Gaza Strip


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Gaza Strip

n
(Placename) 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)
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Ga′za Strip′


n.
a coastal area on the E Mediterranean: formerly in the Palestine mandate, occupied by Israel 1967–94; since 1994 under Palestinian self-rule.
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Noun1.Gaza Strip - a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and EgyptGaza Strip - a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt; "he is a Palestinian from Gaza"
Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
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Translations
Gasastrook
قطاع غزة
Ивица Газа
franja de Gaza
Pásmo Gazy
Gazastriben
Gaza Sektoro
franja de Gaza
Gaza tsoon
Gazan kaista
bande de Gaza
רצועת עזה
Pojas Gaze
Gázai övezet
Jalur Gaza
Gasaströndin
striscia di Gaza
ガザ地区
lacinia Gazetica
Gazos Ruožas
Gazas josla
Gazastrook
Gazastripen
strefa Gazy
faixa de Gaza
fâşia Gaza
Pásmo Gazy
појас Газе
Gazaremsan
Ukanda wa Gaza
Gazze Şeridi
сектор Газа
Dải Gaza

Gaza Strip

[ˈgɑːzəˈstrɪp] Nfranja f de Gaza
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Gaza Strip

nGazastreifen m
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This comes a day after 77 Palestinians were killed following clashes with Israeli soldiers in Gaza Strip, the territory's Health Ministry said.
The percentage of individuals aged 0 to 14 years constituted 38% of the total population by mid-2019; of which 36% in the West Bank and 42% in Gaza Strip. The elderly population aged 65 years and above, constituted 3% of the total population; of which 4% in the West Bank and 3% in Gaza Strip by mid-2019.
Tel Aviv: Israeli jets struck several targets in Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said yesterday.
PCHR said it is also concerned that the decision would be a prelude to PA's abdication of its legal obligations towards the Gaza Strip. The decision came following the statement by 'Azzam Al-Ahmed, Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), who disclosed the Palestinian leadership's intention to declare the Gaza Strip as "a rebel territory" in addition to the series of measures taken by the PA against the Gaza Strip for 2 years, including deducting from the employees' salaries, minimizing the medical referrals and decreasing supplies of medicines and medical consignments.
The PCBS said, marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the percentage of people with disabilities increased in Gaza Strip in 2017 compared to a slight decrease in the West Bank.
GAZA STRIP: Israel's military said it was carrying out air strikes "throughout the Gaza Strip" to strike "terror targets" on Monday after a barrage of mortar and rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave toward its territory wounded six people.
Earlier, IAF fighter jets targeted three military targets in a Hamas compound in the southern Gaza Strip. The strike was conducted in response to the repeated launching of incendiary kites and balloons with explosive devices attached to them from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.
Remnants of the rocket landed near the port city of Ashdod, about 20 kilometres north of the Gaza Strip. It was the longest range strike since a ceasefire ended a 50-day war between Gaza militants and Israel last August.
MANILA -- Amid Israel's air attacks on Gaza Strip, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday advised Filipinos to leave Gaza Strip and return to the country.
Summary: The Red Crescent Authority (RCA), in line with its Ramadan Month programme, has served group Iftars in Gaza Strip for the third day consecutively.
12 -- (BNA) Israeli-occupation authorities continued closing down the Karam Abu Salim commercial crossing in Gaza Strip on the pretext of deteriorating security situation in Gaza Strip.