Kawfakha

Kawfakha' was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Kawfakha
District	District of Gaza
Location	19 km east of Gaza
Israeli occupation date	May 30, 1948
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak?
Israeli attacking brigade	Negev Brigade
Remaining population after occupation	0
Remaining structures after occupation	A mosque
Population	1596 1931 1945 n/a 317 500
Number of houses	1931: 56
Historical names	Caananite name n/a Roman name n/a Crusader name n/a
Israeli settlement(s)	Nir'Aqiva
Public structures	A mosque, a school

See also

• List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Gaza/Kawfakha/index.html