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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 Palestine - Wikipedia

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    Most of Palestine's population, estimated to be around 200,000 in the early years of Ottoman rule, lived in villages. The largest cities were Gaza, Safad and Jerusalem, each with a population of around 5,000–6,000. [319] Ottoman property administration consisted of a system of fiefs called timar and trusts called waqf.

  4. History of Israel - Wikipedia

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    10.1 First years. 10.2 Increase in ... who lived in northern Israel 120,000 years ago. ... and the Egyptians retained the Gaza strip and still had some forces ...

  5. Family marks the first birthday of Kfir Bibas, the youngest ...

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    Israel believes 253 hostages were taken into Gaza during the Hamas attack on October 7. Following hostage releases and one rescue, the Prime Minister’s Office says 132 hostages remain in Gaza ...

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

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    The first unresolved disagreement would be agreeing on a Palestinian refugee resolution. Many Palestinian refugees live in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon after being forced to ...

  7. 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.

  8. 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]

  9. 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 ...