Khuzaʽa, Khan Yunis
municipality in Khan Yunis Governorate
Khuza'a (Arabic: خزاعة) is a Palestinian town in the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Khuza'a had a population of 11,388 inhabitants in 2017.
The town of Khuza'a is around 500 metres from the Green Line. It has been repeatedly damaged as a result of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, most recently during the Gaza war.
History
In the 1945 statistics, Khuza'a (named Khirbat Ikhzaa), had a population of 990, all Muslims, with 8,179 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 7,987 dunams were used for cereals, while 8 dunams were built-up land. In 1997, the town had a population of 6,787.
Allegations of war crimes in the 2008–2009 war
The Observer collected allegations from residents that during the 2008–2009 Gaza War, the Israeli military bulldozed houses in Khuza'a with civilians still inside and that civilians were shot despite carrying white flags. B'Tselem collected accounts from residents consistent with what The Observer reported.
Bruno Stevens, a Western journalist who was among the first to get access to Gaza, reported that white phosphorus was used in the shelling of houses.
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