Talk:Gaza City/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 16 November 2023

[Palestine is not a state.We wish it was and it may be one day, but as of now that info is factually incorrect. Why?] 2601:249:8780:6530:3429:C77D:3FBA:24B4 (talk) 07:11, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 08:45, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 November 2023

• What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}):

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  The Hebrew name of the city is ʿAzza (עַזָּה) – the ayin at the beginning of the word represented a voiced velar fricative in Biblical Hebrew, but in Modern Hebrew, it is silent.

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  The Hebrew name of the city is ʿAzza (עַזָּה) – the ayin at the beginning of the word represented a [[voiced pharyngeal fricative]] in Biblical Hebrew, but in Modern Hebrew, it is silent.

• Why it should be changed: This is the correct phoneme.
• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

Jbennett45 (talk) 06:48, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Done.— FenrisAureus ▲ (she/they) (talk) 09:34, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

References

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 December 2023

Please include the Hebrew name of the city in the first sentence of the article. Obviously, this is a controversial topic, however I think that it should be included here. Also the article Kharkiv includes the russian name. Iron armour (talk) 17:20, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done for now: Please provide the Hebrew name before this request could be considered. Lightoil (talk) 02:19, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

The Hebrew name is עזה (Aza). With niqqqud, it’s עַזָּה. -Iron armour (talk) 09:57, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 December 2023

Please include the Hebrew name of the city. It’s עַזָּה, and romanized Aza. I have requested the same in the past, but the request was rejected due to the fact that I didnt state what the Hebrew name is. Iron armour (talk) 11:25, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per MOS:FORLANG. M.Bitton (talk) 15:25, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Why is the name of the city in Hebrew not “relevant”? -Iron armour (talk) 16:04, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 27 October 2023 state of Palestine

Hi Wikipedia, please be accurate and write Palestinian territory. There is no recognized State of Palestine 47.17.67.172 (talk) 21:37, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 22:51, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

The request asks to clarify the status of Palestine as a territory since there is no “state” of Palestine. The UN has not recognized Palestine as a state, notably due to its connection with Hamas and terrorism. For accuracy, you need to change “State of Palestine” at the end of the sentence to “Palestinian territory.” You might add at the end: “though statehood has been offered five times since 1947, the plans have been rejected each time by Palestinian leaders.” ProResearcherCite (talk) 02:07, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

The infromation ia Totaly unupdated

Gaza is no longer the largest city in the Gaza strips, and it has only 200K pepole left. 81.199.22.166 (talk) 19:54, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Image in infobox

Hi all, I was wondering what people's thoughts were on updating the image for the infobox? I fear the current one doesn't accurately reflect what Gaza City looks like today. Per WSJ: According to analysis of satellite data by remote-sensing experts at the City University of New York and Oregon State University, as many as 80% of the buildings in northern Gaza, where the bombing has been most severe, are damaged or destroyed [1] Maybe the lead image should look something more like this:

Thoughts? CarmenEsparzaAmoux (talk) 17:48, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Maybe could have a split image where the left half is before the war and the right half is after the way. That way people don't think it has always looked like rubble. Em3rgent0rdr (talk) 18:20, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, that's a good idea. CarmenEsparzaAmoux (talk) 18:22, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Can you find an image of what Rimal looked like before the war? I think the best idea would be to replace the image of Downtown Gaza from 2007 with an image of the same location before it was destroyed. HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 18:37, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 March 2024

Image of destruction should be moved and a general image of the city should be used per Wikipedia:Recentism 172.99.147.181 (talk) 00:49, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. The request needs to be more specific. Shadow311 (talk) 14:41, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Ancient Egyptian Name

The article currently states:

According to Shahin, the Ancient Egyptians called it gḏt, "Ghazzat" ("prized city")...

(originally added in this edit in 2009.)

As far as I understand, Mariam Shahin is not an academic researcher (she is a filmmaker and a journalist, without a Wikipedia article about her); neither ancient Egypt or etymology are her areas of expertise, and the book "Palestine: A Guide" is not an academic research. I don't think this is a reliable source on the subject. 2A0D:6FC2:6C71:6C00:749F:EA20:5036:E5E7 (talk) 20:19, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Provide a better book then. Iskandar323 (talk) 20:23, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Twinned with Tel Aviv

I have been unable to verify citation 187, and in general the fact that Gaza City and Tel Aviv are sister cities. Furthermore, this was added to the article during the 2008-2009 Palestine-Israel conflict. The only thing that makes me trust that it was added in good faith is that it was added by a well-respected editor of Palestinian ancestry (Al Ameer son). GiggyMantis (talk) 22:05, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Not sure what "unable to verify" means, do you have a source that contradicts the Haaretz source? Or some actual evidence that the Haaretz source is in error. Selfstudier (talk) 09:07, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 24 February 2024

GAZA IS STILL THE LARGEST CITY OF PALESTINE. BEFORE HAMAS-ISRAEL WAR IT IS STILL THE LARGEST CITY OF PALESTINE. 38.253.8.42 (talk) 03:40, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

The thing is right now Rafah is inundated by refugees and so has more people in it, so Gaza City isn't really currently most populous. I've reworded now by saying most populous instead of largest, since it's physical size hasn't changed. Em3rgent0rdr (talk) 08:06, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Just out of curiosity - are there any updated numbers with respect to population of the country? I'd imagine it's hard to discern at this time. 98.37.124.143 (talk) 05:28, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Jamedeus (talk) 22:30, 24 February 2024 (UTC)