List of wars involving the State of Palestine explained

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] Oslo I Accord
Second Intifada (2000 - 2005)	Palestinian Authority Hamas	Israel	Defeat Palestinian uprising suppressed^[3] Israeli disengagement from Gaza
Operation Summer Rains (2006)	Fatah Hamas	Israel	Defeat 5-month lull in Hamas rocketfire^[4]
Battle of Gaza (2007)	Fatah	Hamas	Hamas victory Hamas takes over the Gaza Strip
Operation Cast Lead (2008 - 2009)	Hamas	Israel	Defeat Rocket fire from Gaza reduced
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

• List of wars involving Israel
• List of modern conflicts in the Middle East
• Palestinian casualties of war

Notes and 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:
   • News: Years of Rage . Amos Harel . Avi Issacharoff . . October 1, 2010 . September 28, 2014.
   • News: Losing faith in the intifada . Laura King . . September 28, 2004 . September 28, 2014.
   • News: From Jenin to Falluja . Jackson Diehl . Jackson Diehl . . September 27, 2004 . September 28, 2014.
   • News: The Intifadeh is over – just listen . Zeev Chafetz . Ze'ev Chafets . World Jewish Review . July 22, 2004 . September 28, 2014.
   • Winning the counterinsurgency war: The Israeli experience . . . August 23, 2010 . September 28, 2014.
   • News: The need for a decisive Israeli victory over Hamas . Hillel Frisch . . January 12, 2009 . September 28, 2014.
   • The "Defensive Shield" Operation as a Turning Point in Israel's National Security Strategy . Dr. Wallace A. Terrill . Lieutenant Colonel Ofek Bouchriss . . March 15, 2006 . September 28, 2014.
   • News: Israel's Intifada Victory . Charles Krauthammer . Charles Krauthammer . . June 18, 2004 . A29 . September 28, 2014.
   • News: 2nd Intifada Forgotten . Sever Plocker . . June 22, 2008 . September 28, 2014.
   • News: Lessons from the Palestinian "war" against Israel . Moshe Yaalon . Moshe Ya'alon . . January 2007 . 14–15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070209114509/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubPDFs/PolicyFocus64.pdf . February 9, 2007.
   • News: Letting the IDF win . Yoaz Hendel . Yoaz Hendel . . September 20, 2010 . September 28, 2014.
   • News: Israel's unexpected victory over terrorism . Yossi Klein Halevi . Yossi Klein Halevi . Michael B. Oren . Michael Oren . World Jewish Review . September 20, 2004 . September 28, 2014.
   • Book: Zvi Shtauber. Yiftah Shapir. The Middle East strategic balance, 2004–2005. 2006 . . 978-1-84519-108-5. 7.
4. News: Israel shells Gaza for first time in months. May 19, 2007. International Herald Tribune. 3 January 2009 .
5. Inbar, Efraim, Did Israel Weaken Hamas? The 2014 Gaza War, Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2015
6. Prusher . Ilene . Israel and Palestinians Reach Open-Ended Cease-Fire Deal . 5 September 2014 . Time . 26 August 2014 .