'''Ni'ilya''' was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on November 4, 1948, under Operation Yo'av. It was located 19 km northeast of Gaza in the city territory of modern Ashkelon. The village was defended by the Egyptian Army.
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'''Ni'ilya''' was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on November 4, 1948, under Operation Yo'av. It was located 19 km northeast of Gaza in the city territory of modern Ashkelon. The village was defended by the Egyptian Army.
==History== Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here. The village had tombs of people who were killed while battling the Crusades, according to the villagers. The local mosque had an inscription dating to 645 AH (1247 CE).
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