2007 Palestinian political crisis

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The 2007 Palestinian political crisis was a violent internal conflict between Fatah and Hamas that led to the political and territorial split between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event
internal armed conflict
political crisis
cause dispute over control of Palestinian Authority security forces
power struggle between Fatah and Hamas
conflictOutcome stalemate in Palestinian national reconciliation
conflictSide Hamas Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
Palestinian National Authority security forces
conflictType civil conflict
intra-Palestinian conflict
country Palestinian territories
describedBySource United Nations reports
human rights organizations
effect creation of two rival Palestinian administrations
deepening of Palestinian political division
international isolation of Hamas government in Gaza
strengthening of security coordination between Fatah and Israel in West Bank
followed Hamas legislative election victory in 2006
followedBy Fatah–Hamas split
dismissal of Hamas-led national unity government
emergency government appointed by Mahmoud Abbas
establishment of separate Hamas government in Gaza
hasCasualties yes
hasEndTime 2007-06
hasMainParticipants Fatah
Hamas
hasPart Battle of Gaza (2007)
hasStartTime 2007-06
location Gaza Strip
West Bank
opposedBy European Union
United States
international Quartet on the Middle East
linked to: Middle East Quartet
partOf Fatah–Hamas conflict
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
politicalContext Palestinian Authority governance crisis
relatedTo Gaza–West Bank political status
Mecca Agreement (2007)
Palestinian legislative election, 2006
result Fatah control of Palestinian Authority in West Bank
Hamas takeover of Gaza Strip
political split between West Bank and Gaza Strip
territorial split between West Bank and Gaza Strip
significantPerson Ismail Haniyeh
Khaled Mashal
Mahmoud Abbas
Mohammed Dahlan
timePeriod 21st century

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2006 Palestinian legislative election followedBy 2007 Palestinian political crisis
Khaled Mashal associatedWithEvent Hamas–Fatah political split
linked to: 2007 Palestinian political crisis