Gaza Strip - Wikipedia
WEBThe Gaza Strip (/ ˈɡɑːzə / ⓘ; [11] Arabic: قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ Qiṭāʿ Ġazzah [qɪˈtˤɑːʕ ˈɣaz.za]), also known simply as Gaza, is a small territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of ...
Gaza Strip explained: Who controls it and what to know - NBC News
WEBThe Gaza Strip refers to a narrow strip of land wedged between Israel and Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea that is roughly the size of Washington, D.C. Occupied in turn by the Ottoman Empire and...
Gaza Strip | Definition, History, Facts, & Map | Britannica
WEB2 days 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.
Maps: Tracking the Attacks in Israel and Gaza
WEBOct 7, 2023 · The Israeli military has continued to pummel the Gaza Strip, and particularly northern Gaza, with strikes even as ground troops have moved toward Gaza City over the past week and a half.
The Gaza Strip explained in maps - Al Jazeera
WEBAug 7, 2022 · The Gaza Strip explained in maps. The Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million people, has been under an Israeli-imposed land, sea and air blockade for the past 16 years.
Gaza Strip - The World Factbook
WEBAug 23, 2024 · During the attack, terrorists carried out massacres and murdered civilians, including torture, acts of abuse and rape, a massacre at the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re'im, as well as kidnapping approximately 240 civilians, including men, women, children, and soldiers.
Gaza: The History That Fuels the Conflict | HISTORY
WEBMay 30, 2018 · The Gaza Strip, the 140-square-mile stretch of land located along the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Israel, has endured decades of protest, military operations and violence as Israel...
The Gaza Strip Before and After Israel’s Invasion, in Satellite …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Nine weeks ago, the Gaza Strip was a bustling home to more than two million people. Today, neighborhoods have been flattened by Israeli airstrikes and farming communities have been bulldozed by...
What is the Gaza Strip? - NPR
WEBOct 10, 2023 · The Gaza Strip is a 25-mile-long by 6-mile-wide enclave, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the north and east and Egypt to the south.
The Gaza Strip and its history, explained - The Washington Post
WEBOct 9, 2023 · In its war with Hamas, Israel has ordered a siege on the Gaza Strip, one of the world’s most densely populated and impoverished territories.
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