First Battle of Gaza
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The First Battle of Gaza was fought on 26 March 1917 during the first attempt by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF), which was a British Empire military formation, formed on 10 March 1916 under the command of General Archibald Murray from the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and the Force in Egypt (1914–15), at the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Fighting took place in and around the town of Gaza on the Mediterranean coast when infantry and mounted infantry from the Desert Column, a component of the Eastern Force, attacked the town. Late in the afternoon, on the verge of capturing Gaza, the Desert Column was withdrawn due to concerns about the approaching darkness and large Ottoman reinforcements. This British defeat was followed a few weeks later by the even more emphatic defeat of the Eastern Force at the Second Battle of Gaza in April 1917.
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1917 First Battle of Gaza
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Krupp Guns captured by the Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment at Gaza 1917
The incident for which Lieutenant F.H. McNamara was awarded the VC
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AnzacMD3.17WDA54.37detG| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | Battle of Nahal Oz outpost | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Unknown | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 94 | Siege of Gaza | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 311 | Battle of Gaza | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 331 | Siege of Gaza | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 719 | Siege of Gaza | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 67 | Siege of Ascalon | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 997 | Battle of Ascalon | battle, Fatimid Caliphate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1099 | Battle of Ascalon | siege, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1153 | Siege of Ascalon | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1170 | Siege of Gaza | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1244 | Battle of Forbie | Teutonic Order, Knights Templar, Kingdom of Jerusalem, battle, Ayyubid dynasty, Knights Hospitaller, Khwarazmian army between 1231 and 1246, Order of Saint Lazarus, Ayyubid Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1247 | Siege of Ascalon | siege, Knights Hospitaller, Ayyubid Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1280 | Battle of Gaza | battle, Mamluk Sultanate, Sunqur al-Ashqar | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1516 | Battle of Yaunis Khan | battle, Ottoman Empire, Mamluk Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1516 | Battle of Gaza | Ottoman Empire, battle, Mamluk Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | First Battle of Gaza | Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Stalemate in Southern Palestine | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Second Battle of Gaza | Ottoman Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Third Battle of Gaza | Ottoman Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Charge at Huj | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1947 | Battles of Kfar Darom | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Battle of Yad Mordechai | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Battle of Nitzanim | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Battles of Negba | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Beit Hanoun wedge | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1948 | Battle of Hill 86 | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1967 | Egyptian Front | war front | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1967 | Unknown | Israel Defense Forces, battle, Egyptian Armed Forces | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1992 | عملية كفار داروم | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2001 | Salafi-jihadist insurgency in the Gaza Strip | insurgency, Gaza Strip under Hamas, Islamist anti-Hamas groups in the Gaza Strip | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2004 | killing of Ahmed Yassin | airstrike, assassination | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2004 | Assassination of Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi | assassination, missile strike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2006 | 2006 Gaza–Israel conflict | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2007 | Battle of Gaza (2007) | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2009 | Battle of Rafah | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2012 | Operation Pillar of Cloud | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command, Israel, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, armed conflict, Popular Resistance Committees, military operation, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2014 | Battle of Shuja'iyya | Israel Defense Forces, battle, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2014 | Battle of Rafah | battle, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2019 | Gaza–Israel clashes (November 2019) | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | 2023 Gaza–Israel clashes | Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, military operation, airstrike, counter-terrorism | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Airstrikes on schools during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war | Israel Defense Forces, airstrike, chain of events | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip | Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Jabalia camp market airstrike | homicide, Israeli Air Force, airstrike, chain of events | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Attacks on health facilities during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war | crime against humanity, offensive, chain of events | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Battle of Nir Am | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Battle of Ofakim | Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Battle of Re'im | Israel, Israel Defense Forces, battle, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Gaza Division, Multidimensional Unit | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Battle of Sderot | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Battle of the Negev Gate Junction | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Battle of Zikim | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | bombing of the Gaza Strip | Israel, carpet bombing, indiscriminate attack | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Mordechai Hand Battle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Nahal Oz Battle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Unknown | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | destruction of Palestine Tower | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Al-Shati refugee camp airstrike | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Killing of journalists in Gaza | Israel Defense Forces, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Shihab family killing | Israel Defense Forces, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion | explosion, airstrike, friendly fire, mass killing | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | October 2023 UNRWA school airstrike | airstrike, Israeli Air Force | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike | war crime, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Battle of Jabalia | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Battle of Beit Hanoun | Israel Defense Forces, battle, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Unknown | airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | 31 October 2023 Jabalia refugee camp airstrike | war crime, Israeli Air Force, airstrike, mass killing | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Engineer's Building strike and massacre | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Al-Shifa Hospital siege | Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, siege, military operation | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Abu Hatab family massacre | Israeli Air Force, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Siege of Gaza City | Israel Defense Forces, battle, siege, Al-Quds Brigades, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Al-Shifa ambulance airstrike | Israel Defense Forces, war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Osama bin Zaid school airstrike | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Al-Fakhoora school airstrikes | war crime, Israeli Air Force, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Al-Maghazi refugee camp airstrike | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Al-Buraq school airstrike | Israeli Air Force, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Sabra mosque airstrike | Israeli Air Force, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Al-Falah School airstrike | Israeli Air Force, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | مجزرة مدرسة الفاخورة | airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Abu Hussein School airstrike | genocide, war crime, Israeli Air Force, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Massacre of al-Sabra Neighborhood | airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Siege of Khan Yunis | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Unknown | Israeli Air Force, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Ma'an school airstrike | occurrence, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Kamal Adwan Hospital Siege | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Unknown | airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Haifa School airstrike | occurrence, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Killing of Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, and Samer Talalka | killing, friendly fire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Khan Yunis massacre | airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Bombing of the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance | war crime, massacre, indiscriminate attack, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Nasser Hospital Siege | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Unknown | Israeli Air Force, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Battle of Hamad | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | World Central Kitchen drone strikes | massacre, drone warfare, war crime | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Second Battle of Jabalia | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Tel al-Sultan camp airstrike | airstrike, massacre, conflagration | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Al-Sardi school attack | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | June 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Al-Awda School massacre | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | July 2024 al-Mawasi attack | war crime, massacre, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | July 2024 al-Shati refugee camp attack | war crime, massacre, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | 22 July 2024 Khan Yunis attack | aerial bombing | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Second Battle of Khan Yunis | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Khadija School airstrike | massacre, war crime, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Hamama School bombing | airstrike, massacre, war crime | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Al-Tabaeen school attack | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | September 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack | war crime, massacre, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | September 2024 Al-Jawni School attack | war crime, massacre, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Al-Bureij massacre (September 2024) | genocide, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Third Battle of Jabalia | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | October 2024 Deir al-Balah mosque bombing | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | October 2024 Rufaida school attack | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Al-Aqsa Hospital massacre | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | October 2024 Abu Hussein school attack | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Beit Lahia massacre | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | 29 October 2024 Beit Lahia airstrike | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2024 | 4 December 2024 al-Mawasi attack | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Beit Hanoun ambush | ambush, engagement | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Operation Might and Sword | genocide, military operation, bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | 2025 Gaza European Hospital strike | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Fahmi al-Jarjawi School Massacre | war crime, massacre, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Al-Baqa Cafe airstrike | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | 2025 Gaza City offensive | offensive, Hamas, genocide, Israel Defense Forces, ethnic cleansing, siege, military occupation, armed conflict, military operation, charge | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | 2025 Nasser Hospital strike | bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Unknown | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Al-Farabi School Bombing | war crime, airstrike, massacre | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1951 | Ashot - Ashkelon Industries Ltd. | arms industry, aviation, business, public company | Wikidata |
| organisation | military branch | 1994 | Navy of Palestine | navy, coast guard | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Yoav | tegart fort | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Krupp Guns captured by the Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment at Gaza 1917 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The incident for which Lieutenant F.H. McNamara was awarded the VC | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 1stGazaBritishPrisoners00118v | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 1st GazaOfficers00115v | Commons | ||
| commons | image | AnzacMD3.17WDA54.37det | Commons | ||
| commons | image | AnzacMD3.17WDA54.38det | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Anzac Mounted Division War Diary AWM4-16-13 Appendix 54 Sketch Map | Commons | ||
| commons | image | AnzacMD3.17WDA54.37detG | Commons | ||
