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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Siege_of_Gaza_CitySiege of Gaza City - Wikipedia

    The siege of Gaza City began on 2 November 2023, when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) surrounded Gaza City, amid the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, which was a counterattack to the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. [23] Gaza City is the most populated city in the Gaza Strip and the battle started on 30 October 2023, when Israel and Hamas ...

  2. www.nytimes.com › middleeast › israel-gaza-mapsMaps: Tracking the Attacks in Israel and Gaza - The New York ...

    Oct 7, 2023 · The area around Gaza City has been hit particularly hard. On the morning of Oct. 23, smoke blanketed much of that region. A soft drink manufacturing facility in an eastern area of the city, its ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_GazaHistory of Gaza - Wikipedia

    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 of the Assyrian Empire around 730 BC. Alexander the Great besieged and captured the city in 332 BC ...

  4. www.aljazeera.com › news › longformIsrael-Gaza war in maps and charts: Live tracker | Israel ...

    Oct 9, 2023 · North Gaza is home to the Jabalia refugee camp, the largest in the Gaza Strip. Gaza City is the largest and most populous city with more than 750,000 residents. Remal, Shujayea and Tal al-Hawa are ...

  5. www.cnn.com › 2023/10/15 › middleeastGaza explained: What to know about the enclave | CNN

    Oct 15, 2023 · Gaza is a narrow strip of land, only about 25 miles long and seven miles wide – just over twice the size of Washington DC. ... An Egyptian base, a royal city for the Philistines and the place ...

  6. apnews.com › article › israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11Israeli troops encircle Gaza City as death toll climbs | AP News

    Nov 6, 2023 · Updated 11:09 AM PDT, November 6, 2023. DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battling Hamas militants encircled Gaza City on Thursday, the military said, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. U.S. and Arab leaders raised pressure on Israel to ease its siege of Gaza and at least briefly halt its attacks in order to aid ...

  7. www.nytimes.com › israel-gaza-shelter-strikeU.N. Shelter in Gaza’s Khan Younis Is Struck, Killing at ...

    Jan 24, 2024 · Jan. 24, 2024. Israeli forces pushed deeper into southern Gaza’s largest city on Wednesday, surrounding two major hospitals where thousands of people were seeking safety as a strike on a United ...