Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Golan Heights (1967–present) The Gaza Strip has been under military occupation by Israel since 6 June 1967, when Israeli forces captured the territory, then occupied by Egypt, during the Six-Day War.

Although Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005, the United Nations, international human rights organizations, International Court of Justice, European Union, International Criminal Court, most of the international community and most legal academics and experts regard the Gaza Strip to still be under military occupation by Israel, as Israel still maintains direct control over Gaza's air and maritime space, six of Gaza's seven land crossings, a no-go buffer zone within the territory, and the Palestinian population registry.

[3] While the disengagement of Israel from Gaza was first proposed in 2003 by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and adopted by the government and Knesset in 2004 and 2005, the actual unilateral dismantlement of the settlements occurred in 2005.

At the beginning of the Israel–Hamas war, Israel made it clear that controlling the Gaza Strip was one of the main goals.

[11] In March 2024, Israel started carving through farmland and demolishing Palestinian homes and schools in the Gaza Strip to create a new buffer zone.