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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Where and how does Hamas obtain the technology and raw material for rockets?
'Ayyash 250' rockets
1,000 rockets fired towards Israel
It must be almost impossible to obtain raw materials for building 1000 rockets given the situation Hamas lives in. I mean, continuous ...
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Why doesn't Gaza become Egypt? [duplicate]
It seems to me as feasible for Gaza to become part of Egypt as they share the same language, culture, and religion. In turn, Egypt would assume responsibility to control tendencies to attack Israel ...
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Why doesn't the world help Israel fight against Hamas? [closed]
in the last two days Israel has been in "Operation Wall Guard". In the crisis that caused this "operation", Hamas has launched more than a thousand rockets towards Israeli cities.
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Why do the Palestinians in Gaza not declare an independent state?
The Palestinians want an independent state over the entire land of Israel, but cannot have it, as most of it is controlled by Israel. However, the Gaza strip has been abandoned by Israel over 15 years ...
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What was the affiliation of the protesters killed in the Gaza protests?
During the recent protests in Gaza, 50 or more protesters were killed by the Israeli military. Israel's official position, as I understand it, is that the majority were members of Hamas or another ...
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Why did Egypt start the blockade of the Gaza Strip?
I would think that Egypt had more in common with the Palestinian people than Israel, since both Egypt and Palestinians are mostly Sunni Muslims.
Why did Egypt start the blockade of the Gaza Strip, ...
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Why doesn't Israel want an independent investigation of Gaza 2018 border events? [closed]
The official story is that there is a violent riot. And that the sniper acts appropriately (source)
However, Israel refuses to allow independent investigators to corroborate the stories.
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Can one leave the Gaza strip permanently?
I don't really know where to put this question and as it is somewhat a political decision I will ask it here.
Based on this Wikipedia Article it seems like one can't really leave the Gaza strip. But ...
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Does it make sense for Jordan & Egypt to annex Gaza and the West Bank?
This might be a dumb question, but is it a viable solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict for Jordan and Egypt to respectively annex the West Bank and Gaza Strip as they did in '48?
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What direct actions could Hamas take to effectively show a leadership role in protecting Palestinian Civilians?
In a comment to my previous question: Why is there no call for Hamas to protect and reduce civilian casualties? a comment was posted:
how can Hamas protect the civilians considering the prolonged ...
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Why does the Israeli Blockade of Gaza cover things other than weapons?
One of the main reasons Hamas cites for continuing to launch rockets into Israel is the Israeli blockade of Gaza by air, land, and sea, which in the Palestinians' view effectively makes Gaza an "...
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Why is there no call for Hamas to protect and reduce civilian casualties?
In a recent report in the Washington Post, the article indicates that the UN is placing the entire onus of reducing civilian casualties in its war with Hamas on Israel.
In Washington, the Pentagon ...
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