The
Battle of Gaza, also referred to as
Hamas' takeover of Gaza, was a short military conflict between
Fatah and
Hamas, that took place in the
Gaza Strip between 10 and 15 June 2007. It was a climax in the
Fatah–Hamas conflict, centered on the struggle for power, after Fatah lost the parliamentary elections of 2006. Hamas fighters took control of the Gaza Strip and removed Fatah officials. The battle resulted 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.