History of the Gaza Strip, 1949 - Present
Posted January 5th, 2009 by tyler01
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The New York Times put together a great interactive timeline that begins with the truce between Israel and a number of Arab countries who simultaneously declared war on the newly formed state in 1948. The Gaza strip was ceded to Egypt as part of a pact between the countries in 1949.
The timeline continues to include major political and military developments that influenced the ownership, occupation and formation of the Gaza Strip, through Israel's ground offensive on January 3rd this year. Each major development includes articles and pictures from that time when available.
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Footage of Refugee Camps in Gaza
This is a short clip that shows living conditions in refugee camps in Gaza: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0T3jMRNwV8
Refugee statistics from the United Nations
The United Nations keep statistics on the refugees living in Gaza. Some of the figures are a few years old, but it does give an idea of the situation. This site includes a map of Gaza, with information about each refugee settlement: http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/gaza.html. The statistics are provided by the United Nations Relief Work Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees.
Map of the Gaza Strip
Map of Gaza with a summary of Israel's actions in the past week: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/04/world/20080104-conflict-graphic.html
Yeah I also wanna add some
Yeah I also wanna add some material on the history of The Gaza Strip (Arabic: قطاع غزة Qiṭāʿ Ġazza/Qita' Ghazzah) lies on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Egypt on the south-west and Israel on the south, east and north. watch winder It is about 41 kilometers (25 mi) long, and between 6 and 12 kilometers (4–7.5 mi) wide, with a total area of 360 square kilometers (139 sq mi). The area is recognized internationally as part of the Palestinian territories. citizen watches Actual control of the area is in the hands of Hamas, an organization that won civil parliamentary Palestinian Authority elections in 2006 and took over de facto government in the Gaza Strip from the Palestinian Authority by way of its own armed militia in July 2007, swiss watches while violently removing the Palestinian Authority's security forces and civil servants from the Gaza Strip.