#3. Palestinian Civil War
June 14: Amid mounting tension between the Fatah movement of President Mahmoud Abbas and the Islamist radicals of Hamas who dominate the Palestinian parliament, Hamas militias seize control of Gaza from security forces loyal to Abbas. The Palestinian territories are now split between a Fatah-run West Bank and a Hamas-run Gaza, the latter under a tightening international blockade.
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