Blockade of the Gaza Strip
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The Blockade of the Gaza Strip refers to Israeli and Egyptian restrictions on movement and goods in the Gaza Strip that began in the early 1990s. After Hamas took over in 2007, Israel significantly in
An explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza during the Gaza War
Rafah border crossing – British aid convoy entering Gaza Strip from Egypt in 2009
Image provided by the IDF of weaponry it says was used by passengers aboard the MV Mavi Marmara. Israeli soldiers raided the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in international waters in 2010. Nine of the flotilla passengers were killed and 30 were wounded; some Israeli soldiers were wounded.
Palestinian workers wait at the Erez Crossing to enter the Gaza Strip, July 2005.
Gaza War (2008–2009)
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The Gaza War, also known as the First Gaza War, Operation Cast Lead, or the Gaza Massacre, and referred to as the Battle of al-Furqan by Hamas, was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Pales
Rocket hits in Israel, January–December 2008
Israeli F-16I of the 107th Squadron preparing for takeoff
Destroyed building in Rafah, 12 January 2009