Questions tagged [gaza]
The Gaza Strip is a small piece of land in southern Israel, bordered by Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, where Palestinians live. It is currently governed by Hamas, which many countries consider a terrorist organization. Use with the [israel] and [hamas] tags as needed.
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Can someone be an armed guard in Gaza without being Hamas?
CNN:
The IDF last week also released photos and video showing young men holding guns in the air – militants handing in weapons after their surrender from Kamal Adwan hospital, it alleged. But the ...
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Pacifist Palestinian or western pro-Palestinian organizations
Are there any pacifist Palestinian or western pro-Palestinian organizations?
I am specifically ask about Palestinian organizations, since, of course there are pacifist on the Israeli side - notably B'...
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Demographics of Hamas military wing [closed]
Are there any data on demographics of Hamas military wing: Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades? More precisely:
What is the age distribution?
How many of fighters have served time in Israeli prisons and ...
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Did the US provide its own estimates of hunger in Gaza during the 2023 war?
During the Tigray war, the US apparently provided its own estimates of hunger in the region, e.g.
June 26, 2021
The United States estimates that up to 900,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region now ...
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Palestinian politicians speaking against Hamas
From Ex-Hamas minister: 'People in Gaza say that Sinwar and his men destroyed us':
According to a Shin Bet investigation, Yousef Almansi, the former Hamas communications minister, criticized the ...
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What do we know about Hamas’s abuse of the Gazan population?
A ynetnews.com opinion piece reads:
The claim "ethnic cleansing" also lacks a basis in reality. Those learned academicians base their claim on the removal of civilians in Gaza from the ...
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What political hurdles will the rise in popularity of Hamas pose for the post-war plan for Gaza by Israel?
Recent polling shows that Palestinians are long done with Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and are now ready for Hamas
leadership in both Gaza and the West Bank, while Israelis are ...
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What military strategies has Israel used, and chosen not to use, in Gaza?
What military strategies has Israel used to try to eliminate terrorism originating in Gaza, and how effective were they? Or where can one learn about them? This includes its current strategy.
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Why does the IDF call the surgery department of Al-Shifa the "Qatari Building"?
The IDF says that the Hamas tunnels (they've shown) were located under the "Qatari Building" of the Al-Shifa hospital. Sky News says this is the surgery department of the hospital. Tunnel ...
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Why won't Israel allow more aid into Gaza?
Israel needs to do more to allow fuel and other aid into Gaza, the
U.S. said on Tuesday as Israel's offensive against Hamas in southern
areas of the Palestinian enclave intensified.
"The level of ...
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Are there more reliable sources for the death toll in the Israel–Hamas war than the Gaza Health Ministry?
On 25 October, US President Joe Biden stated he had "no confidence" in
the death totals reported by the Gaza Health Ministry.[62][63] In
response, Human Rights Watch stated that after three ...
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Do a majority of Israeli Jews still think that the IDF is holding back too much in Gaza?
Time reported on Nov 10:
Poll results were also hawkish when it came to the use of force in Gaza: 57.5% of Israeli Jews said that they believed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were using too little ...
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Why doesn't Israel ask Palestinians in Gaza Strip to move to the Negev to a camp managed by UNHCR?
Israel has been urging Palestinians to move south and leave Gaza city since the start of the war, with their war on Hamas fighters, a high number of civilians are falling casualties.
Israel could have ...
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Who is establishing the big tent cities by the sea in Gaza?
According to a former Mossad "division chief", Rami Igra, interviewed on CNN the population from Khan Yunis is asked to move by the sea, where "big tent cities are being established&...
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What does Gaza territory "under Israeli control" or "under Palestinian control" imply in a guerilla warfare?
This is a map from Wikipedia depicting the status of Gaza during the ongoing war in the Gaza strip:
I can see that there are areas claimed to be under Israeli control or Palestinian control. However, ...
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