Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip

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The Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip was the period from 1948 to 1967 during which Egypt controlled and governed the Gaza Strip without formally annexing it, following the end of the British Mandate and the Arab–Israeli War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political regime
military occupation administration
period of Egyptian rule in Gaza
administeredBy Egyptian Governor-General of Gaza
appliesToTerritory Gaza Strip
borderedBy Egypt
Mediterranean Sea
Israel
surface form: State of Israel
capital Gaza City
characterizedBy Egyptian control of external borders
absence of Egyptian citizenship for Gaza residents
restriction on movement of Palestinians
country Egypt
currencyUsed Egyptian pound
demographics Palestinian refugees from other parts of Mandatory Palestine
educationSystem Egyptian-supervised Palestinian schools
endCause Israeli capture of Gaza Strip in June 1967
endedByEvent Six-Day War
endTime 1967
establishedAsResultOf 1949 Armistice Agreements
followed British Mandate for Palestine
followedBy Israeli military occupation of the Gaza Strip (1967–2005)
followsEvent Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War
governedPopulation stateless Palestinians
governingAuthority Egyptian military administration
historicalRegion Palestine
includedInstitution All-Palestine Government
surface form: All-Palestine Government (nominal)
internationalStatus not recognized as Egyptian sovereign territory
legalStatus not formally annexed by Egypt
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Arab–Israeli conflict
history of Egypt
history of the Gaza Strip
history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
policy support for Palestinian fedayeen activities at various times
politicalStatus Palestinian territory under Egyptian military rule
populationMajority Palestinian
surface form: Palestinian Arabs
precededBy British Mandate for Palestine
refugeeAdministration UNRWA
surface form: UNRWA operations in Gaza
relatedConflict Palestinian fedayeen raids into Israel
religion Islam
securityForces Egyptian Armed Forces
surface form: Egyptian Army

Palestinian police under Egyptian supervision
significantEvent 1956–1957 Israeli occupation of Gaza
Suez Crisis
startTime 1948
timePeriod Cold War era

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British Mandate for Palestine followedBy Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip
Egyptian military administration partOf Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip
this entity surface form: Egyptian occupation of the Gaza Strip
Gaza City wasPartOf Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip
this entity surface form: Egyptian occupation of Gaza Strip