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'''Ziva David''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|iː|v|ə|_|d|ə|ˈ|v|iː|d}}; [[Hebrew]]: זיוה דוד, {{IPA-he|ˈziva daˈvid|pron}}, [[feminine form]] of Ziv: "Radiance"; birth date November 12, 1982, [[Beersheba]] in the [[Negev]] desert of southern Israel)<ref name=personalinfo>. She was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel.{{Cite episode|title=Dead Air|episode-link=NCIS (season 8)#ep167|series=NCIS|series-link=NCIS (TV series)|network=[[CBS]]|date=October 19, 2010|season=8|number=5|minutes=21:12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode|title=The Inside Man|episode-link=NCIS (season 7)#ep141|series=NCIS|series-link=NCIS (TV series)|network=[[CBS]]|date=October 6, 2009|season=7|number=3|minutes=42:49}}</ref> is a fictional character from the [[CBS]] television series ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', portrayed by [[Chilean American|Chilean-born American]] actress [[Cote de Pablo]]. Ziva first appeared in the [[NCIS (season 3)|season 3]] premiere episode, "[[Kill Ari|Kill Ari (Part 1)]]", and became a regular cast member from the episode "[[List of NCIS episodes#ep50|Silver War]]". She replaced [[Caitlin Todd|Caitlin "Kate" Todd]] ([[Sasha Alexander]]), who was killed at the hands of Ziva's half-brother, [[List of NCIS characters#Ari Haswari|Ari Haswari]] ([[Rudolf Martin]]), in the season 2 finale. Following the onscreen death of the character's father in season 10, Gabi Coccio recurrently portrayed a young Ziva in [[Flashback (narrative)|flashbacks]].
 
Ziva is introduced to the show as an Israeli citizen, an agent of the [[Kidon|Kidon unit]] of the [[Mossad]], a daughter of [[List of NCIS characters#Eli David|Mossad Director Eli David]], and a friend of [[List of NCIS characters#Jenny Shepard|NCIS Director Jenny Shepard]]. She was assigned to NCIS as a [[liaison officer]] in an arrangement between Eli and Jenny, a position she held for four years until she returned to Mossad in the season 6 finale, "[[Aliyah (NCIS)|Aliyah]]". After being captured by terrorists in Somalia while on assignment for [[Mossad]] and presumed dead, she was eventually saved by [[Leroy Jethro Gibbs|Gibbs]], [[Anthony DiNozzo|Tony]], and [[Timothy McGee|McGee]], who brought her back to America.<ref name="Yahoo"/> These events led to her resigning from Mossad, applying to become an NCIS agent, and being sworn in as a U.S. citizen.<ref name="Yahoo"/>