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Gaza, Ghazzah (both: gäz`ə), or Ghuzzeh (gŭz`ə), town (2003 est. pop. 380,000), principal city and administrative center of the Gaza Strip Gaza Strip (gäz`ə), (2003 est. pop. 1,330,000) rectangular coastal area, c. ..... Click the link for more information. , SW Asia, on the Philistia plain between the Mediterranean Sea and W Israel. In ancient times, Gaza was an Egyptian garrison town (it is mentioned in the Tell el Amarna Tell el Amarna or Tel el Amarna (both: tĕl ĕl ämär`nä) ..... Click the link for more information. letters); later, it was one of the chief cities of the Philistines Philistines (fĭl`ĭstēnz, fĭlĭs`–) ..... Click the link for more information. . There Samson brought down the temple on his captors and himself. Gaza was besieged for five months by Alexander the Great and during the wars of the Maccabees and in the Crusades. The town has long been of commercial importance, the meeting place of caravans between Egypt and Syria. The site of modern Gaza dates from the building programs of Herod the Great. Opinions differ on the site of ancient Gaza. Gaza a city in the Gaza Strip: a Philistine city in biblical times. It was under Egyptian administration from 1949 until occupied by Israel (1967). Pop.: 787 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The concerted Israeli attempt to orchestrate a breakdown in law and order, to foster chaos and rampant deprivation are on public display in the streets of Gaza City," he wrote. A key figure behind Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's policy of "targeted killings" of suspected militants, Halutz was the Air Force general who ordered an F-16 to drop a 1,000-kilogram bomb on the densely populated apartment block in Gaza City where Salah Shehadeh, the leader of Hamas's military wing, was hiding. The group was in Jerusalem when Israeli forces killed Hamas leader Sheik Yassin and his entourage in Gaza City on March 22. |
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