Nuseirat refugee camp

Nuseirat camp
Refugee camp
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicمخيّم النصيرات
Map of the camp, as well as the two other adjacent camps of Bureij and Maghazi
Map of the camp, as well as the two other adjacent camps of Bureij and Maghazi
Nuseirat camp is located in State of Palestine
Nuseirat camp
Nuseirat camp
Location of Nuseirat camp within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°26′51″N 34°23′34″E / 31.44750°N 34.39278°E / 31.44750; 34.39278
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateDeir al-Balah
Government
 • TypeRefugee Camp
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total31,747
 Population total includes both the camp population and the population of the Nuseirat municipality

Nuseirat (Arabic: مخيّم النصيرات) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip,[2] five kilometers north-east of Deir al-Balah. The refugee camp is in the Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the refugee camp had a population of 31,747 and the surrounding Nuseirat municipality had a population of 54,851 in 2017.[1] The camp was established after the 1948 Palestinian expulsion during the 1948 Palestine war.

History

Ancient history

The Nuseirat camp was named after the local Nuseirat tribe, part of the larger Hanajira confederation, that historically dominated the area between Deir al-Balah and Gaza. Excavations in the area have revealed remains of a large coenobium, including a church with a crypt, a bathhouse and a hospice, reminiscent of the monastery of Martyrius at Ma'ale Adummim. The side has been tentatively identified as that of the monastery of Seridus.[3][4]

Origin of the refugee camp

The camp was established after the 1948 Palestinian expulsion during the 1948 Palestine war. Most refugees of this camp came from the southern areas of Palestine such as Beersheba and the coastal plain. Prior to the camp's establishment by UNRWA, the roughly 16,000 original refugees settled in the grounds of a former British military prison at the site.[5]

2000s

In May 2018 a mosque, the Grand Nuseirat Mosque, was opened by the Qatari envoy to Gaza, Mohammed Al Emadi.[6]

Israel–Hamas war

Main articles: Refugee camp airstrikes in the Israel–Hamas war § Nuseirat, 2024 Nuseirat rescue operation, and Nuseirat refugee camp massacre
See also: 2024 Nuseirat school attack

The Nuseirat refugee camp has been bombed repeatedly since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. On 18 October 2023 the Grand Nuseirat Mosque was bombed and destroyed by Israeli airstrikes,[7] subsequently the attacks continued causing more than a hundred victims.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

On 8 June 2024, the IDF and Yamam rescued four Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Nuseirat, including Noa Argamani, during a rescue operation.[25][26] An IDF spokesperson stated that the hostages were guarded by armed militants and concealed among Gazan civilians. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 274 Palestinians were killed and 698 wounded in the Israeli airstrikes on the refugee camp, causing international outrage and the attack deemed a massacre.[27][28] The operation took place in two sites in Nuseirat, where the hostages were kept, a school and a marketplace.[29][30]

Population

Census year Population[31]
2007 28.093
2017 31.747


References

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  20. ^ "New Israeli attack on Nuseirat refugee camp". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Seven killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Several Palestinians killed in Beit Lahiya, Nuseirat refugee camp". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Gaza: drone footage shows aftermath of strike on Nuseirat refugee camp – video". the Guardian. 2023-10-18. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
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