JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing Israeli military operation there that’s only recently reached an uneasy ceasefire.
President Donald Trump ‘s suggestion Tuesday that that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn territory and the U.S. take “ownership” may spark new tension over the enclave on the Mediterranean Sea.
Here’s a look at the troubled modern history of the Gaza Strip:
1948 – 1967: Egyptian rule of Gaza
Before the war surrounding Israel’s establishment in 1948, present-day Gaza was part of the large
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