Al-Musaddar

al-Musaddar
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
•  Arabic	المُصَدّر
al-Musaddar Location of al-Musaddar within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°24′52″N34°22′31″E / 31.41444°N 34.37528°E / 31.41444; 34.37528
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Deir al-Balah
Government
• Type	Village council
Population  (2017) [1]
• Total	2,587

Al-Musaddar (Arabic : المُصَدّر) is a Palestinian village in the central Gaza Strip, part of the Deir al-Balah Governorate east of Deir al-Balah, south of the Maghazi refugee camp and west of the border with Israel. In the 1997 census its population was 1,277. ^[2] Al-Musaddar had a population of 2,587 in 2017 according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). ^[1] The area is the site of a local fish farm and a sports center funded by USAID, which was targeted by the Israeli Air Force in 2014. ^{[3] [4]}

The village was a frequent target of Israeli bombing during the Gaza war. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

• Hanajira

References

1. Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
2. Musaddar Profile. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC). 2009-02-09.
3. "ICRC Audiovisual Archives". ICRC Audiovisual archives. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
4. "Gaza sports club reopens in Musaddar". Anera. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
5. "Photos: Israel kills dozens of civilians across Gaza". Al Jazeera. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
6. "Day 242 Update: "Israeli Missiles Kill Dozens Across Gaza"". 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
7. Haddad, Mohammed (2023-10-23). "Mapping Gaza's neighbourhoods flattened by non-stop Israeli bombings". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-12-08.