| Az-Zawayda | |
| Translit Lang1: | Arabic |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Arabic |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | الزوايدة |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Latin |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | Zawaida (official) al-Zawaydeh (unofficial) |
| Type: | Municipality type A (City) |
| Pushpin Map: | Palestine |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Az-Zawayda within Palestine |
| Coordinates: | 31.4306°N 34.3717°W |
| Grid Name: | Palestine grid |
| Subdivision Type: | State |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Deir al-Balah |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Government Type: | City |
| Unit Pref: | dunam |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.3 |
| Area Total Dunam: | 15300 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 23841 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Az-Zawayda (ar|الزوايدة), also spelled Zawaida, is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the State of Palestine. It is located about three kilometers northeast of the city of Deir al-Balah and just west of Maghazi refugee camp. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) 2017 census, there were 23,841 residents.
During the Gaza genocide, an Israeli attack killed at least 13 people after hitting a house in az-Zawayda.[2] Several weeks later, three Israeli missiles struck a warehouse used as shelter by a displaced family, killing at least 16 people, including six children.[3] According to a neighbor, "They were asleep in their beds, kids and babies, then three missiles targeted their place".[4] One of the killed was a wholesale retailer who worked with the Israeli military to bring food into the Gaza Strip.[5]