Gaza Strip

[gah-zuh strip, gaz-uh]

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noun

Also called Gaza.��a coastal area on the eastern Mediterranean: formerly in the Palestine mandate, occupied by Israel since 1967 and under limited Palestinian self-administration since 1994.

Gaza Strip

noun

a coastal region on the SE corner of the Mediterranean: administered by Egypt from 1949; occupied by Israel from 1967; granted autonomy in 1993 and administered by the Palestinian National Authority from 1994. Pop: 1 763 387 (2013 est). Area: 363 sq km (140 sq miles)

Gaza Strip

A small strip of land between Egypt (see also Egypt), Israel, and the Mediterranean Sea. Israel occupied it during the Six-Day War. Populated by Israelis and stateless Palestinians, it has been one of the scenes of the intifada. Arabs see it as part of a future Palestinian state.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gaza Strip¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

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He adds that "Israel does not fund the humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip".

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Activists say Israeli troops have boarded a yacht trying to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

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The Madleen yacht is 160 nautical miles from the Gaza Strip and is attempting to challenge Israel's naval blockade of the territory.

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Once journalists and war crimes investigators can get into the Gaza Strip, they will emerge with more hard facts about what has happened.

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"He needs to be taken away immediately, to a real hospital, outside of the Gaza Strip. I beg the Italian government to do something, take him, Italians save him," he said.

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gazar gaze

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