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Gaza, also called Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. Prior to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, it was the most populous city in the State of Palestine, with 590,481 inhabitants in 2017. Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC, Gaza has been dominated by different peoples and empires throughout its history.
Jul 24, 2019 · Gaza Strip is found in the Middle East located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Israel and Egypt. The total area of Gaza is roughly comparable to the size of the US cities of Detroit or Philadelphia. It has a 32-mile border with Israel and a 7-mile border with Egypt.
21 hours ago · Gaza Strip, territory occupying 140 square miles (363 square km) along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula. The Gaza Strip is unusual in being a densely settled area not recognized as a de jure part of any extant country.
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Oct 18, 2023 · Gaza is a narrow strip of land, bordering the Mediterranean Sea which is at the centre of an escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas. The region has been occupied by both Israel and Egypt...
The Gaza Strip (/ ˈ ɡ ɑː z ə / ⓘ; Arabic: قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ Qiṭāʿ Ġazzah [qɪˈtˤɑːʕ ˈɣaz.za]), or simply Gaza, is a polity and the smaller of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the West Bank).
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Gaza, Gaza Strip local long form: none local short form: Qita' Ghazzah etymology: named for the largest city in the enclave, Gaza, whose settlement can be traced back to at least the 15th century B.C. (as "Ghazzat")
Oct 11, 2023 · Israel took revenge, hammering Gaza with air strikes and razing entire districts in some of the worst blood-letting in the 75 years of conflict. Smoke and flames billow after Israeli forces...
