Gaza Strip/Related Articles

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Middle East [r]: A geographical region in Asia that also contains small parts of Europe and Africa. ^[e]
Egypt [r]: A country in the northeastern corner of Africa, bordering Sudan, Libya, the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea ^[e]
Israel [r]: Country in the Middle East. ^[e]
Occupied Territories [r]: Those parts of Jordan (i.e., the West Bank and East Jerusalem) and Egypt (i.e., Gaza) that were occupied by the Israeli Defense Forces during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, and are now under the civil authority of the Palestinian Authority subject to Israeli military control; this specific term implies a belief that the Israeli actions are illegal, with which the State of Israel does not agree ^[e]
Arab-Israeli conflict [r]: Add brief definition or description

Hamas [r]: The most powerful political and military organization in the Occupied Territories, especially the Gaza Strip; offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood but not Salafism ^[e]
Palestinian Authority [r]: The elected government, not fully sovereign, of the Occupied Territories of Palestine ^[e]
Yusuf al-Qaradawi [r]: Add brief definition or description

West Bank [r]: Areas on the West Bank of the Jordan River, assigned to Jordan by the United Nations resolution that partitioned the British Mandate of Palestine, which have been under Israeli control since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War ^[e]
Israel [r]: Country in the Middle East. ^[e]

Terrorism [r]: An act, with targets including civilians or civilian infrastructure, intended to create an atmosphere of fear in order to obtain a political objective. ^[e]
Counterterrorism [r]: Add brief definition or description

Unguided rocket [r]: A form of artillery weapon that uses a rocket motor to propel a warhead at a target, using no guidance once launched ^[e]
Katyusha rocket [r]: Specifically a Soviet Second World War area bombardment unguided rocket fired from truck-mounted multiple rocket launchers; generic term for 120-130mm rockets launched either in salvos or from improvised single launchers; succeeded by GRAD rocket ^[e]
GRAD rocket [r]: Add brief definition or description
Qassam rocket [r]: Add brief definition or description
Counterbattery [r]: Defense against enemy artillery involving identifying the point of origin of hostile fire and directing lethal force against it ^[e]
Counter-rocket, artillery and mortar [r]: Military equipment and techniques to detect unguided rockets, artillery shells, and mortar rounds in flight, warn friendly forces that are threatened, and, with new methods, intercept and destroy the projectiles before they can do damage ^[e]