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Israel controls the Gaza Strip's northern borders, as well as its territorial waters and airspace. Egypt controls Gaza Strip's southern border, under an agreement between it and Israel. [84] Neither Israel or Egypt permits free travel from Gaza as both borders are heavily militarily fortified.
Oct 9, 2023 · The Gaza Strip refers to a narrow strip of land wedged between Israel and Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea that is roughly the size of Washington, D.C. Occupied in turn by the Ottoman Empire and...
3 days ago · Gaza Strip, territory occupying 140 square miles (363 square km) along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula. The Gaza Strip is unusual in being a densely settled area not recognized as a de jure part of any extant country.
Aug 7, 2022 · The Gaza Strip explained in maps. The Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million people, has been under an Israeli-imposed land, sea and air blockade for the past 16 years.
Oct 9, 2023 · The Gaza Strip comprises five governorates: North Gaza, Gaza City, Deir el-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah. North Gaza extends for 10km (six miles) and has a crossing into Israel through Beit...
Oct 7, 2023 · More than 10,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel’s bombardment of the strip began a month ago, according to the Gaza Health Ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
Dec 12, 2023 · After Israel’s invasion and thousands of strikes, many neighborhoods lie in ruins. Nine weeks ago, the Gaza Strip was a bustling home to more than two million people. Today, neighborhoods have...
Oct 11, 2023 · The Gaza Strip has been under intense Israeli bombardment for the past five days in the wake of a deadly attack by the armed group Hamas, and human rights groups are calling it collective ...
Follow the latest news on the Israel Gaza war. Get live updates, maps, verified video reports and expert analysis from BBC journalists on the ground.
Oct 7, 2024 · A visual guide to how much has changed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its military response to Hamas's attacks on 7 October.
