Gaza war - Quiz
Gaza war
  • 1. What was the total financial cost of the war to Israel as of September 2025?
A) 22.76 billion shekels
B) 168 billion shekels
C) 14.5 billion shekels
D) 600 million shekels
  • 2. By September 2024, what amount had the US provided in aid?
A) $22.76 billion
B) $50 billion
C) $600 million
D) $14.5 billion
  • 3. According to the Bank of Israel, what was the weekly cost of the labor supply drop?
A) 168 billion shekels
B) $14.5 billion
C) $600 million
D) $50 billion
  • 4. What percentage of weekly GDP did the labor supply drop represent according to the Bank of Israel?
A) 30%
B) 80%
C) 5.2%
D) 6%
  • 5. By how much did the Israeli economy shrink in the final quarter of 2023?
A) 6%
B) 5.2%
C) 30%
D) 80%
  • 6. How many reservists were mobilized, contributing to labor shortages?
A) 600,000
B) 300,000
C) 135,000
D) 168,000
  • 7. What is the annual per capita GDP in Gaza and the West Bank as per the 2025 UNCTAD report?
A) $161
B) $600
C) $50,000
D) $14,500
  • 8. What is the unemployment rate in Gaza and the West Bank according to the 2025 UNCTAD report?
A) 80 percent
B) 6 percent
C) 30 percent
D) 5.2 percent
  • 9. The climate impact of rebuilding Gaza exceeds the annual greenhouse emissions of how many countries?
A) 80
B) 300
C) 135
D) 50
  • 10. When did the flow of commercial goods into Gaza stop?
A) October 2023
B) November 2023
C) September 2025
D) October 2026
  • 11. What fee per truck did Hamas allegedly levy on Gazan merchants?
A) 30% of sales
B) 5.2% of GDP
C) 6% of GDP
D) 10,000 shekels
  • 12. What percentage of sales did Hamas reportedly request from Gazan merchants in cash?
A) 6%
B) 5.2%
C) 10%
D) 30%
  • 13. Which trucks were still permitted to enter Gaza after the commercial goods stoppage?
A) Commercial goods from Israel
B) Only military trucks
C) No trucks at all
D) Humanitarian aid and commercial goods from Egypt
  • 14. What did Hamas claim the 10,000 shekel fee was?
A) A required import duty by the UN
B) A tax for humanitarian aid
C) A fee for building reconstruction
D) A voluntary payment by wealthy Gazans
  • 15. What is the name used by Palestinian militant groups for the conflict?
A) Simchat Torah war
B) Battle of al-Aqsa Flood
C) Second Nakba
D) Operation Iron Swords
  • 16. Why is the conflict sometimes called the 'Simchat Torah war'?
A) It is named after a major Palestinian leader
B) It marks the date of the Israeli withdrawal
C) It commemorates a historical battle
D) The attack began on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah
  • 17. In what year did Israel unilaterally withdraw from Gaza?
A) 2014
B) 2007
C) 2005
D) 2000
  • 18. Which group has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007?
A) The Palestinian Authority
B) Hamas
C) The Al-Qassam Brigades
D) The United Nations
  • 19. How have international rights groups characterized Israel's blockade of Gaza?
A) As a temporary border control
B) As a humanitarian initiative
C) As collective punishment
D) As a necessary peace treaty
  • 20. According to UNRWA in 2023, what percentage of Gazans were food insecure?
A) 81%
B) 25%
C) 63%
D) 50%
  • 21. What was the purpose of the Great March of Return in 2018–2019?
A) To celebrate the withdrawal from Gaza
B) To demand the end of UNRWA aid
C) To protest the government of Hamas
D) To call for the right of Palestinian refugees to return
  • 22. Which military wing of Hamas started planning the October 7 operation?
A) Al-Qassam Brigades
B) The Palestinian Islamic Jihad
C) The Intifada Resistance Front
D) The Gaza Security Forces
  • 23. What was one specific reason Hamas cited for the October 7 attacks?
A) A desire to join the Palestinian Authority
B) Economic cooperation with Israel
C) Desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
D) The expansion of the Abraham Accords
  • 24. Which organization has likened the Israeli occupation to apartheid?
A) The Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry
B) Amnesty International
C) The Netanyahu government
D) The United Nations Security Council
  • 25. What was the status of negotiations between Israel and Saudi Arabia at the time of the October 7 attack?
A) They were in a state of open war
B) They were negotiating to normalize relations
C) They had just signed a comprehensive peace treaty
D) They were ending all diplomatic ties
  • 26. Who cited disrupting the 'normalization train' as a motive for the October 7 attacks?
A) Ismail Haniyeh
B) Benjamin Netanyahu
C) The UN Secretary General
D) The Palestinian Authority president
  • 27. What was a criticism directed at the Netanyahu government regarding their policy toward Gaza?
A) Granting work permits to Gazan residents
B) Refusing all international aid to the region
C) Ignoring the needs of Israeli settlers
D) Declaring war too early in 2021
  • 28. How many Israelis and foreign nationals were killed in the 7 October attack?
A) 1,400
B) 1,195
C) 251
D) 74,000
  • 29. By October 2026, what percentage of the Gaza Strip was under Israeli military control?
A) 53%
B) 65%
C) 90%
D) 25%
  • 30. What proportion of Gaza's civilian infrastructure has been destroyed according to the text?
A) 53%
B) 65%
C) 90%
D) 25%
  • 31. What is the name of the Israeli policy boundary that has been moving westward?
A) Blue Line
B) Green Line
C) Yellow Line
D) Red Line
  • 32. How many Palestinians had been killed since the third ceasefire took effect by 20 October 2026?
A) At least 1,400
B) Over 74,000
C) 251
D) 1,195
  • 33. Which regime fell as a result of regional instability linked to the war?
A) Hamas administration
B) Israeli coalition
C) Iranian government
D) Assad regime
  • 34. How many hostages were taken in total during the October 7 attacks?
A) 1,200
B) 500
C) 251
D) 100
  • 35. What did Israeli officials reportedly deem the Hamas battle plans that they received prior to the attack?
A) Aspirational
B) Immediate threats
C) Fake intelligence
D) Irrelevant documents
  • 36. Which software did the Israeli Air Force use to help identify airstrike targets?
A) Sky Shield
B) Iron Dome AI
C) Gaza Tracker
D) Habsora (The Gospel)
  • 37. What directive did the IDF allegedly use that resulted in the deaths of some Israeli civilians and soldiers?
A) The Defense of Borders Act
B) The Gaza Protocol
C) Hannibal Directive
D) Operation Scorched Earth
  • 38. Which entity supplies 80% of Gaza's electricity?
A) The Israel Electric Corporation
B) The Gaza Power Authority
C) The UN Relief Agency
D) The Egyptian Energy Board
  • 39. What happened at the Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital on 17 October?
A) An explosion in the parking lot killed hundreds
B) It became the primary Hamas command center
C) It was completely demolished by an airstrike
D) It was evacuated without incident
  • 40. What was the result of Hamas's offer to release all civilian hostages on 9 or 10 October?
A) The Israeli government rejected the offer
B) The UN mediated a partial release
C) Hamas withdrew the offer before it could be reviewed
D) Israel accepted the offer immediately
  • 41. How many people were killed on average per day by Israeli airstrikes in the first 20 days?
A) 350
B) 100
C) 1,000
D) 50
  • 42. How many people were killed in the IDF strike on Jabalia refugee camp?
A) 150
B) 106
C) 50
D) 54
  • 43. What was the duration of the initial temporary ceasefire agreement in November?
A) One day
B) Two weeks
C) Four days
D) One week
  • 44. On what date did active fighting cease following the Qatari-brokered truce?
A) 24 November 2023
B) 30 November 2023
C) 1 December 2023
D) 27 October 2023
  • 45. When did prisoner exchanges stop due to accusations of truce violations?
A) 28 November
B) 22 November
C) 1 December
D) 24 November
  • 46. What happened to the truce on 1 December?
A) It was extended by a month
B) It was made permanent
C) It was rejected by Qatar
D) It expired
  • 47. What military operation began in May 2025?
A) Operation Northern Shield
B) Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
C) Operation Gideon's Chariots
D) Operation Iron Swords
  • 48. What did the US urge Israel to conduct instead of a full-scale invasion?
A) No military action
B) Surgical operations
C) Diplomatic negotiations only
D) Total annexation
  • 49. What organization called the 31 October apartment building bombing an 'apparent war crime'?
A) Human Rights Watch
B) Forensic Architecture
C) United Nations
D) The Red Cross
  • 50. How did Hamas shift its fighting style as a result of the war?
A) Into a purely political organization
B) Into a naval force
C) Into a conventional infantry army
D) Back into a guerrilla fighting force
  • 51. What organization disputed Israel's claims regarding the use of civilian facilities by Hamas?
A) The United States
B) The Israeli Military
C) Human Rights Watch
D) Forensic Architecture
  • 52. Who was engaged in Operation Gideon's Chariots besides the military?
A) The UN peacekeeping force
B) Only conscripted soldiers
C) Foreign military volunteers
D) Private contractors
  • 53. What system did Israel adopt to order precise evacuations in Gaza?
A) A color-coded zone system
B) A digital map application
C) A radio broadcast signal
D) A grid system
  • 54. Who was the prominent writer killed by an Israeli airstrike on 6 December?
A) Mahmoud Darwish
B) Edward Said
C) Refaat Alareer
D) Ghassan Kanafani
  • 55. What is the title of the poem by Refaat Alareer that was widely circulated after his death?
A) Home is a Memory
B) If I Must Die
C) Gaza Under Fire
D) The Last Breath
  • 56. Where were Palestinian civilians pushed due to intensified bombing in December?
A) The Mediterranean coast
B) Rafah
C) The Egyptian border
D) Northern Gaza
  • 57. How many men did Israel detain between 7 and 10 December?
A) Fewer than 100
B) Exactly 50
C) More than 500
D) More than 150
  • 58. Who stated on 15 January that the most intense fighting in the north had ended?
A) Benjamin Netanyahu
B) Herzi Halevi
C) Daniel Hagari
D) Yoav Gallant
  • 59. Who was killed by Israeli forces on 29 January along with her family?
A) A prominent Palestinian journalist
B) A Red Crescent volunteer
C) Hind Rajab
D) A local medical doctor
  • 60. When did Israel conduct a hostage rescue operation in Rafah along with a bombing campaign?
A) 12 February
B) 1 March
C) 29 February
D) 5 February
  • 61. Who was the individual killed by Israeli forces at Al-Shifa Hospital in March 2024?
A) Mohammed Deif
B) Faiq al-Mabhouh
C) Yahya Sinwar
D) Ismail Haniyeh
  • 62. How many militants did the IDF claim to have killed during the Al-Shifa Hospital raid?
A) 400
B) 50
C) 100
D) 200
  • 63. What organization were the seven aid workers killed on 1 April affiliated with?
A) UNRWA
B) Project HOPE
C) Red Cross
D) World Central Kitchen
  • 64. How many aid trucks reached Gaza between the start of the Rafah operation and 24 May?
A) 2,500
B) 450
C) 1,200
D) 906
  • 65. On 22 July, which city did the IDF begin a second invasion of?
A) Rafah
B) Khan Yunis
C) Al-Shuja'iyya
D) Nuseirat
  • 66. According to the text, how many schools were attacked by Israel between 4 July and 10 August?
A) 45
B) 21
C) 90
D) 10
  • 67. How many militants did the IDF state it killed during the third battle in Khan Yunis?
A) Over 250
B) Over 500
C) Over 100
D) Over 75
  • 68. Which area saw 19 to 40 people killed in missile strikes on 10 September?
A) Al-Mawasi
B) Al-Shuja'iyya
C) Tel al-Sultan
D) Nuseirat
  • 69. Who was killed by IDF ground forces in Tal as-Sultan on 16 October?
A) Marwan Issa
B) Yahya Sinwar
C) Ismail Haniyeh
D) Mohammed Deif
  • 70. What entity was accused of blocking aid by allowing looting gangs to target convoys?
A) The Abu Shabab clan
B) The IDF
C) Local police
D) The UN
  • 71. How many UN food trucks were looted on 16 November?
A) 50
B) 98
C) 109
D) 25
  • 72. Which group was widely blamed for the looting of aid trucks?
A) The Palestinian Authority
B) The Abu Shabab clan
C) Hamas
D) Islamic Jihad
  • 73. What did Joe Biden urge Israel to do after the death of Yahya Sinwar?
A) Expand the ground invasion
B) End the war
C) Occupy Tal as-Sultan
D) Increase airstrikes
  • 74. What plan were officials speculated to be implementing in North Gaza?
A) The generals' plan
B) The two-state solution framework
C) The humanitarian corridor strategy
D) The peace and prosperity initiative
  • 75. Who mediated the January 2025 ceasefire agreement?
A) Qatar
B) The United States
C) The United Nations
D) Egypt
  • 76. Who ordered a halt to the supply of Israeli electricity to Gaza on 9 March?
A) The Qatari mediator
B) Benjamin Netanyahu
C) Eli Cohen
D) Antony Blinken
  • 77. On what date did Israel end the ceasefire by launching a surprise attack?
A) 25 March
B) 19 March
C) 12 April
D) 18 March
  • 78. Which political figure's corruption trial was postponed due to the attack on 18 March?
A) Issam al-Da'alis
B) Netanyahu
C) Abu Hamza
D) Salah al-Bardawil
  • 79. Which Hamas political bureau member was killed in the fighting that started on 18 March?
A) Ismail Abu Hatab
B) Salah al-Bardawil
C) Mohammed Sinwar
D) Muhammad Shabana
  • 80. How many medics were killed when IDF troops fired on humanitarian vehicles in Rafah on 23 March?
A) 33
B) 41
C) 15
D) 10
  • 81. What school was hit by an Israeli airstrike on 25 May?
A) Al-Shifa school
B) Nasser primary school
C) Tel al-Sultan academy
D) Fahmi al-Jawjawi school
  • 82. Which new militia began operating in Gaza in late May 2025?
A) The Popular Forces
B) The Netzarim Defense Force
C) The Gaza Humanitarian Guard
D) The Abu Shabab Brigade
  • 83. Who accused Netanyahu of funding and arming the Popular Forces militia?
A) The UN
B) Hamas leadership
C) The European Council
D) Avigdor Lieberman
  • 84. What city was issued evacuation orders by the IDF on 20 July despite having no previous ground offensive?
A) Deir al-Balah
B) Gaza City
C) Khan Yunis
D) Shuja'iyya
  • 85. How many journalists were killed by Israel during the war following the 10 August strike on the press tent?
A) 192
B) 36
C) 41
D) 15
  • 86. What did Netanyahu call the 25 August double tap strike on Nasser Hospital?
A) A tactical success
B) A mistake in intelligence
C) A mishap
D) A necessary military action
  • 87. Who proposed the 20-point peace plan on 29 September 2025?
A) Benjamin Netanyahu
B) Eyal Zamir
C) Donald Trump
D) Joe Biden
  • 88. Where was the peace summit held on 13 October?
A) Rafah
B) Sharm El Sheikh
C) Gaza City
D) Tel Aviv
  • 89. How many living Israeli hostages were released by Hamas on 13 October?
A) 20
B) 250
C) 1,718
D) 21
  • 90. Which Hamas commander was killed on 13 December?
A) Izz al-Din al-Haddad
B) Mohammed Odeh
C) Ra'ad Sa'ad
D) Ali al-Amoudi
  • 91. Who succeeded Izz al-Din al-Haddad as the leader of Hamas in Gaza?
A) Ghazi Hamad
B) Ali al-Amoudi
C) Mohammed Odeh
D) Ra'ad Sa'ad
  • 92. Who is the IDF chief of staff mentioned in the text?
A) Benjamin Netanyahu
B) Donald Trump
C) Eyal Zamir
D) Ra'ad Sa'ad
  • 93. What is the name of the Hamas leader who claimed disarmament depends on Israeli withdrawal?
A) Ra'ad Sa'ad
B) Mohammed Odeh
C) Ali al-Amoudi
D) Ghazi Hamad
  • 94. According to satellite analyses, what percentage of roads were damaged or destroyed?
A) 85%
B) 68%
C) 30%
D) 50%
  • 95. What term is used in the text to refer to the destruction of Gazan cities and their institutions?
A) Urban-cleansing
B) Urbicide
C) Democide
D) Geocide
  • 96. According to Angelina Jolie's update as of June 2026, what percentage of structures in Gaza had been damaged?
A) 95%
B) 50%
C) 82%
D) 65%
  • 97. What percentage of Gaza's population required shelter assistance as winter approached 2026?
A) 60%
B) 75%
C) 94%
D) 88%
  • 98. What health concern did doctors warn about due to overcrowded hospitals?
A) Allergic reactions to contaminated water
B) Lack of surgical equipment
C) A surge in physical trauma cases
D) Disease outbreaks
  • 99. What has Israel increased since the start of the war?
A) Administrative detention
B) Deportation of citizens
C) International aid
D) Military budget
  • 100. Where is the detention camp mentioned that was converted by the IDF in December 2023?
A) Sde Teiman
B) Beit Lid
C) Ofer Prison
D) Gaza City
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