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Battle of Gaza (2007)

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while strengthening the position of Abbas. It was suggested that Abbas could use his constitutional powers to dismiss the government and call for new elections, which were intended to yield a different result and reinstall Fatah in power on the grounds that the Palestinian electorate would perceive Hamas as a failure. The threat of new elections was never carried out because it emerged that Hamas might in fact be returned to power despite its inability to implement its manifesto and because the movement itself strongly signaled that calling new elections although a constitutional prerogative of the President, would amount to 'a coup against Palestinian legitimacy and the will of the Palestinian people'.
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began to enforce Islamic law in Gaza, including a ban on alcohol, internet cafes, pool halls, bars, and on women in public places without proper head coverings. Sheik Abu Saqer, the leader of Jihadia Salafiya, said that Christians could only continue to live in the Gaza Strip if they accepted Islamic
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published confidential documents, apparently originating from the US State Department, which would prove that the United States collaborated with the PNA and Israel to attempt the violent overthrow of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and that Hamas pre-empted the coup. The documents suggest that a government
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against Hamas. This led to an internal policy contradiction that pre-empted the EU from mounting any effective foreign policy on the "peace process" alternative to that of the US. At a political level, the EU "talked the talk" of reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, Palestinian state-building and
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Hamas was receiving money and arms from Iran and possibly Syria and was threatening to increase its Executive Force to 6,000 men. At that point, the U.S. began to provide training in urban anti-terrorist techniques to members of the Presidential Guard, with the goal of strengthening Abbas's security
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President Abbas was under pressure from the international community, which considered Hamas's victory to be unacceptable as it was perceived to undermine decades of international efforts to secure a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The Quartet attempted to undermine Hamas and force it from power
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from the Gaza Strip on 12 September 2005, removing all Israeli residents and security personnel, and demolishing all of the associated residential buildings. On 26 September 2005, Israeli forces arrested or detained 450 members of the Hamas party for violating the ban on rallies, public meetings and
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The international community recognized the emergency government. Within days, the US recognized the Fayyad government and ended the 15-month economic and political boycott of the PNA in a bid to bolster President Abbas and the new Fatah-led Fayyad government. The European Union similarly announced
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According to Crooke, the Quartet conditions for engagement with Hamas were developed precisely in order to prevent Hamas from meeting them, rather than as guidelines intended to open the path for diplomatic solutions. Then, British and American intelligence services were preparing a "soft" coup to
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as Hamas militants took over vehicles and weapons in the National Security headquarters compound—Abbas' residence. The gunmen who entered the compound held a prayer there and waved a flag on the building's rooftop. At least 10 people were killed. Hamas TV broadcast a display of weapons inside the
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would be dealt with harshly. He further stated: "I expect our Christian neighbors to understand the new Hamas rule means real changes. They must be ready for Islamic rule if they want to live in peace in Gaza." Dozens of attacks against Christian targets, including barbershops, music stores, and
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to the Presidential Guard. Israel's Security Agency also supported President Abbas and the Presidential Guard but was concerned about their previous experience, in which many Palestinian security officers who had been trained by the CIA later engaged in attacks on Israeli targets or joined the
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On 13 June, Hamas attacked the headquarters of the Palestinian National Security Forces in northern Gaza. Gunmen fought for control of high-rise buildings serving as sniper positions and Hamas said it had bulldozed a Fatah outpost controlling Gaza's main north–south road. Also on that day, an
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accused both sides of violating international humanitarian law, in some instances amounting to war crimes. For example, Fatah and Hamas fighters targeted and killed people not involved in hostilities, and engaged in gun battles inside and near hospitals. The accusations also included public
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By October 2006, the United States, Israel, many Arab governments, and most of Abbas's key advisors still held the view that if Hamas did not unambiguously accept the Quartet's conditions, it should be forced out of power. In December 2006, President Abbas called for new parliamentary and
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on 25 June 2006 in a cross-border raid via a tunnel out of Gaza, Israel arrested 49 senior Hamas officials, including 33 parliamentarians, nearly a quarter of PLC members and ministers on the West Bank. They also intensified the boycott of Gaza and took other punitive measures.
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forces. Egypt, Jordan and Turkey also began to provide similar training for the Fatah forces at that time, and Britain, Spain and the European Union began to provide communications equipment, vehicles and logistical support. There was also a plan to add the PLO's Jordan-based
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shells and bulletproof vests seized in the compound, which, according to Hamas, were smuggled to Fatah by Israel and the Americans in the past few months through the border with Egypt. Hamas also changed the name of the neighborhood where the building is located from
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as Prime Minister. Haniyeh refused to accept his dismissal, accusing Abbas of participating in a US-led plot to overthrow him. Experts in Palestinian law and independent members of the PLC have questioned the legitimacy of the Fayyad government. According to the
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reiterated their continued support to Abbas and resumed normal relations with the Fatah-led PNA. The secretary-general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon urged international support for Abbas's efforts "to restore law and order". Israel and Egypt began a
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of the PNA was amended and a semi-presidential form of government was established, whereby a constitution creates a directly elected fixed-term president, plus a prime minister and cabinet collectively responsible to the legislature.
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These attacks by both Hamas and Fatah constitute brutal assaults on the most fundamental humanitarian principles. The murder of civilians not engaged in hostilities and the willful killing of captives are war crimes, pure and
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democracy. At the practical level, the EU "walked the walk" of disruption, detention, seizing finances, and destroying the capabilities of one of the two factions and prevented the parliament from exercising any function.
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On 12 June, Hamas began attacking posts held by their Fatah faction rivals. Hundreds of Hamas fighters had moved on the positions after giving their occupants two hours to leave. A major Fatah base in the northern town of
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fell to Hamas fighters, witnesses told AFP news agency. Heavy fighting also raged around the main Fatah headquarters in Gaza City, with Hamas militants attacking with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons.
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by Hamas. The pro-Hamas view is, that the US drew up a plan to arm Fatah cadres with the aim of forcefully removing Hamas from power in Gaza. According to the pro-Hamas view, Fatah fighters, led by commander
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President Abbas and the Fatah-dominated PLO developed a plan to replace the Hamas government with one acceptable to Israel and the international community. According to the plan, unveiled in Al Jazeera's
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plans to resume direct aid to the Palestinians, while Israel released to Abbas Palestinian tax revenues that Israel had withheld since Hamas took control of the Palestinian Legislative Council. The
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During the fighting many incidents of looting took place. A crowd took furniture, wall tiles, and personal belongings from the villa of the deceased Palestinian leader and founder of Fatah
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election campaigns inside Jerusalem. Most of those detained were either running for elected office or actively campaigning for candidates in the 2006 Palestinian legislative election.
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Hamas captured thousands of small arms and eight armored combat vehicles supplied by the United States, Egypt, and Jordan According to Muhammad Abdel-El of the Hamas-allied
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After Hamas rejected the conditions of the Quartet, Fatah and other factions refused to join in a national unity government. On 29 March 2006, Hamas established the
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On 15 June, Hamas completed taking control over the Gaza Strip, seizing all PNA government institutions and replacing all PNA officials in Gaza with Hamas members.
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On 11 June, gunmen opened fire on the Palestinian cabinet building while the government was on a meeting inside. Fatah gunmen fired shots at the residence of
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helped to draw up a security plan for the Fatah-led PNA. The plan proposed a number of ways to degrade the capabilities of opposition groups such as Hamas,
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executions of captives and political opponents, throwing prisoners off high-rise apartment buildings, and shooting from a jeep marked with press insignia.
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to fill the position took place on 9 January 2005 in both the West Bank and Gaza. This election—which was boycotted by both Hamas and PIJ—resulted in
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and that Hamas employed a combination of violence, authoritarian rule, and Islamic ideology to control the residents of Gaza. Hamas political chief
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Islam is the official religion of the Palestinian Authority, and there are no Palestinian laws that specifically protect the religious freedom of
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announced a ceasefire, which Hamas endorsed on 17 March 2005. On 19 March 2005, twelve Palestinian factions, including Fatah, Hamas, PIJ,
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More than 1,000 persons, mostly members of Fatah or the PNA, were illegally arrested or detained in the first months of Hamas rule. The
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capabilities, detention of key officials, and confiscation of their weapons and financial resources. This plan was passed to
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culminated in clashes between Fatah-allied forces and Hamas-allied forces. The primary Fatah forces were the
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As a result of the battle, Hamas took complete control of Gaza. The pro-Fatah view is, that it was a plain
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against the PNA, and Egypt and Israel largely closed their border crossings with Gaza, instituting a
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On 14 June 2007, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reacted to the Hamas takeover by declaring a
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reported that at least 161 people were killed and more than 700 were wounded during the fighting.
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With the dissolution of the Hamas-led unity government, the territory controlled by the PNA was
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The new Hamas government clashed with President Abbas, who shared power with it based on the
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The Arab-Israeli Conflict: To Reach a Lasting Peace (Crisis Group Middle East Report N°58)
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PFLP and DFLP urge Abbas to preserve the Cairo declaration, honour the call for PLO reform
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on 7 October 2007. In February 2008, gunmen blew up the YMCA library in the Gaza Strip.
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decided in 2003 to tie UK and EU security policy in the West Bank and Gaza to a US-led
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documented many instances of people being abducted and tortured by Hamas militants.
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On 8 February 2005, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister
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denied these accusations. A Hamas spokesman in Gaza said that Hamas was imposing
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The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization
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schools soon followed. The only Christian bookstore in Gaza was attacked and
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presidential elections, which members of both Hamas and Fatah rejected.
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Ismail Haniya, of Hamas, in Gaza City, but no casualties are reported.
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dissolution of the unity government and declared a state of emergency
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took place on 25 January 2006 and was judged to be free and fair by
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was also looted, as was Abbas's seafront presidential compound.
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Events leading up to the 2006 Palestinian legislative election
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as Prime Minister. The international community responded by
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Secretary-General of the United Nations (30 January 2006).
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from 10 to 15 June 2007. It was a prominent event in the
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files. Abu Abdullah of Hamas's "military wing", the
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The President of the Palestinian National Authority
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Index

2007 Battle of Gaza
Fatah–Hamas conflict

Gaza Strip
Palestinian National Authority
Hamas
State of Palestine
Fatah
Hamas
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
State of Palestine
Fatah

Palestinian National Security Forces
Palestinian Security Services

Palestinian Presidential Guard
Palestinian Preventive Security
UNRWA
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Fatah–Hamas conflict
2006 Palestinian legislative election
History of Hamas
Battle of Gaza (2007)
2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza
2019 Gaza economic protests
Cancelled Palestinian elections (2006-2021)
Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process

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