Inhabited by mostly Palestinian refugees and their descendants, Gaza is one of the most densely populated territories in the world. An end of 2024 estimate puts the population of the Strip at 2.1 million. [11] . Gaza is bordered by Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the east and north. The territory has been under Israeli occupation since 1967.

2 days ago · Gaza City, where most of the people making this journey on Monday had been living before the war, is among the most destroyed areas in the strip. There are no fully functioning hospitals or ...

1 day ago · The United Nations estimated on Tuesday that 376,000 Palestinians had returned to their homes in northern Gaza, a mass movement of people taking place even as Israeli troops remain stationed in ...

2 days ago · Many were smiling. A child waved a “V-for-victory” sign. People tearfully hugged relatives and friends they’d been separated from for months. One old woman being pushed in a wheelchair sang a traditional Palestinian song of perseverance dating back to 1948. “Stand by each other, people of Palestine, stand by each other.

2 days ago · The scenes of massive crowds of people returning to Gaza on foot came as the U.S. and Qatar helped preserve two ceasefire agreements — between Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon — that ...

4 days ago · More than 46,000 people were killed and 100,000 people injured in Gaza, according to health officials in the enclave. The war has displaced the majority of Gaza’s 2.2 million people, many of ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Gaza’s population dropped by 6% – about 160,000 people – in 2024, according to a new report, as Israel’s war against Hamas took a heavy toll on the Palestinian enclave’s demographics.

2 days ago · After disagreements between Israel and Hamas delayed their return over the weekend, the Israeli military finally withdrew from Gaza’s coastal road by 7 a.m., allowing displaced people to move ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Gaza has an estimated population of around 2.3 million people, half of whom are children. There has been a six percent reduction from that population since the war began. Over the past 15...

Jan 16, 2025 · Before the war, most of Gaza's 2.2 million people lived in its four main cities - Rafah and Khan Younis in the south, Deir al-Balah, in the centre, and Gaza City, which was home to 775,000...