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Battle of Gaza
Several battles have been fought near Gaza in Palestine:
- The Battle of Gaza (312 BC) was fought between Ptolemy I of Egypt and Demetrius I of Macedon
- The Battle of Raphia in 217 BC, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was fought between Ptolemy IV of Egypt and Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
- There were three World War I battles fought at Gaza between British forces and those of Ottoman Turkey:
- The First Battle of Gaza (March 26 1917) was a Turkish victory
- The Second Battle of Gaza (April 19 1917) was a Turkish victory
- The Third Battle of Gaza (October 31–November 7 1917) was a British victory
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