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Battle of Gaza (2007)

Battle of Gaza
Part of the Fatah–Hamas conflict

Map of the Gaza Strip
Date10–15 June 2007
Location
Result Hamas victory
Territorial
changes
Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip
Belligerents
Hamas

Palestinian Authority

Support:
 United States (alleged by Hamas)
Commanders and leaders
Hamas Ismail Haniyeh
Hamas Khaled Mashal
Fatah Mahmoud Abbas
Fatah Mohammed Dahlan
Fatah Mohammed Sweirki 
Units involved

Hamas

Fatah Fatah

Strength
Hamas 6,000 Fatah 3,500
Casualties and losses
120 combatants
39 civilians[1]
2 UNRWA personnel[2]

The Battle of Gaza, also known as 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 battle resulted in the dissolution of the unity government[3] and the de facto division of the Palestinian territories into two entities: the West Bank governed by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and the Gaza Strip governed by Hamas. Hamas fighters took control of the Gaza Strip, while Fatah officials were either taken as prisoners, executed, or expelled.[3][4] The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights reported that at least 161 people were killed and more than 700 were wounded during the fighting.[1]

  1. ^ a b "PCHR Publishes "Black Days in the Absence of Justice: Report on Bloody Fighting in the Gaza Strip from 7 to 14 June 2007"". PCHR News. Gaza City: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. 9 October 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Hamas battles for control of Gaza". London: BBC News. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Hamas controls Gaza, says it will stay in power". CNN. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ Black, Ian; Tran, Mark (15 June 2007). "Hamas takes control of Gaza". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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