Gaza City - Wikipedia
Gaza is one of the principal coastal cities in the country, home to Palestine's only port. Located some 76.6 kilometres (47.6 mi) southwest of the country's proclaimed capital East Jerusalem, the city is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Gaza | Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
4 days ago · Gaza, city and principal urban centre of the Gaza Strip, southwestern Palestine. Formerly the administrative headquarters for the Israeli military forces that occupied the Gaza Strip, the city came under Palestinian control in 2005.
Gaza after 15 months of war: A snapshot in maps and charts - CNN
1 day ago · Around 1.9 million Palestinians – or about 90% of the population – are internally displaced, according to the UN. Many people in Gaza have been displaced multiple times – some up to 10 times.
Before and after satellite photos of the Gaza Strip | AP News
Jan 16, 2025 · Corey Scher of City University of New York and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University have been studying Gaza since the start of the war on Oct. 7, 2023, after Hamas entered Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 others hostage.
Gaza Strip | Definition, History, Facts, & Map | Britannica
2 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.
Gaza Residents Return to Vast Destruction in Old Neighborhoods
2 days ago · Gazans returning to the southern city of Rafah found it mostly flattened. The mayor said that 60 percent of homes had been destroyed, as well as 70 percent of the city’s sewage system.
Maps: Tracking the Attacks in Israel and Gaza
Oct 7, 2023 · Israeli forces have continued to advance deep into Gaza City, fighting street battles with Hamas and surrounding battered hospitals, where conditions are increasingly dire.
Gaza explained: What to know about the enclave | CNN
Oct 15, 2023 · As Israel gears up a ground offensive into Gaza, here’s what you need to know about the 140 square-mile enclave – one of the most densely-populated territories on Earth.
Gaza Strip explained: Who controls it and what to know - NBC News
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...
The Gaza Strip explained in maps - Al Jazeera
Aug 7, 2022 · Gaza City. Gaza City is the largest and most populous city within the Gaza Strip, with more than 700,000 residents. Rimal, Shujaiya and Tel al-Hawa are among its most well-known neighbourhoods.