Ofakim (Hebrew: אופקים, lit. 'Horizons') is a city in the Southern District of Israel, 20 kilometers (12.4 mi) west of Beersheba. It achieved municipal status in 1955. It has an area of 10,000 dunams (~3.9 sq mi; 10 km²). In 2024 it had a population of 39,893.

Ofakim was established as a development town in 1955. For many years it was a major textile manufacturing center until outsourcing led to the closure of factories. As a result, Ofakim suffered from poverty and unemployment. Since the 2000s, new businesses have opened, improving the economic outlook.

During the October 7 attacks in 2023, Ofakim was attacked by Hamas militants who infiltrated the city and killed 47 residents.

Remains from the Byzantine era through to the end of the Fatimid era have been excavated here.

In 1863, Victor Guérin visited ruins here and described them: "These ruins occupy a broken plateau on the south bank of the torrent. Masses of material strew the ground over an extent of 1,800 metres of circumference. Everything is entirely overthrown except ten round constructions, each surmounted by a little pointed cupola built of well-rounded stones. Probably these buildings were intended for the storage of grain. In the bed of the Wady there is an ancient well containing abundance of excellent water."

In 1883, the SWP described Khurbet Futeis as "A large ruin on the north bank of the valley".

Ofakim was established in 1955 as an urban center for rural communities in the south.

The original houses of Ofakim were built about 1km south-west of Khirbet Futeis/Futais, now called Horbat Patish, which was the site of a large settlement during the Byzantine and early Islamic periods. That settlement is usually identified with Patish/Photis that appeared on the Madaba map. Horbat Patish is now located on the north edge of Ofakim. East of Ofakim is the remains of a large building from late Ottoman times, locally known as "Patish fort" but Petersen considered its function to be unclear.