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The Battle of Gaza or the Gaza civil war was a brief civil war between Fatah and Hamas that took place in the Gaza Strip from 10 to 15 June 2007. It was a prominent event in the Fatah–Hamas conflict, centered on the struggle for power after Fatah lost the 2006 Palestinian legislative election.
The Gaza–Israel conflict is a localized part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict beginning in 1948, when 200,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes, settling in the Gaza Strip as refugees. [ 3 ] Since then, Israel has been involved in about 15 [ 4 ] wars against the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza War, also known as the First Gaza War, [29] [30] [31] Operation Cast Lead (Hebrew: מִבְצָע עוֹפֶרֶת יְצוּקָה), [32] or the Gaza Massacre (Arabic: مجزرة غزة), [33] [34] [35] and referred to as the Battle of al-Furqan (معركة الفرقان) by Hamas, [36] [37] was a three-week armed conflict between ...
The Fatah–Hamas conflict (Arabic: النزاع بين فتح وحماس, romanized: an-Nizāʿ bayna Fataḥ wa-Ḥamās) is an ongoing political and strategic conflict between Fatah and Hamas, [a] the two main Palestinian political parties in the Palestinian territories, leading to the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in June 2007.
4 Must-Watch Documentaries On The War In Gaza. The situation in the Gaza Strip could not be more dire. Over 41,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel during its 11-month military operation in ...
In June 2007, Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip in the Battle of Gaza, [57] and removed Fatah officials. Following the Hamas takeover, the sanctions put in place after Hamas's 2006 electoral victory were dramatically tightened.
14 January 2009. Israel's bombardment continues for a 19th day, with overnight air raids on 60 targets, including 35 weapons-smuggling tunnels on the border with Egypt and an unknown number of rocket-launching sites. One air strike damages a cemetery in Gaza City. Israel was targeted from the Lebanese border.
Israeli disengagement from Gaza; Operation Summer Rains (2006) Fatah Hamas Israel: Defeat. 5-month lull in Hamas rocketfire [4] Battle of Gaza (2007) Fatah: Hamas: Hamas victory. Hamas takes over the Gaza Strip; Operation Cast Lead (2008–2009) Hamas Israel: Defeat. Rocket fire from Gaza reduced; Operation Pillar of Defense (2012) Hamas Israel ...