Netzarim Junction
Encyclopedia
Netzarim Junction is a road junction on the Gaza Strip
's main north-south highway, close to the former Israel
i settlement of Netzarim
, at which the following incidents took place:
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
's main north-south highway, close to the former Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i settlement of Netzarim
Netzarim (settlement)
Netzarim was formerly an Israeli settlement established in Gaza in 1972. It began as a secular Nahal outpost of the Hashomer Hatzair movement; in 1984 it became an orthodox kibbutz. A few years later, the residents decided to change from a kibbutz to a village...
, at which the following incidents took place:
- Muhammad al-Durrah incident.
- Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing.