Beit Lahia

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Bait Lahiya (Arabic بيت لاهية, DMG Bait Lahiya or بيت لاهيا / Bait Lahiya, Beit Lahia also ) is a town with 40,000 inhabitants in the province of North Gaza, in the northern Gaza Strip. It is located north of Jabaliya and Gaza, near the town of Bait Hanun and the border with Israel.

In the past, the city came by regularly recurring clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the headlines until the Israelis in September 2005 finally left the Gaza Strip. As a result of the local elections of 2005 took over the Islamic Hamas administration of the city.

  • Place in the Gaza Strip
DIN 31635 North Gaza Governorate
100446
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