where is gaza strip
the gaza strip is a narrow 40 km long slice of land between the mediterranean to the west and the negev desert to the east egypt lies to the south the north and east border israel the urban sprawl of gaza city mostly stretching along and around the 3 km long omar al mukhtar street covers much of the northarning the gaza strip is an unstable area effectively a war zone while there are even long periods of inactivity the situation can rapidly change as of 26th july 2014 the 2014 israel gaza conflict has resulted in at least 1000 fatalities in only 19 days