Sheikh Radwan

Coordinates: 31°32′9.59″N 34°27′55.75″E / 31.5359972°N 34.4654861°E / 31.5359972; 34.4654861
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Sheikh Radwan
الشيخ رضوان
Neighborhood
Shaykh Ridwan
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Sheikh Radwan (

Said Siam.[3]

History

The district is named after Sheikh Radwan whose mazar ("mausoleum") is situated on a hilltop in the district with an elevation of 65 meters (213 ft) above sea level.[4][5] The mausoleum formerly served as a mosque, but is currently inactive.[6] Its walls are constructed from ancient building stones and fragments of marble slabs in secondary use. In the 19th century, it was surrounded by ancient trees.[4] The French explorer Victor Guérin who visited it in 1863, speculated that it could have been an ancient convent, and the gardens around it the remains of its garden.[7]

There are a number of traditions regarding the identity of Sheikh Radwan.

Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf, Muhammad's great-grandfather. Historian Moshe Sharon attributes the varying traditions to the "tendency of believers to hunt for saints' tombs."[10]

Modern era

In 1971, the

United Nations Relief and Works Agency and the Palestine Liberation Organization were vociferous in their opposition to the Israeli action, saying it was forced resettlement. After the start of the First Intifada, Sheikh Radwan was the most consistently active areas in Gaza.[13]

On 13 May 1989, Mohammad al-Adra, aged 24, was killed by

Israeli soldiers, shot in chest and head. Three months later Defence Minister Yitzhak Rabin informed a member of Knesset that there was no investigation of the incident by the Military Police Investigators.[17]

2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict, an Israeli airstrike against a house in Sheikh Radwan left three civilians dead and 25 injured.[22] The cemetery was closed down during the conflict due to the lack of vacant burial places,[23] and thirty graves were destroyed after an Israeli missile struck the cemetery.[24][25]

During the Israel–Hamas war, the neighborhood was subjected to heavy bombing by Israel, resulting in "unprecedented destruction", including the destruction of homes, mosques, and public areas.[26]

References

  1. ^ Butt, 1995, p.9.
  2. ^ Jadallah, Ahmed. Sheikh Radwan Cemetery Reuters.
  3. ^ Haniyeh: World must back Goldstone's Gaza report. Ma'an News Agency. 2009-09-20.
  4. ^ a b c Bitton-Ashkelony and Kofsky, 2004, p.75.
  5. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 362, noted that it was the name of the angel who guarded Paradise, according to the Quran.
  6. ^ a b c Sharon, 2009, pp. 37–38
  7. ^ Guérin, 1869, pp. 221-222
  8. ^ Sharon, 1997, p. 121
  9. ^ Shahin, 2005, p. 441.
  10. ^ Sharon, 2009, p. 17
  11. ISBN 978-0-415-26821-9
    . Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  12. ^ Boqai, Nihad. Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights and Terry Rempel (2003) Survey of Palestinian Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, p. 46
  13. ^ a b Karmi and Cotran, 1999, p.33.
  14. ^ Ginat and Perkins, 2001, pp. 183–185.
  15. ^ Nassar and Heacock, 1990, p. 104.
  16. United Nations Relief and Works Agency
    .
  17. ^ Talmor, Ronny (translated by Ralph Mandel) (1990) The Use of Firearms - By the Security Forces in the Occupied Territories. B'Tselem. download pp.76,78
  18. ^ McGeough, p. 290.
  19. ^ B'Tselem Casualty Statistics Palestinians killed by Palestinians
  20. Palestinian Center for Human Rights
    . 2005-10-03.
  21. ^ Barzak, Ibrahim. Israeli Airstrikes Target Hamas Associated Press. 2007-05-17.
  22. ^ Airstrike in Sheikh Radwan kills three, injures 25 Ma'an News Agency. 2009-01-15
  23. ^ Gazans running out of room to bury the dead NBC News. 2009-01-13.
  24. ^ Proposal emerges for 10-day cease-fire in Gaza USA Today. 2009-01-14.
  25. ^ McCarthy, Rory and Boseley, Sarah. Israeli human rights groups speak out as death toll passes 1,000. The Guardian. 2009-01-15.
  26. ^ "Footage shows significant destruction in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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