Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood

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Tel al-Hawa
تل الهوا
Neighborhood
Tel al-Islam
Coordinates: 31°30′30.97″N 34°26′4.5″E / 31.5086028°N 34.434583°E / 31.5086028; 34.434583
Country Palestine
GovernorateGaza Governorate
CityGaza
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Tel al-Hawa neighborhood (Arabic: حي تل الهوى) is a neighborhood located in South West Gaza City. During the Gaza massacre (December 2008), the neighborhood was subjected to massive destruction after intense bombing by the occupation army, and a large number of Palestinian citizens were arrested. As of 16 January 2009, 23 bodies were recovered from the rubble of bombed houses.[1][1]


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  1. 1.0 1.1 دمار هائل بتل الهوا وغزة تشيع الشهيد سعيد صيام، قناة الجزيرة، 16 يناير 2009، تاريخ الولوج 16 يناير 2009 "نسخة مؤرشفة". Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2019.