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  2. History of Gaza - Wikipedia

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    The Old Town of Gaza (1862–1863). Picture by Francis Frith The known history of Gaza spans 4,000 years. Gaza was ruled, destroyed and repopulated by various dynasties, empires, and peoples. Originally a Canaanite settlement, it came under the control of the ancient Egyptians for roughly 350 years before being conquered and becoming one of the Philistines' principal cities. Gaza became part ...

  3. History of the Jews in Gaza City - Wikipedia

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    According to Ottoman tax records from 1525 to 1526, 95 Jewish families lived in Gaza during that year. [9] In the early 17th century, the Jewish community in Gaza was served by renowned Kabbalist and poet Rabbi Israel Najara until his death and burial in Gaza's Jewish cemetery in 1625. [11]

  4. History of Palestine - Wikipedia

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    This also represents one area where Neanderthals – present in the region from 200,000 to 45,000 years ago – lived alongside modern humans dating to 100,000 years ago. [3] In the caves of Shuqba in Ramallah and Wadi Khareitun in Bethlehem, stone, wood and animal bone tools were found and attributed to the Natufian culture (c. 12,800–10,300 ...

  5. MFA Israel: Jews flourished at first; Umar encouraged Jews to settle in Jerusalem after 500-year ban. [ 22 ] 688–744 (–1033): Frequent plague recurrences and devastating earthquakes in 749 , 881 and 1033 ) caused a steady decline of the population, falling from around 1 million in the 5th c. to a lowest estimate of 400–560,000 by 1096 ...

  6. The Long Memory of Living in the Holy Land

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    A 1,600-year-old church in Gaza illustrates the plight of people of faith in the entire region.

  7. Understanding the history of the Israel-Gaza conflict - AOL

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    The Gaza Strip is a mere 25 miles long and ... The first unresolved disagreement would be agreeing on a Palestinian refugee resolution. Many Palestinian refugees live in Gaza, the West Bank ...

  8. Old City of Gaza - Wikipedia

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    William Tipping 1840s sketch of Gaza City Francis Frith's 1857 photograph of the Old City of Gaza. The city's origins trace back to around 3000 BCE, when it was first established by the Canaanites. Gaza rose to prominence due to its location on the Via Maris trade route that links Africa and Asia, serving as a hub for merchants and travelers ...

  9. Voices from Gaza on their year of hell: ‘The pain is ...

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    THE GAZA CONFLICT: ONE YEAR ON: Bel Trew and Nedal Hamdouna hear the story of an ambulance driver who has to dig through rubble for survivors – including his own family – and a doctor treating ...