Fatah–Hamas conflict
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The Fatah–Hamas conflict (Arabic: النزاع بين فتح وحماس, romanized: an-Nizāʿ bayna Fataḥ wa-Ḥamās) is an ongoing political and strategic conflict between Fatah and Hamas,[lower-alpha 1] the two main Palestinian political parties in the Palestinian territories, leading to the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in June 2007. The reconciliation process and unification of Hamas and Fatah administrations remains unfinalized and the situation is deemed a frozen conflict.
Fatah–Hamas conflict | |||||||
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Part of Palestinian political violence | |||||||
Map of the Gaza Strip | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hamas |
Fatah Supported by: United States[7][8][9] (alleged) United Kingdom[10] (covert) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ismail Haniyeh Khaled Meshaal Mohammed Deif |
Mahmoud Abbas Mohammed Dahlan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades: 15,000 Executive Police Force: 6,000[11][12] |
National Security: 30,000 Preventive Security Service: 30,000 General Intelligence: 5,000 Presidential Guard: 4,200 Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade: Several thousand[11][12] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
83 killed | 165 killed | ||||||
98 civilians killed 1,000+ wounded on both sides[13] Total: 350 to over 600 killed[13][needs update] |
The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights has found that over 600 Palestinians were killed in the fighting from January 2006 to May 2007.[14] Dozens more were killed or executed in the following years as part of the conflict.