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2023–2024: Israel–Hamas war. Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip on 31 October 2023. On 7 October 2023, the paramilitaries in Gaza, led by the Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades, invaded southwest Israel, targeting Israeli communities and military bases, killing at least 1,300 people and taking at least 236 hostages. [ 162]
The Egypt–Palestine border, [ 1] also called Egypt–Gaza border, is the 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) long border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. There is a buffer zone along the border which is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long. The Rafah Border Crossing is the only crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. It is located on the ...
Shortly after, the Hamas took power in Gaza Strip, following the Battle of Gaza (2007) and became the de facto administration in the area. [ citation needed ] List of cities
Gaza City. / 31.517°N 34.450°E / 31.517; 34.450. Gaza, [ b] also called as Gaza City, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. As of 2022, it is the largest city in the State of Palestine, with 590,481 inhabitants in 2017. The city is spread across an area of 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi).
On Friday, the Israel Defense Forces published an online map showing Gaza — a tiny territory around twice the size of Washington, D.C. — split up into more than 600 zones, some no more than a ...
The Old Town of Gaza (1862–1863). Picture by Francis Frith The known history of Gaza spans 4,000 years. Gaza was ruled, destroyed and repopulated by various dynasties, empires, and peoples. Originally a Canaanite settlement, it came under the control of the ancient Egyptians for roughly 350 years before being conquered and becoming one of the Philistines' principal cities. Gaza became part ...
Israeli controlled territory from 1949. Egyptian and Jordanian controlled territory from 1948 until 1967. The Palestinian territories consist of two distinct areas: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. Although the boundaries are commonly referred to as the "1967 borders", they are historically the armistice lines under ...
The ‘Queering the Map’ site is providing space for LGBT people in conflict-stricken Gaza to share messages of solidarity, love, and loss.