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22 March 2004: Sheikh Yassin assassinated

An Israeli airstrike killed Sheikh Yassin and 7 other people. Twenty people were injured. 200,000 people publicly mourned his death.

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22 March 2004: Sheikh Yassin assassinated
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26 Jan 2004: Hamas offers Israel a 10-year truce (or hudna)
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27 Jan 2004: Israel rejects Hammas's offer
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06 Jan 2005: Hamas calls a boycott on Palestinian elections
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26 Jan 2006: Hamas wins landslide Gaza election victory
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17 April 2004: Abdel Aziz Rantisi assassinated
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8 Feb 2007: Hamas and Fatah leaders agree to form a government
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13 June 2007: Hamas seizes control of Gaza Strip
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Aug 2005: Israel unilaterally withdraws from Gaza
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