Gaza, [b] also called Gaza City, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.Located on the Mediterranean coast, some 76.6 kilometres (47.6 mi) southwest of Jerusalem, it is home to Palestine's only port.With a population of 590,481 people as of 2017, Gaza was the most populous city in the State of Palestine prior to the Israel–Hamas war, when it was subjected to massive displacement.

What is the Gaza Strip? 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...

Feb 14, 2024 · CAIRO (AP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Edrogan and Egypt’s leader united their efforts Wednesday in Cairo, calling for a halt to Israel’s looming offensive on a southern Gaza city in its war against Hamas.

Nov 13, 2023 · In the following series of maps, Al Jazeera shows what it would look like if the Gaza Strip were to be placed in some of the world’s most well-known cities and where entirely destroyed areas...

Jan 22, 2025 · 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.

Jan 17, 2025 · Israel's security cabinet has given its approval to the Gaza ceasefire deal, meaning a full cabinet meeting will be held now.

May 3, 2024 · Turkey said on Friday that it would suspend all trade with Israel until there was a “permanent cease-fire” in the Gaza Strip, the latest international sanction against Israel and one that...

Jan 28, 2025 · On Tuesday, throughout Gaza City, people had emotional reunions with family members who had remained in northern Gaza during the war. But the return home was also shocking and depressing: Israel ...

2 days ago · Gaza is home to an estimated 2.3 million Palestinians, almost all of whom have had to leave their homes as Israel has carried out continuous strikes across the territory and issued mass evacuation ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Inhabited since at least the 15th century B.C., the Gaza Strip area has been dominated by many different peoples and empires throughout its history; it was incorporated …