Editing Gaza Strip (section)

===2023–present: Gaza war===
{{Main|Gaza war|Outline of the Gaza war|Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip|Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip|Gaza genocide}}
{{see also|Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)|Gaza Strip evacuations|Potential American ownership of the Gaza Strip}}
[[File:SoI-War 23-10-31 IDF 05-04.jpg|thumb|Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip on 31 October 2023]]
On 7 October 2023, the paramilitaries in Gaza, led by the Hamas's [[Al-Qassam Brigades]], [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|invaded]] southwest Israel, targeting Israeli communities and military bases, killing at least 1,300 people and taking at least 236 hostages.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hutchinson |first=Bill |date=22 November 2023 |title=Israel-Hamas War: Timeline and key developments |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/timeline-surprise-rocket-attack-hamas-israel/story?id=103816006 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=30 November 2023 |archive-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016214718/https://abcnews.go.com/International/timeline-surprise-rocket-attack-hamas-israel/story?id=103816006 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 October 2023, Israel declared war on Hamas and imposed a [[2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip|"total blockade" of the Gaza Strip]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-09 |title=Israel announces 'total' blockade on Gaza |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/israel-announces-total-blockade-on-gaza |website=www.aljazeera.com |access-date=9 October 2023 |archive-date=9 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009105304/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/israel-announces-total-blockade-on-gaza |url-status=live }}</ref> with Israeli defense minister [[Yoav Gallant]] declaring, "There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly."<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel announces 'complete siege' of Gaza, cutting its electricity, food, water, and fuel |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-gallant-announces-complete-siege-gaza-no-electricity-food-fuel-2023-10 |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=9 October 2023 |access-date=9 October 2023 |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102181111/https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-gallant-announces-complete-siege-gaza-no-electricity-food-fuel-2023-10 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TimesOfIsrael_GazaHostages">{{cite news |author=Fabian |first1=Emanuel |last2=Magid |first2=Jacob |date=16 October 2023 |title=IDF notifies relatives of 199 people that their loved ones are Gaza hostages |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-notifies-relatives-of-199-people-that-their-loved-ones-are-gaza-hostages/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102181257/https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-notifies-relatives-of-199-people-that-their-loved-ones-are-gaza-hostages/ |archive-date=2 November 2023 |access-date=17 October 2023 |work=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref> Gallant changed his position after pressure from US president [[Joe Biden]], and a deal was made on 19 October for Israel and Egypt to allow aid into Gaza.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-02 |title=Fergal Keane: Aid convoy tragedy shows fear of starvation haunts Gaza |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68456718 |access-date=2024-03-15 |language=en-GB |archive-date=15 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315042049/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68456718 |url-status=live}}</ref> Gaza is currently undergoing a severe [[Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)|humanitarian crisis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/11/1143712 |website=[[UN News]] |date=17 November 2023 |publisher=United Nations |access-date=19 November 2023 |archive-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122172445/https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/11/1143712 |url-status=live}}</ref> By 13 November 2023, one out of every 200 people in Gaza were killed, becoming one out of every 100 by January 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gaza reports more than 11,100 killed. That's one out of every 200 people. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/gaza-rising-death-toll-civilians/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121134705/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/gaza-rising-death-toll-civilians/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Gaza death toll continues to rise nearly 3 months after Hamas attack on Israel |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240106_25/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |work=[[NHK World]] |language=en |archive-date=6 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106175632/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240106_25/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{as of|2024|10|29}}, according to the [[Gaza Health Ministry]], at least 43,000 Palestinians, including over 16,000 children, have been killed.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 October 2024 |title=Israel-Gaza war in maps and charts: Live Tracker |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |archive-date=24 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124091434/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker |url-status=live }}</ref> More than 85% of Palestinians in Gaza, or around 1.9&nbsp;million people, were internally displaced.<ref>{{cite news |title=As Israel's Aerial Bombardments Intensify, 'There Is No Safe Place in Gaza', Humanitarian Affairs Chief Warns Security Council |url=https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15564.doc.htm |work=United Nations |date=12 January 2024 |access-date=18 January 2024 |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219184609/https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15564.doc.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> As of January 2024, Israel's offensive has either damaged or destroyed 70–80% of all buildings in northern Gaza.<ref>{{cite news |title=Over 50% of Gaza buildings damaged or destroyed in Israel's bombardment |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/01/14/gaza-building-damage-israel-war |work=Axios |date=5 January 2024 |access-date=18 January 2024 |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205085440/https://www.axios.com/2024/01/14/gaza-building-damage-israel-war |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The numbers that reveal the extent of the destruction in Gaza |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/08/the-numbers-that-reveal-the-extent-of-the-destruction-in-gaza |work=The Guardian |date=8 January 2024 |access-date=18 January 2024 |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220030015/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/08/the-numbers-that-reveal-the-extent-of-the-destruction-in-gaza |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Gaza war 2023 - 2025 IMG 8182.png|thumb|The ruins of Gaza after Israeli airstrikes]]
After the outbreak of the [[Gaza war]] in 2023, there has been a renewed campaign to return Israeli settlers to [[Gush Katif]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Yerushalmi |first=Shalom |date=24 October 2023 |title=As war with Hamas rages, a campaign gets underway for a return to Gaza's settlements |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-war-with-hamas-rages-a-campaign-gets-underway-for-a-return-to-gazas-settlements/amp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106190724/https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-war-with-hamas-rages-a-campaign-gets-underway-for-a-return-to-gazas-settlements/amp/ |archive-date=6 November 2023 |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=Times of Israel}}</ref> including [[Hanan Ben Ari]] singing "We return to Gush Katif" to Israeli troops.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rousseau |first=Daphne |date=26 October 2023 |title=Some Israelis dream of return to Gaza settlements as IDF readies to go back in |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-israelis-dream-of-return-to-gaza-settlements-as-idf-readies-to-go-back-in/amp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118134117/https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-israelis-dream-of-return-to-gaza-settlements-as-idf-readies-to-go-back-in/amp/ |archive-date=18 November 2023 |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=Times of Israel}}</ref>

On 19 January 2025, [[2025 Gaza war ceasefire|a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas]] took effect. It lasted until 18 March, when Israel launched a surprise attack.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shurafa |first1=Wafaa |last2=Mednick |first2=Sam |date=March 18, 2025 |title=Israel launches deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire talks stall |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-03-17-2025-b8753b9458a44f10ab08aa9b12582780 |access-date=April 1, 2025 |work=[[AP News]] |location=[[Deir al-Balah]], [[Gaza Strip]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 5 February 2025, in a joint press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, US president [[Donald Trump]] asserted that the US would "[[Donald Trump's Gaza Strip proposal|take over the Gaza Strip, we'll own it.]]" The remark sparked discussions regarding US policy in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Jonah |date=2025-02-05 |title=Trump: 'The U.S. Will Take Over the Gaza Strip' |url=https://theintercept.com/2025/02/04/trump-netanyahu-gaza-palestinians-displace/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Liptak |first=Kevin |date=2025-02-04 |title=Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza Strip and doesn't rule out using American troops |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/politics/netanyahu-trump-white-house-meeting/index.html |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Trump says U.S. will "take over the Gaza Strip" in presser with Netanyahu |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-says-us-will-take-over-gaza-strip-presser-netanyahu/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website= CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref> The following day, Trump said the proposed transfer of Gaza would happen after the conclusion of the war and the resettlement of population elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jana |first=Choukeir |date=6 February 2025 |title=Trump says Israel would hand over Gaza after fighting, no US troops needed |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-defense-minister-orders-army-prepare-gaza-residents-departure-media-2025-02-06/ |work=REUTERS}}</ref>