This page for Gaza describes the lighthouses as they existed before the start of the current conflict between Israel and the Hamas government. No changes will be made until there is a stable agreement that stops the fighting and damage can be assessed. Located in the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea between Israel and Egypt, Gaza is an ancient city with an unfortunate recent history of war and occupation by Britain (1917-1948), Egypt (1948-1967), and Israel (1967-2005). Since 2007 Gaza has been governed by the Hamas movement and has the status, de facto, of an autonomous but besieged city-state. The city has no natural harbor and no commercial harbor but it has a small fishing harbor enclosed by breakwaters. There are no internationally-recognized aids to navigation.
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Adjoining pages: North: Israel | South: Mediterranean Egypt
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Posted June 20, 2016. Lighthouses: 2. Checked and revised May 3, 2023. Site copyright 2023 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.