Al-Shati | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيم الشاطئ |
| • Latin | mukhayyam ash-Shati (official) Beach camp (unofficial) |
 Aerial view of the Al-Shati refugee camp, significantly destroyed due to Israeli airstrikes, 3 July 2024. | |
 Interactive map of Al-Shati | |
| Coordinates:31°31′55.91″N34°26′43.42″E / 31.5321972°N 34.4453944°E /31.5321972; 34.4453944 | |
| Country |  Palestine |
| Governorate | Gaza Governorate |
| City | Gaza city |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp (from 1949) |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 40,734 |
| • Density | 78,000/km2 (200,000/sq mi) |
Al-Shati (Arabic:مخيم الشاطئ), also known asShati orBeach camp, is aPalestinian refugee camp along theMediterranean Sea, located inGaza City withinGaza Governorate in the northern part ofGaza Strip.
Al-Shati was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians whofled or were expelled from the cities ofJaffa,Lod, andBeersheba as well as surrounding villages during the1948 Arab–Israeli War. The camp's total land area consists of 520dunums.[2][3]
According to thePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Shati had a population of 40,734 inhabitants in 2017.[1] As of July 2023, theUnited Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reports a population of 90,173 registeredrefugees.[2] The camp is the third largestrefugee camp in the Palestinian Territories.
Al-Shati was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians whofled or were expelled by Zionist militias from the cities ofJaffa,Lod, andBeersheba as well as surrounding villages during the1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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 inSheikh Radwan inGaza City.[2][4][5][6]
In 2023, Al-Shati washit by multiple airstrikes during theGaza war. On November 10, during theIsraeli invasion of the Gaza Strip,Israel Defense Forces said they had killed around 150Hamas militants during battles in the Al-Shati area.[7] In November 2023 the Israel Defense Forces took control of the camp completely.[8]
Before September 2000, when Israel closed off its border with theGaza Strip due to the violence of theSecond Intifada, the majority of al-Shati's work force were laborers inIsrael or worked in agriculture. Today, some refugees work in workshops and sewing factories.[citation needed] 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).[2]
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