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Directly after high school, Ziva was in the Israeli army (''Tzahal'' being [[Israel Defense Forces]]) for two years as is compulsory for all Israeli women. Contrary to speculation, she claims she volunteered to join Mossad as soon as she was eligible, and was not motivated by the desire to avenge the death of her sister.<ref name="Kill Ari (Part II)">{{Cite episode|title=[[Kill Ari (Part I and II)|Kill Ari (Part II)]]|series=NCIS|series-link=NCIS (TV series)|network=[[CBS]]|date=September 20, 2005|season=3|number=2}}</ref> During her time at Mossad, Ziva was part of a [[special operations]] unit known as ''[[Kidon]]'', which is part of the ''Metsada'' (which is now code named ''Komemiute''). This unit specialized in assassinations, paramilitary operations, [[sabotage]], and [[psychological warfare]]. Her position was [[Agent handling|control officer]]. As a result of early, intensive training, she is very skilled in [[hand-to-hand combat]] and shooting, later attempting to teach a class on [[knife throwing]] at NCIS.<ref name="buddy">{{cite web|last=Jackman|first=Jacky|title='NCIS' Fan Columnist: Ziva David is a Killer|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/ncis/ncis-fan-columnist-ziva-david-34689.aspx|work=BuddyTV|access-date=February 15, 2013|date=February 18, 2010}}</ref>
Ziva is scripted as someone who "has had to do awful things and watch awful things in her life";<ref name="Fort091020">{{
Ziva has been involved in operations in [[Cairo]], Egypt (where she met [[List of NCIS characters#Jenny Shepard|Jenny Shepard]], who later became Director of NCIS), in [[Iraq]] before its occupation, in Paris where she worked with partner Namir Eschel, and in Eastern Europe alongside Jenny Shepard, which was followed by six months in the United Kingdom on counter-terrorist operations directly prior to working with NCIS.<ref name="Yahoo!">{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/ncis-mossad-officer-ziva-david-hit-thanks-to-112189.html|title=NCIS Mossad Officer Ziva David is a Hit Thanks to Actress Cote De Pablo|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|access-date=February 6, 2013}}</ref> According to Jenny, Ziva saved her life in Cairo two years prior to Ziva's first appearance in the series.<ref name="Kill Ari (Part II)"/>
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As the sixth season progressed, storylines shifted to Ziva's "sense of homelessness"<ref name="Jewish World Review"/> and dual loyalty,<ref name="Lewis">{{cite web|url=http://www.myjewishlearning.com/blog/culture/jewish-characters-on-tv-the-best-of-2009/|title=Jewish Characters on TV: The Best of 2009|last=Lewis|first=Meredith|work=My Jewish Learning|date=December 27, 2009|access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> climaxing at the end of the season as Tony fatally shoots her boyfriend, Michael Rivkin, and her apartment is bombed. Ziva, as a result, tells Gibbs that she cannot continue to work with Tony because she no longer trusts him, and Gibbs accepts this for the time being, saying that he will give her time to "remember who she can trust". Shortly after returning to Mossad full-time, she is sent on a mission to take down a terrorist in [[Somalia]] named Saleem Ulman.<ref name="Jewish World Review"/> After one member of her team is killed and the other two injured, leaving her the only agent able to continue, she sends the remaining two back to Israel and opts to continue on to the terrorist camp alone. She is subsequently captured and held hostage for several months.<ref name="Yahoo"/>
Believed to be dead in the first episode of season 7, "[[Truth or Consequences (NCIS)|Truth or Consequences]]", Ziva is nonetheless found alive later in the episode, rescued by DiNozzo and McGee, with Gibbs killing her captor himself. Following her rescue, she resigns from Mossad and applies to become a full-fledged NCIS agent and an American citizen.<ref name="Yahoo"/> Ziva receives mandatory psych evaluations and therapy<ref name="TVF3"/> but refuses to discuss with anyone what had happened to her in Saleem's camp. However, it is made clear that she suffered extensive abuse and torture<ref name="Yahoo"/> and it is implied that she was raped as well while in captivity.<ref name="Patriot Down">{{Cite episode|title=Patriot Down|series=NCIS|series-link=NCIS (TV series)|network=[[CBS]]|date=May 18, 2010|season=7|number=23}}</ref> Cote de Pablo briefly addressed this, confirming that, "Bad things happened to Ziva in Africa when she was captured."<ref
In season 7, she becomes a probationary NCIS agent pending U.S. citizenship, becoming a United States citizen in the season finale after successfully passing her exams. Her probationary period officially ends in the season 9 premiere.
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===Wardrobe===
[[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Officer Course for Infantry Command.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ziva is introduced wearing an IDF uniform jacket to show the "military influence" on the character]]
''NCIS'' costume designers initially had Ziva's clothing style fluctuate; she is introduced wearing an [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] uniform jacket, cargo pants, and [[combat boots]] to illustrate "the Israeli military influence" on the character<ref name="DressingRoom">{{
An exception was made for the premiere episode of the sixth season, during which Ziva goes undercover as a bar singer.<ref name="Wardrobe"/><ref name="Aradillas"/> De Pablo opposed the idea at first and did not want to sing on the show, believing it would be out of character for Ziva. Despite this, she agreed to after executive producer Shane Brennan described the scene.<ref name="Aradillas"/> For the opening of the episode, she was dressed in a blue, backless dress that, according to ''NCIS'' Costume Supervisor Rachel Good, was made by the show's wardrobe department.<ref name="Wardrobe"/> "We decided we wanted something sexy but long that revealed a lot but wasn't short or vulgar in any way," said de Pablo. "It had to be sexy and provocative, but in a long, sexy, sleek way."<ref name="Aradillas"/>
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Over the course of the show, Ziva has been involved in numerous action and combat scenes.<ref name=NYT/> Cote de Pablo frequently did her own stunts, saying that she "liked the challenge of learning to fight and enjoyed the adrenaline rush".<ref name="Smith">{{cite web |last=Smith|first=Dianna |title=Ziva's No Diva |url=http://www.bocaratonobserver.com/index.php?reqpage=the-observer-online&issue=86 |work=Boca Raton Observer |access-date=May 25, 2013 |date=June–July 2013}}</ref> She described some of the work as "intense" and "taxing on the body" but added, "Coming from the theater I love that. You get home and you're exhausted, but you feel like you've really worked."<ref name="Netscape"/> She sustained several injuries while filming—"I hurt myself a lot. I hurt my neck, I hurt my groin, my pelvis and I had a couple of injuries that were really hard to deal with."<ref name="D'Mello"/> After injuring her neck, de Pablo decided to partially stop doing stunt scenes during the tenth season and "let the pros do what they do best".<ref name="D'Mello"/><ref name="Smith"/>
In July 2013, ''NCIS'' received an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nomination for "Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Miniseries, or Movie" for the tenth season episode "[[Revenge (NCIS)|Revenge]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Emmys 2013: Complete list of nominees|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/tv/la-et-st-emmy-nominations-2013-list,0,6335367.story|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 18, 2013|date=July 18, 2013}}</ref> The stunt performed in that episode involved an extended fight scene between de Pablo's character and her father's killer. When the ''NCIS'' cast was honored by the Red Cross at the Santa Monica Red Carpet in April of that year, co-star Brian Dietzen stated that de Pablo had worked on the scene throughout the previous night until six in the morning and, as a result, was unable to attend the event.<ref>{{
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Ziva seems to have a good relationship with Ducky. When she comes back to NCIS with Tony and McGee, Ducky is the only one who has solid faith in her. In "Silver War", their friendship becomes more permanent when Ziva saves both of them from death at the hands of a murderer. Ducky is often seen sticking up for her when she has quarrels with Tony. She has also been seen going to him for advice and sharing a cup of tea with him. In Season 7, he persuaded her to briefly open up on the horrific series of events which led to her captivity in Somalia, culminating in her telling him that, "[He] should keep [his] distance [from her] ... The ones who get too close always end up dead."<ref name="Good Cop, Bad Cop"/> Overall they value each other a lot.
McGee, Abby, and Ducky all support Ziva as she prepares to become an American citizen in the seventh season, with McGee even quizzing her for the citizenship exam. In the finale, they are all present at her swearing in ceremony.<ref name="Yahoo6">{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/5-most-touching-ncis-moments-7137760.html?cat=39|title=5 Most Touching "NCIS" Moments|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|access-date=February 14, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412051918/http://voices.yahoo.com/5-most-touching-ncis-moments-7137760.html?cat=39|archive-date=April 12, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> According to de Pablo, Ziva had grown closer to her coworkers at NCIS than to what remained of her blood family by this point in the series.<ref name="TV Week">{{cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=October 16, 2009 |title=The Future for "Tiva" |work=[[TV Week]] October 10–16 Issue ACP Magazines}}</ref>
Like the rest of her colleagues, Ziva initially resents Vance for breaking up Gibbs' team. After this is resolved, she doesn't appear to hold a grudge against her boss, and they seem to enjoy each other's company. According to ''NCIS'' writer Christopher Waild, as a result of the murders of her father and Vance's wife in the same attack, "the tragedy of Ziva and Eli now also extends into the Vance family."<ref name=ib>{{cite web|last=Waild|first=Christopher J.|title=Insider's Blog: "Shabbat Shalom"|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/insiders_blog/1000235/|work=CBS|access-date=May 17, 2013|date=January 9, 2013}}</ref> Vance, aware that he cannot do so on his own for his children's sake, looks the other way while Ziva pursues revenge against the killer and continues to support her despite drawing ire from other agencies.<ref name="Berlin">{{cite web|title=Berlin|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/video/1C48A740-F995-CF15-A51A-364B86F1D52C/ncis-berlin/|work=CBS|access-date=May 3, 2013|date=April 23, 2013}}</ref>
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