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The Gaza Strip is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, on the South-West border of Israel, bordering Egypt to its West. It is about 41 kilometres (25 mi) long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres (4–7.5 mi) wide, with a total area of 360 square kilometres (139 sq mi). The area is not recognised internationally as part of any sovereign country but is claimed by the Palestinian National Authority as part of the Palestinian territories. Since the June 2007 battle of Gaza, actual control of the area is in the hands of the Hamas de facto government.

The Gaza Strip was promised to the Palestinians in 1948, it was captured by Egypt in the Middle East War, and was then captured by Israel in the 1967 War. It is currently under Palestinian rule, though it seems lately to just be falling apart.

The Gaza Strip in History

Here are some more trivia about the Gaza strip you may want to know about: The first mention of the city of Gaza was in the 15th century BCE where the Torah and the Old Testament has the story of Samson and Delilah.