Editing Netivot (section)

==History==
[[File:PikiWiki Israel 10866 Early days of Netivot.jpg|thumb|Netivot in 1960s]]
Netivot was founded in 1956 {{Israel populations|reference}} and named after the biblical verse: "All her paths are peace" ([[Proverbs 3]]:17).<ref>Bitan, Hanna: 1948–1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.51, {{ISBN|965-220-423-4}} {{in lang|he}}</ref> Initially a [[Ma'abarot|ma'abara]], it was later transformed into a [[development town]]. The first residents were immigrants from [[Moroccan Jews|Morocco]] and [[History of the Jews in Tunisia|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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ronen |first=Gil |date=April 4, 2013 |title=Bennett – We Don't Bow Our Heads before Turks |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166696#.UWPheqLvGN7 |access-date=April 17, 2019 |work=[[Arutz Sheva]]}}</ref> By 2017, the population had risen to 33,779.<ref>Alex Weinreb, Taub Center | Data: Regev and Gordon, 2020</ref> In 2000, Netivot received city status.

During [[October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel|Hamas' attack on Israel on 7 October 2023]], several [[Hamas]] terrorist squads reached the outskirts of the city, which is located 8 miles (13 kilometers) from [[Gaza Strip]], but were eliminated by security forces before entering. Nonetheless, a rocket attack that day struck a home, taking the lives of three members of the same family.<ref>{{Cite web |last=October 7 |first=Kan 7 10 360: A. Digital Memorial Project for the Events of |title=Kan 7.10.360 {{!}} The story of Netivot on October 7th |url=https://www.710360.kan.org.il/en/netivot/netivot |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=www.710360.kan.org.il |language=en}}</ref>