{"id":246145,"date":"2023-10-16T12:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=246145"},"modified":"2023-10-14T05:19:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T04:19:53","slug":"history-of-the-gaza-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/10\/history-of-the-gaza-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Gaza Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Destruction from the latest siege of Gaza. Ashraf Amra\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Why the History of the Densely Populated Enclave Is Key to Understanding the Current\u00a0Conflict<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

12 Oct 2023 – <\/em>The focus of the conflict in the Middle East has again returned to the Gaza Strip, with Israel\u2019s defense minister ordering a \u201ccomplete siege<\/a>\u201d of the Palestinian enclave.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s military operation, which involves extensive bombing of residences<\/a>, follows a surprise attack on Oct. 7<\/a> by Hamas militants who infiltrated Israel from Gaza and killed more than 900 Israelis<\/a>, which set off reprisal airstrikes by the Israel military and a mounting death toll<\/a> among Gazans.<\/p>\n

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At least 16 humanitarian workers for UN agency, Red Cross dead in Gaza airstrikes<\/p>\n

UNRWA workers, teachers, a gynecologist, engineer, counselor, support staffhttps:\/\/t.co\/12bAGKZovv<\/a><\/p>\n

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) October 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n