Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005.
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The Rob Carson ShowOct 5, 2026
Multiple independent primary and tier-1 sources (US State Department statement of September 12, 2005, AP, Reuters, NPR, and the UN OCHA update) confirm that Israel completed its withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, ending a 38-year occupation.
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… So for the last, I think, 20 years, we have seen a systematic, especially since Hamas took over Gaza in 2005, because remember, Israel withdrew out of Gaza in 2005 and gave Gaza to the Palestinians who, in return, had an election, elected Hamas to rule them. And so since 2005 until now, so you have 20 years of this steady diet of feeding their population, That the Jews are inhumane, that killing them is a good thing, because you are ridin' the world of …
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Supports. The US State Department (primary) welcomed the completion of the Israeli disengagement from Gaza on September 12, 2005.[3]
Supports. AP and Reuters both report that Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 after a long occupation, with the last Israeli soldiers leaving on September 12, 2005.[1][2][4][5]
Supports. The UN humanitarian update states the IDF completed its withdrawal of personnel and equipment from Gaza on 12 September 2005, ending Israeli presence there for the first time since 1967.[6]
Context. The withdrawal was unilateral and carried out without a Palestinian Authority agreement at the time; Hamas later took control of Gaza in 2007.[7][8][9]
Sources
9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1Israel says it will seize Gaza. Here's a look at ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2On the edge of Gaza, Israeli settlers want back inreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Completion of Israeli Withdrawal From Gaza2001-2009.state.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Israel's Withdrawal from Gaza - NPRnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Israel completes Gaza withdrawalnews.bbc.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6OPT (Nov-Dec 2005) - The Gaza Strip after disengagementun.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Israel's disengagement from Gaza (2005)britannica.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Gaza: 10 years after Israel 'left'dw.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Full article: Israel's 2005 Disengagement from Gazatandfonline.com · not rated · cited for: context
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