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Israel occupied the Gaza Strip during the Six Day War, capturing it from Egypt along with the Sinai peninsula.In 1970, the first Israeli settlement was built. In 1993, as part of the Oslo Accords, the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel agreed to an outline for Palestinians to self-govern in the Palestinian territories.
Early in the conflict, Israel cut off Gaza's water and electricity supply. Israel has also destroyed numerous culturally significant buildings, such as all of Gaza's 12 universities, 80% of its schools, [43] [44] and numerous mosques, churches, museums, and libraries. [45] The government of South Africa has instituted proceedings, South Africa v.
During the 1947–1949 Palestine war, or the Nakba, around 400 Palestinian Arab towns and villages were forcibly depopulated, with a majority being destroyed and left uninhabitable. [1] [2] Today these locations are all in Israel; many of the locations were repopulated by Jewish immigrants, with their place names replaced with Hebrew place names.
Month after month, Israel has treated Palestinians in Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them.
People in Gaza, where local health officials say more than 45,000 people have been killed, have even less choice. Harel reported that the site has received views from 100,000 unique visitors and ...
Destroyed al Sousi mosque, Gaza, on Oct. 10, 2023. (Maxar) Israel has subjected Gaza to a land, air and sea blockade since 2007 that has had a devastating effect on Palestinian civilians.
Early in the conflict, Israel cut off Gaza's water and electricity supply. Israel has also destroyed numerous culturally significant buildings, such as all of Gaza's 12 universities, 80% of its schools, [511] [512] and numerous mosques, churches, museums, and libraries. [513] The government of South Africa has instituted proceedings, South ...
Destroyed buildings in Gaza City, January 2009. The Gaza War [115] started when Israel launched a large military campaign in the Gaza Strip on 27 December 2008, codenamed Operation "Cast Lead" (Hebrew: מבצע עופרת יצוקה), [116] with the stated aim of stopping Hamas rocket attacks on southern Israel and arms smuggling into Gaza.