Place in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine
Bayt Jirja
Bayt Jirja or Beit Jerja was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of Gaza.
In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by Israeli forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Bayt Jirja was found depopulated in November 1948, during "clean up sweeps" to expel any partial inhabited villages and destroy village housing to prevent any possible re-occupation in the area. The village was completely destroyed after the occupation and only one tomb remains.
How locals move
Getting around Bayt Jirja the local way
- Get inThere are no ferries or cruises to Ashkelon, but you can bring your own boat into the marina.
From Wikivoyage: Ashkelon, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Tom Beazley, published by aussiejeff (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.