Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1971, Mauto eIsrael akaedza kuparadzira vapoteri vakawanda vePalestine vaiva mumusasa weal-Shati ndokugadzira zvirongwa zvitsva zvokugara izvo zvakaguma nokugadzwa kweruwa rwokuchamhembe rweSheikh Radwan. Sangano reUnited Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) nePLO vakanga vachishora zvakasimba danho racho, vachitaura kuti kwaiva kugadziriswa kwevanhu nechisimba. Muna 1972, gavhuna wechiuto weGaza akadzinga meya weguta racho, Rashad al-Shawwa, nokuda kwokuramba kubatanidza musasa weal-Shati kuguta reGaza. Kubvira muma1970, kurwisana kwakapfuurira pakati pevaPalestine nezviremera zveIsrael muguta racho, zvichiita kuti guta racho riparadzwe.
Intifada Yokutanga muna 1987. Gaza yakava nzvimbo yokurwisana mukati mokumukira uku, uye somuuyo, migariro yezvemari muguta yakaipisisa.