc ; a bloc of 16 settlements in the Gaza Strip between the Mediterranean Sea and the Palestinian towns of Rafah and Khan Younis. The main access road connecting Gush Katif to Israel ran through the Kissufim junction. The… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
Gush Katif — group of Jewish settlements which borders the southwestern edge of Gaza … English contemporary dictionary
GUSH EMUNIM — ( The Bloc of the Faithful ), a spiritual political movement established for the purpose of implementing its belief that the establishment of the State of Israel constitutes the Beginning of the Redemption which will lead to the ultimate complete … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Katif (moshav) — Katif ( he. קטיף) was an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip, about 1 km north of the Palestinian refugee camp of Deir el Balah. It was founded in 1977 as an Orthodox moshav. The name is derived from the nearby Tel Katifa… … Wikipedia
Katif — (hébreu : קטיף) était une colonie israélienne dans le groupement du Gush Katif au sud de la bande de Gaza, à 1 km au nord du camp de réfugiés palestiniens de Deir el Balah. Katif tient son nom de la proximité du site archéologique de… … Wikipédia en Français
Katif — Katif, Qatif or Qateef ( he. קטיף; ar. قطيف) may refer to the following:*Qatif, a region in Saudi Arabia *Katif (moshav), a former Israeli moshav in the Gaza Strip *Gush Katif, the largest former Israeli settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip … Wikipedia
