His parents Zilfa and Muhammad Atwan lived in Isdud .
Abdel Bari Atwan was born on 17 February 1950 in Deir al - Balah , a Palestinian refugee camp in the Gaza Strip , two years after the creation of Israel .
Abdel Bari Atwan 's parents Zilfa and Muhammad Atwan lived in Isdud .
Abdel Bari Atwan was born on 17 February 1950 in Deir al - Balah , a Palestinian refugee camp in the Gaza Strip , two years after the creation of Israel .