Al-Shati refugee camp
Al-Shati, also known as Shati or Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp along the Mediterranean Sea, located in Gaza City within Gaza Governorate in the northern part of Gaza Strip. Al-Shati was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled from the cities of Jaffa, Lod, and Beersheba as well as surrounding villages during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The camp's total land area consists of 520 dunums.
Al-Shati refugee camp
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Overview
Overview
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Shati had a population of 40,734 inhabitants in 2017. The camp is the third largest refugee camp in the Palestinian Territories.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Al-Shati • Translit Lang1 — Arabic • Translit Lang1 Type — Arabic • Translit Lang1 Info — مخيم الشاطئ • Translit Lang1 Type1 — Latin • Translit Lang1 Info1 — mukhayyam ash-Shati (official) Beach camp (unofficial) • Type — Refugee Camp • Grid Name — Palestine grid • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Palestine • Subdivision Type1 — Governorate • Subdivision Name1 — Gaza Governorate • Subdivision Type2 — City • Subdivision Name2 — Gaza city • Subdivision Type3 — Control • Established Title — Founded • Government Type — Refugee Camp (from 1949) • Unit Pref — dunam • Area Total Km2 — 0.52 • Area Total Dunam — 520 • Population Total — 40734 • Population As Of — 2017 • Population Density Km2 — auto
History
History
Al-Shati was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled by Zionist militias from the cities of Jaffa, Lod, and Beersheba as well as surrounding villages during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. • Illustration — Israeli blockade of the camp during the First Intifada, 1991 In 1971, Israeli authorities demolished over 2,000 shelters for the purpose of widening the roads for security reasons. About 8,000 refugees were forced to leave the camp to the nearby housing project in Sheikh Radwan in Gaza City. In 2023, Al-Shati was hit by multiple airstrikes during the Gaza war. On November 10, during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces said they had killed around 150 Hamas militants during battles in the Al-Shati area. In November 2023 the Israel Defense Forces took control of the camp completely.
Economy
Economy
Before September 2000, when Israel closed off its border with the Gaza Strip due to the violence of the Second Intifada, the majority of al-Shati's work force were laborers in Israel or worked in agriculture. Today, some refugees work in workshops and sewing factories. A sizable number of the camp's 2453 families depend on fishing for income. It contains a sewage system, a health center, and 23 schools (17 primary, 6 secondary).
People from Al-Shati
People from Al-Shati
• Ismail Haniyeh, de facto Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority • Rashid Masharawi, filmmaker • Said Seyam, assassinated Interior Minister of the Palestinian National Authority based in Gaza • Fadel al-Utol, Palestinian archaeologist • Mosab Abu Toha, poet
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- 1.State of Palestine. Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017. 64–82. February 2018.
- 2.Beach Camp United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
- 3.The battle of northern Gaza is almost over. The Economist. 0013-0613.
- 4.Badil During the 1970s, the Israeli military administration destroyed thousands of refugee shelters in the occupied Gaza Strip under the guise of security. Large refugee camps were targeted in particular. Refugees were forcefully resettled in other areas of the occupied Gaza Strip, with a smaller number transferred to the occupied West Bank. In the occupied Gaza Strip, several housing projects were established for these refugees. Some of these projects today are referred to as camps. These include the Canada project (1972), the Shuqairi project (1973), the Brazil project (1973), the Sheikh Radwan project (1974), and the al-Amal project (1979).
- 5.Palestine Israel Journal Refugee Resettlement: The Gaza Strip Experience by Norma Masriyeh
- 6.Badil The Continuing Catastrophe --1967 and beyond
- 7.Fabian, Emanuel. IDF says troops captured key Hamas strongholds in Gaza City today, killing 150 terrorists. Times of Israel. 2023-11-10.
- 8.Israeli military says it has taken control of Al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza. CNN. 2023-11-14.
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