Does Israel recognize Palestine Why did it withdraw from Gaza ?
Israel doesn’t recognise Palestine as a state, in the matter of fact it objects to it being a state in comparison with 138 members of the United Nations who have recognized Palestine.
Gaza is not Palestine, it is a city in Palestine, a part of Palestine.
Gaza is still occupied per international law. It is under land and sea blockade by Israel which controls the ID registry in Gaza, determines who is a Palestinian citizen, and what goes in and out of Gaza.
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