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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 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. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights reported that at least 161 people were killed and more than 700 were wounded during the fighting. "PCHR Publishes "Black Days in the Absence of Justice: Report on Bloody Fighting in the Gaza Strip from 7 to 14 June 2007" " .
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The Battle of Gaza ( ) was a military conflict between Hamas and Fatah that took place between June 7 and 15, 2007 in the Gaza Strip . After winning Palestinian legislative elections in 2006, Hamas and Fatah formed the Palestinan authority national unity government in 2007, headed by Ismail Haniya . In June 2007 Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip and removed Fatah officials. The ICRC estimated that at least 118 people were killed and more than 550 wounded during the fighting in the week up to June 15.
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It was a climax in the Fatah–Hamas conflict , centered on the struggle for power, after Fatah lost the parliamentary elections of 2006. Hamas fighters took control of the Gaza Strip and removed Fatah officials. The battle resulted in the dissolution of the unity government and the de facto division of the Palestinian territories into two entities, the West Bank governed by the Palestinian National Authority , and Gaza governed by Hamas . The ICRC estimated that at least 118 people were killed and more than 550 wounded during the fighting in the week up to June 15.
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It was a prominent event in the Fatah–Hamas conflict , centered on the struggle for power, after Fatah lost the parliamentary elections of 2006. Hamas fighters took control of the Gaza Strip and removed Fatah officials. The battle resulted in the dissolution of the unity government and the de facto division of the Palestinian territories into two entities, the West Bank governed by the Palestinian National Authority , and Gaza governed by Hamas . The ICRC estimated that at least 118 people were killed and more than 550 wounded during the fighting in the week up to 15 June.
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It was a prominent event in the Fatah–Hamas conflict , centered on the struggle for power after Fatah lost the parliamentary elections of 2006 . Hamas fighters took control of the Gaza Strip and removed Fatah officials. The battle resulted in the dissolution of the unity government and the de facto division of the Palestinian territories into two entities, the West Bank governed by the Palestinian National Authority , and Gaza governed by Hamas . The ICRC estimated that at least 118 people were killed and more than 550 were wounded during the fighting in the week up to 15 June.
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The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Conflict between Fatah and Hamas for control of the Gaza Strip”. It now reads “Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip from Fatah”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Palestinian Constitutional Contribution; The New 2005 Palestinian Authority; Interventions in the election outcome; Preceding confrontations; External involvement; Plan to replace government”. Read the current article and compare.
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Palestinian Constitutional Contribution
The New 2005 Palestinian Authority
Interventions in the election outcome
Preceding confrontations
External involvement
Plan to replace government
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