The Gaza Strip, or simply Gaza, is a polity and the smaller of the two Palestinian territories. On the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Gaza is bordered by Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the east and north.
Status: Under the Palestinian National Authority according to the Oslo Accords · De facto administered by Hamas since July 2007, with an ongoing attempt at occupation of the Gaza strip by the IDF since late 2023. · Claimed by the State of Palestine · Regarded as an occupied territory even prior to 2023 due to the Gaza blockade
Capital: Gaza City
Largest city: Rafah
Official languages: Arabic
Ethnic groups: Palestinian Arabs
Religion: 99% Sunni Islam (official) · <1% Christianity
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