To contribute in the effort of liberating Palestine and restoring the rights of the Palestinian people under the sacred Islamic teachings of the Holy Quranthe Sunnah traditions of Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and the traditions of Muslims rulers and scholars noted for their piety and dedication. Traditionally it had four distinct functions: Formally, Hamas maintains the wings are separate and independent.
The operation became the first major mobilization within the Gaza Strip since Israel unilaterally disengaged from the region between August and September Israel maintains that it mobilized thousands of troops in order to suppress Qassam rocket fire against its civilian population and to secure the release of Gilad Shalit.
It is estimated that between 7, and 9, Israeli artillery shells were fired into Gaza between September and Junekilling 80 Palestinians in 6 months. The Palestinians and others have also said the assault was aimed at toppling the democratically elected Hamas -led government and at destabilizing the Palestinian National Authorityciting the targeting of civilian infrastructure such as a power station and the captures of government and parliament members.
Previously unseen injuries included severely damaged internal organs, severe internal burning and deep internal wounds often resulting in amputations or death. Bodies arrived severely fragmented, melted and disfigured.
On 8 Novembera day after Israel's withdrawal following Operation "Autumn Clouds," Israel Defense Forces shells missed their target--possibly due to a "technical malfunction"--and hit a row of houses in the Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun killing 19 Palestinians and wounding more than Italy's prime minister Romano Prodi gave his full support to the plan.
On 26 November, a ceasefire was signed by Palestinian organisations and Israel, and Israel withdrew its troops while the Palestinian Authority forces deployed to stop Qassam rocket launchings.
Following the truce over 60 Qassam rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel, and 1 Palestinian armed with guns and grenades was killed by the IDF. On 19 December, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad began taking open responsibility for the Qassam rocket firing, because they said Israel killed two of their members in Jenin.
Palestinians fired more than Qassam rocket attacks on Israel Sderot and the western Negev in more than a week. The Israeli Air Force fired missiles and bombs at the launching sites. The fighting came amid serious Palestinian factional violence and reports of growing level of humanitarian crisis in the region.
In Septemberciting an intensification of Qassam rocket attacks, Israel declared Gaza "hostile territory.
The stated purpose of this blockade was to pressure Hamas into ending the rocket attacks and to deprive them of the supplies necessary for the continuation of rocket attacks. Such arrests have been strongly condemned by international organizations and politicians.
Finally, on 17 JanuaryIsrael sealed the border completely following a rise in rocket attacks. The breach of the Gaza-Egypt border began on 23 Januaryafter gunmen in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah Border Crossingdestroying part of the former Israeli Gaza Strip barrier.
The United Nations estimates that as many as half the 1. Operation Hot Winter On 27 FebruaryPalestinian militants fired more than 40 Qassam rockets into southern Israel and the Israeli army fired three missiles at the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza destroying the building.
Iran 's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Muslims to rise up and their leaders to hit Israel "in the face with their nations' anger. In Egyptthousands of students held protests at universities across the country calling on Arab leaders to stop Israeli aggression and support the Palestinians.
Some protesters burned Israeli and American flags. Saudi Arabia meanwhile compared the IDF offensive to "Nazi war crimes" and called on the international community to stop what it called the "mass killings" of Palestinians.
Turkey 's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the IDF attacks can have "no humanitarian justification" and added that Israel was rejecting a "diplomatic solution" to the dispute.
The Israeli army killed Palestinians, and Palestinian militants killed three Israelis. More than Palestinians and seven Israelis have been injured. The European Union also demanded an immediate end to Palestinian militant rocket attacks on Israel and urged Israel to halt activities that endanger civilians, saying they were "in violation of international law.
The Israel—Hamas ceasefire was an Egyptian -brokered six-month Tahdia an Arabic term for a lull "for the Gaza area", which went into effect between Hamas and Israel on 19 June Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. November Learn how and when to remove this template message A Grad rocket hitting Beersheba, January On 4 November Israel broke the ceasefire with an attack on Gaza.
The Israeli military claimed the target of the raid was a tunnel that they said Hamas was planning to use to capture Israeli soldiers positioned on the border fence m away.
Hamas replied to the Israeli attack with a barrage of rocket fire. With this incursion into Gaza territory and its non-compliance with the easing of the embargo, Israel had failed to comply with two aspects of the June ceasefire.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said "We warned Hamas repeatedly that rejecting the truce would push Israel to aggression against Gaza.Hams: A Conflict Within Brief Introduction: Studying religious phenomenon in Arab communities has increased recently due to the public interaction with religious movements, which as a result increased the impact of these groups on various aspects of life; economic, political and military.
Israel has now called up a total of 86, reserves during the Gaza conflict, which it launched on July 8 to try to end rocket fire from Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza.
What is the root of the conflict? The Gaza Strip, sandwiched between Israel and Egypt, has been a recurring flashpoint in the Israel-Palestinian conflict for years.
The outbreak of a new conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip is “almost a certainty” unless the international community gets .
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The Fatah–Hamas conflict (Arabic: النزاع بين فتح وحماس an-Nizāʿ bayna Fataḥ wa-Ḥamās), also referred to as the Palestinian Civil War (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية الفلسطينية al-Ḥarb al-ʾAhliyyah al-Filisṭīnīyyah), was a conflict between the two main Palestinian political parties, Fatah and Hamas, resulting in the split of the Palestinian Authority in Status: Reconciliation process: Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip, New Palestinian Government in the West Bank, appointed by Mahmoud Abbas, Reconciliation agreement signed May , Doha agreement signed , Renewed political crisis in March–April , Strong increase of tensions in , Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation deal in April , Unity government sworn in in June , Implementation of unity government control in Gaza due date.