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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 ...
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]
By 1774, Zahir's rule extended from Gaza to Beirut and included most of Palestine. [357] The year after, however, a coalition of Ottoman forces besieged and killed him at his Acre headquarters. [358] The Ottoman commander Jazzar Pasha subsequently waged a campaign that destroyed Deir Hanna's fort and ended Zaydani rule in the Galilee in 1776. [359]
To live in Gaza today means not only facing airstrikes, ... the stories of our people,” says 21-year-old Tala Herzallah, a student in Gaza. ... My first case was a 5-year-old girl whose mother ...
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 ...
Meir was the first female prime minister of Israel and the first woman to have headed a Middle Eastern state in modern times. [331] Gahal retained its 26 seats, and was the second largest party. In September 1970 King Hussein of Jordan drove the Palestine Liberation Organization out of his country.
A 1,600-year-old church in Gaza illustrates the plight of people of faith in the entire region.
The journey out of Gaza was long and painful, but amid the chaos and devastation, he kept writing. Now, he’s releasing his second poetry book, “Forest of Noise,” written in English. In part ...