List of wars involving the State of Palestine
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This is a list of wars that the State of Palestine has been involved in.
| 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) |
 Fatah Hamas
|
Israel
|
Defeat
|
| Battle of Gaza (2007) |
Fatah
|
 Hamas
|
Hamas victory
|
| Operation Cast Lead (2008–2009) |
Hamas
|
Israel
|
Defeat
|
| Operation Pillar of Defense (2012) |
Hamas
|
Israel
|
Defeat
|
| Operation Protective Edge (2014) |
Hamas
|
Israel
|
Defeat[5]
|
Lists of wars involving Middle Eastern countries | ||
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kober, Avi, Israel's Wars of Attrition: Attrition Challenges to Democratic States, p. 165
- ^ Sources:
- Amos Harel; Avi Issacharoff (October 1, 2010). "Years of Rage". Haaretz. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Laura King (September 28, 2004). "Losing faith in the intifada". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Jackson Diehl (September 27, 2004). "From Jenin to Falluja". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Zeev Chafetz (July 22, 2004). "The Intifadeh is over – just listen". World Jewish Review. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Major-General (res) Yaakov Amidror (August 23, 2010). "Winning the counterinsurgency war: The Israeli experience". Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Hillel Frisch (January 12, 2009). "The need for a decisive Israeli victory over Hamas" (PDF). Begin–Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Lieutenant Colonel Ofek Bouchriss; Dr. Wallace A. Terrill (March 15, 2006). "The "Defensive Shield" Operation as a Turning Point in Israel's National Security Strategy". United States Army War College. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Charles Krauthammer (June 18, 2004). "Israel's Intifada Victory". The Washington Post. p. A29. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Sever Plocker (June 22, 2008). "2nd Intifada forgotton". Ynetnews. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Moshe Yaalon (January 2007). "Lessons from the Palestinian "war" against Israel" (PDF). Washington Institute for Near East Policy. pp. 14–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2007.
- Yoaz Hendel (September 20, 2010). "Letting the IDF win". Ynetnews. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Yossi Klein Halevi; Michael B. Oren (September 20, 2004). "Israel's unexpected victory over terrorism". World Jewish Review. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Zvi Shtauber; Yiftah Shapir (2006). The Middle East strategic balance, 2004–2005. Sussex Academic Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-84519-108-5. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Israel shells Gaza for first time in months". International Herald Tribune. May 19, 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ Inbar, Efraim, Did Israel Weaken Hamas? The 2014 Gaza War, Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2015