Israel’s attacks on Gaza: A guide

Israel disengaged from Gaza in 2005, but has conducted five major wars since, killing thousands of Palestinians.

Gaza is a coastal strip of land roughly twice the size of Washington, DC.

It runs along the Mediterranean, surrounded on three sides by Israel and one end bordering Egypt’s Sinai.

About 2.3 million people.

Many are descendants of Palestinians who were ethnically cleansed from their homes by Zionist militias to make way for the creation of Israel in 1948 – the Nakba.

They fled to Gaza, which was under Egypt’s control at the time.