self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel

The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the West Bank) that make up the State of Palestine in the Southern … Wikipedia
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.
Capital and largest city Gaza City
Coordinates: 31.51472; 34.45417
Official languages Arabic
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.
Capital and largest city Gaza City
Coordinates: 31.51472; 34.45417
Official languages Arabic
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Wikipedia
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Gaza Strip - Wikipedia
1 week ago - Later, during the Six-Day War, Israel captured and occupied the Gaza Strip, initiating its decades-long military occupation of the Palestinian territories. The mid-1990s Oslo Accords established the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a limited governing authority, initially led by the secular party ...
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BBC
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Israel and the Palestinians: History of the conflict explained
October 14, 2025 - About a million Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem came under Israel's control. ... Israel's occupation of these areas has lasted until this day. Israel signed a peace treaty with Egypt in 1979 and returned the Sinai.
Discussions

Are the west bank and gaza part of israel?
West Bank and Gaza are not part of Israel. Only the most hardcore right-wing/Likud Israelis would consider it as such. (Palestinians generally consider all of modern-day Israel to be theirs only and see Israelis as occupiers.) More on reddit.com
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Disregarding legal status of Gaza (Which is Israel-Occupied according to UN) what would you say it's de-facto status?
An argument can be made, that having full control over its airspace and maritime borders, electricity, food, water and most of it's land border, Israel has full control of Gaza Strip. More on reddit.com
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Oxfam America
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What is happening in Gaza and Israel? | Oxfam
1 week ago - We cannot have this fragile progress undermined by policies that do not respect the lives, dignity and future of Israelis and Palestinians equally. For the most reliable updates on the situation, visit the UN OCHA website. Donate to our Gaza Emergency Appeal. ... Dec. 7, 2023 · Millions of people including children are facing starvation and need humanitarian assistance. Save lives and donate to the Gaza emergency appeal. ... Dec. 22, 2025 · Here’s how you can help people in Gaza recover from the conflict. ... Dec. 22, 2025 · Oxfam partners are trying to get food, clean water, and medicine to desperate families.
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United Nations
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History of the Question of Palestine - Question of Palestine
October 15, 2025 - Jordan and Egypt controlled the rest of the territory assigned by resolution 181 to the Arab State. In the 1967 war, Israel occupied these territories (Gaza Strip and the West Bank) including East Jerusalem, which was subsequently annexed by Israel.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Gaza Strip | Definition, History, Facts, & Map | Britannica
3 days ago - 26, 2025, 4:20 PM ET (AP) Show ... The Gaza Strip is unusual in being a densely settled area not recognized as a de jure part of any extant country....
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CNN
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After two years of war, some Israelis are moving to the Gaza border while others are refusing. Here’s why | CNN
1 day ago - In the Peace Index survey from Tel Aviv University, which was published in March, only 20% of Israeli Jews said they believed in the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, but 92% said they believe the continuation of the conflict harms their country. A total of 47% supported the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in Gaza after the end of the war, and 71% supported Israel providing incentives that would lead to the voluntary departure of Palestinians from the strip.
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AJC
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Tough Questions About Gaza Answered | AJC
1 month ago - The Gaza Strip is a 141-square-mile Palestinian enclave located near Israel’s southwestern tip. After the Israeli withdrawal in 2005, the coastal territory has been under the control of the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group.
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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
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Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
1 month ago - Hamas’ security forces have also committed grave abuses against Palestinians in Gaza, including arbitrary arrests, summary executions and torture. Under the Fourth Geneva Convention, an occupying power is prohibited from transferring parts of its civilian population into occupied territory, also known as “settler implantation.” Seizures and demolitions of Palestinian and Bedouin land and property leave communities at risk of forced evictions, arbitrary displacement and forcible transfer. Israel’s permanent occupation endangers the cultural existence of the Palestinian people and violates their right to self-determination.
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Wikipedia
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Palestine - Wikipedia
3 days ago - Israel withdrew from Gaza in its unilateral disengagement in 2005, but the territory is still considered to be under military occupation and has been blockaded by Israel. In 2007, internal divisions between political factions led to a takeover ...
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Foreign Affairs
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Gaza’s New Normal: Persistent Limited Conflict Is More Likely Than Peace
1 day ago - In November, for example, the United States tried to create “Alternative Safe Communities” where Israeli-vetted Palestinians could live on the Israeli side of the separation line in Gaza. But this proposal stalled almost immediately in the face of difficult questions about whether Palestinians in these communities could cross freely between parts of the strip respectively controlled by Israel and Hamas.
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BBC
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What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza?
October 14, 2025 - Israel and the Palestinians: History of the conflict explained · The Gaza Strip is a 41km (25-mile) long and 10km-wide territory between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. It was part of a proposed Arab state under the original UN partition ...
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Wikipedia
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Gaza City - Wikipedia
3 days ago - Gaza is the only coastal part of the State of Palestine. In 2000, exploration license were granted by the government to British Gas Group. However, the project was interrupted during the 2000–2005 uprisings, where supportive infrastructure, ...
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Haaretz
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Haaretz Explains | Why Is Israel, Out of All UN Member States, the First Nation to Recognize Somaliland? - Africa, Asia and Australia
3 days ago - The small African state seceded from Greater Somalia in 1991 and has not been recognized by any nation until now. But its advantageous geographic location near the Houthis in Yemen, and reports of talks on population transfer from Gaza, could have spurred Israel to set the precedent
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Al Jazeera
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How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire? Here are the numbers | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
Since the ceasefire took effect, Israeli attacks have killed at least 414 Palestinians and injured 1,145. ... Since the declaration of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on October 10, 2025, Israel has violated the agreement with near-daily attacks, killing hundreds of people.
Published   November 11, 2025
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Quora
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Is Gaza considered part of Israel? If so, why is there talk of an independent Palestinian state? - Quora
Answer (1 of 12): The Gaze strip is in Israel but was for the Palestinian people but there has been years of problems due to the Zionist regime being unfair towards the occupation causing economic hardship due to a police presence in Gaza.
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U.S. Department of State
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West Bank and Gaza - United States Department of State
January 4, 2025 - This section of the report covers the West Bank and Gaza and East Jerusalem territories that Israel occupied during the June 1967 war. In 2017, the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Language in this report is not meant to convey a position on any final-status issues to be negotiated between the parties to the conflict, including the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem or the borders between Israel and any future Palestinian state.
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Reddit
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r/Israel_Palestine on Reddit: Are the west bank and gaza part of israel?
April 10, 2024 -

Ive been wondering what people definitively think here. There are people in the west bank who are israelis who are israeli citizens. There are also people who are not israeli citizens in the west bank and who are subject to military rule by israel. Palestine isn't a state according to israel and a lot of countries. What is it then. It's israel, is it not? Then isn't it like apartheid? Is gaza not part of israel? Then it's a different state. Im confused. If gaza isn't a state, then what state is it part of and why don't gazans have rights in that state?

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U.S. Department of State
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Israel and The Occupied Territories - The Occupied Territories - United States Department of State
January 4, 2025 - The Occupied Territories, which include the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, are subject to the jurisdiction of Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), with the division of responsibilities overlapping in much of the territory.