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The Gaza Strip (/ ˈ ɡ ɑː z ə / ⓘ; [11] Arabic: قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ Qiṭāʿ Ġazzah [qɪˈtˤɑːʕ ˈɣaz.za]), also known simply as Gaza, is a small territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of Palestine.
In 1920 Israel Zangwill argued that creating a state free of non-Jews would require a South African type of "racial redistribution". [15] In 1931 Arnold Toynbee prophesied that, given the nature of the Zionist project to secure land only for Jewish use to the exclusion of Palestinian labour, that the British mandatory government would be forced eventually to compensate the process by ...
In 2008, Israel commenced an assault against Gaza. [76] Israel stated the strikes were in response to repetitive rocket and mortar attacks from the Gaza Strip into Israel since 2005, while the Palestinians stated that they were responding to Israel's military incursions and blockade of the Gaza Strip. In January 2009, at least 1,300 ...
Israeli polls on support for the plan during the time showed support for the plan in the 50–60% range and opposition in the 30–40% range. [8] The Israeli military met heavy resistance and riots from settlers while pulling out. Two far-right Israelis self-immolated. [9] [10] Benjamin Netanyahu resigned from Sharon's government over the ...
An Israeli-American hostage pleaded for US president-elect Donald Trump’s help in making a deal to secure captives in a video reportedly released by the Hamas militants.. In the video titled ...
An American citizen who was taken hostage by Hamas during the 7 October attacks on Israel has died in captivity in Gaza, according to a group representing hostages’ families.. Gadi Haggai, a 73 ...
The Arab citizens of Israel form Israel’s largest ethnic minority. [4] [5] They are mostly former Palestinian citizens who have continued to live in what became Israel, and their descendants. [6] The majority of Arabs in Israel now prefer to be identified as Palestinian citizens of Israel. [7] [8] [9] [10]
The latest video comes a week after Hamas released similar footage of the Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander, who also criticized Netanyahu’s $5 million reward and called on US President ...