By limiting imports and nearly all exports, Israel's 16-year blockade has driven the Gaza Strip's economy to near-collapse, with unemployment rates above 40%, according to the World Bank. More than 65% of the population lives under the poverty line, according to the UN, ...
While it is not clear howGazawill be rebuilt when the current conflict between Hamas and Israel ends - it is equally uncertain how the US would come to "own" Gaza, resettle its population, and redevelop the land. Image:Destroyed buildings in Rafah, Gaza. Pic: Reuters What did Trump say...
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Before Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023, driving from the northern tip to the southern tip took 30 to 40 minutes. WHO LIVES IN THE GAZA STRIP? Since the war with Israel began 16 months ago, Gaza's population has fallen 6% or by about 160,000 people to 2.1 million, ac...
The IDF has eliminated dozens of terrorists in Gaza, with extensive strikes and close-quarters combat aimed at dismantling threats to Israeli security. ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. August 23, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) ...
The Gaza Strip is a 41km (25-mile) long and 10km-wide territory between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. It is home to about 2.3 million people and has one of the highest population densities in the world. Israel controls the air space over Gaza and its shoreline and restricts ...
The number of aid trucks being allowed to enter Gaza last week is only a "drop in the bucket" of what is actually needed to stave off potential famine in the territory, the head of the U.N. World Food Program said. Cindy McCain, the program's executive director, warned that the ...
Following a week of unprecedented airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, which have killed more than 5,000 people according to Palestinian health authorities, Israel is massing troops and military equipment on its border with the Hamas-controlled enclave and has warned some 1.1 million people in the northe...
US President Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” the Gaza Strip by moving more than a million Palestinians to neighboring countries has drawn sharp criticism, with opponents condemning it as ethnic cleansing and warning of regional chaos.
Thousands of Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests last week in the Gaza Strip.