The Battle of Gaza, also referred to as Hamas' takeover of Gaza, is a military conflict between Fatah and Hamas that takes place in the Gaza Strip between June 10 and 15, 2007.
It is a prominent event in the Fatah–Hamas conflict, centered on the struggle for power, after Fatah loses the parliamentary elections of 2006.
Hamas fighters take control of the Gaza Strip and removes Fatah officials.
The battle results 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 estimates that at least one hundred and eighteen people are killed and more than five hundred and fifty wounded during the fighting in the week up to June 15.
