Who did israel capture the Gaza strip from and when?

Answer 1

Since 1948 to 1967 Gaza strip was occupied by Egypt and Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem ( what some people out of ignorance call "West bank") were occupied by Jordan. In 20 years neither Egypt nor Jordan moved a finger to create any "palestinian State", and what is curious: it did not even occur to Arabs who lived in Gaza , Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem to demand it.

In 1967 Arabs attacked Israel again. In six days Israel totally defeated the armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan( that is why this war is often referred to as the Six-Day war) - and liberated the historical Jewish land of Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem. As Egypt refused to accept the responsibility for Gaza, Israel had to figure as the Occupying Power, although Israel from the start offered Gaza to Egypt. This situation continued until 2005, when Israel in a unilateral move withdrew from Gaza.

Since then, there is not a single Israeli citizen there, neither military nor civilian.

Gaza is ruled by the Islamic terrorist group called Hamas that since 2006 to 2009 were continuously launching rockets and mortar shells on the cities situated in the South of Israel. The total number of rockets launched by Hamas terrorists from Gaza on Israeli civilians since 2006 to 2009 exceeded 6,000, which made Israel first establish the naval blockade of Gaza and then launch the anti-terrorist operation "Cast lead". In the course of the anti-terrorist operation, Hamas suffered a heavy blow an until 2011 was relatively quiet. However, in 2011, with Iran´s support, Hamas re-armed and prepared for the second round. The attacks on Israeli cities from Gaza resumed and intensified and in 2012 Israel launched another anti-terrorist operation against Hamas called "Pillar of Cloud". After getting another heavy blow, Hamas asked for the Armistice, and now both sides keep it.