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 …

1 day ago · Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing …

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 …

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 …

Jan 17, 2025 · Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war, but many will …

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.

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 …

Oct 10, 2023 · Gaza is a coastal strip of land that lay on ancient trading and maritime routes along the Mediterranean shore. Held by the Ottoman Empire until 1917, it passed from British to …

Oct 10, 2023 · LONDON — Human rights groups call it "the world's largest open-air prison." The Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million people, has come under heavy bombardment from Israel in …

Gaza residents closed UNRWA's emergency department, social services office and ration stores. [315] In 2012, there were five universities in the Gaza Strip and eight new schools were under …