Targeted attacks on Palestinian leaders' residences on June 11 2007

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On June 11, 2007, amidst escalating violence in the Gaza Strip, targeted attacks were made on the residences of significant Palestinian political figures. The homes of both President Mahmoud Abbas of the Fatah party and then-Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas came under gun and shell fire. This attack was part of a broader pattern of intensifying hostilities between Hamas and Fatah forces, signaling a deepening of the conflict that would lead to the eventual takeover of Gaza by Hamas. The targeted attacks on these leaders' residences highlighted the personal and political stakes involved in the struggle for control over the Palestinian territories.


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Targeted attacks on Palestinian leaders' residences on June 11 2007

Description

The residences of both President Abbas and then-Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh were targeted with gunfire and shelling

Date

06

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11

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2007

Year

12

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