Gaza City
Gaza's Hamas rulers give 'collaborators' month to repent
Mar 12, 2013 17:32 EDT
Gaza's Hamas rulers on Tuesday launched a month-long campaign urging alleged Palestinian "collaborators" with Israel to turn themselves in in return for leniency.
Stray rocket fire killed Gaza baby, five others: UN
Mar 12, 2013 11:03 EDT
A Gaza baby reported killed by Israeli fire during a major confrontation in the strip last year, was one of six Palestinians likely killed by stray militant rocket fire, a UN report has found.
Stray rocket killed baby of BBC Gaza reporter: UN
Mar 12, 2013 05:05 EDT
A Palestinian infant who had been widely reported as killed by Israeli fire during a major assault on Gaza in November, died in an blast likely caused by a stray Palestinian rocket, a UN report has found.
Stray rocket killed baby of BBC Gaza reporter: UN
Mar 11, 2013 19:42 EDT
A Palestinian infant who had been widely reported as killed by Israeli fire during a major assault on Gaza in November, died in an blast likely caused by a stray Palestinian rocket, a UN report has found.
Palestinians mourn loss of their champion Chavez
Mar 07, 2013 11:32 EST
Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank were united in grief on Thursday over the death of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, whose untiring support for their cause saw him make blistering attacks on Israel.
Israeli army fire wounds three Gazans: Palestinians
Mar 01, 2013 05:18 EST
Israeli tank fire wounded three Palestinians near central Gaza's border with the Jewish state on Friday, a Palestinian medical official said.
Bulgaria expels visiting Hamas lawmakers
Feb 15, 2013 14:47 EST
Bulgaria on Friday expelled four Palestinians, including three lawmakers from Hamas, saying they had "posed a serious threat to national security".
Gaza children's funeral shot wins World Press Photo
Feb 15, 2013 11:27 EST
A photo of Gazans taking two children and their father killed in an Israeli air strike for burial has won the 2013 World Press Photo award for Swedish photographer Paul Hansen, judges said Friday.
Voter registration starts in Gaza, W. Bank
Feb 11, 2013 10:16 EST
Palestinian electoral officials on Monday began the long-overdue process of updating voter rolls in the West Bank and Gaza in a vital step towards eventual elections.
Malaysian PM on solidarity trip to Gaza
Jan 22, 2013 12:19 EST
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged solidarity with the Palestinians on his first trip to Gaza on Tuesday, throwing his support behind reconciliation efforts between Hamas and Fatah.
Gaza restaurant gives deaf a chance to shine
Jan 09, 2013 05:03 EST
At first glance, the Atfaluna restaurant in Gaza City looks like any other -- a space for locals to enjoy a simple meal. But there's a difference: nearly all its staff are deaf.
Hamas allows Fatah anniversary rally in Gaza
Jan 04, 2013 06:02 EST
Tens of thousands of supporters of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party rallied in Hamas-ruled Gaza on Friday in the climax to the party's first anniversary celebrations in the territory since 2007.
Fatah marks anniversary in Gaza for first time since 2007
Jan 01, 2013 08:40 EST
The Gaza branch of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party has started celebrations of its 48th anniversary in the Hamas-ruled territory, a local leader said on Tuesday.
Gaza M75 perfume captures 'victory' scent
Dec 10, 2012 11:28 EST
"Victory" has never smelled so sweet -- or at least that's what they would have you believe at the shop selling Gaza's newest fragrance named M75 after a long-range Hamas rocket.
At Gaza paintball zone, a different sort of combat
Dec 09, 2012 00:24 EST
Deadly weapons are hardly in short supply in the Gaza Strip, but at this paintballing centre in the coastal Palestinian territory, the arms are strictly non-lethal.
Hamas leader calls for 'all Palestine', national unity
Dec 08, 2012 16:24 EST
Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal on Saturday rejected ceding "an inch" of Palestinian territory to Israel or recognising the Jewish state, in a speech in Gaza marking the 25th anniversary of the Islamist group's founding.
Hamas leader calls for Palestinian unity at rally
Dec 08, 2012 10:49 EST
Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal rejected on Saturday ceding "an inch" of Palestinian territory to Israel or recognising the Jewish state, in a speech in Gaza marking the 25th anniversary of the Islamist group's founding.
Gazans mass for Hamas anniversary
Dec 08, 2012 07:46 EST
More than 100,000 Palestinians gathered in Gaza Saturday for a rally marking the 25th anniversary of Hamas to be addressed by the ruling Islamist movement's leader in exile.
Hamas chief kisses Gaza soil on first ever visit
Dec 07, 2012 16:04 EST
Hamas leader in exile Khaled Meshaal made his first visit to Gaza on Friday, kissing the ground and saying he hoped he would one day die a "martyr" in the Palestinian territory.
Hamas chief kisses soil on first visit to Gaza
Dec 07, 2012 07:11 EST
Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal crossed into the Gaza Strip on Friday on his first-ever visit, kissing the ground and hoping he would one day die a "martyr" in the Palestinian territory.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Gaza | ||
 Skyline of Gaza, 2007 | ||
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  Gaza
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| Arabic | غزة | |
| Governorate | Gaza | |
| Government | City (from 1994[1]) | |
| Also spelled | Ghazzah (officially)
Gaza City (unofficially) | |
| Coordinates | 31°31′N 34°27′E / 31.517°N 34.45°ECoordinates: 31°31′N 34°27′E / 31.517°N 34.45°E | |
| Population | 409,680 (2006) | |
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| Founded in | 15th Century BCE | |
| Head of Municipality | Rafiq Tawfiq al-Makki | |
