This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Gaza, also called Gaza City, is a city in the Gaz…This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Gaza, also called Gaza City, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Located on the Mediterranean coast, some 76.6 kilometres southwest of the country's proclaimed capital East Jerusalem, it is home to Palestine's only port. With a population of 590,481 people as of 2017, Gaza was the most populous city in the State of Palestine prior to the Israel–Hamas war, when it was subjected to massive displacement.