Historical place archive

Gaza in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Gaza in Palestine. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

13 records7 event labels3 people1993โ€“2009

Historical events in Gaza

1993

1993
Rule of Gaza
Yasser Arafat ยท PLO

The Declaration of Principles backs Palestinian limited self-Government in the Gaza Strip

4 May 1993
Rule of Gaza
Yasser Arafat ยท PLO

The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-Government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authority. Leaders of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) signed the Oslo Accords calling for Palestinian administration of the Gaza Strip, implemented in May 1994

1994

4 May 1994
Rule of Gaza
Yasser Arafat ยท PLO

The Palestinian National Authority is created to administer areas handed over to Palestinian rule. Israel & the PLO sign a deal on Palestinian self-rule in Jericho & the Gaza Strip

18 May 1994
Independence of Palestine
Yasser Arafat ยท PLO

The Israelis complete their withdrawal from the Gaza Strip

18 November 1994
Demonstrations
Yasser Arafat ยท PLO

Arafats police fire on Islamic extremists prompting clashes in Gaza City, 14 dead

18 November 1994
Demonstrations
Yasser Arafat ยท Islam

Arafats police fire on Islamic extremists prompting clashes in Gaza City, 14 dead

1995

1995
PNA
Yasser Arafat ยท PLO

The PNA, led by Yasser Arafat, chosee Gaza as its first provincial headquarters. Israel and the PLO sign a second peace agreement extending the Palestinian Authority to most West Bank towns

1995
Rule of Gaza
Yasser Arafat ยท PLO

The PNA, led by Yasser Arafat, chosee Gaza as its first provincial headquarters

1996

1996
Rule of Gaza
Yasser Arafat ยท PLO

Israel and the PLO sign a second peace agreement, establishinng an elected 88-member Palestinian National Council, which holds its inaugural session in Gaza in March 1996

2008

23 December 2008
Hamas
Mahmoud al- Zahar ยท Military

Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior Hamas leader, says that his group is willing to renew the hudna if Israel refrains from operating in Gaza, and lifts its blockade of the Gaza strip

23 December 2008
Invasion of Gaza
Mahmoud al- Zahar ยท Military

Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior Hamas leader, says that his group is willing to renew the hudna if Israel refrains from operating in Gaza, and lifts its blockade of the Gaza strip

2009

3 January 2009
Hamas
Ismail Radwant ยท Military

Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak states that this will be a "war to the bitter end," while Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwant declares Hamas would "fight until the last breath."

3 January 2009
Invasion of Gazal
Ismail Radwant ยท Military

Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak states that this will be a "war to the bitter end," while Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwant declares Hamas would "fight until the last breath."

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Palestine and Gaza. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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