Editing Gaza Strip (section)

===1956–1957: Israeli occupation===
{{Main|Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip}}
{{Further|Suez Crisis}}
[[File:Gaza Strip (997008872766305171.jpg|thumb|Palestinians in an outdoor market in the Gaza Strip in 1956]]
During the 1956 Suez Crisis (the Second Arab–Israeli war), Israel invaded Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula. On 3&nbsp;November, the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF) attacked Egyptian and Palestinian forces at [[Khan Yunis]].<ref name="Varble, Derek, p. 45">{{harvnb|Varble|2003|p=45}}</ref> The city of Khan Yunis resisted being captured, and Israel responded with a heavy bombing campaign that inflicted heavy civilian casualties.{{sfn|Filiu|2014|p=96}} After a fierce battle, the Israeli 37th Armored Brigade's [[M4 Sherman|Sherman tanks]] broke through the heavily fortified lines outside of Khan Yunis held by the 86th Palestinian Brigade.<ref name="Varble, Derek, p. 46">{{harvnb|Varble|2003|p=46}}</ref>

After some street-fighting with Egyptian soldiers and [[Palestinian fedayeen]], Khan Yunis fell to the Israelis.<ref name="Varble, Derek, p. 46" /> Upon capturing Khan Yunis, the IDF committed [[Khan Yunis massacre|an alleged massacre]].<ref name="lat3">[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-04-la-et-joe-sacco4-2010feb04-story.html Joe Sacco produces comics from the hot zones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909182558/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-04-la-et-joe-sacco4-2010feb04-story.html |date=9 September 2024 }} . New York Times.</ref> Israeli troops started executing unarmed Palestinians, mostly civilians; in one instance men were lined up against walls in central square and executed with [[machine gun]]s.{{sfn|Filiu|2014|p=97}} The claims of a massacre were reported to the United Nations General Assembly on 15 December 1956 by UNRWA director [[Henry Richardson Labouisse Jr.|Henry Labouisse]], who reported from "trustworthy sources" that 275 people were killed in the massacre, of which 140 were refugees and 135 local residents.<ref>[http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/0/6558f61d3db6bd4505256593006b06be?OpenDocument "UNRWA Report to the UN General Assembly November 1&nbsp;– December 14, 1956"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629110942/http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/0/6558f61d3db6bd4505256593006b06be?OpenDocument|date=29 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="Sacco2">{{cite book |last=Sacco |first=Joe |url=https://archive.org/details/footnotesingaza0000sacc |title=Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel |publisher=Metropolitan Books |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-8050-7347-8 |author-link=Joe Sacco |url-access=registration}}</ref>

On 12 November, days after the hostilities had ended, Israel [[1956 Rafah massacre|killed 111 people]] in the [[Rafah refugee camp]] during Israeli operations, provoking international criticism.{{sfn|Filiu|2014|p=99-100}}<ref name="lat3"/>

Israel ended the occupation in March 1957, amid international pressure. During the four-month Israeli occupation, 900–1,231 people were killed.{{sfn|Filiu|2014|p=105}} According to French historian [[Jean-Pierre Filiu]], 1% of the population of Gaza was killed, wounded, imprisoned or tortured during the occupation.{{sfn|Filiu|2014|p=105}}