Gaza envelope

The Gaza envelope is defined as the territory in Israel that is within 7 km of the Gaza Strip
A Merkava Mark IV tank patrols the Gaza border (February 2012)

The Gaza envelope (Hebrew: עוטף עזה, otef aza)[1] encompasses the populated areas in the Southern District of Israel that are within 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) of the Gaza Strip border and are therefore within range of mortar shells and Qassam rockets launched from the Gaza Strip.[2]

  1. ^ Surkes, Sue (10 December 2023). "Turn Gaza border area into model of sustainable development, green organization urges". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ Drory, Zeev; Lewin, Eyal; Ben-Ari, Eyal (2017). "Kibbutz under fire: Back to the days of sickle and bayonet". Israel Studies. 22 (2). Indiana University Press: 121–144. doi:10.2979/israelstudies.22.2.06. S2CID 152266326.