State of Palestine Area
• Total
6,020[9] km2 (2,320 sq mi)
• West Bank
5,655 km2
• Gaza Strip
365 km2
Population
• 2023 estimate 5,483,450
Gaza Strip/Area
Area: 141 sq mi (365 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 2,229,000.
about 14,000 people per square mile (5,500 per square kilometer).
Israel Area
Area: 22,072 or 20,770 km2 (8,522 or 8,019 sq mi)
Population: 2024 estimate 9,900,000
The population density in Israel is 434 per Km2 (1,123 people per mi2).
It is unclear whats is and is not included in the above figures as per area and population.
As per Wikipedia
The sovereign territory of Israel excluding all territories captured by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War is approximately 20,770 square kilometers (8,019 sq mi). The total area under Israeli law, including East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, is 22,072 square kilometers (8,522 sq mi). The total area under Israeli control, including the military-controlled and partially Palestinian-governed territory of the West Bank, is 27,799 square kilometers (10,733 sq mi).
The Gaza–Israel conflict is a localized part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict beginning in 1948, when 200,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes, settling in the Gaza Strip as refugees. Since then, Israel has been involved in about 15 wars involving organizations in the Gaza Strip. The number of Gazans reportedly killed in the ongoing 2023–2024 war (37,000) is higher than the death toll of all other wars of the Arab–Israeli conflict.
As of 23 September 2024, over 43,000 people (41,431 Palestinian and 1,706 Israeli) have been reported as killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 116-134 journalists and media workers according to various sources including over 224 humanitarian aid workers.
Whats wrong with this picture, I wont get into the current escalation …...just asking!
2 comments:
While almost everyone prefaces even slight criticism of Israel by saying it has a perfect right to defend itself, Rural, I wonder why so few talk about its absolutely disproportionate response to aggression. Indeed, I mused aloud to my wife the other night that if the Jewish state ultimately uses its nuclear weapons against Iran, will the West's response be the same?
The whole over the top actions from all sides is getting very scary Lorne. and now the U.S. is getting increasingly involved are we heading into a MUCH wider conflict where as always the non combatants will suffer the most!
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