Palestine Square

City square in Gaza City, Palestine

Palestine Square

Location| Gaza City, Palestine
Coordinates| 31°30′22″N 34°27′42″E﻿ / ﻿31.50611°N 34.46167°E﻿ / 31.50611; 34.46167

Palestine Square (Arabic: ميدان فلسطين, romanized: Mīdān Falastīn), also known as Al-Saha or As-Saha (Arabic: الساحة, "the (community) space" or "the square"),[1] is a city square in east-central Gaza City, Palestine, in between Jamal Abdel Nasser Street and Omar Mukhtar Street. It is the location of a bus station, a taxi station, a fruit market, the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, and dozens of small shops and vendors. Gaza's municipal headquarters is also located in the square. Palestine Square once was walled when it laid along the southern edge of the Old City, overlooking barley and vegetable farms, olive and almond groves.[2]

## Gaza war

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On December 7, 2023, during the fighting in the Gaza war, the Israeli Defense Forces conquered Palestine Square. On November 30, 2023, a week prior to the occupation, Hamas used Palestine Square as the venue for the release of some of the hostages it was holding.[3][dubious – discuss]

On January 25, 2025, Hamas used the square to stage the release of four Israeli female soldiers held as hostage since October 7, 2023. It was the second round of hostage release as spelled out in the 2025 ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Activists hold 'day of rage' protests against Prawer Plan". +972 Magazine. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2024. "Palestine Square (al-Saha)"
2. ^ Doughty and El Aydi, 1995, pp.15-16
3. ^ Michaelis, Tamar; Pokharel, Sugam; Brown, Benjamin (December 8, 2023). "Israeli flag raised in symbolic Palestine Square in Gaza City, video shows". CNN.
4. ^ Maarouf, Husam. "The theatre of defiance: Hamas' staged message to the world". TRT World. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

## Bibliography

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* Jacobs, Daniel (1998), Israel and the Palestinian territories, Rough Guides, ISBN 978-1-85828-248-0
* Doughty, Dick; El Aydi, Mohammed (1995), Gaza: legacy of occupation-a photographer's journey, Kumarian Press, Inc., ISBN 9781565490444

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Gaza City

Gaza|

* History of Gaza
* Education
* Port of Gaza
* History of the Jews in Gaza City

Neighborhoods|

* Old City
* Zaytun Quarter
* Daraj Quarter
* Tuffah
* Shuja'iyya
* Judeide
* Turukman
* Nasser
* Rimal
* Sabra
* al-Shati Camp
* Sheikh Ijlin
* Sheikh Radwan
* Tel al-Hawa

Mosques|

* Abu Khadra Mosque
* Aybaki Mosque
* Great Mosque of Gaza (Great Omari Mosque)
* Ibn Marwan Mosque
* Ibn Uthman Mosque
* Katib al-Wilaya Mosque
* Mahkamah Mosque†
* Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
* Sham'ah Mosque
* Shaykh Zakariyya Mosque
* Zofor Domri Mosque

Churches|

* Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church
* Holy Family Catholic Church
* Gaza Baptist Church†

Historic buildings and institutions|

* Ancient Synagogue
* Hamam al-Sammara
* Qasr al-Basha
* Qissariya Market
* Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
* Palestinian Legislative Council
* Central Archives of Gaza City
* Gaza War Cemetery

Health care and education|

* Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
* Al-Aqsa University
* Al-Azhar University
* Al-Rantisi Hospital
* Islamic University
* Al-Shifa Hospital
* Kamal Adwan Hospital
* Al-Awda Hospital
* Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital
* Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital

Recreation and cultural centers|

* Al-Bustan
* Bisan City
* Al-Deira Hotel
* Faisal Equestrian Club
* Gaza Mall
* Al-Andalusia mall
* Gaza Museum of Archaeology
* Palestine Stadium
* Rashad Shawa Cultural Center
* Roots Club
* As-Sadaka
* Gaza YMCA

Streets and squares|

* Ahmad Orabi Street
* Izz Ad Din Al Qassam Street
* Jamal Abdel Nasser Street
* Omar Mukhtar Street
* Palestine Square
* Salah al-Din Road
* Suq Street
* Unknown Soldier's Square
* Wehda Street

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