Battle of Gaza (2007)

Belligerents

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Commanders and leadersIsmail Haniyeh
Khaled MashalMahmoud Abbas
Mohammed Dahlan
Mohammed Sweirki †Units involved

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StrengthAl-Qassam Brigades: 15,000
Executive Police Force: 6,000
Total:
~21,000Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades: 3,500+ 
National Security: 30,000
Preventive Security: 30,000
General Intelligence: 5,000
Presidential Guard: 4,200
Total:
72,700+Casualties and losses At least 161 killed (120 combatants, 39 civilians, 2 UNRWA personnel)
700+ injured

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 7 to 15 June 2007. It was a prominent event in the Fatah–Hamas conflict, centered on the struggle for power after the fall of the National Unity Government between Hamas and Fatah, which was dissolved shortly afterwards. This led to 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.