
Gaza City - Wikipedia
Gaza, [b] also called Gaza City, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. Located on the Mediterranean coast, some 76.6 kilometres (47.6 mi) southwest of Jerusalem, it is home to Palestine's only port.
What Gaza looks like today, after 15 months of war
Feb 11, 2025 · Palestinians walk past the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, on a rainy day, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, February 6.
Despite Trump's comments on Gaza, some Arab Americans still …
1 day ago · People walk past the heavily-damaged Ayan Hotel in northern Gaza City, on Feb. 11, 2025, amid the current ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images
Pope Francis calls Gaza Palestinian Catholics : NPR
21 hours ago · Even while Pope Francis is hospitalized, he still keeps in touch with a Roman Catholic parish in Gaza City, making near-nightly phone calls to the priest and congregation there.
Gaza Strip - Wikipedia
Gaza is bordered by Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the east and north. Its capital is Gaza City and its largest city is currently Rafah. [d] The territorial boundaries were established while Gaza was controlled by the Kingdom of Egypt at the conclusion of the 1948 Arab–Israeli war.
Gaza | Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
5 days ago · 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 Strip, the city came under Palestinian control in 2005.
The history of the Gaza Strip after Trump's remarks | AP News
Feb 5, 2025 · Gaza has long been a powder keg. It exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing Israeli military operation that’s only recently stopped under a fragile ceasefire.
Gaza after 15 months of war: A snapshot in maps and charts - CNN
Jan 22, 2025 · Israeli military strikes have razed most of Gaza to rubble, with Gaza City the most heavily destroyed. Around 436,000 housing units have been destroyed or damaged across the strip, according to...
A brief history of Gaza's 75 years of woe | Reuters
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 Egyptian to Israeli...
Gaza explained: What to know about the enclave | CNN
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.