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Palestinians occupy the entire Gaza Strip which is about 139 sq. miles or 360 sq. km. The Hamas government received a majority vote in the 2006 Palestinian elections and took over Fatah.
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What is the small coastal area where over 1 million palestinians live?
The small coastal area where 1 million Palestinians live is called the Gaza Strip. It is located on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Is the Gaza Strip holy ground?
No. There is no religion that venerates the area occupied by the Gaza Strip.
How far is Gaza from Israel?
It is about 41 kilometres (25 mi) long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres (4-7.5 mi) wide, with a total area of 360 square kilometres (140 sq mi).
Which area under Palestinian control lies on the mediterranean?
This is the Gaza strip (zone).
Who bombed the Gaza strip in 1948?
The Israeli Defense Forces bombed the Gaza Strip in 1948 to weaken the Egyptian Army operating out of that area.
How big is Gaza city?
Gaza City is the biggest city in the area known as the Gaza strip- it is 151.0 km² and has a population of 410,000
Who lives in Gaza?
The people living in Gaza are Palestinians (the original people of the Palestine Country before Israel establishment in the area). Gaza together the West bank are parts of the Palestinian territory, currently occupied by Israel, after war of June 1967. refer to related question for more information.
Gaza strip a coastal area borders what body of water?
The mediterranean ocean.
What is the surface area of the Gaza Strip?
360 sq. km or 140 sq. miles.
Did Israel have Gaza first?
The map (see link below) shows a country called Palestine. Some Jews invaded in 1948 and changed the name to Israel. They took more and more land until there was just a small area called Gaza for the surviving Palestinians to live in. Israel didn't have Gaza first, Palestine had Palestine first.
Where did goliath of the bible livein regard to todays world?
It would be in the general area of the Gaza Strip today.
Is Gaza independent?
The Gaza Strip is a de-facto independent territory. The organization Hamas controls all domestic activities in the area, regardless of the Israeli and Egyptian blockade of the territory. De jure it is supposed to be under the control of the Palestinian Authority, but the Palestinian Authority has not actually been in power in the Gaza Strip since 2007.
