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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Gaza Strip قطاع غزة Palestinian flag Location of the Gaza Strip within the claimed territory of the State of Palestine Status Claimed by the State of Palestine [a] Under the Palestinian National Authority according to the Oslo Accords Regarded as an Israeli-occupied territory due to the Gaza ...
Gaza, [b] also called Gaza City, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. Located on the Mediterranean coast, 76.6 kilometres (47.6 mi) southwest of Jerusalem , it is home to Palestine's only port .
The Old City of Gaza is the historical center of Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip. For much of recorded history it has been the southernmost coastal city in the region of Palestine , occupying a strategic position on ancient trade route of the Via Maris , between Egypt and the Levant .
Palestine, [i] officially the State of Palestine, [ii] [f] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.Recognized by a majority of UN member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region.
Palestine – country in the Middle East, politically under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian government and the Hamas Government in Gaza. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988 and the consequent admission into UN as an observer state in 2012, Palestine is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries. [1]
The Gaza Strip is the "most dangerous place in the world to be a child," the head of the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Wednesday. UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell told ...
President Donald Trump's plan for the United States to "take over" Gaza, permanently displacing Palestinians who live there and creating the "Riviera of the Middle East," has upset Arab nations ...
The blockade prevented Palestinians from freely leaving and entering, leading Human Rights Watch to dub Gaza "the world's largest open air prison." For some Palestinians, ...