Umm al-Kilab (Arabic: أُم الكِلاب, also spelled Umm el-Kelab) is a Palestinian village in the southern Gaza Strip, part of the Khan Yunis Governorate.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Umm al-Kilab had a population of 999 in 2006.
[1] In the 1880s Umm al-Kilab was described in the Palestine Exploration Fund's Quarterly Statement as a village that measured about 800 by 600 paces.
The explorers found sandstone pottery and noted the presence of seven circular cisterns.
[2] The neighborhood was a frequent target of Israeli bombing during the Gaza genocide.