Gaza–Israel conflict
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the spillover of the Sinai insurgency and the Iran–Israel proxy conflict
Maps of Israel and Gaza
Maps of Israel and Gaza
Date28 June 2006 –ongoing
(16 years and 1 day)
Location
  • Gaza Strip
  • Southern Israel and parts of Egypt
StatusGeneral cease-fire between Israel and Hamas (from 2014) punctuated by sporadic clashes between the IDF and Palestinian militant organizations.
Belligerents

 Israel

  •  IDF
  • Shin Bet
  • Mossad

Supported by:

  •  United States

 Gaza Strip

  • Hamas
  • PRC(until 2013)
  • DFLP

Supported by:

  •  Qatar
  •  Sudan(until 2015)
  •  Turkey
  •  North Korea

  • al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades

  • PFLP
  • PIJ
  • Sabireen Movement

Supported by:

  •  Iran
  • Hezbollah

Salafi jihadists

  • Army of Islam
  • Jaljalat
  • Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis flag.jpg Ansar Bait al-Maqdis(until 2014)
  • PRC(since 2013)
  • Al-Qaeda
    • Tawhid al-Jihad
    • Jund Ansar Allah
    • Abdullah Azzam Brigades

Islamic State of Iraq and the LevantIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant

  • Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade
  • Wilayat Sayna
  • Mujahideen Shura Council
Commanders and leaders
IsraelEhud Olmert (2006–2009)
IsraelEhud Barak (2006–2013)
IsraelGabi Ashkenazi (2006–2011)
IsraelBenny Gantz (2006–2015)
IsraelBenjamin Netanyahu (2009–2021)
IsraelNaftali Bennett (2021–)
Khaled Mashal
Ismail Haniyeh
Said Seyam 
Mohammed Deif
Abu Z. al-Jamal 
Ahmed Jabari 
Tawfik Jaber 
Osama Mazini
Nizar Rayan 
Mahmoud al-Zahar
Ramadan Shalah
Abd Al Aziz Awda
Ayman al-Fayed 
Ayman al-Shashniya
Zuhir al-Qaisi 
Imad Hammad 

Abdallah al-Ashqar
Mumtaz Dughmush
Mohammad Namnam 
Islam Yassif 
Hisham Al-Saedni 
Ashraf al-Sabah 
Abdel Latif Moussa 
Mahmoud Taleb (POW)


Islamic State of Iraq and the LevantAbu Ayna Al-Ansari
Islamic State of Iraq and the LevantYunis Hunnar 
Islamic State of Iraq and the LevantYussef al-Hatar 
Casualties and losses
185 killed~3,476 killed
~15,000 wounded
  • aPrime Minister 2009–2021.
  • bPrime Minister 2006–2009.
  • cDefense Minister.
  • dChief of the General Staff.
  • ePrime Minister since June 2021.