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Great Britain Invades and Occupies Egypt
1882
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Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
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The British Prepare for the Occupation of Palestine
9 January 1917
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First Stage of British Palestine Campaign: Gaza Does not Fall
28 February 1917 - 19 April 1917
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Israel Occupies Gaza
1 November 1956 - 7 March 1957
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Basic Law for the Gaza Strip
25 February 1958 - 15 March 1958
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area Is Signed in Cairo
4 May 1994
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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Inauguration of LVGR, the Gaza International Airport
20 November 1998 - 24 November 1998
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Assassination of Jamal Abd al-Razeq near Rafah
22 November 2000
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Assassination of Muhammad Abd al-Al in Rafah
2 April 2001
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New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes
18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001
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Assassination of Iyad Lafy al-Akhras in Rafah
16 October 2001
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With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
26 November 2001 - 15 December 2001
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Grave Escalation from Both Sides
9 January 2002 - 21 February 2002
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Assassination of Ayman Bihdari near Rafah
4 February 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
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Assassination of Yasir Rizq and Ameer Kuffe in Rafah
24 June 2002
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Israeli Army Refocuses on Gaza Strip
19 August 2002 - 7 October 2002
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Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip
24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003
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Military Confrontation Escalates Again in Gaza
15 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza
17 March 2003 - 9 April 2003
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Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
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Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Speech on Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003 - 31 January 2004
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Assassination of Yasir Abu Aysh, Hussein Abu Aysh and Majdi Khatib in Rafah
2 February 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004
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Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders
14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Plan
15 April 2004 - 29 April 2004
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Widening Philadelphi (Salahuddin) Route: Operation Rainbow
16 May 2004 - 24 May 2004
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SC Res. 1544: Condemning Israeli Killing of Civilians and Demolition of Homes in Rafah Refugee Camp
19 May 2004
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Operation Active Shield in Gaza; Assassination of Militants in Gaza and West Bank
27 June 2004 - 5 August 2004
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Assassination of Amr Abu Sitta in Rafah
29 July 2004
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Disengagement: Israeli-Egyptian Protocol on Gaza-Egypt Border
1 September 2005 - 12 September 2005
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Disengagement: The Case of Gaza-Egypt Crossing in Rafah
7 September 2005 - 17 September 2005
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Post Disengagement: Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing
15 November 2005 - 23 November 2005
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After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence
27 November 2005 - 15 December 2005
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Assassination of Mahmoud Arqan in Rafah
7 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: At the Polls
25 January 2006
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Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces
5 April 2006 - 11 April 2006
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Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006
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New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza
11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006
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Assassination of Ahmed Ashour and Ahmed Arqan in Rafah
5 September 2006
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Assassination of Aed al-Bashiti and Ali al-Nashar in Rafah
5 September 2006
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Israel's Operation Summer Rains Enters its 4th Month
1 October 2006 - 31 October 2006
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
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Assassination of Nafiz Mansur in Rafah
1 May 2008
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Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased
17 June 2008 - 4 November 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 1, Start of Phase 1
27 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 2
28 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 4
30 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 7
2 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 8: End of Phase 1; Balance Sheet
3 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2
4 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 10; Gaza Strip Segmented into 3 Operational Zones
5 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 12
7 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 13
8 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer
14 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 22
17 January 2009
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Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire
27 January 2009 - 12 February 2009
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Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza
22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009
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Cross-Border Violence, Gaza
20 September 2009 - 3 October 2009
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Meaningful Reduction in Rockets Fired from Gaza Since the End of the War Against Gaza
31 December 2009
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Gaza Cross-Border Situation Deteriorates
11 March 2010 - 1 April 2010
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Assassination of Muhammad Abu Mu‘ammar in Rafah
30 March 2011
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Assassination of Kamal al-Nairab and Imad Hamad in Rafah
18 August 2011
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Assassination of Ismail al-Asmar in Rafah
23 August 2011
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Assassination of Ahmad Shaykh Khalil, Muhammad Ashur, Bassem Abu al-Ata, Hassan al-Khadari, and Abd al-Karim Shatat in Rafah
29 October 2011
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Assassination of Eid Oukal in Rafah
5 August 2012
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Assassination of Anis Abu al-Anin in Rafah
19 September 2012
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Assassination of Abdallah Makawi in Rafah
7 October 2012
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Assassination of Ousamah al-Qadi in Rafah
17 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 6
19 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 8
21 November 2012
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Assassination of Haytham al-Mis-hal near Rafah
30 April 2013
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 3
10 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12
18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 25: Breakdown of 72-Hour Cease-Fire Due to Activation of the Hannibal Directive
1 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 26-28: Fighting Continues
2 August 2014 - 4 August 2014
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Three Rounds of Hamas-Fatah Talks in Doha Come to Naught
7 February 2016 - 18 June 2016
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Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
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Airstrikes and Rockets in Wake of Casualties during Great March of Return Protest
26 May 2018 - 20 August 2018
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PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing
7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019
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Israel Prevents Palestine Cup Final
3 July 2019 - 25 September 2019
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 3
12 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 4
13 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 5
14 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 7
16 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 9
18 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 11
20 May 2021

Historical Texts

Document
Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
Document
Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
Document
Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
Document
Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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UNSC Resolution 1544
19 May 2004
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Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
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B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021

Biographies

Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995

Highlights

Highlight
Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art