Disputes - international:
the status of the Gaza Strip is a final status issue to be resolved through negotiations; Israel removed settlers and military personnel from Gaza Strip in August 2005
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 1,221,110 (Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)) (2013)
IDPs:
160,000 (persons displaced within both the Gaza strip and the West Bank since 1967; as estimated by unofficial sources) (2011)