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The devastating conflict resulted in over 158,000 Palestinian casualties, the majority of them women and children, and the displacement of more than 1.9 million Gazans – over 85% of the population.

Some background behind the historical ties between the people of Gaza, the West Bank, British Mandate Palestine and the wider Muslim world.