Israel controls the Gaza Strip's northern borders, as well as its territorial waters and airspace. Egypt controls Gaza Strip's southern border, under an agreement between it and Israel. [79] Neither Israel or Egypt permits free travel from Gaza as both borders are heavily militarily fortified.

1 day ago · Relatives of hostages, held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, block a highway in Tel Aviv, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 after the militant group announced it would delay hostage releases in the Gaza Strip after accusing Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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.

6 days ago · JERUSALEM (AP) — 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 ...

6 days ago · Israel has kept a land, air and sea blockade on Gaza since 2007, but the war brought on a “full siege.”Israeli forces have blocked most aid and divided the territory with a line of fortified ...

6 days ago · Hamas and Israel have clashed repeatedly since the Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007, rising to the level of war on several occasions. The Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, ignited ...

Feb 1, 2025 · Gaza Strip, territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula. It is densely populated and impoverished, in part due to the ongoing political situation of the region. It became a center of tension in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict when Hamas seized control of the area in 2007.

Oct 9, 2023 · What is the Gaza Strip? The Gaza Strip refers to a narrow strip of land wedged between Israel and Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea that is roughly the size of Washington, D.C. Occupied in turn...

May 30, 2018 · The Gaza Strip, the 140-square-mile stretch of land located along the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Israel, has endured decades of protest, military operations and violence as...

Jan 20, 2025 · Agreements left Egypt occupying the Gaza Strip, Jordan occupying the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and Israel occupying West Jerusalem. About 750,000 Palestinians fled, or were forced from,...