What is the Gaza Strip? 🇵🇸🇮🇱

Описание: What is the Gaza Strip? 🇵🇸🇮🇱

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Israel looks set to invade the Gaza Strip, but what exactly is it?

The Gaza Strip, a 365 square kilometre, or 141 square mile area, located along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, has its economic and administrative centre in Gaza City, which is situated in its northern portion. The strip's territorial layout was primarily established following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Initially under the control of the Ottoman Empire till 1917, it was then governed by the British until 1948. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Egypt administered the region until 1967 when Israel took control during the Six-Day War. In 1994, the Palestinian Authority was granted partial autonomy over the area as part of the Oslo Accords.

Since 2007, the Gaza Strip has been under the control of Hamas, an Islamist militant group that carried out the attack on Israel we saw on Saturday.

The Gaza Strip has been subjected to a blockade by Israel and Egypt since 2007, severely restricting the movement of people and goods, which has had a significant impact on the region's economy and living conditions.

Over the years, tensions have often escalated into violence, with Israel launching military operations in response to rocket attacks from Gaza-based militant groups.