Sheikh Ijlin (from a personal name, according to Palmer, 1881, page 362) is a neighborhood in southern Gaza City near the coastal road.Israeli Occupying Forces Systematically Attack Civilian Property in Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip) Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem, 27 January 2005.
On 18 November 2002, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked the neighborhood, destroying the offices of the Preventive Security Force of the Palestinian National Authority.Khaled Amayreh. Expanding the settlements . Al-Ahram Weekly, 27 November 2002.
An internationally-backed sewage cleanup in 2022 saw Gaza's sewage treatment plants increase their operations, resulting in a reduction of waste entering the sea. This resulted in the Mediterranean Sea being clean enough to swim in and the neighborhood's beaches became popular in Gaza City.
In December 2023 The New York Times reported that Israel had razed cemeteries in the Gaza Strip including that of Sheikh Ijlin.
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Bibliography (visit in 1863: p. 214)
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