gaza strip

     

The Gaza Strip (Arabic: قطاع غزة‎ transliteration: Qitˁɑ' Ġazzah/Qita' Ghazzah, Hebrew: רצועת עזה‎ Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of lan along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west and Israel on the north and east. It is about 41 kilometers (25 mi) long, and between 6 and 12 kilometers (4–7.5 mi) wide, with a total area of 360 square kilometers (139 sq mi).

Trivia about gaza strip

  • Israel occupied this 146 square-mile area in the 1956 Suez Crisis & again during the 1967 Six-Day War
  • Formerly occupied by Israel, this narrow piece of land reverted to Palestinian control in 1994
  • Israeli PM Sharon formed a new government to carry out his plan to dismantle all settlements in this area
  • As a result of the 1967 Arab-Israel War, Israel took control of this disputed piece of land along the Mediterranean
  • During the 6-Day War of 1967, Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula, West Bank, Golan Heights & this "Strip"
  • In 1998 it became a landing "strip" when the Palestinians opened their first airport there
  • Autonomy for this Mideast area of about 140 square miles on the Mediterranean was promised in a 1979 treaty
  • The dominant Palestinian political groups are Fatah in the West Bank & Hamas in this area
  • In 1993, limited autonomy was granted to this coastal area that's home to 1.5 million people

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