# Juhor ad-Dik

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Municipality type D in Gaza, State of Palestine

Juhor ad-Dik Municipality type D (Village council) Arabic transcription(s) • Arabic جحر الديك • Latin Juhar ad-Deek (official) Interactive map of Juhor ad-Dik Coordinates: 31°27′25″N 34°26′24″E / 31.45694°N 34.44000°E / 31.45694; 34.44000 State State of Palestine Governorate Gaza Government • Type Village council Population (2017)[1] • Total 4,586

**Juhor ad-Dik** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): جحر الديك, lit. 'burrow of the [cock](/source/Cock_(bird))') is a [Palestinian](/source/Palestinian_people) farming village in the [Gaza Governorate](/source/Gaza_Governorate), south of [Gaza City](/source/Gaza_City), in the central [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip). According to the [Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/Palestinian_Central_Bureau_of_Statistics) (PCBS), the village had a population of 4,586 inhabitants in 2017.[1] This area was controlled by Israel during [Gaza war](/source/Gaza_war). In May, 2024, the [Washington Post](/source/Washington_Post) reported that the village had been destroyed in order to construct the [Netzarim Corridor](/source/Netzarim_Corridor).[2]

## History

### 2009 Israeli invasion

During [Israel's 2009 invasion of the Gaza Strip](/source/2008%E2%80%932009_Israel%E2%80%93Gaza_conflict), Israeli troops and Palestinian militiamen battled frequently in Juhor ad-Dik, with over 100 of the village's houses having been bulldozed by Israeli forces by the end of the conflict.[3][4]

### 2014 Israeli invasion

The village suffered greatly during the [2014 Gaza war](/source/2014_Gaza_war), with many of its buildings reduced to ruins.[5] In January 2015, according to *[The New Arab](/source/The_New_Arab)*, there was "not a house left standing" in the village in the aftermath of the war.[6] Israeli NGO [Breaking the Silence](/source/Breaking_the_Silence_(Israel)) published an anonymous interview with a first sergeant in the IDF's [Armored Corps](/source/Armored_Corps_(Israel)), who recounted his unit's wholesale destruction of houses and trees in the village using [IDF Caterpillar D9](/source/IDF_Caterpillar_D9) bulldozers.[7]

### 2014–2023

The northern Gaza Strip's largest [landfill](/source/Landfill) is located in the Juhor ad-Dik area, about 500 meters from the [Gaza border fence](/source/Gaza_border_fence).[8][9][10] In September 2023, a severe heat wave caused the outbreak of a fire at the landfill site that lasted several days.[9] Amid the [Gaza war](/source/Gaza_war), waste began accumulating throughout the streets of Gaza City, as municipal garbagemen were unable to transport it to the Juhor ad-Dik landfill site due to heavy Israeli bombardment.[10]

### 2023 Israeli invasion

Following the [October 7 attacks](/source/October_7_attacks) on Israel, on 28 October 2023, an [IDF](/source/Israel_Defense_Forces) raid maneuvered into the Gaza Strip east of al-[Bureij](/source/Bureij) refugee camp, in the Juhor ad-Dik area.[11] During the [Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip](/source/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip_(2023%E2%80%93present)), Israeli infantry and armour near Juhor ad-Dik were frequently the targets of ambushes, mortar attacks, and anti-tank fire by [Hamas](/source/Hamas)'s [Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades](/source/Izz_al-Din_al-Qassam_Brigades).[12] In June 2024, the IDF reported it had destroyed a 800-meter-long tunnel in the Juhor ad-Dik area. The tunnel, reportedly, 30 meters deep, had several rooms and blast doors, and had been used by Hamas operatives.[13] As of 2026, Juhor ad-Dik remains destroyed and [under IDF control](/source/Yellow_Line_(Gaza)).

## Demographics

In the 1997 census by the PCBS, [Palestinian refugees](/source/Palestinian_refugee) made up 72.3% of the population which at the time was 2,275.[14]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PrelimCensus2017_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PrelimCensus2017_1-1) [Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017](https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book2364-1.pdf) (PDF). [Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/Palestinian_Central_Bureau_of_Statistics) (PCBS) (Report). [State of Palestine](/source/State_of_Palestine). February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** What Israel’s strategic corridor in Gaza reveals about its postwar plans, By Loveday Morris, Evan Hill, Samuel Granados and Hazem Balousha, Published May 17, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/17/gaza-israel-netzarim-corridor-war-hamas/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/17/gaza-israel-netzarim-corridor-war-hamas/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Palestinian fighters kill Israeli soldier, claim extensive action throughout Gaza](http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=34757) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010324/http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=34757) 2016-03-05 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) [Ma'an News Agency](/source/Ma'an_News_Agency). 2009-01-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Sabrina Tavernise (2009-01-21). ["Debating the Blame for Reducing Much of a Village to Rubble"](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/world/middleeast/21village.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Gaza Village in Ruins After Israeli Attacks"](https://sg.style.yahoo.com/tagged/celebrity/video/gaza-village-ruins-israeli-attacks-063455891.html). *[Yahoo!](/source/Yahoo!)*. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Alice Gray (2015-01-27). ["Do it yourself in besieged Gaza"](https://www.newarab.com/analysis/do-it-yourself-besieged-gaza). *[The New Arab](/source/The_New_Arab)*. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [""Check it out, there's nothing at all left of Juhar al-Dik""](https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/testimonies/database/456701). [Breaking the Silence](/source/Breaking_the_Silence_(Israel)). Retrieved 2023-11-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Waste Away: Living next to a dumpsite"](https://www.ochaopt.org/content/waste-away-living-next-dumpsite). [United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs](/source/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs). 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-memo_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-memo_9-1) ["Gaza landfill fire rages for days, officials appeal for help"](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230904-gaza-landfill-fire-rages-for-days-officials-appeal-for-help/). *[Middle East Monitor](/source/Middle_East_Monitor)*. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dustour_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dustour_10-1) ["بلدية غزة تحذر من تداعيات تكدس آلاف أطنان النفايات"](https://www.addustour.com/articles/1376087-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B0%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A3%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA) [The Gaza Municipality warns of the repercussions of the accumulation of thousands of tons of waste]. *Al-Dustour Newspaper* (in Arabic). Amman. 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Ravid, Barak (2023-10-27). ["Israeli military launches major ground incursion in Gaza"](https://www.axios.com/2023/10/27/israel-hamas-ground-invasion-gaza). *Axios*. DC. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Iran Updates (Oct. 7 War)"](https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/israel%E2%80%93hamas-war-iran-updates). [Institute for the Study of War](/source/Institute_for_the_Study_of_War). Retrieved 2023-11-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Fabian, Emanuel (2024-06-13). ["IDF: Troops complete raids on Gaza's Zeitoun and Sabra neighborhoods"](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-troops-complete-raids-on-gazas-zeitoun-and-sabra-neighborhoods/). *The Times of Israel*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0040-7909](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0040-7909). Retrieved 2026-04-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status](http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/phc_97/gaz_t6.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080107152041/http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/phc_97/gaz_t6.aspx) 2008-01-07 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) [Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/Palestinian_Central_Bureau_of_Statistics) (PCBS).

v t e Gaza Governorate Cities Gaza Old City Zaytun Quarter Daraj Quarter Tuffah Shuja'iyya Al-Jadida Turukman Nasser Rimal Sabra al-Shati Camp Al-Awda Sheikh Ijlin Sheikh Radwan Tel al-Hawa Municipalities al-Mughraqa al-Zahra Villages Juhor ad-Dik Refugee camps al-Shati Archaeological sites al-Moghraqa Ard-al-Moharbeen necropolis Blakhiya Byzantine cemetery Taur Ikhbeineh Tell Ali Muntar Tell el-Ajjul Tell es-Sakan

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