Although the United States does not officially recognize the Hamas government, it holds it "fully and entirely responsible for the Gaza Strip," United States Assistant Secretary of State Sean McCormack said.

The Gaza Strip, [e] also known simply as Gaza, is a small territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, ... the British deferred the governance of the Gaza Strip area to Egypt, which declined the responsibility. [33]

6 days ago · Palestinian statehood on land that would include the Gaza Strip has broad international support. ... Its top leaders survived, and ceasefires were secured. It built a government, including a ...

May 28, 2024 · Since 2006, the Gaza Strip has been controlled by Hamas, an armed group and political party that was founded during the first Palestinian “intifada,” or uprising, against Israeli rule in...

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.

Jan 16, 2025 · It seems clear that after the war, Hamas will not have the capacity to govern, nor will Israel tolerate Hamas governance in Gaza. What can or should replace Hamas in Gaza — and what place Hamas may have as spoiler or participant in this — has been the subject of debate since the war began.

Oct 9, 2023 · After Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War against its Arab neighbors, it gained control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. For the next 38 years, it controlled the strip and enabled the...

6 days ago · A strong and unified Palestinian governance is crucial, and he urged countries to support the Palestinian Authority in this regard. ... Over one million people in the Gaza Strip have received food assistance since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect nearly three weeks ago, UN aid coordination office OCHA said in an update on ...

Feb 16, 2024 · The government has also emphasized the urgency of regional and international mediators’ efforts to secure a ceasefire, prevent the cycle of revenge and retaliation, release hostages, and block any forced displacement from the Gaza Strip.

Dec 21, 2022 · The Gaza Strip fell to British forces during World War I, becoming a part of the British Mandate of Palestine. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Egypt administered the newly formed Gaza Strip; Israel captured it in the Six-Day War in 1967.