What is the reason for the conflict in Gaza?

Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank say they are suffering because of Israeli actions and restrictions. Israel says it is only acting to protect itself from Palestinian violence. The threatened eviction of some Palestinian families in East Jerusalem has also caused rising anger.

Why does Israel want the West Bank?

Israel has cited several reasons for retaining the West Bank within its ambit: a claim based on the notion of historic rights to this as a homeland as affirmed in the Balfour Declaration; security grounds, internal and external; and the deep symbolic value for Jews of the area occupied.

Who won the Gaza war?

2014 Gaza War

Date	8 July – 26 August 2014 (7 weeks)
Location	Gaza Strip Israel
Result	Victory claimed by both sides According to Israel and Palestinian president Abbas, Hamas was severely weakened and achieved none of its demands According to Hamas, Israel was repelled from Gaza

Is Gaza a country?

Gaza Strip, Arabic Qiṭāʿ Ghazzah, Hebrew Reẓuʿat ʿAzza, territory occupying 140 square miles (363 square km) along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula. The Gaza Strip is unusual in being a densely settled area not recognized as a de jure part of any extant country.

What is difference between Gaza and West Bank?

West Bank & Gaza Strip The West Bank is located to the west of the Jordan River. It is a landlocked territory, bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel to the south, west and north. The Gaza Strip, on the other hand, is a small boot-shaped territory along the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Israel.

Who is in control of the West Bank?

Israel
Presently, most of the West Bank is administered by Israel though 42\% of it is under varying degrees of autonomous rule by the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority. The Gaza Strip is currently under the control of Hamas.

Is Gaza more powerful than Israel?

Israel is the most powerful state in the Middle East. Gaza may not be occupied in the conventional sense but it is a small territory with 2 million people living behind borders controlled by Israel.

What country is Gaza?

Palestine
Gaza City

Gaza
Gaza Location of Gaza within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°31′N 34°27′ECoordinates: 31°31′N 34°27′E
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Gaza

Why did Egypt close its border with Gaza?

Egyptian authorities had kept it open during the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in May. According to the Egyptian officials, the closure was connected to Cairo’s efforts to broker a long-term cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

Is Palestine a country now?

The entirety of territory claimed by the State of Palestine has been occupied since 1948, first by Egypt (Gaza Strip) and Jordan (West Bank) and then by Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967….State of Palestine.

State of Palestine دولة فلسطين (Arabic) Dawlat Filasṭīn
Gini (2016)	33.7 medium
HDI (2019)	0.708 high · 115th