After creation Israel 1948, Egypt controlled Gaza nearly decades. Israel's victory the 1967 Six-Day War its Arab neighbors, gained control the Gaza Strip .
Palestinian health officials more 8,000 people been killed Gaza, of children, Israel began launching retaliatory airstrikes response a Hamas attack Oct. 7.
Political Map Palestine. Covering area 6,020 sq. km, State Palestine is de jure sovereign state, located Western Asia comprising the territories the West Bank Gaza Strip. Located the north Jerusalem, the central part the West Bank the city Ramallah - current administrative center .
Gaza Strip, territory the Mediterranean Sea northeast the Sinai Peninsula. is densely populated impoverished, part due the ongoing political situation the region. became center tension the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Hamas seized control the area 2007.
The biggest change Israel's frontiers in 1967, the conflict as Six Day War left Israel occupation the Sinai peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem .
The Gaza Strip (/ ˈɡɑːzə / ⓘ; [11] Arabic: قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ Qiṭāʿ Ġazzah [qɪˈtˤɑːʕ ˈɣaz.za]), known simply Gaza, is small territory located the eastern coast the Mediterranean Sea; is smaller the Palestinian territories, other the West Bank, make the State .
The Jewish population Palestine increased 10 percent 1917 30 percent 1947 the British Mandate. majority-Palestinian population organized rebellions, fearing would .
The U.N. agency Palestinian refugees UNRWA more 60% Gaza's infrastructure destroyed damaged, more 90% the 2.3 million population uprooted.
The Gaza-Israel conflict a localized part the Israeli-Palestinian conflict beginning 1948, 200,000 Palestinians fled were expelled their homes, settling the Gaza Strip refugees. [3] then, Israel been involved about 15 [4] wars the Gaza Strip.
Oct 7, 2023, 5:25 PM PDT. Palestinians groups break a fence the of digger the clashes Palestinian groups Israeli forces continue Gaza City, Gaza, October 7 .
With 42,059 people square mile, Gaza City the 63rd-most densely inhabited urban region the world. least Palestinian refugee camps lie the Gaza Strip have of .
