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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Gaza Strip قطاع غزة Palestinian flag Location of the Gaza Strip within the claimed territory of the State of Palestine Status Under the Palestinian National Authority according to the Oslo Accords De facto administered by Hamas since 14 June 2007, with an ongoing military operation in the ...
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 by the Ottoman Empire and ...
Gaza Strip with Israeli-controlled borders and limited fishing zone, as of December 2012 Map of the West Bank, May 2021, showing Palestinian (green) and Israeli control. The international community regards the Palestinian territories, meaning the West Bank including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, as territories occupied by Israel.
Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip in Palestine since its takeover of the region from the rival Fatah-ruled Palestinian Authority on 14 June 2007. [5] [6] [7] Hamas' government was led by Ismail Haniyeh from June 2007 until February 2017, when Haniyeh was replaced as leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip by Yahya Sinwar. [8]
The Gaza Strip is 45 km (25 miles) long and at most 10 km (6 miles) wide. It is wedged between Israel to the north and east, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the west.
The Gaza Strip is a 41km (25-mile) long and 10km-wide territory between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. It is home to nearly 2 million people, most of whom are Palestinians living in ...
However, Israel has been continuously imposing a blockade of the Gaza Strip since 2007. At the beginning of the Israel–Hamas war, Israel made it clear that controlling the Gaza Strip was one of the main goals. [10] In late January 2024, Benjamin Netanyahu said that he "will not compromise on full Israeli control" over Gaza. [11]
Just one year later, Hamas led a surprising victory in the Palestinian election, and have controlled Gaza since 2007. Regarded as a terrorist organisation by the international community, Israel ...