U.S. service members can be assigned to participate in a Civil-Military Coordination Center without entering the adjacent conflict area, such as the Gaza Strip.
November 03, 2025
high
operational
Indicates that military personnel may support coordination activities from outside a conflict zone.
Rafah is a locality located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
October 29, 2025
high
geographic
Geographic location mentioned in reporting on Gaza.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad is the second-largest militant group operating in the Gaza Strip.
October 26, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the relative size of an armed group active in Gaza.
UNRWA operates as the largest United Nations agency in the Gaza Strip and maintains a logistical network used to manage distribution of supplies based on vulnerability and defined criteria.
October 24, 2025
high
operational
Describes UNRWA's operational role and logistical capacity in Gaza as stated by the agency.
The Palestinians seek the West Bank and the Gaza Strip for a future independent state.
October 23, 2025
high
temporal
Longstanding Palestinian political goal forming the basis for claims in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Palestinians seek the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip as the territory for a future Palestinian state.
October 22, 2025
high
political
Stated Palestinian political objective regarding final-status borders.
The Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas (commonly described as a 'Hamas-ruled territory').
October 21, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the de facto governing authority of Gaza as referenced in reporting on the Gaza-Israel situation.
Nuseirat is a Palestinian refugee camp located in central Gaza.
October 19, 2025
high
temporal
Geographic designation of Nuseirat within the Gaza Strip.
Khan Younis is a city in the southern Gaza Strip.
October 19, 2025
high
temporal
Geographic designation of Khan Younis within the Gaza Strip.
Beit Lahiya is a town in the northern Gaza Strip.
October 19, 2025
high
temporal
Geographic designation of Beit Lahiya within the Gaza Strip.
As of 2025, Hamas had exercised de facto governance over the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian population there for nearly 20 years.
October 18, 2025
high
temporal
Describes duration of Hamas's governance in Gaza as noted in reporting context.
A 2025 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas included terms calling for Hamas to disarm and transfer governance of Gaza to a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee responsible for day-to-day public services and municipalities.
October 18, 2025
high
policy
Summarizes the governance and disarmament provisions specified in the ceasefire agreement.
Rafah is a city on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
October 17, 2025
high
descriptive
Geographic location relevant to cross-border humanitarian access and reconstruction planning.
By 2025, two years of armed conflict in the Gaza Strip had leveled buildings and severely weakened institutions of law and order, reducing the capacity of local policing and governance.
October 16, 2025
high
temporal
Describes durable consequences of prolonged warfare on infrastructure and public institutions in Gaza.
As of 2025, the government of Israel controls the borders of the Gaza Strip and has imposed sustained restrictions on shipments of food, medicine, fuel, and gas into Gaza.
October 15, 2025
high
policy
Describes border control and sustained restrictions on essential goods into Gaza as a policy/operational condition affecting humanitarian access.
In 2025, humanitarian organizations stated that allowing roughly 600 truckloads of humanitarian aid per day into the Gaza Strip is the minimum amount needed to prevent famine from spreading.
October 15, 2025
high
statistical
Represents an assessed daily aid delivery threshold cited by humanitarian groups as necessary to avert widespread famine in Gaza.
The Rafah Crossing is a key border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip that serves as a primary overland gateway for movement of people and delivery of humanitarian supplies.
October 15, 2025
high
geographic
Describes the role of the Rafah Crossing in EgyptāGaza movement and aid delivery.
The Hamas-run government of Gaza estimated in 2025 that at least 90% of buildings in the Gaza Strip had been damaged or destroyed.
October 15, 2025
medium
statistical
An infrastructure-damage estimate reported by the Hamas-run territorial government.
As of 2025, the Gaza Strip had an estimated population of roughly 2 million residents.
October 14, 2025
high
temporal
Baseline population estimate for the Gaza Strip cited in reporting on the 2025 Gaza conflict and humanitarian situation.
The Gaza Strip has a population of roughly 2 million Palestinian residents.
October 14, 2025
high
temporal
Baseline population size for the Gaza Strip used in planning for services and reconstruction.
Gaza City is the Gaza Strip's largest population center.
October 14, 2025
high
temporal
Relative urban hierarchy within the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Strip is a densely populated territory, which increases the complexity of delivering humanitarian aid and undertaking reconstruction.
October 14, 2025
high
temporal
Density-driven challenges affect logistics, shelter, and rebuilding strategies in conflict-affected urban areas.
Damage to road infrastructure in conflict-affected urban areas can impede the movement of aid trucks and complicate humanitarian supply delivery.
October 14, 2025
high
temporal
Broken roads and obstructions are common logistical barriers to overland humanitarian delivery in war-affected regions.
The Rafah crossing is a land border crossing that connects the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
October 14, 2025
high
descriptive
Geographic/border crossing connecting Gaza and Egypt, often referenced in discussions of aid and border control.
As of 2025-10-14, multiple local clans and militia networks in the Gaza Strip ā including the Abu Shabab clan, the Doghmush clan, the Mujaida clan, and elements tied to the Hellis network ā were reported to recruit fighters and engage in sporadic armed resistance against Hamas without holding stable territory.
October 14, 2025
high
temporal
Describes organized local armed groups in Gaza and their patterns of resistance and territorial control.
The Gaza Ministry of Health reported at least 67,869 Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023 (figure reported as of Oct. 13, 2025).
October 13, 2025
high
statistical
Cumulative death toll for Palestinians in Gaza during the conflict that began with the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
In 2025, the United Nations and its partners had delivered only about 20% of the humanitarian aid needed in the Gaza Strip because of fighting, border closures, and restrictions on what items could enter.
October 12, 2025
high
temporal
Reported shortfall in delivered humanitarian assistance to Gaza amid ongoing conflict-related access constraints.
In 2025, the United Nations reported having about 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid ready to enter the Gaza Strip pending authorization.
October 12, 2025
high
temporal
Quantity of humanitarian supplies staged for entry into Gaza subject to clearance.
Khan Yunis is a city located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
October 12, 2025
high
geographical
Khan Yunis is an urban center in the southern Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Strip has a population of nearly 2 million Palestinians.
October 11, 2025
high
statistical
Baseline population size relevant for humanitarian planning and reconstruction.
The Philadelphi Corridor is a narrow strip of land along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
October 09, 2025
high
geographic
Geographic feature referenced in discussions of border control and security arrangements around Gaza.
Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas are principal armed parties involved in recurring conflicts over the Gaza Strip.
October 09, 2025
high
political
Describes the primary actors commonly involved in hostilities and negotiations concerning Gaza.
The Trump peace plan envisions Israeli withdrawal of troops from the Gaza Strip after Hamas disarms and the deployment of an international security force in Gaza.
October 08, 2025
high
policy
Describes proposed sequencing of security and troop withdrawal measures in the plan.
The Trump peace plan proposes placing the Gaza Strip under international governance with oversight roles for Donald Trump and former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair.
October 08, 2025
high
policy
Specifies proposed post-conflict governance arrangements for Gaza.
The Gaza Strip has a population of more than 2 million; during the Gaza war many residents were repeatedly displaced and large numbers were concentrated in tent encampments in southern Gaza near the border with Egypt.
October 08, 2025
high
temporal
Population size and patterns of displacement and concentration in southern Gaza during the conflict.
As of 2025, the United Nations estimated that 78% of structures in the Gaza Strip had been damaged or destroyed.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
UN assessment of physical destruction in the Gaza Strip resulting from the conflict.
The Gaza Strip is a coastal enclave that is home to more than 2 million people.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
Basic demographic and geographic description of the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Strip had an estimated population of approximately 2.3 million people as of 2025.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
Baseline population figure for Gaza used in discussions of displacement and humanitarian impact.
As of 2025-10-07, the Gaza Strip had an estimated population of 2.1 million Palestinians and covered approximately 365 square kilometers (140 square miles).
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
Baseline demographic and territorial size of the Gaza Strip used to contextualize humanitarian impact.
The Gaza Strip has an estimated population of approximately 2,000,000 people.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
Approximate population size of the Gaza Strip used as a baseline for demographic and humanitarian assessments.
By Oct. 7, 2025, reporting attributed that Israel's military offensive in Gaza had killed more than 67,000 people, displaced around 90% of the Gaza Strip's roughly 2,000,000 residents, and created a humanitarian crisis with experts saying Gaza City was experiencing famine.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
Aggregate casualty, displacement, and humanitarian condition estimates cited in reporting about the Gaza conflict as of October 7, 2025.
As of 2025, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank expressed deep distrust toward both Israel and the United States, driven by a prolonged two-year war, ongoing settler violence in the West Bank, and military restrictions.
October 07, 2025
high
societal
Broad, generalizable characterization of public sentiment among Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank in 2025.
Hamas has functioned as the governing authority of the Gaza Strip.
October 07, 2025
high
definition
Political status of Hamas in Gaza.
The Gaza Ministry of Health reported 20,179 Palestinian children killed in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023 (figure reported as of Oct. 7, 2025).
October 07, 2025
high
statistical
Reported child fatalities among Palestinians in Gaza during the conflict that began Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel enforces a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
October 05, 2025
high
contextual
Describes an ongoing Israeli security policy restricting maritime access to Gaza.
Israel maintains a maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip.
October 05, 2025
high
descriptive
Longstanding geopolitical measure governing maritime access to Gaza.
A 2025 peace proposal from President Donald Trump was structured as a 20-point plan aimed at ending the Gaza conflict and securing the release of hostages.
September 29, 2025
high
policy
Description of the overall goals and structure of the 2025 U.S.-brokered peace proposal for Gaza.
The 2025 Trump peace proposal called for an end to Israel's military operations in Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip under a Palestinian governing body overseen by a U.S.-led international coalition.
September 29, 2025
high
policy
Specific policy elements and implementation framework described in the 2025 peace proposal.
Gaza's Health Ministry (part of the Hamas-run administration) reported in 2025 that the war had killed over 67,000 Palestinians, with women and children constituting around half of the fatalities.
September 27, 2025
high
temporal
Fatality totals reported by Gaza's Health Ministry during the IsraelāHamas conflict.
A July 2025 United Nations Satellite Center report estimated that 192,812 structures, about 78% of all structures in the Gaza Strip, had been damaged or destroyed.
July 01, 2025
high
temporal
Satellite-assessment of structural damage in the Gaza Strip during the IsraelāHamas war.
As of 2025, Hamas had governed the Gaza Strip for approximately 17 years.
March 26, 2025
high
temporal
Duration of Hamas rule in Gaza as a background fact about local governance.
Armed militias opposing Hamas operate within the Gaza Strip.
March 26, 2025
high
contextual
Existence of organized anti-Hamas armed groups in Gaza as a persistent element of the local security environment.
Hamas and other militant groups in the Gaza Strip have used underground tunnel networks and vertical shafts to move militants and to conduct attacks against Israeli forces.
January 19, 2025
high
temporal
Describes a recurring tactic attributed to militant groups operating in Gaza.
Demilitarizing a territory generally involves dismantling militant infrastructure such as tunnels and establishing alternative governance mechanisms to replace militant control.
January 19, 2025
medium
temporal
Describes common components of demilitarization and post-conflict governance plans.
The term "yellow line" is used to denote a boundary separating Israeli-controlled and Hamas-controlled areas within the Gaza Strip.
January 01, 2025
high
definition
Label used to describe an internal boundary within Gaza between areas under different control.
The Trump administration's peace plan divides the Gaza Strip roughly in half.
January 01, 2025
high
geopolitical
Characterization of how a specific U.S. administration's peace proposal conceptualized territorial division in Gaza.
Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007.
June 14, 2007
high
historical
Historical change in governing authority over the Gaza Strip.
Hamas's governing apparatus in the Gaza Strip includes ministries such as an Interior Ministry and a National Security Ministry.
June 14, 2007
high
organizational
Description of institutional components of Hamas's administration in Gaza.
In 2007, Hamas expelled the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from the Gaza Strip after a civil conflict that separated Gaza from the West Bank.
January 01, 2007
high
temporal
Historical split between Gaza and the West Bank governance structures.
Israel captured the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip during the 1967 Middle East war.
June 10, 1967
high
historical
Territorial changes resulting from the 1967 Arab-Israeli (Six-Day) War.
The West Bank and the Gaza Strip were captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war.
January 01, 1967
high
temporal
Territorial changes resulting from the 1967 Arab-Israeli war are a key element in subsequent Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and international law discussions.
Hamas maintains an underground tunnel network in the Gaza Strip that is used for movement, shelter, and storage.
high
general
Describes durable insurgent infrastructure used in Gaza
Gaza City is the largest population center in the Gaza Strip.
high
contextual
Identifies the primary urban center within the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Health Ministry is administratively controlled by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
high
descriptive
Describes the administrative control of Gaza's health ministry.
The Rafah border crossing is a land crossing that links the Gaza Strip with Egypt.
high
contextual
Describes the geographic connection provided by the Rafah crossing.
Hamas has deployed armed security forces throughout the Gaza Strip following the withdrawal of Israeli troops.
high
process
Deployment of internal security elements by an armed group in a territory after an opposing force withdrew.
Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin said that Hamas has ruled the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip for almost 20 years.
high
attribution
Statement attributing a characterization of Hamas's governance duration in Gaza.
The Jordanian Field Hospital is a medical facility located in Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip.
high
descriptive
Geographic location of the Jordanian Field Hospital.
Kibbutz Kfar Aza is an Israeli community located a few miles from the border with the Gaza Strip.
high
geographic
Geographic location relative to the Gaza Strip.