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== Is my ambiguity sensor numb? ==

Hello. I removed the hatnote that pointed to the disambiguation page ''[[Gaza]]'' per [[WP:NAMB]] because I thought that the name ''Gaza City'' unambiguously referred to the subject of this article. ''Gaza'' does not redirect here, either, so people who are looking for the article on the [[Gaza Strip]] are not going to be coming here instead. According to ''Gaza'', this city is the only one that is called ''Gaza City''; the others have different names, like ''[[Little Gaza]]''. But my edit was reverted. Would someone please explain the ambiguity of ''Gaza City''? --[[User:Joshua Issac|Joshua Issac]] ([[User talk:Joshua Issac|talk]]) 21:07, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
:The city is called Gaza, but not by Wikipedia. It is also referred to more formally as Gaza City. See the lead "'''Gaza''' (/ˈɡɑːzə/;[4] Arabic: غزة‎ Ġazzah, IPA: [ˈɣazza]; Hebrew: עזה‎ Azzah; Ancient Greek: Γάζα), also referred to as '''Gaza City'''". The entire Strip is also called Gaza. See the lead "The '''Gaza Strip''' (/ˈɡɑːzəˈstrɪp/;[1] Arabic: قطاع غزة‎ Qiṭāʿ Ġazzah [qɪˈtˤɑːʕ ˈɣazza]), or simply '''Gaza'''". Gaza is a genuinely ambiguous term that Wikipedia does it's best to manage. Even with the hatnote, time and time again editors mistakenly update the population figures of this article to reflect the population of the other Gaza, the Strip, that contains this Gaza. Strange but true. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaza_City&action=history the article history] and search for pop. NAMB is a guideline, and while I agree with your interpretation of it from a literal perspective, I think anything we can do to highlight the genuine ambiguity that exists in the real world for readers is probably preferable in this instance. Having said that, it's unclear whether it actually helps. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 4px 1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User:Sean.hoyland|<span style="color:#000000;">Sean.hoyland</span>]]''' - '''[[User talk:Sean.hoyland|talk]]'''</small> 09:25, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
::''Gaza'' is ambiguous. People may type it into the search box expecting to see the article on Gaza City, the Gaza Strip, or something else. However, ''Gaza City'' is not ambiguous, and I do not think that anyone types in and expects to see the article on the Gaza Strip or the [[Gaza governorate]], instead of the one on the city. The name of the article has been unambiguous since the article on the city was moved from ''Gaza'' to ''Gaza City'' on 10 March 2014.

::If editors keep changing the population figures, I suggest placing [[HTML comment]]s next to the relevant source code to let editors know that this article is about the city, and that statistics referring to ''Gaza'' might be about the Gaza Strip and not the city. --[[User:Joshua Issac|Joshua Issac]] ([[User talk:Joshua Issac|talk]]) 20:22, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

:::'''Strong support'''. There is no ambiguity whatsoever and the hatnote shouldn't be there. The links to other Gaza-themed names should be in the lead paragraph and the See also section at the end of the article.13:48, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

==Ancient period==

I improved section by removing Philistines and Caananites from ancient period - these ethnomyms apply to peoples that vanished from history centuries before the Romans arrives.  Also removed Persians as improbable.  Editor Huldra needs to brings  If Huldra wants to put them back in, she needs to bring a reliable source.[[User:ShulMaven|ShulMaven]] ([[User talk:ShulMaven|talk]]) 16:59, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
:The source is already there, http://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=1958&ed=133&edid=133:<blockquote>The city’s most luminous era began when it succumbed bloodlessly to Roman rule in 63 BC. All the coastal cities of Palestine-Gaza, Ascalon, Isdud and Jaffa-grew in the following centuries. The unity of empire left trade unhindered along all major routes, and sea traffic from Gaza’s port increased. A 500-member senate governed Gaza, and in the streets could be found Philistines, Greeks, Romans, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Jews, Egyptians, Persians and Bedouin. Under Rome, Gaza’s mint stamped out coins adorned with the busts of gods and emperors. One hundred thirty-five years after the birth of Christ, the emperor Hadrian personally inaugurated wrestling, boxing and oratorical competitions in Gaza’s new stadium, which soon became famous from Alexandria to Damascus.</blockquote><small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User talk:Nableezy|<span style="color:#C11B17;">nableezy</span>]]''' - 17:14, 6 November 2014 (UTC)</small>

== Terrorism? ==

Why is there hardly any mention of terrorism? Hamas- and Islamic Jihad-sponsored terrorism is a major component of life in Gaza City. <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Blocky1OOO|Blocky1OOO]] ([[User talk:Blocky1OOO|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Blocky1OOO|contribs]]) 15:14, 12 November 2014‎ (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
:Do you live in Gaza City?  Otherwise, what do you base your statement on? As for Wikipedia policy, see  [[WP:TERRORIST]]. As noted, there are exceptions. Say, if an attack is  noted in books by historians as a "terrorist attack", then the word can be used.  Cheers, [[User:Huldra|Huldra]] ([[User talk:Huldra|talk]]) 22:36, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
::What type of logic is that? "Do you live in Gaza City?", no, why would I live there? it's very known that terrorism plays a major role in the lives of many in Gaza. Also, your logic is that we can't talk about areas if we don't live there, are all of your 130,000 contributions to Wikipedia based on where you live? [[User:OrangeVlad|OrangeVlad]] ([[User talk:OrangeVlad|talk]]) 11:32, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 31 July 2018 ==

((edit extended-protected|Gaza City|answered=yes))
''chillies'' should be spelled ''chilies'' [[User:Jeran Renz|Jeran Renz]] ([[User talk:Jeran Renz|talk]]) 16:07, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
:[[File:Pictogram voting comment.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Note:'''<!-- Template:EEp --> ((re|Jeran Renz)) Both are correct, The plurals are “chilies”  in the US, and “chillies” in the UK. regards,  [[User:DRAGON BOOSTER|<span style="color:blue;size=2">DRAGON BOOSTER</span>]][[User talk:DRAGON BOOSTER|<span style="color:#33dd44;size=2">  ★</span>]] 16:59, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:EEp --> The article uses UK English. [[User:Danski454|Danski454]] ([[User talk:Danski454|talk]]) 19:50, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

==Housekeeping==
In light of the comment above and fwiw, 

# Per ((sc|[[wp:engvar]])) [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaza_City&direction=next&oldid=1263685 this edit] established that the page should be using American English (not British) and nobody on this talk page or the archive seems to have actually established a consensus for changing that; 
# Per ((sc|[[wp:era]])) [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaza_City&direction=next&oldid=2931134 this edit] established that the dating on the page should be ((sc|bc/ad)) and nobody on this talk page or the archive seems to have actually established a consensus for changing that, although there might be some Israeli-themed policy I don't know about; 
# Per ((sc|[[wp:ncdab]])), the consensus up-thread, and even ((sc|[[wp:hatcheap]])), there is no reason for "Gaza City" to have dab headers pointing anywhere since it's a completely unambiguous title; why are they still there going on four years?
# Per ((sc|[[wp:lead]])) and ((sc|[[wp:leadsentence]])), and common sense, we should move at least the Arabic IPAs and two of the Hebrew transcriptions out of the language gore in the current intro down to the #Etymology section. (Personally, I propose a minor renaming to #Name or #Names, with an ((tl|anchor)) supporting anyone looking for "Etymology".) Per ((sc|[[wp:notadictionary]])) and common sense, I personally also don't think the pronunciation of "Gaza" is actually unusual or potentially confusing enough to merit inclusion in the article. It's not any more confusing than, e.g., "[[Washington, DC|Washington]]" and can be handled at the [[wikt:Gaza|Wiktionary entry]] like most other places and things.
# Having said that, it would be nice if we could get the Egyptian, Akkadian, and Phoenician text for those names. It seems like the Phoenician would be ((lang|phn|𐤏𐤆𐤄)), ((sc|ʿzh)), based on [http://snible.org/coins/hn/syria.html this page] but it's a bit old (it uses Hebrew as a kludge for representing the Phoenician) if anyone has a better source.

&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[User talk:LlywelynII|<span style="text-shadow:#BBBBBB 0.1em 0.1em 0.1em; class=texhtml">Llywelyn<span style="color: Gold;">II</span></span>]] 14:44, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

== Medieval history fix ==

I don't know where else to post this, because the page is locked, but there's an obvious error in the Medieval section where it claims
"In 977, the Fatimids established an agreement with their rivals, the Seljuk Turks, whereby the Fatimids would control Gaza and the land south of it, including Egypt and the Seljuks controlled the region north of the city."

The Seljuk state wasn't even founded until 60 years after 977; presumably the date is meant to be 1077. This fits the date of Seljuk expansion from Persia into the Levantine coast.  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/174.63.127.32|174.63.127.32]] ([[User talk:174.63.127.32#top|talk]]) 17:22, 20 January 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
: The source (Gil) says 977. However our text is inaccurate in describing [[Alptakin]] as a Seljuk - he was a Turk, but served the [[Buyid dynasty]] and then was an independent warlord.[[User:Icewhiz|Icewhiz]] ([[User talk:Icewhiz|talk]]) 17:38, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
:: Fixed. It was also off by a year (the fighting was in 977, but the agreement was in 978). [[User:Icewhiz|Icewhiz]] ([[User talk:Icewhiz|talk]]) 17:40, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

== Map in Infobox ==

I know this is a '''very''' delicate and sensitive issue. But I have been wondering - should the infobox map for the locations of Palestine related articles be changed to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:West_Bank_and_Gaza_Strip_location_map.svg this] (cropped to show only the Gaza Strip and West Bank, or the current map (appropriately titled "Palestine location map wide.png") cropped to only show the 1967 borders claimed by the state? This is '''solely''' to align with other country maps which depict the nation in question within a reasonable map limit. [[User:Seloloving|Seloloving]] ([[User talk:Seloloving|talk]]) 20:16, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

== "Second Infifada" sentence in Palestinian Control section ==

Hi,

I'm a relatively new editor but I was reading this article and there's a truly eyesore of a clause and independent paragraph in the Palestine section [pph.]:

The Second Intifada was a major game changer, too.

That's obviously awful. I'm sure there is truth to it but Wikipedia is better than that, especially on a GA. Can somebody who can get over the extended-protected status go ahead and fix this real quick? I'm not very close to 500 edits yet. THanks.

[[User:FuunnyFaces|FuunnyFaces]] ([[User talk:FuunnyFaces|talk]]) 20:48, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

== 

((edit extended-protected|Gaza City|answered=yes))
 ==

Did this wrong the first time so re-submitting my edit request:

In the Palestinian Control subsection of History, please change "The Second Intifada was a major gamechanger in Gaza, too." to "The Second Intifada was a deadly years-long conflict over control of Gaza City." [[User:FuunnyFaces|FuunnyFaces]] ([[User talk:FuunnyFaces|talk]]) 20:10, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
:[[File:Yes check.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Done'''<!-- Template:EEp --> &#8213;<span style="background:#8FF;border:solid 1px;border-radius:8px;box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px">&nbsp;[[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="font-family:Old English Text MT;color:#C00">Qwerfjkl</span>]]&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<small>(please use&#32;((tlx|reply to|Qwerfjkl)) on reply)</small><!--Template:Please ping--> 21:42, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
:[[File:Edit-undo.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Undone:''' This request has been undone.<!-- Template:EEp --> That is not what the second intifada was. What was there before needs to be sourced, but replacing it by unsourced dubious content is not the way to go. [[User:Zero0000|Zero]]<sup><small>[[User_talk:Zero0000|talk]]</small></sup> 04:33, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Good to see the citation needed mark on there at least. Thanks!

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== Hebrew ==

The Hebrew doesnt belong as an alternative title as it is not a language used by the population, the governing authorities, or its native name (Gaza being a name that stretches back to the ancient Egyptians). <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User talk:Nableezy|<span style="color:#C11B17">nableezy</span>]]''' - 18:34, 11 November 2021 (UTC)</small>

: Well for one, Ancient Egyptians called the city ''Khazati'', whereas the Israelites called it ''Ghazza'', later ''′Azza''. Yes, they're both probably from the same source, however the Arabic ''Ghazzah'' derives from the Hebrew ''′Azza'' – not to mention Gaza had an extensive history related to the Israelites prior to the influx of Arabic speakers; hell, to be perfectly honest I've been trying to find the Philistine spelling so I can add ''that'' to the lede, but its not attested amidst the few finds of their language. Again, [[Nablus]] has ''Shechem'' in its lede, [[Hebron]] has ''Hevron'', [[Jericho]] has ''Yəriho'', and [[Bethlehem]] has ''Bet Lehem'', even though they are all Palestinian cities – if they have major histories beyond the scope of the State of Palestine, their ancient names are reflected in the lede. If they don't have extensive foreign history, then they don't – exactly the reason pages like [[Ramallah]] don't have a Hebrew name on them. The same principle is applied to Israeli cities too, which is why [[Ashkelon]] and [[Ekron]] have ancient Greek in their ledes, and yet there is no resistance there. Even the Arabic names of the cities are included, even though it is not the native name ''or'' the language of the governing authorities. [[User:Zhomron|Zhomron]] ([[User talk:Zhomron|talk]]) 18:55, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
::Nablus as Shechem and Hebron as Hevron are both very different than Gaza. Both have fairly significant histories as those names, and for Hebron there are settlers there who use that language. Gaza is not the same, and if the only relation is the history it can perhaps go in the section dealing with etymology, but as an alternative title it does not belong. The Arabic names are often included on Israeli cities as that was an official language of Israel. That is not the case here. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User talk:Nableezy|<span style="color:#C11B17">nableezy</span>]]''' - 19:13, 11 November 2021 (UTC)</small>
::There are no grounds to assert that the Arabic derives from the Hebrew. Even if there was a reliable source for that, it would belong in the etymology section and not in the lead sentence. As far as I know, only the bible is a source for a claim that it was Israelite for a short period, but that would also be not enough to use Hebrew in the lead. [[User:Zero0000|Zero]]<sup><small>[[User_talk:Zero0000|talk]]</small></sup> 12:52, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
::: It was not an Israelite site, it belonged to the [[Philistines]]. The thing is the Philistines left practically no written records and went extinct. The Israelites didn't. Thus the only real sources aside from occasional Egyptian or Assyrian mentions that attest to the city's continued existence is in Hebrew. That's all. [[User:Zhomron|Zhomron]] ([[User talk:Zhomron|talk]]) 15:30, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
::::So what? Why does any of that mean that an unrelated language to the city be included in lead as an alternate name? <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User talk:Nableezy|<span style="color:#C11B17">nableezy</span>]]''' - 15:59, 12 November 2021 (UTC)</small>
:::::To me it's kinda standard procedure that cities with ancient histories have relevant names to them in their lede, within reason of course since it's in no one's interests to just gunk up an intro paragraph with a thousand translations. Like, take Jerusalem for example: its lede sentence contains the Ancient Greek, Latin, and Armenian names, but because that would be too long of a parenthetical, it has them in an <nowiki>((efn))</nowiki> note. Likewise, there are pages like [[Zalischyky]] which, despite being a Ukrainian city, includes Polish, German, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Romanian, and Russian translations - although what was originally the lede seems to have been broken up into its own thing at the end of the lede section - even though with the possible exception of the latter group, ''none'' of these peoples still have a presence there. Again, these two aren't the best examples because they include ''so many'' translations that they need to be sequestered, but in this case it would only be 2. My point is, I find it's usually not a major deal to include ancient or even ''historical'' names for ancient cities. I'm not saying ''you'' don't have a point, I'm just trying to explain my rationalization. [[User:Zhomron|Zhomron]] ([[User talk:Zhomron|talk]]) 16:14, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
::::::Again, the examples you are bringing up do not relate to this article. The Hebrew here is not a relevant name to Gaza's history. There is barely any content about it, and by your own comments it was not even an Israelite city. It is simply not relevant, and the MOS calls for including significant foreign language names. Here that is just the Arabic. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User talk:Nableezy|<span style="color:#C11B17">nableezy</span>]]''' - 16:39, 12 November 2021 (UTC)</small>
:::::::Yeah, that's fine, I'm not arguing, I was just replying to Zero in the first place. [[User:Zhomron|Zhomron]] ([[User talk:Zhomron|talk]]) 16:43, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
::How can Arabic ġazzah derive from Hebrew ʕazza when the Hebrew is the product of a phonemic merger of ġ + ʕ > ʕ, that would make absolutely no sense at all. [[Special:Contributions/2406:3400:317:16D0:C87E:8764:A85D:4063|2406:3400:317:16D0:C87E:8764:A85D:4063]] ([[User talk:2406:3400:317:16D0:C87E:8764:A85D:4063|talk]]) 21:14, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

== Middle Bronze age : Canaan not Palestine ==

In the bronze age sometimes it refers to Gaza in Palestine and then later down there is reference to Gaza in Canaan. Only the latter is appropriate unless we are after the establishment of Philistine presence which occured in 13th century BCE. [[User:Patrick.N.L|Patrick.N.L]] ([[User talk:Patrick.N.L|talk]]) 04:25, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

== Website not accessible?  ==

I tried to open the website for Gaza City http://www.gaza-city.org/ and it is not working at all. Shall it be removed? [[Special:Contributions/178.22.113.44|178.22.113.44]] ([[User talk:178.22.113.44|talk]]) 17:31, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
:Absolutely not.  It worked [https://web.archive.org/web/20220828012643/http://www.gaza-city.org/#Main 2 days ago]. As you can see from archive.org, it has often been down a day or three; I imagine the dire situation in Gaza has something to do with it, [[User:Huldra|Huldra]] ([[User talk:Huldra|talk]]) 23:40, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
::Ok, good to know. Thanks. [[Special:Contributions/88.103.228.113|88.103.228.113]] ([[User talk:88.103.228.113|talk]]) 10:58, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
::There is a different problem. It works via TOR (from Germany to USA) but it is probably blocked from Czech republic. So maybe some info can be added there, like "Blocked from some countries". [[Special:Contributions/88.103.228.113|88.103.228.113]] ([[User talk:88.103.228.113|talk]]) 11:01, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
:::Again, no. Lots of web-pages are blocked lots of places; (eg the https://www.gov.il/en is blocked in much of the Arab world), and it changes also, much of the time. To keep up whith who blocks who would be a huge time-sink, me thinks, [[User:Huldra|Huldra]] ([[User talk:Huldra|talk]]) 21:07, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

== population ==

Gazza has 2 million people and not 500,000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![[Special:Contributions/2.55.172.214|2.55.172.214]] ([[User talk:2.55.172.214|talk]]) 16:24, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
:Thats the Gaza Strip, not Gaza City. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User talk:Nableezy|<span style="color:#C11B17">nableezy</span>]]''' - 16:41, 7 October 2022 (UTC)</small>

==GAR notice==
((Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Gaza City/1))

== Gaza surface ==

it is mentioned 45 km2, but it is much more than that. 
According to my estimate from Google Maps, it shall be 450 km2. [[Special:Contributions/2A02:8070:4280:99C0:151C:749F:983:C9B5|2A02:8070:4280:99C0:151C:749F:983:C9B5]] ([[User talk:2A02:8070:4280:99C0:151C:749F:983:C9B5|talk]]) 12:15, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
: I believe you are confusing Gaza city (this article) with [[Gaza Strip]]. [[User:Zero0000|Zero]]<sup><small>[[User_talk:Zero0000|talk]]</small></sup> 04:22, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

== Jewish Gaza ==

Gaza is located within the boundaries ofthe tribe of Judah. Abraham and Isaac lived in Gerar, located near Gaza. In the fourth century, Gaza was the primary Jewish port of the land of Israel for international trade and commerce. Jonathan the Hasmonean (the brother of Judah Maccabi) conquered Gaza and settled there in 145 bce. At various times throughout the centuries, Gaza was a center of Jewish learning (a yeshivah in Gaza is mentioned in the Talmud), life and commerce. King David was featured with his harp in an elaborate mosaic in an ancient synagogue in Gaza .
Rabbi Yisrael Najara, author of “Kah Ribon Olam,” served as Gaza’s chief rabbi in the middle of the seventeenth century. Rabbi Avraham Azoulay of Fez wrote his mystical work Chesed l’Avraham in Gaza. Other well-known scholars and mystics lived there in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
The Jewish presence in Gaza was cut short in 1929, when Jews were forced to leave the area due to Arab riots, after which the British prohibited them from living in Gaza. Some Jews returned, however, and, in 1946, established the religious kibbutz Kfar Darom. A Jewish village by the same name existed there in the times of the Mishnah.
During Israel’s War of Independence, after a long siege, the settlers of Kfar Darom were evacuated and the kibbutz fell to the Egyptians. (https://jewishaction.com/jewish-world/israel/the-significance-of-gaza-in-jewish-history/)
dreams. [[User:Mahaemes|Mahaemes]] ([[User talk:Mahaemes|talk]]) 03:17, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 27 October 2023 state of Palestine  ==

((edit extended-protected|Gaza City|answered=yes))
Hi Wikipedia, please be accurate and write Palestinian territory. There is no recognized State of Palestine [[Special:Contributions/47.17.67.172|47.17.67.172]] ([[User talk:47.17.67.172|talk]]) 21:37, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
:[[File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a [[WP:EDITXY|"change X to Y" format]] and provide a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]] if appropriate.<!-- Template:EEp --> [[User:Cannolis|Cannolis]] ([[User talk:Cannolis|talk]]) 22:51, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
::The request asks to clarify the status of Palestine as a territory since there is no “state” of Palestine. The UN has not recognized Palestine as a state, notably due to its connection with Hamas and terrorism. For accuracy, you need to change “State of Palestine” at the end of the sentence to “Palestinian territory.” You might add at the end: “though statehood has been offered five times since 1947, the plans have been rejected each time by Palestinian leaders.” [[User:ProResearcherCite|ProResearcherCite]] ([[User talk:ProResearcherCite|talk]]) 02:07, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

== Etymology ==

The etymology of this article needs to be updated, the name Gaza originates from the Semitic root ġ-z-w, not from ʕ-z-z, the two roots simply collapsed together in Hebrew and the Hebrew claim is therefore a folk etymology to explain the merger of two roots by Biblical exegetes. The root ġ-z-w does not even exist in Hebrew, it survived only in the Arabian languages, and in Ugaritic and means to wage war, prepare for battle or raid. [[Special:Contributions/2406:3400:317:16D0:C87E:8764:A85D:4063|2406:3400:317:16D0:C87E:8764:A85D:4063]] ([[User talk:2406:3400:317:16D0:C87E:8764:A85D:4063|talk]]) 21:19, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

== Website ==

Not working, removal needed [[Special:Contributions/93.140.217.130|93.140.217.130]] ([[User talk:93.140.217.130|talk]]) 15:29, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

:Israel has limited the use of electricity, perhaps the computers running the website are currently unpowered? [[User:331dot|331dot]] ([[User talk:331dot|talk]]) 15:40, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 16 November 2023 ==

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[Palestine is not a state.We wish it was and it may be one day, but as of now that info is factually incorrect. Why?] [[Special:Contributions/2601:249:8780:6530:3429:C77D:3FBA:24B4|2601:249:8780:6530:3429:C77D:3FBA:24B4]] ([[User talk:2601:249:8780:6530:3429:C77D:3FBA:24B4|talk]]) 07:11, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
:[[File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a [[WP:EDITXY|"change X to Y" format]] and provide a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]] if appropriate.<!-- Template:EEp --> [[User:Cannolis|Cannolis]] ([[User talk:Cannolis|talk]]) 08:45, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 November 2023 ==
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* '''What I think should be changed (format using ((tl|textdiff)))''': ((textdiff|The Hebrew name of the city is ʿAzza (עַזָּה) – the ayin at the beginning of the word represented a voiced velar fricative in Biblical Hebrew, but in Modern Hebrew, it is silent.|The Hebrew name of the city is ʿAzza (עַזָּה) – the ayin at the beginning of the word represented a [[voiced pharyngeal fricative]] in Biblical Hebrew, but in Modern Hebrew, it is silent.))
* '''Why it should be changed''': This is the correct phoneme.
* '''References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button)''': <ref>((cite book |last1=Blau |first1=Joshua |title=Phonology and morphology of Biblical Hebrew: an introduction |date=2010 |publisher=Eisenbrauns |location=Winona Lake (Ind.) |isbn=9781575061290 |pages=69))</ref>

[[User:Jbennett45|Jbennett45]] ([[User talk:Jbennett45|talk]]) 06:48, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
:Done.— [[User:FenrisAureus|<span style="color:#f18">'''''FenrisAureus '''''▲ <span style="font-size:75%">'''''(she/they)'''''</span></span>]] ([[User talk:FenrisAureus|<span style="color:#060">talk</span>]]) 09:34, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
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== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 December 2023 ==

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Please include the Hebrew name of the city in the first sentence of the article. Obviously, this is a controversial topic, however I think that it should be included here. Also the article [[Kharkiv]] includes the russian name. [[User:Iron armour|Iron armour]] ([[User talk:Iron armour|talk]]) 17:20, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done for now:'''<!-- Template:EEp --> Please provide the Hebrew name before this request could be considered. [[User:Lightoil|Lightoil]] ([[User talk:Lightoil|talk]]) 02:19, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
::The Hebrew name is עזה (Aza). With niqqqud, it’s עַזָּה. -[[User:Iron armour|Iron armour]] ([[User talk:Iron armour|talk]]) 09:57, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 December 2023 ==

((Edit extended-protected|Gaza City|answered=yes))
Please include the Hebrew name of the city. It’s עַזָּה, and romanized Aza. I have requested the same in the past, but the request was rejected due to the fact that I didnt state what the Hebrew name is. [[User:Iron armour|Iron armour]] ([[User talk:Iron armour|talk]]) 11:25, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:EEp --> per [[MOS:FORLANG]]. [[User:M.Bitton|M.Bitton]] ([[User talk:M.Bitton|talk]]) 15:25, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
::Why is the name of the city in Hebrew not “relevant”? -[[User:Iron armour|Iron armour]] ([[User talk:Iron armour|talk]]) 16:04, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

== The infromation ia Totaly unupdated ==

Gaza is no longer the largest city in the Gaza strips, and it has only 200K pepole left. [[Special:Contributions/81.199.22.166|81.199.22.166]] ([[User talk:81.199.22.166|talk]]) 19:54, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

== Image in infobox ==

Hi all, I was wondering what people's thoughts were on updating the image for the infobox? I fear the current one doesn't accurately reflect what Gaza City looks like today. Per WSJ: ((tq|According to analysis of satellite data by remote-sensing experts at the City University of New York and Oregon State University, as many as 80% of the buildings in northern Gaza, where the bombing has been most severe, are damaged or destroyed)) [https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/gaza-destruction-bombing-israel-aa528542#:~:text=According%20to%20analysis%20of%20satellite,higher%20percentage%20than%20in%20Dresden.] Maybe the lead image should look something more like this: [[File:Damage in Gaza Strip during the October 2023 - 28.jpg|thumb]] Thoughts? [[User:CarmenEsparzaAmoux|CarmenEsparzaAmoux]] ([[User talk:CarmenEsparzaAmoux|talk]]) 17:48, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

:Maybe could have a split image where the left half is before the war and the right half is after the way. That way people don't think it has always looked like rubble. [[User:Em3rgent0rdr|Em3rgent0rdr]] ([[User talk:Em3rgent0rdr|talk]]) 18:20, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
::Yeah, that's a good idea. [[User:CarmenEsparzaAmoux|CarmenEsparzaAmoux]] ([[User talk:CarmenEsparzaAmoux|talk]]) 18:22, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
:::Can you find an image of what Rimal looked like before the war? I think the best idea would be to replace the image of Downtown Gaza from 2007 with an image of the same location before it was destroyed.  [[User:HadesTTW|HadesTTW]]&nbsp;(he/him&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[User talk:HadesTTW|talk]]) 18:37, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

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