Az-Zawayda

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| name = Az-Zawayda

| translit_lang1 = Arabic

| translit_lang1_type = Arabic

| translit_lang1_info = الزوايدة

| translit_lang1_type1 = Latin

| translit_lang1_info1 = Zawaida (official)
al-Zawaydeh (unofficial)

| type = Municipality type A (City)

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| pushpin_map = Palestine

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Az-Zawayda within Palestine

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| coordinates = {{coord|31|25|50|N|34|22|18|E|region:PS|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Palestine grid

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| subdivision_type = State

| subdivision_name = {{flag|State of Palestine}}

| subdivision_type1 = Governorate

| subdivision_name1 = Deir al-Balah

| established_title = Founded

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| government_type = City

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| unit_pref = dunam

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| area_total_km2 = 15.3

| area_total_dunam = 15300

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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 = 23841

| population_as_of = 2017

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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Az-Zawayda ({{langx|ar|الزوايدة}}), also spelled Zawaida, is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the State of Palestine. It is located about three kilometers northeast of the city of Deir al-Balah and just west of Maghazi refugee camp. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) 2017 census, there were 23,841 residents.

History

During the Gaza war, an Israeli attack killed at least 13 people after hitting a house in az-Zawayda.{{cite web |title=Israeli military bombs home in az-Zawayda, killing at least 13 Palestinians |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3HHmCrEFro |access-date=28 July 2024 |website=YouTube |publisher=Al Jazeera English}} Several weeks later, three Israeli missiles struck a warehouse used as shelter by a displaced family, killing at least 16 people, including six children.{{Cite web |last=Mccready |first=Alastair |last2=Quillen |first2=Stephen |last3=Uras |first3=Umut |title=Children 'torn to pieces' in az-Zawayda attack |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/17/israel-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-attacks-continue-as-focus-on-truce-talks |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}} According to a neighbor, "They were asleep in their beds, kids and babies, then three missiles targeted their place".{{cite web |last1=Al-Mughrabi |first1=Nidal |title=Israeli strike kills at least 17 Palestinians in central Gaza, health officials say |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ten-palestinians-killed-israeli-strike-central-gazas-zawayda-wafa-agency-says-2024-08-17/ |website=Reuters |access-date=25 August 2024}} One of the killed was a wholesale retailer who worked with the Israeli military to bring food into the Gaza Strip.{{cite web |last1=Shurafa |first1=Wafaa |title=An Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of a family in Gaza as mediators hope for a cease-fire |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-08-17-2024-07e5f3d968cb09613609eb1086e26e91 |website=Associated Press |access-date=25 August 2024}}

References

Category:Deir al-Balah Governorate

Category:Cities in the Gaza Strip

Category:Municipalities of Palestine