{
  "id": "ACM-ISR-GZA",
  "slug": "israel-gaza-war",
  "title": "The Israel–Gaza War",
  "url": "https://armedconflicts.org/israel-gaza-war.html",
  "status": "Ceasefire (fragile)",
  "intensity": "Medium",
  "region": "Gaza / West Bank",
  "type": "Asymmetric conflict",
  "tracked_since": "2023",
  "revision": "2026-08-05",
  "sources": [
    "ACLED",
    "UCDP",
    "CFR Global Conflict Tracker"
  ],
  "locations": [
    {
      "name": "Gaza City",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 31.5017,
      "lon": 34.4668,
      "description": "The Gaza Strip's largest city, in the north of the territory, heavily damaged during the 2023-2025 war and outside the Israeli-held Yellow Line zone."
    },
    {
      "name": "Khan Younis",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 31.3406,
      "lon": 34.3062,
      "description": "Southern Gaza's largest city, roughly bisected by the ceasefire's Yellow Line demarcation, with the two halves falling under differing zones of control."
    },
    {
      "name": "Rafah",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 31.2972,
      "lon": 34.241,
      "description": "Southernmost Gaza city on the Egyptian border, most of which sits inside the Israeli-controlled Yellow Line zone under the current ceasefire.",
      "control": "Israeli troops remain stationed at the Rafah border crossing after reopening it in February 2026",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/articles/guide-trumps-twenty-point-gaza-peace-deal",
      "as_of": "2026-02-24"
    },
    {
      "name": "Philadelphi Corridor",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 31.25,
      "lon": 34.22,
      "description": "Narrow strip along the Gaza-Egypt border historically used for smuggling tunnels and held by Israeli forces since 2024."
    },
    {
      "name": "Kerem Shalom Crossing",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 31.2167,
      "lon": 34.2833,
      "description": "The main commercial and humanitarian aid crossing between Israel and Gaza, near the Egyptian border tri-point."
    },
    {
      "name": "Rafah Crossing",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 31.2833,
      "lon": 34.25,
      "description": "The principal crossing between Gaza and Egypt, used for aid deliveries and medical evacuations, subject to intermittent closure during the war."
    },
    {
      "name": "Erez Crossing",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 31.55,
      "lon": 34.5333,
      "description": "Pedestrian crossing on Gaza's northern border with Israel, historically the main route for people movement between the territory and Israel."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ashkelon",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 31.6688,
      "lon": 34.5715,
      "description": "Israeli coastal city just north of the Gaza Strip, repeatedly targeted by rocket fire from Gaza-based armed groups during the war."
    }
  ],
  "revision_history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "change": "Headlines refreshed",
      "source": "News feed"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-24",
      "change": "Rafah control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations"
    }
  ]
}