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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]
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)	Hamas	Israel	Ongoing

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
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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" (PDF). 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 Forgotten". 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.
^ "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
^ Prusher, Ilene (26 August 2014). "Israel and Palestinians Reach Open-Ended Cease-Fire Deal". Time. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

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