Wikipedia's first sentence called it “major street in gaza that originates in the old city where it branches off ni'im al-din al-arabi street and run”. Today it says “major street in gaza city”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Jamal Abdel Nasser Street (also spelled Gamal Abdel Nasser Street and alternatively known as Thalatheny Street ; Arabic : شارع جمال عبد الناصر ) is a major street in Gaza City , Palestine . It starts in the Old City branching off of Ni'im al-Din al-Arabi Street and runs north into Rimal where it connects to Ahmed Orabi Street, the main coastal highway. It runs parallel to Omar Mukhtar Street . The street was named after the late president of Egypt and pan-Arabist leader Gamal Abdel Nasser . The unofficial, but common local name is Thalatheny Street, which is named after the Thalatheny clan who have historically lived in that area. Major buildings located along Jamal Abdel Nasser Street include the Gaza headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the al-Azhar University and the Islamic University of Gaza . In 2009, a cafe on the street was targeted and destroyed by Israeli warplanes. During the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip , the street was subjected to heavy Israeli artillery fire and became an epicenter for IDF tanks. Creating first "tourist" map of Gaza City . eTurboNews . 2010-06-01. "Israeli artillery shells Jamal Abdel Nasser Street in central Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Jamal Abdel Nasser Street (also spelled Gamal Abdel Nasser Street and alternatively known as Thalatheny Street ) is a major street in Gaza that originates in the Old City where it branches off Ni'im al-Din al-Arabi Street and runs north into Rimal where it connects to Ahmed Orabi Street, the main coastal highway. It runs parallel to Omar Mukhtar Street . The street was named after the late President of Egypt and pan-Arabist leader Gamal Abdel Nasser . The unofficial, but common local name is Thalatheny Street, which is named after the Thalatheny clan who have historically lived in that area. Major buildings located along Jamal Abdel Nasser Street include the Gaza headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the al-Azhar University and the Islamic University of Gaza . Creating first "tourist" map of Gaza City . eTurboNews . 2010-06-01.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Jamal Abdel Nasser Street (also spelled Gamal Abdel Nasser Street and alternatively known as Thalatheny Street ) is a major street in Gaza City , State of Palestine , that originates in the Old City where it branches off Ni'im al-Din al-Arabi Street and runs north into Rimal where it connects to Ahmed Orabi Street, the main coastal highway. It runs parallel to Omar Mukhtar Street . The street was named after the late President of Egypt and pan-Arabist leader Gamal Abdel Nasser . The unofficial, but common local name is Thalatheny Street, which is named after the Thalatheny clan who have historically lived in that area. Major buildings located along Jamal Abdel Nasser Street include the Gaza headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the al-Azhar University and the Islamic University of Gaza . Creating first "tourist" map of Gaza City . eTurboNews . 2010-06-01.
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major street in gaza that originates in the old city where it branches off ni'im al-din al-arabi street and run
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major street in gaza city
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