Netivot

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City in southern Israel

title: "Netivot" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-israel", "development-towns", "gaza-envelope", "populated-places-in-southern-district-(israel)", "populated-places-established-in-1956", "1956-establishments-in-israel", "cities-in-southern-district-(israel)", "netivot"] description: "City in southern Israel" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netivot" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Netivot () is a city located in the Southern District of Israel, located 8 miles (13 kilometers) southeast of Sderot and 19 miles (31 kilometers) northwest of Beersheba. In it had a population of .

History

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Netivot was founded in 1956 and named after the biblical verse: "All her paths are peace" (Proverbs 3:17). Initially a ma'abara, it was later transformed into a development town. The first residents were immigrants from Morocco and Tunisia. In the 1990s, they were joined by immigrants from Russia and Ethiopia.

In the mid-1990s the population was approximately 13,600, rising further to 21,800 in 2002. The increase was due to the arrival of many new immigrants; 43% of the residents were below the age of 14. At the end of 2009, Netivot had a population of 26,700. By 2017, the population had risen to 33,779. In 2000, Netivot received city status.

During the attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, several Hamas militants reached the outskirts of the city, which is located 8 miles (13 kilometers) from the Gaza Strip, but were eliminated by security forces before entering the city. Nonetheless, a Palestinian rocket attack that day struck a home, taking the lives of three members of the same family.

Demographics

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In 2001, the ethnic make-up of the city was 99.9% Jewish, and the population was evenly divided between males and females. The city ranked relatively low in the socio-economic index (3 out of 10). In the wake of Operation Solomon, Netivot absorbed a large number of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants.

Education

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, there were 22 schools and 4,243 students in the city: 16 elementary schools with 3,053 students, and 11 high schools with 1,190 students. 43.1% of 12th grade students were entitled to a Bagrut matriculation certificate in 2001.

In 2009, a high school student from Netivot won first prize in the First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics competition.

Netivot schools have been chosen for a special pilot project in which elementary school children build their own mini-robots. In 2011, Netivot hosted a robotics festival sponsored by the international organization FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. First-, second,- and third-graders at the Noam Eliyahu religious school in Netivot spend eight hours a week studying science and robotics at Lehava, the municipal science center.

The Mandel Center for Leadership in the Negev (MCLN) runs a two-year community-based leadership program in Netivot.

Netivot hosts the Yeshivat HaNegev, "the Yeshiva of the Negev", a Haredi institution headed by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Levi, with approximately 200 students. It was founded in 1966 by Rabbi Issachar Meir, and was renamed Yeshivat Hanegev Shachar Shakir after him on his death.

The city is also home to the Religious Zionist Hesder Yeshiva of Netivot, "Ahavat Yisrael". It was founded in 2000 by Rabbi Yisrael Friedman and is today headed by Rabbi David Asulin with approximately 50 students.

Transportation

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Netivot is accessible by Highway 34, Highway 25 and Route 232.

The Ashkelon–Beersheba railway, a new railway line which connected Netivot with Tel Aviv and Beersheba, was inaugurated in February 2015. The Netivot railway station located on the western outskirts of the city, was opened on February 15, 2015. A bus terminal is located adjacent to the station.

Culture

Netivot is known for being the home of Jewish mystics and as a popular pilgrimage site. The growth of mysticism and sacred sites in Netivot led to it being dubbed the "Varanasi of Israel."

Important rabbinical figures tied to Netivot include Yaakov Israel Ifergan, Yoram Abergel, and most prominently, Israel Abuhatzeira (Hebrew: ר׳ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַבּוּחַצִירָא) – the "Babi Sali" (1889–1984), a renowned Moroccan-born, Sephardic-Kabbalist rabbi, who had eventually settled there.

Once a year, on the Hebrew date of his death, thousands of followers descend on the tomb in commemoration.

Eleven local newspapers are published in the city.

Three successful nightclubs have opened in Netivot which also draw clientele from out of town, attracting young people from Ashkelon, Beersheba, Omer, Lehavim, Ofakim, and Sderot.

Development plans

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In 2019, two new neighborhoods with a total of 3,600 housing units planned for Netivot were expected to double the city's population. Two large supermarkets were also planned which would bring the total to 9.

Industry

There are 24 plants and factories located in a nearby industrial park, mostly in food processing, metals, plastics, and construction sectors. There are an additional 15 factories located in the city in some of the same sectors as above, and also chemical and mineral sectors.

References

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