Battle of Gaza

Battle of Gaza may refer to:

Battle of Gaza (312 BC), fought between Ptolemy I of Egypt and Demetrius I of Macedon
Battle of Raphia, also known as Battle of Gaza, fought between Ptolemy IV of Egypt and Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom in 217 BC
Battle of Gaza (1239), a battle of the Barons' Crusade
Three World War I battles between British forces and those of the Ottoman Turks:
- First Battle of Gaza (March 26, 1917), a Turkish victory
- Second Battle of Gaza (April 19, 1917), a Turkish victory
- Third Battle of Gaza (October 31–November 7, 1917), a British victory
Battle of Gaza (2007), a struggle between Fatah and Hamas for control of the Gaza Strip won by Hamas
Gaza War (2008–09), a three-week Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire on Israel
Gaza War (2012), an eight day raid on the Gaza Strip by Israel also in response to Hamas rocket fire
Gaza War (2014), a seven week long Israel-Hamas conflict over rocket fire, kidnapping, and a tunnel system used for smuggling in Gaza

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