those "safe zones" designated at the onset of the conflict have been reduced to around 13 percent of Gaza amidst Israeli attacks, with a population density of more than 30,000 people per square km.
According to the PCBS, in 1997, approximately over 90% of Gaza's population over the age of 10 was literate. Of the city's population, 140,848 were enrolled in schools (39.8% in elementary school, 33.8% in secondary school, and 26.4% in high school). About 11,134 people received bach...
Half of Gaza’s population is under the age of 19 but faces grim economic prospects, as 16 years of Israel’s blockade and ban on imports and exports has crippled the economy. The unemployment rate in Gaza is above 40%, more than 65% of the population is under the poverty line, and ...
Netanyahu repeated his stance that Israel will continue the war until "a total victory" over Hamas. "Tonight, I came to tell you one thing: We are on the way to a total victory. Victory is within reach. It's not a matter of years but of months," said Netanyahu. According to the I...
Its quality over the years has deteriorated rapidly, largely because it had been pumped out to meet the demands of Gaza's population more rapidly than it could be replaced by rainwater. (Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Ros Russell) Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters...
The UN reports that, to date, more than 80 percent of Gaza's population has been displaced, and the majority of its buildings destroyed, a reality which has taken its own toll on the well-being of children. And what about the emotional wounds? "How can you measure that? I can't meas...
years of Egyptian occupation, the Peleset (Philistines), one of the Sea Peoples, settled the city and surrounding area. Gaza became an important centre of the Philistine Pentapolis (league of five cities). There the biblical hero Samson perished while toppling the temple of the god Dagon. ...
Over the years, fighting has flared up repeatedly between Israel and Hamas and other militant groups based in Gaza, including the Iran-backed Islamic Jihad. What have U.S. leaders said in response to the attack? Officials across the U.S. responded quickly to condemn the Hamas attack. ...
In politically stable times, as much as one-tenth of the Palestinian population travels daily to Israel (where they are not allowed to stay overnight) to work in menial jobs. Political tension and outbreaks of violence often led Israeli authorities to close the border for extended periods, putt...
The manner of the Israeli hostilities, “may be causing the destruction of the Palestinian population in Gaza’s northernmost governate through death and displacement,” OHCHR said. “This is particularly the case around Jabalya, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun.” OHCHR noted provisional measures or...