self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
Factsheet
Status Claimed by Palestine
Under the Palestinian National Authority according to the Oslo Accords
Previously regarded as an Israeli-occupied territory due to the Gaza blockade
De facto fully administered by Hamas from 14 June 2007 until 27 October 2023, when the Israel Defense Forces began its Invasion.
Israel currently controls 53% of the Gaza Strip.
Under the Palestinian National Authority according to the Oslo Accords
Previously regarded as an Israeli-occupied territory due to the Gaza blockade
De facto fully administered by Hamas from 14 June 2007 until 27 October 2023, when the Israel Defense Forces began its Invasion.
Israel currently controls 53% of the Gaza Strip.
Capital and largest city Gaza City
Coordinates: 31.51472; 34.45417
Coordinates: 31.51472; 34.45417
Official languages Arabic
Status Claimed by Palestine
Under the Palestinian National Authority according to the Oslo Accords
Previously regarded as an Israeli-occupied territory due to the Gaza blockade
De facto fully administered by Hamas from 14 June 2007 until 27 October 2023, when the Israel Defense Forces began its Invasion.
Israel currently controls 53% of the Gaza Strip.
Under the Palestinian National Authority according to the Oslo Accords
Previously regarded as an Israeli-occupied territory due to the Gaza blockade
De facto fully administered by Hamas from 14 June 2007 until 27 October 2023, when the Israel Defense Forces began its Invasion.
Israel currently controls 53% of the Gaza Strip.
Capital and largest city Gaza City
Coordinates: 31.51472; 34.45417
Coordinates: 31.51472; 34.45417
Official languages Arabic
BBC
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Israel Gaza war | Latest News & Updates | BBC News
Gaza's health ministry says one baby has died from hypothermia and 11 other people have died in building collapses over the past week.
The Guardian
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In Gaza we’re trapped in an endless maze of waiting – for peace, for the deaths to stop and for our lives to begin again | Aya Al-Hattab | The Guardian
1 day ago - It was announced on 10 October, amid great celebrations in Sharm el-Sheikh. Since then, Israeli forces have killed more than 360 Palestinians, including about 70 children, in Gaza.
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PBS
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Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation as blast in Gaza wounds soldier | PBS News
3 days ago - JERUSALEM (AP) — An explosive device detonated in Gaza on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. It was the latest incident to threaten the tenuous truce that ...
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AP News
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Chilly Gaza braces for more winter rain and word of any progress in ceasefire talks | AP News
The Gaza Health Ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, has said dozens of people, including at least two children, have died from hypothermia or after weather-related collapses of war-damaged homes onto families.
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NYTimes
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Opinion | In Gaza and the West Bank, Human Rights Work Changes Course - The New York Times
3 weeks ago - The next day, Gaza health officials said 76 Palestinians had been killed. Altogether, since the U.S.-brokered deal went into effect, Gaza health officials say, more than 350 Palestinians have died, most of them at the hands of Israeli forces.
The Guardian
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Gaza | The Guardian
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UN News
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Gaza: War has made children violent, sad and bereft | UN News
November 13, 2025 - Issuing a warning that the children’s sense of stability and security has been eroded as key everyday services have collapsed, humanitarians insist that young Gazans will need “sustained, long-term efforts to recover”.
The Times of Israel
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US accuses Israel of ‘provoking’ Arab world after Katz’s call for Gaza settlements | The Times of Israel
4 days ago - Katz said earlier today that Israel will establish Nahal pioneer communities in northern Gaza in what would amount to a defiance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment to US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the Gaza war, which envisions Israel gradually withdrawing from the Strip, rather than establishing settlements there.
Fox News
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Israel kills senior Hamas official Ra'ad Sa'ad, Oct. 7 architect in Gaza | Fox News
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel announced Saturday it had killed Ra’ad Sa’ad, the head of the Weapons Production Headquarters in Hamas’ military wing and one of the architects of Oct. 7. "Sa’ad was one of the last remaining veteran senior militants in the Gaza Strip and a close associate of Marwan Issa, the deputy head of Hamas’ military wing.
Published 2 weeks ago
Foreign Affairs
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Gaza’s New Normal: Persistent Limited Conflict Is More Likely Than Peace
3 days ago - Gaza has reached a new equilibrium. Unsurprisingly, it is an ugly one. The good news is that the intense fighting is over and humanitarian relief is steadily entering the strip.
CBC News
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'There is no real ceasefire' — why the plan to end war in Gaza has stalled, with few countries willing to help | CBC News
5 days ago - U.S. President Donald Trump and negotiators will spend much of the Christmas break trying to salvage the ceasefire in Gaza. While Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees have been freed, the war has not stopped completely and there are fears it could re-ignite as neither side appears prepared to follow through on their commitments. Chris Brown · CBC News ·
The Jerusalem Post
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Defense Minister Katz retracts claim Israel will resettle northern Gaza with Nahal nucleus groups
4 days ago - Smoke rises from Gaza as right-wing activists take part in a rally organized by settlers groups to promote Israel's resettling in Gaza, near the border, July 30, 2025
The Mirror
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Gaza - News, pictures and video - The Mirror US
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PBS
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Gaza | PBS News
October 29, 2025 - More than two months after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain dire. The United Nations estimates that 1.5 million people lack shelter.
WHO
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UN agencies welcome news that famine has been pushed back in the Gaza Strip, but warn fragile gains could be reversed without increased and sustained support
1 week ago - The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Gaza confirms that no areas of the Strip are currently classified in famine following the October ceasefire and improved humanitarian and commercial access.
Al Jazeera
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2025 in Gaza: 12 months, 12 pictures | Gaza News | Al Jazeera
6 days ago - Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 70,669 Palestinians and wounded 171,165 since October 2023.
BBC
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BBC Verify Live: Gaza floods captured in verified video and satellite data - BBC News
2 weeks ago - We’ve verified footage from across the Gaza Strip where the Hamas-run government media office says at least 12 people have been killed in flooding.
The Telegraph
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Israel-Hamas War | News and live updates
British-Palestinian activist behind Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla has been labelled ‘serious security risk’