Tel al-Hawa
تل الهوا | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
| Tel al-Islam | |
  Tel al-Hawa Location in Gaza Strip | |
| Coordinates: 31°30′30.97″N 34°26′4.5″E / 31.5086028°N 34.434583°E | |
| Country |  Palestine |
| Governorate | Gaza Governorate |
| City | Gaza |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Tel al-Hawa (Arabic: تل الهوا, "Hill of the Wind") is a neighborhood in the southern part of the Palestinian city of Gaza. Founded by the Palestinian National Authority in the late 1990s, Tel al-Hawa is one of the more affluent areas of the city.[1] It contains the Islamic University in Gaza and the Interior Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority.[2]
Tel al-Hawa was formerly the headquarters of the Preventive Security Service, until Hamas took over the Gaza Strip in 2007 and turned it into a police station.[3] After capturing the neighborhood, Hamas militiamen had it renamed to "Tel al-Islam".[4] The Doghmush family held journalist Alan Johnston in Tel al-Hawa between March and July 2007, until Hamas secured his release.[5]
The neighborhood was severely damaged in the 2008–09 Gaza War, codenamed "Operation Cast Lead" by Israel. It was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the war. Dozens of Hamas fighters were killed or wounded, and a dozen IDF soldiers were also killed and wounded. At least 12 civilians were killed.[1]
On February 10, 2024, during the 2023-24 Hamas-Israel war, the body of Hind Rajab, a six-year-old who was trapped in a car with all her relatives killed and who had called the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance to find her was found dead in Tel Al-Hawa along with the two drivers of the ambulance that were dispatched to find her.[6]
References
- ^ a b Tel Al-Hawa: The invasion and then after. Ma'an News Agency, January 17, 2009
- ^ Gaza air campaign 'a first stage' BBC News. 2009-01-02.
- ^ Inside Tel al Hawa Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Conflict Blotter.
- ^ Hamas: We'll execute Fatah leaders YNET. 2007-06-14.
- ^ Hamas surrounds kidnap hideout as Johnston's fate hangs in balance Independent.
- ^ "'They killed her twice': Hind Rajab's mother mourns girl, 6, found killed days after being trapped under Israeli fire". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
31°30′32.63″N 34°26′12.90″E / 31.5090639°N 34.4369167°E
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