As of 2022, it was the largest city in the State of Palestine, with 590,481 inhabitants in 2017. The city is spread across an area of 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi). Gaza is one of the principal coastal cities in the country, home to Palestine's only port.

1 day ago · Drone footage showed the destruction of buildings in Gaza City’s Tal Al Hawa neighbourhood where thousands have arrived for the first time since Monday after more than 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas. ... Associated Press writers Tia Goldenberg in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Zeke Miller in Washington contributed to this report. ___ Follow ...

Jan 17, 2025 · The highest toll was in Gaza City, where more than 80 Palestinians had been killed, Civil Defense said. ... Dozens of Israelis have poured into a Tel Aviv public plaza known as Hostage Square to ...

4 days ago · The crowds in Tel Aviv and also in Gaza City began gathering early in the day in anticipation of the second such exchange between Israel and Hamas since a ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip last ...

4 days ago · Tel Aviv–Yafo, major city and economic centre in Israel, situated on the Mediterranean coast some 40 miles (60 km) northwest of Jerusalem. Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 as a Jewish garden suburb of the ancient Mediterranean port of Jaffa (now Yafo), with which it was joined in 1950.

Sep 23, 2022 · But, 24 years ago, Tel Aviv and Gaza City signed a sister-city agreement, which generated high emotions. What’s happened to the pact since then? In January 1999, architect Israel Goodovich took over as Tel Aviv’s city engineer.

Dec 21, 2023 · The IDF announces that it has established full “operational control” over Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood, which saw some of the fiercest fighting during the ground offensive against Hamas.

Oct 7, 2023 · Israeli forces have continued to advance deep into Gaza City, fighting street battles with Hamas and surrounding battered hospitals, where conditions are increasingly dire.

Oct 9, 2023 · Israel’s armed forces have encircled Gaza City — the largest city in the Gaza Strip — in their assault on Hamas, the military said.

Nov 4, 2023 · Israeli troops tightened their encirclement of Gaza City, the focus of their campaign to crush the enclave's ruling Hamas militants, who launched a brutal attack on Israeli communities that...