Introduction
Gaza Strip
[key], rectangular coastal area, c.140 sq mi (370 sq km), SW Asia, on the
Mediterranean Sea adjoining Egypt and Israel, in what was formerly SW
Palestine, now officially administered by the Palestinian Authority. Since 2007 it
has been under the de facto control of Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic
fundamentalist organization.
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