Editing Occupied Palestinian territories (section)

===Gaza Strip===
{{Main|Gaza Strip}}

In 2005, Israel pulled all its remaining forces out of the Gaza Strip and dismantled its settlements. Nevertheless, according to the international community, the Gaza Strip is still considered to be occupied by Israel.<ref name=UNOCHADec2009 /> Israel has denied that it occupies the Gaza Strip, but two of the three border sectors of the Gaza Strip, together with the coast and airspace, are controlled by Israel (the third border sector near Rafah is controlled by Egypt).<ref name=ai-gaza>{{cite web |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/israel-gaza-blockade-must-be-completely-lifted-2010-06-17 |title=Israel Gaza blockade must be completely lifted |publisher=Amnesty International |access-date=26 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=ips-120309>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipsnews.net/2009/03/mideast-border-areas-bombed-again/ |title=MIDEAST: Border Areas Bombed Again |publisher=Ipsnews.net |date=12 March 2009 |access-date=26 December 2012}}</ref> The UN ''Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967'' stated in 2007:
{{blockquote|Israel remains an occupying Power in respect of Gaza. Arguments that Israel ceased its occupation of Gaza in 2005 following the evacuation of its settlements and the withdrawal of its troops take no account of the fact that Israel retains effective control over Gaza by means of its control over Gaza's external borders, airspace, territorial waters, population registry, tax revenues and governmental functions. The effectiveness of this control is emphasized by regular military incursions and rocket attacks.<ref>UN Special Rapporteur, [http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N07/463/16/PDF/N0746316.pdf?OpenElement ''Situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110130530/http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N07/463/16/PDF/N0746316.pdf?OpenElement |date=10 November 2013 }} (p.2; see also pp. 8–12). 17 August 2007 (doc.nr. A/62/275)</ref>}}