Gaza Strip

[ gah-zuh strip, gaz-uh ]

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noun

Also called Gaza. a coastal area on the eastern Mediterranean: formerly in the Palestine mandate, occupied by Israel since 1967 and under limited Palestinian self-administration since 1994.

Gaza Strip

a coastal region on the SE corner of the Mediterranean: administered by Egypt from 1949; occupied by Israel from 1967; granted autonomy in 1993 and administered by the Palestinian National Authority from 1994. Pop: 1 763 387 (2013 est). Area: 363 sq km (140 sq miles)

Gaza Strip

A small strip of land between Egypt (see also Egypt ), Israel , and the Mediterranean Sea . Israel occupied it during the Six-Day War . Populated by Israelis and stateless Palestinians, it has been one of the scenes of the intifada . Arabs see it as part of a future Palestinian state.

First recorded in 1945–50

So far, Israel has not made its supply of vaccines available to most of some 5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.

In contrast, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have seen very few among their population vaccinated.

In July 2014, Israel launched operation “Protective Edge” in the Gaza Strip.

In particular, he did not want to address whether Israel had gone too far during its current operations in the Gaza Strip.

The Israelis have effectively cut off nearly 40% of the Gaza Strip.

That is why Israel's operation in the Gaza Strip needs to be put into the correct context.

He was detained by Israeli forces after crossing the security fence between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip.

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