List of wars involving the State of Palestine

This is a list of wars involving the State of Palestine.

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results
First Intifada
(1987–1993)[1]
Fatah
Hamas
 Israel Defeat (but political gains)[2]
Second Intifada
(2000–2005)
Palestinian Authority
Hamas
 Israel Defeat
Operation Summer Rains
(2006)
State of Palestine Fatah
Hamas
 Israel Defeat
  • 5-month lull in Hamas rocketfire[4]
Battle of Gaza
(2007)
State of Palestine Fatah Hamas Hamas victory
Operation Cast Lead
(2008–2009)
Hamas  Israel Defeat
Operation Pillar of Defense
(2012)
Hamas  Israel Defeat
  • Cessation of rocket fire into Israel
Operation Protective Edge
(2014)
Hamas  Israel Inconclusive[5][6]
  • Unlimited ceasefire agreement, both sides claim victory
Operation Guardian of the Walls
(2021)
Hamas  Israel Ceasefire
  • Both sides claimed victory
Israel–Hamas war (2023–present) Hamas  Israel Ongoing

See also

References

  1. ^ The State of Palestine proclaimed its independence on 15 November 1988, roughly a year after the start of the grassroot uprising in the Palestinian territories, known as the First Intifada.
  2. ^ Kober, Avi, Israel's Wars of Attrition: Attrition Challenges to Democratic States, p. 165
  3. ^ Sources:
  4. ^ "Israel shells Gaza for first time in months". International Herald Tribune. May 19, 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  5. ^ Inbar, Efraim, Did Israel Weaken Hamas? The 2014 Gaza War, Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2015
  6. ^ Prusher, Ilene (26 August 2014). "Israel and Palestinians Reach Open-Ended Cease-Fire Deal". Time. Retrieved 5 September 2014.