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What two nations are fighting over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?
Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbours was renewed with the Six-Day War in 1967. Israel took control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as the Egyptian and Jordanian armies retreated.
What was decided about the West Bank and Gaza?
Israel occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in the Six-Day War of 1967 and has since maintained control. In 1980, Israel officially absorbed East Jerusalem and proclaimed the whole of the city to be its capital. Israel still exercised full military control and, civil control over 61\% of the West Bank (Area C).
Who controls the Gaza Strip?
Israel maintains direct external control over Gaza and indirect control over life within Gaza: it controls Gaza’s air and maritime space, as well as six of Gaza’s seven land crossings.
Why did Gaza and West Bank separated?
In July 2007, after winning the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, Hamas became the elected government. In 2007, Hamas expelled the rival party Fatah from Gaza. This broke the Unity Government between Gaza Strip and the West Bank, creating two separate governments for the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
How did Hamas get control of Gaza?
Government and politics. In 2006, Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections and assumed administrative control of Gaza Strip and West Bank. In 2007, Hamas led a military victory over Fatah, the secular Palestinian nationalist party, which had dominated the Palestinian National Authority.
What is the conflict between Israel and Gaza?
In 2014, Israel invaded Gaza after 10 days of aerial bombardment failed to stop Palestinian militants from showering Israeli cities with rockets. The bloody conflict, which lasted for 50 days in July and August, ended in a truce. By then, 2,251 Palestinians, of whom 1,462 were civilians, had died.
What would happen if Turkey and Israel go to war?
If so, whoever attacks first, loses. If Israel attacked Turkey, article 5 of NATO, which is defense of member nations by the others, would be invoked, giving Turkey the US and Europe on it’s side. Israel can’t survive the US, let alone NATO. If it was the opposite, Turkey goes to war with Israel by attacking them, the US will help Israel.
Who controls the Israeli security services in the West Bank?
Israeli Security Agency forces operating in the West Bank fall under the Israeli Defense Forces for operations and operational debriefing. Civilian authorities maintained effective control over the security services.
What happened at the Gaza fence?
Israeli forces engaged in conflict throughout the year with Palestinians at the Gaza fence, including armed terrorists, militants who launched incendiary devices into Israel, and unarmed protesters. Engagements occurred during weekly mass protests co-opted by terrorist organization Hamas and dubbed a “March of Return.”
Why is Turkey so much more powerful than Israel?
In A war Turkey can outproduce and put more men in uniform than Israel. Geography. Israel is small and cant suffer A lot of damage in A war, Turkey is way larger than Israel and could suffer A lot more damage as it is bigger. Larger military, Turkey has A lot more aircraft than Israel. everything else is pretty close.