It continues Northeast to meet Highway 4 near Sderot, before turning northward to terminate on the same road north of Ashkelon.

The road was a major axis for the Negev communities and the control of a number of battles during the 1948 Palestine war.

In 2014 the government decided to expand the road to two lanes, in 2019 construction began and 8.5 kilometers were upgraded.

This road provides access to some of the worst affected communities, with Palestinian gunmen ambushing civilian vehicles fleeing along this route.

[10][11][12] Dozens of partygoers to the Nova festival, itself adjoining Route 232, ran to bomb shelters along this road, particularly at Re'im and Be'eri, only to have grenades thrown inside to massacre them.