Nadene Goldfoot
In 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew all Israeli settlers and military forces from the Gaza Strip. Approximately 8,000 to 9,000 Israeli settlers were moved out of the Gaza Strip during Israel's unilateral disengagement in 2005. This withdrawal involved dismantling all 21 Israeli towns/settlements in the territory.
This action, known as the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip, involved dismantling 21 Israeli towns in Gaza and four in the West Bank. The decision was driven by various factors, including the high costs and casualties associated with maintaining a presence in Gaza amidst fighting with Palestinian groups and concerns about the growing Palestinian population. The disengagement plan, proposed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, aimed to improve Israel's security and political situation by reducing friction with Palestinians and focusing on areas considered strategically important for Israel. Although Israel withdrew its physical presence, the United Nations and other international organizations still consider Gaza to be under Israeli occupation due to Israel's control over its external affairs, as reaffirmed by a 2024 International Court of Justice opinion.
Things left for the Palestinians' use:
- By 2005, there were 21 Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip.
- Examples include Kfar Darom, Netzarim, Morag, Eretz, Katif, Netzer Hazani, Elei Sinai, Dugit, and Nisanit.
- Roads: Existing road networks within the Gaza Strip.
- Electricity Infrastructure: Power stations were present.
- Water Infrastructure: Desalination plants existed.
- Commercial Greenhouses: Present and utilized for trade.
- Residential Buildings: Housing for the Palestinian population.
- Refugee Camps: Housing for Palestinian refugees who fled or were driven from their homes during the 1948 war by their own leadership.
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- Total Population: Around 8.3 million.
- Jewish Population: Approximately 6.2 million (74.9% of the population).
- Arab Population: Approximately 1.7 million (20.7% of the population).
- Other Population: Around 4.3% (including Christians and individuals not identifying with a religion or nationality).
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- Latest estimate (end of 2024): 10.027 million people. This included foreign nationals.
- Jewish population: Approximately 7.7 million.
- Arab population: Approximately 2.1 million.
- Other residents: Approximately 216,000 foreigners and others not classified as Jewish or Arab. Gaza Strip:; Christians in this numberIsrael's LAND FOR PEACE : GAZA
- Gaza Strip:
- Based on data from around the end of 2014
- Total Population: Estimated at 1.76 million people at mid-2014, with around 1.79 million by the end of 2014.
- Population Density: Very high at 4,822 persons/km².
- Young Population: The population was relatively young, with a large percentage of individuals under 15 years old, constituting 43.2% of the population in Gaza Strip at mid-2014. Children aged five to nine formed the largest age group.
- Latest estimate (end of 2024): 2.1 million people. The largest age group would
- have been children now aged 15 to 19. , fighting age.
- Decline in population: Gaza's population declined by 6% (about 160,000 people) in 2024 due to the conflict.
- Refugee population: A large proportion of the population were refugees before the war. According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), there are eight official Palestine refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. So all homes were supplied by UNRWA. They are now
- probably all destroyed by the war.
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