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Zoroub Hill تل زروب ( Arabic) Tel Zarub, Tel Rafah
Hill
Survey of Palestine, British Mandate, 1942.
Grid position	Palestine grid 629/1251
Location	Rafah, Gaza Strip
Native name	تل زروب ( Arabic)
Elevation	39 m (129 ft)

Zoroub Hill (also known as Zurub hilltop) ^[1] is the highest point in the Gaza Strip which directly overlooks the Philadelphi Corridor and the border with Egypt. It is located on the north-west outskirts of Rafah some 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north-west from the central al-Ada roundabout. ^[2] A strategic height at 39 metres (128 ft), Zoroub Hill was captured by IDF tanks on 28 May 2024 during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present) after a brief gun battle with Hamas. ^{[3] [4]} Its modern name derives from the relatively rare Arabic personal name Zorab, meaning to grieve, or to shed tears. ^[5]

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  Zoroub Hill, immediately south of three wastewater treatment ponds, west of the Ibn Sina terminus and ENE of an Egyptian observation post. (Click to enlarge.)
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  Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine is to the northwest, Rafah, Egypt to the south, and Israel to the east. (Click to enlarge.)

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