Al-Bayuk (, also spelled al-Buyuk) is a

Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...

village in the eastern

Rafah Governorate The Rafah Governorate () is a Governorates of Palestine, Governorate of Palestine in the southernmost portion of the Gaza Strip. Its district capital or ''muhfaza'' is the city of Rafah located on the border with Egypt. According to the Palest ...

located in the southern

Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is a small territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of Palestine. I ...

. According to the

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(PCBS), it had a population of 5,648 in 2006. the village has become the ''de facto'' capital of the Israeli-backed

anti-Hamas armed group the Popular Forces. Prior to the 2024 invasion of Rafah, the neighborhood housed more than 20,000 people.

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Villages in the Gaza Strip Municipalities of Palestine {{Palestine-geo-stub