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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Why were refugees from Syria more 'wanted' than refugees from Gaza now?
During the civil war in Syria, that started in 2011, around five millions of Syrians have fled the country and have been accepted as refugees by Turkey, Germany, Sweden, Jordan, and many other ...
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Has Hamas verifiably used civilian infrastructure for military purposes in the past? [duplicate]
Whether al-Shifa hospital etc. host Hamas weapons and tunnels is under current dispute. However these are not new claims by the Israelis. For years and through multiple rounds of the conflict they've ...
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Does Biden's support for Israel align with popular opinion in the US?
Many Americans, including Jewish individuals, are reportedly protesting against the Israeli government's operation in Gaza. They cite harsh and inhumane conditions as reasons for their protest.
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Which crime is worse - invading hospital or using it for military purpose [closed]
Due the IDF raid on Shifa hospital in Gaza, Qatar calls for international probe for Israel(1). On the other hand, giving the evidence the IDF claims to find during their raid (2), it seems that Hamas ...
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How many Americans support leveling Gaza?
This is from Oct 11, but oddly of [perhaps more] relevance [these days]:
“Level the place!” the senator said of Gaza in a Fox News interview in mid-October. He appeared to say it was okay to attack ...
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Did Israelis build bunkers and tunnels under al-Shifa hospital, and if so why?
Sky News:
"We all know there are bunkers and tunnels because the Israelis built some of them when they were in control of the al Shifa hospital before 2005," he [Sky News military analyst ...
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Why are statements from the "Gaza Health Ministry" taken without a grain of salt?
Western media is constantly reporting casualty figures from the Gaza ministry of health. However the ministry is fully controlled by Hamas and cannot be considered impartial. So why are the casualty ...
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Did Hamas & PIJ manage to smuggle in substantial numbers of fully assembled rockets after 2014?
In 2014, the IDF gave a breakdown of their estimates of the Hamas rocket arsenal. Interestingly, in the 45km range rockets, the whole-piece smuggled ones dominated, but in the 75km range, it was ...
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How many construction projects under PA/international supervision has Israel effectively/implicitly approved in Gaza since 2010?
In 2010 news was that Israel was going to allow imports of building materials for international construction projects in Gaza.
The construction materials allowed in under international supervision ...
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Is there a reason that the only viable evacuation route is through Egypt, and people can't flee by sea?
Egypt is facing mounting pressure to act as neighboring Gaza gets
pummeled by Israeli strikes after October 7’s brutal assault in Israel
by Hamas.
In the wake of the Hamas attacks, Israel closed its ...
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Has the EU, the UN, or even some Muslim countries proposed to fund or construct any bomb shelters for civilians in Gaza?
The EU in cooperation with the UN have at least renovated some [Soviet-era, I guess] bomb shelters in Ukraine (ibid).
So, have they tried to do something like that in Gaza? After all, the EU was ...
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What (if any) was the US position on the destination of the weapon shipment on the Klos C, seized in 2014?
Israel said the weapons on the Klos C, boarded in 2014, were headed for Gaza.
Speaking to the press at Eilat port, in view of the ship's deadly cargo, Prime Minister Netanyahu noted - in both Hebrew ...
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Why are there no bomb-shelters in civilian homes in Gaza?
In Israel, every house must by law have a shelter, to protect its residents from bombs. In Gaza, apparently there are no shelters in usual houses; this is one reason why there are so many casualties ...
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Did any Muslim country officially express disagreement over America's plan to have the Palestinian Authority govern over the Gaza Strip?
"The cooperation between the Palestinian and Israeli [security]
services is extensive and has withstood any challenge. Every time
Mahmoud Abbas has wanted to suspend security cooperation, the
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Did Israel give an official explanation as to why it won't let the United Nations use the Kerem Shalom border crossing?
He described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as "catastrophic,"
adding: "It is absolutely essential - absolutely essential - to have a
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