Gaza Strip - Wikipedia
WEBThe Gaza Strip (/ ˈ ɡ ɑː z ə / ⓘ; [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
WEBOct 9, 2023 · What is the Gaza Strip? The 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...
The Gaza Strip Before and After Israel’s Invasion, in Satellite …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · After Israel’s invasion and thousands of strikes, many neighborhoods lie in ruins. Nine weeks ago, the Gaza Strip was a bustling home to more than two million people. Today, neighborhoods have...
Gaza Strip - The World Factbook
WEBAug 23, 2024 · The Gaza Strip has been under the de facto governing authority of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) since 2007 and has faced years of conflict, poverty, and humanitarian crises. Inhabited since at least the 15th century B.C., the Gaza Strip area has been dominated by many different peoples and empires throughout its history; it was ...
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.
Gaza Strip | Definition, History, Facts, & Map | Britannica
WEB1 day 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.
The Gaza Strip explained in maps - Al Jazeera
WEBAug 7, 2022 · 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. (Al Jazeera) By Mohammed Haddad
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...
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. Gaza is one of two...
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.