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The Gaza Strip (/ ˈ ɡ ɑː z ə / ⓘ; Arabic: قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ Qiṭāʿ Ġazzah [qɪˈtˤɑːʕ ˈɣaz.za]), or simply Gaza, is a small, densely populated 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).
2 days ago · Criticism of Hamas is growing sharper, and long-buried divisions over Hamas rule in Gaza are becoming clear. Out of the destruction left by Israel’s battle with Hamas, a new war is emerging: a ...
Oct 9, 2023 · Israel has expanded its military operation to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, an area where the vast majority of displaced Palestinians had been told to seek refuge. Here are the latest...
2 days ago · CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM, July 3 (Reuters) - Signs of renewed activity emerged on Wednesday in the quest for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the nine-month-old war in the Gaza Strip while ...
3 days ago · The Gaza Strip is virtually “split in two”, with blockades not only restricting the movement of displaced people seeking shelter, but also aid workers trying to assist civilians in desperate need, a UN relief official said on Wednesday. Speaking via video link from Jerusalem, Andrea De Domenico, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of ...
Mar 26, 2024 · More than 81 people have been killed and 93 wounded in Gaza in 24 hours, according to the enclave’s health ministry. At least 32,414 Palestinians have been killed and 74,787 wounded in Israeli ...
