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The Gaza Strip is a densely populated Palestinian enclave on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea that is controlled by Hamas, a militant group that the U.S. and the European Union consider a terrorist organization. Israel began bombing Gaza after a Hamas attack that left more than 1,300 Israelis dead.
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