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Gazafication

Gazafication noun: the application of Israeli military doctrine in the Gaza Strip to other places; typically, combining airstrikes, mass evacuations, and extensive destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure (domicide).

Noun

Gazafication (uncountable)

  1. The application of Israeli military doctrine in the Gaza Strip to other places; typically, combining airstrikes, mass evacuations, and extensive destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure (domicide).
    • [Title:] The Gazafication of the West Bank[.]2007 February 3, “The Gazafication of the West Bank”, in The Economist, volume 382, number 8514, via Gale General OneFile, →ISSN, pages 46-48
    • While the world's eyes are fixed on what is happening in the Gaza Strip, the "Gazafication" of the West Bank continues. Operation Iron Wall in the West Bank has been going on for more than four weeks, and it has included population evacuations, updated rules of engagement (i.e. a light trigger...2025 February 17, “Gazafication of the West Bank won't solve Israel's security problems. It has to stop”, in Haaretz, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2025

Examples of Gazafication in a sentence

  • While the world's eyes are fixed on what is happening in the Gaza Strip, the "Gazafication" of the West Bank continues.2025 February 17, “Gazafication of the West Bank won't solve Israel's security problems. It has to stop”, in Haaretz, archived from the...
  • A centerpiece of this Gazafication is a wave of Israeli military assaults that started in January in West Bank refugee camps, forcing some 40,000 people from their homes.2025 April 5, Nicholas Kristof, “In the West Bank, a Boy Dreams of Being Martyred”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York...

Origin of Gazafication

From Gaza + -fication.

Questions about Gazafication

What does Gazafication mean?
Gazafication means the application of Israeli military doctrine in the Gaza Strip to other places; typically, combining airstrikes, mass evacuations, and extensive destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure (domicide).
How do you use Gazafication in a sentence?
While the world's eyes are fixed on what is happening in the Gaza Strip, the "Gazafication" of the West Bank continues.
What part of speech is Gazafication?
Gazafication is a noun.

Words near Gazafication in the dictionary

  1. gazabo
  2. gazaboes
  3. gazabos
  4. Gazaean
  5. Gazaeans
  6. Gazafication
  7. Gazakh
  8. gazal
  9. gazals
  10. gazami crab
  11. Gazan

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