• Source: Al-Shati refugee camp

Al-Shati (Arabic: مخيم الشاطئ), also known as Shati or Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the northern Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean Sea coastline in the Gaza Governorate, and more specifically Gaza City.
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.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Shati had a population of 40,734 inhabitants in 2017. As of July 2023, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reports a population of 90,173 registered refugees. The camp is the third largest refugee camp in the Palestinian Territories.
The camp is currently under the control of the IDF.




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. 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 Israel-Hamas War. On November 10, during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces said they killed ~150 Hamas operatives during battles in the Al-Shati area. In November of 2023 the Israel Defense Forces took control of the camp completely.




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


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
Yasser Elshantaf, Palestinian businessman living in Germany




See also


Canada Camp
Sheikh Radwan




References






External links


Beach, articles from UNWRA

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• Tel al-Sultan
• Perang Israel–Hamas
• Kamp Rafah
• Kamp pengungsian Nuseirat
• Bureij
• Ismail Haniyah
• Kamp Talbieh
• Al-Shati refugee camp
• Al-Shati refugee camp airstrikes
• July 2024 al-Shati refugee camp attack
• Israeli war crimes
• List of military engagements during the Israel–Hamas war
• Refugee camp airstrikes in the Israel–Hamas war
• June 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack
• Israel–Hamas war
• June 2024 northern Gaza City airstrikes
• 13 July 2024 al-Mawasi attack