Kawkaba

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

Iqrit
District	District of Gaza
Location	25 km northeast of Gaza
Israeli occupation date	October 20, 1948
Israeli military operation	Operation Yoav
Israeli attacking brigade	Givati Brigade
Remaining population after occupation	0
Remaining structures after occupation	None
Population	1596 1931 1945 88 522 680
Number of houses	1931: 121
Historical names	Caananite name n/a Roman name n/a Crusader name Coquebel
Israeli settlement(s)	Kokhav Mikha'el
Public structures	A school

See also

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

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Gaza/Kawkaba/