Al-Khisas, Gaza

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Al-Khisas (Arabic: خربة الخِصاص, Khirbat al-Khiṣāṣ) was a Bedouin[6] hamlet in Palestine, located 18.5 kilometers (11.5 mi) northeast of Gaza near the modern city of Ashkelon.

[8] In 1838, in the late Ottoman era, el Khusas was noted as a place "in ruins or deserted", located in the Gaza district.

[10][11] In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine found at Khurbet el Khesas "a few heaps of stones with a well near".

[12] The modern village was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetter, and was built after World War I.

[5] The Israeli army found about 150 people in Al-Khisas and nearby Ni'ilya; they were all expelled to Beit Hanoun on the Gaza strip.