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Gaza Strip
Also known as: Gaza
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Experts react: How the US war with Iran is playing out around the ... atlanticcouncil.org Mar 1, 2026 13 facts
measurementThe war involving US-backed Israeli military power in the Gaza Strip lasted more than two years.
claimPalestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank have historically relied on symbolic support.
accountIsrael closed all crossings into the Gaza Strip shortly after attacks on Iran began.
claimWounded and sick Palestinians are currently trapped in the Gaza Strip.
claimThe current war has resulted in Palestinians losing momentum for rebuilding their lives and losing global attention regarding their plight in the Gaza Strip and land confiscations in the West Bank.
measurementThe war involving US-backed Israeli military power in the Gaza Strip lasted more than two years.
accountIsrael closed all crossings into the Gaza Strip shortly after attacks on Iran began.
claimThe Israeli government asserts that the Gaza Strip has provisions to last for an 'extended period,' while the United Nations and Human Rights Watch reported in mid-February that aid, medicine, and reconstruction materials were in short supply.
claimThe United Nations and Human Rights Watch reported in mid-February that aid, medicine, and reconstruction materials were in short supply in the Gaza Strip.
claimImprovements in the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip are unlikely due to global attention being focused on the war with Iran.
accountWounded and sick Palestinians are trapped in the Gaza Strip.
claimThe Israeli government asserts that the Gaza Strip possesses provisions to last for an extended period.
claimThe current war has caused Palestinians to lose momentum for rebuilding their lives and has diverted global attention away from their plight in the Gaza Strip and land confiscations in the West Bank.
Monday Briefing: Israel-Hamas war: Conflict scenarios, ... mei.edu Oct 16, 2023 9 facts
claimIsrael has resumed water supply to the southern Gaza Strip as part of humanitarian efforts during the Israel-Hamas war.
claimEgypt is preparing to manage a potential flow of refugees from the Gaza Strip.
claimHezbollah's escalation calculus regarding a regional war differs from previous Hamas-Israel wars because Israel's current goal is to remove Hamas from the Gaza Strip, whereas previous Israeli goals were more limited.
perspectivePaul Salem characterizes the idea that the Palestinian Authority or a third power would agree to take control of the Gaza Strip following an Israeli invasion as unrealistic.
claimPaul Salem, President and CEO of the Middle East Institute, identifies two potential scenarios for Israel's ground incursion into Gaza: a full-scale invasion and occupation of the entire Gaza Strip to root out Hamas, or a larger-scale version of previous Israeli invasions of Gaza.
accountNine days after the Hamas attack inside Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began massing troops for a large-scale ground incursion into the Gaza Strip.
claimInternational rights groups and various countries are pressing Israel to adhere to international laws of war, specifically regarding the protection of civilians and the avoidance of targeting hospitals, schools, and clinics in the Gaza Strip.
claimThe Biden administration is engaging in crisis diplomacy to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas and to address the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
claimThe Biden administration appointed David Satterfield as the special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues in October 2023 to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org Mar 5, 2025 8 facts
accountEgypt worked to de-escalate recurring armed confrontations between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip to maintain regional stability and refocus international attention on the Palestinian cause.
accountBetween 2014 and 2021, Egypt's primary security focus was its eastern border with the Gaza Strip, which was used as a corridor to smuggle weapons and ammunition to terrorist groups operating in the Sinai Peninsula.
claimEgypt worked to de-escalate recurring armed confrontations between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip to reduce violence, maintain regional stability, and refocus attention on the Palestinian cause.
claimIsraeli policies regarding the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip eroded the foundations of the peace process established by the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, the 1993 Oslo Accords, and the 1994 Wadi Araba Agreement with Jordan.
claimSuccessive Israeli right-wing governments intensified occupation and settlement practices in the West Bank and East Jerusalem while maintaining a blockade on the Gaza Strip that began in 2007.
claimThe potential forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza remains a plausible threat to Egypt's national security, with the possibility that more than two million Palestinians could be pushed toward the Egyptian border if the Gaza Strip becomes uninhabitable.
claimEgypt identified its eastern border with the Gaza Strip as a vital corridor used for smuggling weapons and ammunition to terrorist groups operating in the Sinai Peninsula.
accountSuccessive right-wing Israeli governments intensified occupation and settlement practices in the West Bank and East Jerusalem while maintaining a blockade on the Gaza Strip that began in 2007.
The crises in the Middle East: reshaping the region's geopolitical ... link.springer.com Jan 9, 2025 2 facts
claimThe status of lands occupied by Israel since 1967, including the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, remains a central point of contention in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
accountThe Six-Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973 between Arab states and Israel exacerbated land disputes, refugee crises, and competing claims to Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, and other contested territories.
The Israel-Hamas War: Risks of Escalation and Scenarios for ... mei.edu 2 facts
Iran's Proxy Strategy and the Extent of Surrogate Autonomy - AHS alexanderhamiltonsociety.org 1 fact
claimIran utilizes a "pay-for-performance" approach to sponsorship with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), which provides Iran with a degree of power as the group seeks to establish itself as the most radical faction in the Gaza Strip.
Iran's 'Axis of Resistance': The proxy forces shaping Mideast conflicts latimes.com Mar 1, 2026 1 fact
claimSince 2007, Hamas has controlled the Gaza Strip, functioning as both a military force and a de facto government providing social services.