Dugit

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Dugit (Hebrew:דוגית) was an Israeli settlement located in the northern tip of the Gaza Strip closet to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in a mini-settlement bloc including Elei Sinai and Nisanit. While Dugit was under the municipal authority of the Hof Aza Regional Council it was not physically in the Gush Katif bloc where the bulk of the 'Gush Katif' settlements were located. Dugit is Hebrew for dinghy.

The non-religious settlement was founded in May 1990 by a group of three families of fishermen close to the Shikma Beach with the assistance of the Amana settlement organization. These families, and others that joined later on, lived in trailers for about ten years until permanent homes were built. Another building expansion project was already in advanced planning stages.

The main source of income was from the sea: fishing, rescue services, fish ponds, tourism, fish restaurants, etc.

Unlike virtually all the other settlements slated for destruction as part of the disengagement plan which were evacuated by the Israeli Army and Israeli Police, the families of Dugit chose to cooperate with the eviction orders and most had already packed and abandoned their homes before the official date.