When the site was established in the prehistoric period it was likely located near an estuary of the Wadi Gaza, and the coast was closer.

The investigations identified four phases of occupation dated through radiocarbon dating to the 34th century BC,[3] during the Early Bronze Age I (the first part of the Early Bronze Age, referred to as EBI)[note 1] The EBI period saw the development of the first urban settlements.

[7][8][9] The earliest occupation layers at Taur Ikhbeineh, which dated to the 4th millennium BC, included evidence of Egyptian and Canaanite cultures interacting.

Since then, construction work has taken place nearby, along with clearances and the widening of the Salah al-Din Road which passed north-west of Taur Ikhbeineh.

[13] During the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip the area around Taur Ikhbeineh was affected by airstrikes.