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De facto administered by Hamas since July 2007, with an ongoing attempt at occupation of the Gaza strip by the IDF since late 2023. Claimed by the State of Palestine; Regarded as an occupied territory even prior to 2023 due to the Gaza blockade; Capital: Gaza City
- Blockade of The Gaza Strip
A blockade has been imposed on the movement of goods and...
- History of Gaza
The known history of Gaza spans 4,000 years. Gaza was ruled,...
- Blockade of The Gaza Strip
- The Arab-Israeli War Grants Egypt Control of Gaza
- Palestinian Refugees Leave Jewish Israel and Settle in Gaza
- In 1967, Israel Gains Back Control During The Six-Day War
- Hamas Takes Control in 2006, Leading to More Conflict with Israel
- Palestinians Protest at The Gaza-Israel Border to Return to Israel
Before Israel became a nation, the majority of people dwelling in the region were Arabs who lived in what was then known as Palestine. On May 14, 1948, Israel was officially declared a state, marking the first Jewish state in over 2,000 years. Just one day later, war broke out between Israel and five Arab countries—Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Le...
In the aftermath of the war, scholars estimate that more than 700,000 Palestinians left or were forced to flee their homes in the newly formed Jewish Israel. Thousands of Palestinian refugees settled in the Gaza Strip. Many were essentially trapped between two countries—Egypt and Israel—that wouldn’t grant them easy passage. As of 2018, most of the...
Egypt controlled Gaza until the Six-Day Warin 1967, when Israel seized the strip, along with several other important areas of land. The 1993 and 1995 Oslo Peace Accordsbetween Palestinian and Israeli leaders negotiated for Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and other key areas, which happened in 2005 under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
An Islamist political group called Hamas won elections and took control of Gaza in 2006. Since then, Hamas has occupied the strip, which has become a site for protests, bombings, land assaults and other acts of violence. Israel and the United States, as well as several other countries, consider Hamas a terrorist organization. Palestinians in Gaza d...
In spring of 2018, tensions erupted when the U.S. Embassy relocated from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Perceiving this as signal of American support for Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Palestinians responded with a planned protest called the “Great March of Return” at the Gaza-Israel border. As some protestors turned violent, they were met with Israeli for...
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1 day ago · Gaza Strip, territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula. It is densely populated and impoverished, in part due to the ongoing political situation of the region. It became a center of tension in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict when Hamas seized control of the area in 2007.
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Oct 11, 2023 · Oct 10 (Reuters) - Gaza is a coastal strip of land that lay on ancient trading and maritime routes along the Mediterranean shore. Held by the Ottoman Empire until 1917, it passed from British...
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1 day ago · Gaza, city and principal urban centre of the Gaza Strip, southwestern Palestine. Formerly the administrative headquarters for the Israeli military forces that occupied the Gaza Strip, the city came under Palestinian control in 2005.
Oct 20, 2023 · Here’s a look at the history of the Gaza Strip: 1948 - 1967: EGYPT Before the war surrounding Israel’s establishment in 1948, present-day Gaza was part of the large swath of the Middle East under British colonial rule.
