Maghazi (camp)

Maghazi
Palestinian refugee camp
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	مخيم المغازي
Map of the camp, as well as the two other adjacent camps of Nuseirat and Bureij
Maghazi Location of Maghazi within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°25′16.89″N 34°23′07.35″E / 31.4213583°N 34.3853750°E / 31.4213583; 34.3853750
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Deir al-Balah
Founded	1949
Government
• Type	Refugee Camp
Area
• Total	559 dunams (0.559 km2 or 0.216 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	33,000
• Density	59,000/km2 (150,000/sq mi)
	Population total includes that of the refugee camp and the Maghazi municipality

Maghazi (Arabic: مخيم المغازي) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the Deir al-Balah Governorate in the central Gaza Strip. It was established in 1949. The camp is built on 559 dunums (0.6 km²). In July 2023, the UNRWA reported its population to be 33,000. During the first months of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, its population tripled and faced repeated airstrikes by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).