Transportation Gaza City
ruins of yasser arafat international airport in southern gaza strip
the rasheed coastal road runs along gaza s coastline , connects rest of gaza strip s coastline north , south. main highway of gaza strip, salah al-din road (the modern via maris) runs through middle of gaza city, connecting deir al-balah, khan yunis, , rafah in south , jabalia , beit hanoun in north. northern crossing of salah ad-din street israel erez crossing , crossing egypt rafah crossing.
omar mukhtar street main road in city of gaza running north-south, branching off salah ad-din street, stretching rimal coastline , old city ends @ gold market. prior blockade of gaza strip, there existed regular lines of collective taxis ramallah , hebron in west bank. except private cars, gaza city served taxis , buses.
the yasser arafat international airport near rafah opened in 1998 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of gaza. runways , facilities damaged israeli defense forces in 2001 , 2002, rendering airport unusable. in august 2010, tarmac ramp destroyed palestinians seeking stones , recycled building materials. ben gurion international airport in israel located 75 kilometres (47 mi) northeast of city.
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