Before the 6 day war in the 1960's, which country owned what is now the Gaza
Strip?
Mongolia

Hello mongolia-ga,

The short answer is Egypt.

A slightly longer answer is:

"Between 1917 and 1948 the region was part of Great Britain's
Palestine mandate from the League of Nations.  After the armistice
agreement of 1949 until the 1967 war (with the exception of the
Israeli occupation from Nov., 1956, to Mar., 1957), the Gaza Strip was
under Egyptian administration.  However, the Arab residents were never
given Egyptian citizenship, thereby remaining stateless.  After the
1967 war, Israel occupied the region ...."

"The Gaza Strip"
Infoplease
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0858346.html

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


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