Gush Katif גוש קטיף

The bloc of Jewish communities in the southern Gaza Strip, founded from the 1970s along the coast. Its families built a thriving greenhouse industry that exported vegetables and flowers. In August 2005 Israel evacuated all 21 Jewish communities in Gaza, about 8,000 people, in the Disengagement from Gaza. Many residents waited years for permanent homes, and the bloc remains a symbol for opponents of territorial withdrawal.