Neta () is a

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in south-central

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. Located next to the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 2012 by former residents of the Kfar Darom and Tel Katifa

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s in the Gaza Strip, which had been evacuated as part of the

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. Following the disengagement in 2005, they had temporarily lived in

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until the new village was ready. Environmental groups objected to the establishment of this new community and advocated for settling this population in already-existing townships in the area in order to minimize the environmental impact on the Lachish Region. However, the

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ruled in favor of establishing the new settlement in 2009.

References

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