Israel occupied the Gaza Strip during the Suez Crisis in 1956. During this occupation, 930–1,200 Palestinians were killed, most notably in the Khan Younis massacre and Rafah massacre. In total, about 1% of the population of the Gaza Strip was either killed, wounded, tortured or …

A United Nations report released in September 2024 estimated that by the end of January 2024, the conflict had inflicted $18.5 billion worth of damage on Gaza's infrastructure. The report also ...

Oct 10, 2024 · Within hours of Hamas' attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel began airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. Last Oct. 27, Israel's ground invasion of Gaza began, and within a few days the...

Oct 7, 2023 · Despite Israel’s partial troop withdrawal from Gaza and a reduction in operations in the strip’s north, satellite imagery shows ongoing land clearing and military advancement in southern and...

May 30, 2018 · Thousands of Palestinian refugees settled in the Gaza Strip. Many were essentially trapped between two countries—Egypt and Israel—that wouldn’t grant them easy passage.

Jan 20, 2025 · Agreements left Egypt occupying the Gaza Strip, Jordan occupying the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and Israel occupying West Jerusalem. About 750,000 Palestinians fled, or were forced from,...

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...

After Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War against its Arab neighbors, it gained control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. For the next 38 years, it controlled the strip and enabled the...

Oct 7, 2023 · In June 1967, during the Six-Day War, Israel gained control of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled those territories or were displaced. Israeli...

In October 2023, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a massive surprise assault on southern Israel, the deadliest single attack on Israelis in history.