Gaza
CityLocation
Place type
City
Location
Latitude: 31.52, Longitude: 34.46
Hierarchy
- Middle East
- Israel
- Gaza
Description
After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Egypt occupied Gaza and its surrounding area. Israel captured the city and the Gaza Strip during the 1967 Six Day War, but withdrew completely under Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005.