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The restrictions on movement and goods in Gaza imposed by Israel date to the early 1990s. [1] After Hamas took over in 2007, Israel significantly intensified existing movement restrictions and imposed a complete blockade on the movement of goods and people in and out of the Gaza Strip. [2]
In fact, in the days before Abdullah’s arrival, Trump did nothing to soften what has for many in the region been the most troubling aspect of his proposal: that Palestinians who leave Gaza under ...
WHO LIVES IN THE GAZA STRIP? Since the war with Israel began 16 months ago, Gaza's population has fallen 6% or by about 160,000 people to 2.1 million, according to Palestinian figures released in ...
Israel and Hamas have reached a Gaza ceasefire deal designed to end the 15-month war following the conclusion of talks in Qatar, an official briefed on the deal has told Reuters.
[13] [14] Egypt began its blockade of Gaza in 2007, shortly after Hamas took control of the territory. [15] Several border crossings have existed from the Gaza Strip along the border of Israel and Egypt. [16] Israel regularly granted permission for a quota of Gaza Palestinians, numbering between 15,000 and 21,000, to work daily within its borders.
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]
The comments came less than a month after Israel and Hamas reached a deal to pause the 15-month war in exchange for the release of some Israeli hostages still held in Gaza and some hundreds of ...
A hostages-and-prisoners exchange and armistice to end the Gaza war were agreed to by Israel and Hamas on 15 January 2025, and came into effect on 19 January. The proposal was first drafted by mediators from the United States, Egypt, and Qatar, accepted by Hamas on 5 May 2024 and presented by U.S. president Joe Biden on 31 May. [1]