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
WEBOct 9, 2023 · 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 | 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 · Israeli ground forces have reached across the full width of the Gaza Strip, satellite imagery shows, encircling Gaza’s largest city and cutting off the roads running …
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...
Gaza explained: What to know about the enclave - CNN
WEBOct 15, 2023 · What is Gaza? Gaza is a narrow strip of land, only about 25 miles long and seven miles wide – just over twice the size of Washington DC.
Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO
WEB1 day ago · More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began – have life-changing injuries, requiring rehabilitation services “now and for years to come”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
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.
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 Drove the Israel-Gaza Conflict? Here’s What You Need to …
WEBNov 17, 2021 · Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages on Gaza, an impoverished and densely packed area of two million people, killed at least 230 people, including 65 children, and wounded 1,620 as of ...
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