The Gaza Subdistrict was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was situated in the southern Mediterranean coastline of the British Mandate of Palestine. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the district disintegrated, with Israel controlling the northern and eastern portions while Egypt held control of the southern and central parts – which became the Gaza Strip, under Egyptian military between 1948 and 1967, Israeli military rule between 1967 and 2005, part of the Palestinian National Authority (with some aspects of retained Israeli rule until the 2005 withdrawal) after the Oslo Accords until 2007, and is currently ruled by the Hamas as a de facto separate entity from the Palestinian National Authority. The parts which Israel held since 1948 were merged into Israeli administrative districts, their connection with Gaza severed.

Demography

Twenty-two villages in the Gaza subdistrict had significant populations of Egyptian origin, while four were inhabited by people of Haurani descent. Most villages in the region had a diverse population, with roots in other parts of Palestine, the Hejaz, and Transjordan. These communities were more established than the Haurani and Egyptian settlers, who arrived later.

Borders

Localities

All of the localities captured by Israel were depopulated prior, during or after the 1948 War. al-Majdal was not destroyed.