The Gaza Strip, one of the smallest territories in the world, may soon become a bloody battleground as Israeli Defense Forces strike back against Hamas for its brutal, hostage-taking attack on Israel.

The Gaza Strip is a narrow, 25-mile stretch of land pressed against the Mediterranean Sea, ... The strip is about 139 square miles –that's slightly more than twice the size of Washington, D.C.

A series of maps shows how the Gaza Strip compares in size to some of the major U.S. cities, often being dwarfed by American metropolises. The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated ...

Gaza Strip's Size Compared to Major World Cities in Maps. Published Oct 17, 2023 at 5:57 AM EDT Updated Oct 17, 2023 at 6:55 AM EDT. By .

The Gaza Strip is about twice the size of Washington, DC (177 square kilometres), one-quarter the size of London (1,579 square kilometres) and one-10th the size of Cape Town (2,461 square kilometres).

Its urban area spans 2,576sq km (995sq miles), making it about seven times the size of Gaza. The 41km (25-mile) length of Gaza would fit in between Kucukcekmece and Nisantepe and the 10km (6-mile ...

Gaza covers some 140 square miles of land, less than one-third the size of the city of Los Angeles. Advertisement Looking at sizes and distances is just one way to view Israel, Gaza and the ...

The Israel-Gaza war: On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas militants launched an unprecedented cross-border attack on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking civilian hostages.

Gaza is a narrow strip of land, only about 25 miles long and seven miles wide – just over twice the size of Washington DC. To its west lies the Mediterranean Sea, to its north and east is Israel ...

Though small in size compared to Israel and the occupied West Bank, the Gaza Strip is densely packed, filled with urban areas and home to millions of people, including the Hamas fighters who know ...