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The Gaza Strip is a strip of land which is a part of the Palestinian Authority. It was under Egyptian control from 1948 until 1967 when Israel conquered it in the defensive Six Day War. Israel withdrew from the Gaza strip in August 2005, effectively returning sovereignty to the Palestinian Authority. In June 2007, the radical militant terrorist group Hamas violently took control of the Gaza strip from the PA.