Gaza Strip

[ gah-zuh strip, gaz-uh ]

noun

1. Also called Gaza. a coastal area on the eastern Mediterranean: formerly in the Palestine mandate, occupied by Israel since 1967 and under limited Palestinian self-administration since 1994.

Gaza Strip

noun

1. a coastal region on the SE corner of the Mediterranean: administered by Egypt from 1949; occupied by Israel from 1967; granted autonomy in 1993 and administered by the Palestinian National Authority from 1994. Pop: 1 763 387 (2013 est). Area: 363 sq km (140 sq miles)

Gaza Strip

1. A small strip of land between Egypt (see also Egypt ), Israel , and the Mediterranean Sea . Israel occupied it during the Six-Day War . Populated by Israelis and stateless Palestinians, it has been one of the scenes of the intifada . Arabs see it as part of a future Palestinian state.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gaza Strip¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Cogat – the Israeli military body responsible for humanitarian affairs in the Gaza Strip – announced on Tuesday morning that it had opened a new crossing, Kissufim, towards the south.

From BBC

This time it was at Al-Shifa Hospital, then the largest in the Gaza Strip.

From Salon

The BBC and other international media are not able to get access to the Gaza Strip and so cannot independently verify these claims.

From BBC

More than 250 were also taken into the Gaza Strip as hostages.

From BBC

The UN estimates that nearly all children in the Gaza Strip - nearly one million children - need mental health support.

From BBC