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2 days ago · Learn about the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the Mediterranean Sea, its geography, population, economy, and history. See a map of the Gaza Strip and its relation to Israel and Egypt.
1 day ago · The Palestinian economy is “nearing economic freefall, amidst a historic humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip” according to a report by the World Bank published on 23 September. Gaza’s economy has contracted by 86 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, with the overall GDP in the OPT declining by 35 per cent, “marking its largest economic contraction on record.”
2 days ago · Learn about Gaza, the city and the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the Mediterranean coast. Explore its ancient and modern history, culture, and conflicts with Israel and Hamas.
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1 day ago · As of July 2024, the UN estimates that about 2.1 million people remain in the Gaza Strip, and this updated number is now used for programmatic purposes.) During August 2024, the occupied ...
4 days ago · Gaza Strip - Blockade, Occupation, Conflict: In autumn 2007 Israel declared the Gaza Strip under Hamas a hostile entity and approved a series of sanctions that included power cuts, heavily restricted imports, and border closures.
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4 days ago · Between the afternoons of 22 and 26 September, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza, 103 Palestinians were killed and 274 were injured. Between 7 October 2023 and 26 September 2024, at least 41,534 Palestinians were killed and 96,092 were injured, according to MoH in Gaza.
5 days ago · According to the Health Cluster, UNRWA remains one of the largest health actors operating in the Gaza Strip, contributing to over half of the people reached with health services since 7 October 2023. Between 7 October 2023 and 22 September 2024, UNRWA provided over 5.62 million medical consultations across the Gaza Strip.