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- proper noun An area of land along the Mediterranean coast, bordered by Egypt and Israel; it is not internationally recognised as belonging to any sovereign nation, but is governed by
Hamas and militarily controlled byIsrael , and is the focus for much territorial dispute and regional conflict.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
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In late December, Israel began bombing a neighboring territory called the Gaza Strip, which is home to Palestinians.
CAMERA Snapshots 2009
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In late December, Israel began bombing a neighboring territory called the Gaza Strip, which is home to Palestinians.
CAMERA Snapshots 2009
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He called the Gaza Strip "the world's largest prison" and declared that it was imperative to "open the borders, end the blockade."
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After a deadly confrontation a year ago, a new aid flotilla is planning a voyage to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli economic blockade.
Tension Builds as Israel Warns Planned Gaza Aid Flotilla 2011
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Like Pareene said, the politics of the Gaza Strip are a thing apart from what's going on in the streets of Cairo.
Richard Cohen Explains Why Egyptians Can't Have Nice Things Jason Linkins 2011
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The Philistines arrived by sea from the area of modern-day Greece around 1200 B.C. They went on to rule major ports at Ashkelon and Ashdod, now cities in Israel, and at Gaza, now part of the Palestinian territory known as the Gaza Strip.
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After a deadly confrontation a year ago, a new aid flotilla is planning a voyage to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli economic blockade.
Tension Builds as Israel Warns Planned Gaza Aid Flotilla 2011
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It also noted that state-building is hemmed in by limits on the authority's jurisdiction in large swaths of the West Bank; in East Jerusalem, where Israel claims sovereignty; and in the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by Hamas.
U.N. Praises Palestinian Preparations for Statehood Joshua Mitnick 2011
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Like Pareene said, the politics of the Gaza Strip are a thing apart from what's going on in the streets of Cairo.
Richard Cohen Explains Why Egyptians Can't Have Nice Things Jason Linkins 2011
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Much more important than the back-and-forth about Israel's (lethally bungled) raid on a boatload of (deliberately provocative) protesters trying to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip is the bigger question it raises: what to do about the blockade?
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