This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict.

Remains of a winepress and a hypocausts, belonging to a bathhouse, both dating to the late Roman era, have been excavated here.

[7] Two pool areas, building remains, and parts of a potter's wheel, all dating to the Byzantine era have also been found.

[6] A Greek inscription has been found on a limestone slab,[8] and the remains of a wall, with numerous pottery sherds, dating to the Byzantine period (fifth–sixth centuries CE).

Their operational orders were: "To conquer the villages, to cleanse them of inhabitants (women and children should [also] be expelled), to take several prisoners....[and] to burn the greatest number of houses.

"[23] Following the war the area was incorporated into the State of Israel, with the villages of Merkaz Shapira and Masu'ot Yitzhak established on Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya land.