Al-Musaddar

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| name = al-Musaddar

| translit_lang1 = Arabic

| translit_lang1_type = Arabic

| translit_lang1_info = المُصَدّر

| type = Municipality type D (Village council)

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of al-Musaddar within Palestine

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| subdivision_type = State

| subdivision_name = State of Palestine

| subdivision_type1 = Governorate

| subdivision_name1 = Deir al-Balah

| established_title = Founded

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| government_type = Village council

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| population_footnotes = {{cite report |date=February 2018 |title=Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 |url=https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book2364-1.pdf |department=Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) |publisher=State of Palestine |pages=64–82 |access-date=2023-10-24}}

| population_total = 2587

| population_as_of = 2017

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Al-Musaddar ({{langx|ar|المُصَدّر}}) is a Palestinian village in the central Gaza Strip, part of the Deir al-Balah Governorate east of Deir al-Balah, south of the Maghazi refugee camp and west of the border with Israel. In the 1997 census its population was 1,277.[http://www.jmcc.org/localiteis.aspx?idd=1284&type=locality Musaddar Profile]. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC). 2009-02-09. Al-Musaddar had a population of 2,587 in 2017 according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). The area is the site of a local fish farm and a sports center funded by USAID, which was targeted by the Israeli Air Force in 2014.{{Cite web |title=ICRC Audiovisual Archives |url=https://avarchives.icrc.org/Picture/142026 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=ICRC Audiovisual archives |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Gaza sports club reopens in Musaddar |url=https://www.anera.org/stories/gaza-sports-club-reopens-musaddar/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Anera |language=en-US}}

The village was a frequent target of Israeli bombing during the Gaza war.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-06 |title=Photos: Israel kills dozens of civilians across Gaza |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/12/6/israeli-attacks-kill-dozens-of-civilians-across-gaza-2 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-06-05 |title=Day 242 Update: “Israeli Missiles Kill Dozens Across Gaza” |url=https://imemc.org/article/day-242-update-israeli-missiles-kill-dozens-across-gaza/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Haddad |first=Mohammed |date=2023-10-23 |title=Mapping Gaza's neighbourhoods flattened by non-stop Israeli bombings |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/23/where-are-gazas-neighbourhoods-destroyed-by-israel |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}

See also

References

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{{Deir al-Balah Governorate}}

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Category:Villages in the Gaza Strip

Category:Municipalities of Palestine

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