| Battle of Gaza | |||||||||
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| Part of the Fatah–Hamas conflict | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Hamas |
 FatahSupport:  United States (alleged by Hamas) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ismail Haniyeh Khaled Mashal |
Mahmoud Abbas Mohammed Dahlan Mohammed Sweirki † | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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6,000 |
3,500 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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120 combatants 39 civilians[1] 2 UNRWA personnel[2] | |||||||||
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hamas battles for control of Gaza". London: BBC News. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Black, Ian; Tran, Mark (15 June 2007). "Hamas takes control of Gaza". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 October 2023.