When al-Moghraqa was discovered in 1996, it was located in a mixed environment combining agricultural land and sand dunes.

[3] Archaeologists identified three phases of occupation at al-Moghraqa, all dated to the Middle Bronze Age (periods MBA IIb-c)[4] – the early part of the 2nd millennium BC.

[4] This period in the Levant was characterised by the development of new societal organisation, with centralised fortified settlements and satellite villages.

[7] The area was used agriculturally, and in late 2023 the Gaza Maritime Archaeological Project documented clearances and demolition in the locality of al-Moghraqa and Tell el-Ajjul.

[12] Artefacts found at al-Moghraqa include pieces of terracotta funerary cones with stamps from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III and Hatshepsut.