Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip in Palestine since its takeover of the region from the rival Fatah -ruled Palestinian Authority on 14 June 2007. [5][6][7] Hamas' government was led by Ismail Haniyeh from June 2007 until February 2017, when Haniyeh was replaced as leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip by Yahya Sinwar. [8] .

6 days ago · Palestinian statehood on land that would include the Gaza Strip has broad international support. Here’s a look at the troubled modern history of the Gaza Strip: 1948 - 1967: Egyptian rule of Gaza ... It built a government, including a police force, ministries and border terminals equipped with metal detectors and passport control. 2023 Hamas ...

5 days ago · The Gaza Strip is part of the Palestinian territories, along with the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Gaza, roughly 140 square miles in size, borders Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.

Feb 3, 2025 · Through nearly 16 months of war in Gaza, politicians and analysts debated competing proposals for the territory’s postwar governance, but no clear direction emerged while the fighting continued.

May 28, 2024 · Power in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the so-called Palestinian territories, has been divided among three entities: a governing body called the Palestinian Authority, the militant group...

Feb 1, 2025 · The Gaza Strip was the site of escalating violence between the competing groups, and a short-lived coalition government was ended in June 2007 after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip and a Fatah-led emergency cabinet took control of the West Bank.

Jan 20, 2025 · ON DECEMBER 1, the Israel Policy Forum published a comparison of four plans for the post-war governance of Gaza. They are proposals from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the Biden...

Feb 16, 2024 · Disputes over the control of the Philadelphi Corridor, a small strip along the border of Egypt and Gaza, have highlighted for policymakers in Cairo the possibility of a collapse of the equilibrium between the three parties and have threatened each party’s bilateral relationship with …

Oct 9, 2023 · In 2005, under international and domestic pressure, Israel withdrew around 9,000 Israeli settlers and its military forces from Gaza, leaving the enclave to be governed by the Palestinian...

This section of the report covers the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem territories that Israel occupied during the June 1967 war. In 2017 the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights in 2019.