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Cordesman, 'THE "GAZA WAR": A Strategic Analysis,' Center for Strategic & International Studies, February 2009 p.5", "ANALYSIS / IAF strike on Gaza is Israel's version of 'shock and awe, "Gaza boat explodes in apparent attack, no injuries", "Israel strikes back against Hamas terror infrastructure in Gaza 27-Dec-2008. The fighting marks the worst outbreak of violence between Israeli forces and Hamas since a 50-day war in the summer of 2014. [29] The United Nations has stated that under resolutions of both the General Assembly and the Security Council, it regards Gaza to be part of the "Occupied Palestinian Territories". The Israeli military claimed the target of the raid was a tunnel that they said Hamas was planning to use to capture Israeli soldiers positioned on the border fence 250m away. This includes building fortifications on existing structures and bomb shelters, developing an alarm system (Red Color) and building an air-defense system (Iron Dome) [181], This article is about the broad conflict ongoing since 2006. Since 2006, Hamas has run Gaza, which is situated in between Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. 10, 2021. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test … Since the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, Israel has been negotiating with Mahmoud Abbas and the PLO, but has been simultaneously targeting and bombing Hamas activists and militants and arresting Hamas's elected legislative counsel politicians. [100], On 4 November 2008 Israel broke the ceasefire with an attack on Gaza. Finally, on 17 January 2008, Israel sealed the border completely following a rise in rocket attacks. Rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, Monday, May. The Israeli army killed 112 Palestinians, and Palestinian militants killed three Israelis. In one such raid, on 25 June 2006, Palestinians captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, leading to massive retaliation by the Israeli army which included air strikes against Hamas targets. Since Israel's 2005 disengagement, Israel and Hamas have fought three separate wars: in 2006, in 2008-9, and in 2012; Israel invaded Gaza in the first two but only bombed in the third. If Israel wanted to kill civilians, it is terrible at it. "[34][35], The Second Intifada, also known as the al-Aqsa Intifada, began in September 2000. For the fighting that took place in July and August 2014, see, Fatah-Hamas conflict and Israeli blockade. We want to reach a separation between us and them. [citation needed] Israeli forces also continued to search for tunnels, used by militants to smuggle weapons, as well as monitor operations at checkpoints (with some assistance from the European Union at Rafah) for security reasons, specifically possible weapons transfers and uninhibited return of exiled extremist leaders and terrorists. Goldenberg co-authored a report in 2018 documenting what he terms “the cycle of violence” between Israel and Hamas. [89], There was widespread international alarm at the scale of the operation, with the US state department encouraging Israel to exercise caution to avoid the loss of innocent life, and the European Union and the United Nations criticising Israel's "disproportionate use of force". Hamas's A-120 rockets (via Israeli media) The rockets that rained down on Israel on Monday were fired from Hamas’ new A-120 rocket launchers. [154] The war came to an end after 50 days of conflict when a ceasefire was agreed upon on 26 August 2014. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. The European Union also demanded an immediate end to Palestinian militant rocket attacks on Israel and urged Israel to halt activities that endanger civilians, saying they were "in violation of international law. Large-scale conventional warfare beyond the peripheries of the Gaza Strip began when Palestinian militants abducted Corporal Gilad Shalit, and Israel responded by launching Operation "Summer Rains" on 28 June 2006. [49] On the Palestinian side, over 1,300 Qassam rockets have been fired into Israel from September 2000 to 21 December 2006. [124][125][126] The conflict came to an end on 18 January after first Israel and then Hamas announced unilateral ceasefires. The international community considers indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian structures that do not discriminate between civilians and military targets illegal under international law.[25][26]. [94] Mark Regev, spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister acknowledged that "there were no Hamas rockets during the ceasefire before November the 4th". The 2006 Franco–Italian–Spanish Middle East Peace Plan was proposed after Israel invaded the Gaza Strip in Operation "Autumn Clouds" by Spanish Premier José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero during talks with French president Jacques Chirac. The fighting between Israel and Hamas escalated on Tuesday to levels not seen since the 50-day war in the summer of 2014. [178], According to NGOs and the UN, the recent wars and the blockade have led to worsening living conditions in Gaza, and it could become unlivable by 2020. Israeli tactics range from conducting mass arrests and locking up Palestinians in administrative detention through setting up checkpoints and building the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier and West Bank barrier to carrying out assassinations targeting militants and leaders of Palestinian organizations. [131], On 26 March 2010, two Israeli soldiers and two Hamas militants were killed during clashes on the Gaza Strip's southern border. [86] United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also issued a condemnation of what he termed Israel's "excessive and disproportionate" response, and called on Israel "to cease such attacks", while denouncing the ongoing rocket attacks on Sderot and Ashkelon. How Israel reacts? [161], On 15 April, Israeli military conducted military strikes targets in Gaza after a rocket was fired at southern Israel. [133][134] Several minutes later, a bomb was detonated next to an Israeli army patrol along Israel's border with Egypt. [177] In response, Sanders said that he accepted a corrected number of the death toll as 2,300 in the course of the interview and that he would make every effort to set the record straight. The stated purpose of this blockade was to pressure Hamas into ending the rocket attacks and to deprive them of the supplies necessary for the continuation of rocket attacks. [121][122][123] An estimated 1,166-1,417 Palestinians and 13 Israelis died in the conflict. The militants first opened fire at civilian bus. On 26 November, a ceasefire was signed by Palestinian organisations and Israel, and Israel withdrew its troops while the Palestinian Authority forces deployed to stop Qassam rocket launchings. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, An interactive map showing Hamas’s rocket range inside Israel. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that Hamas was responsible for the attack. An Israeli airstrike targeting an apartment building in Gaza City left three senior members of the Islamic Jihad militant group dead, as well as 10 children and a woman, The Associated Press reports. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Muslims to rise up and their leaders to hit Israel "in the face with their nations' anger." The United Nations estimates that as many as half the 1.5 million population of the Gaza Strip crossed the border into Egypt seeking food and supplies. Following the truce over 60 Qassam rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel, and 1 Palestinian (armed with guns and grenades) was killed by the IDF. [116] Hamas intensified its rocket and mortar attacks against targets in Israel throughout the conflict, hitting previously untargeted cities such as Beersheba and Ashdod. Attacks by Israel and Gazans grew intense late in October 2012. Their enemies would've been annihilated long ago. During the initial 5-months of the ceasefire, and after a shaky start during the initial week,[92] these attacks from Gaza decreased significantly for a total of 19 rocket and 18 mortar shell launchings,[92][93] compared to 1199 rockets and 1072 mortar shells in 2008 up to 19 June, a reduction of 98%. [179][180], Due to the conflict, Israel has stepped up its defense measures in the southern communities and cities of Israel. Mostly they are built in secret workshops inside Gaza. To date, 64 foreign citizens have also been killed (54 by Palestinians, and 10 by Israeli security forces). 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Israel maintains that it mobilized thousands of troops in order to suppress Qassam rocket fire against its civilian population and to secure the release of Gilad Shalit. Such arrests have been strongly condemned by international organizations and politicians. In a third attack, an anti-tank missile hit a private vehicle, killing four civilians. Two other soldiers were wounded during the fighting which broke out east of the town of Khan Younis. They are the first Israeli soldiers to have been killed in hostile fire in or around Gaza since Israel's major offensive there in January 2009, according to the BBC.[132]. Over a dozen rockets were subsequently fired from Gaza, three of which were shot down. [99] Israel told U.S. officials in 2008 it would keep Gaza's economy "on the brink of collapse". [129] On 2 March, it was reported that international donors had pledged $4.5 billion in aid for the Palestinians, mainly for rebuilding Gaza after Israel's offensive. [66] Hamas said they will continue to retaliate against Israeli strikes. [citation needed], On 27 February 2008, Palestinian militants fired more than 40 Qassam rockets into southern Israel and the Israeli army fired three missiles at the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza destroying the building. Because Hamas exercises power inside Gaza, it is responsible for stopping unlawful attacks even when carried out by other groups.[47]. The death toll has risen as the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants continues to intensify. Attempting to curb Qassam rocket attacks fired at Southern Israel by Palestinian militants from the northern Gaza Strip, Since the storming of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli police on Monday May 10, Hamas has launched more than 1,000 rockets into Israel. Sanders said "over 10,000 innocent people were killed", a number far in excess of Palestinian or Israel sources' estimates. "[175] On 5 August 2014 a member of the British cabinet resigned over the UK government's approach to the 2014 conflict. [127][128] On 21 January, Israel completed its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Israel's military in the early hours of Friday launched a 40-minute attack on Hamas' network of tunnels running from the Gaza Strip into Israel, with 160 aircraft flying simultaneously. Special permits to enter Israel for medical purposes were also greatly reduced,[citation needed] which has made travel for Palestinians difficult. Israel’s army said more than 600 rockets had been fired since Monday from Gaza towards Israel mainly by Hamas, which rules Gaza, and the Islamic Jihad group. [102][103] On 21 December, Hamas said it was ready to stop the attacks and renew the truce if Israel stopped its "aggression" in Gaza and opened up its border crossings. ISIS killed more civilians in two days (700 plus) than Israel has in two weeks. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In this fourth war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the Islamic militant group has fired more than 4,000 rockets at Israel, some hitting deeper in Israeli territory and with greater accuracy than ever before. About 70% of Gaza's workforce have become unemployed or without pay, and about 80% of its residents live in poverty. [31], Daniel Schueftan, in his 1999 book, Disengagement: Israel and the Palestinian Entity[32][33] ("The Need for Separation: Israel and the Palestinian Authority") reviews new and existing arguments underlying different separation stances, in order to make the case for separation from the Palestinians, beginning with those in the West Bank and Gaza. [94], When the six-month truce officially expired on 19 December, Hamas launched 50 to more than 70 rockets and mortars into Israel over the next three days, though no Israelis were injured. [117][118] On 3 January 2009, the Israeli ground invasion began. [83] The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has accused Israel of "international terrorism", saying its assault on Gaza constitutes "more than a holocaust. In response, the Israeli Air Force struck numerous targets within the Gaza Strip. In September 2007, citing an intensification of Qassam rocket attacks, Israel declared Gaza "hostile territory." The transcript of the interview failed to note that Sanders said "Okay" to the corrected number presented by the interviewer during the course of the interview. [27][28] According to Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, Israel remains an occupying power under international law. [160], Following this, Gazan militants launched hundreds of rockets at Israel. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said "We warned Hamas repeatedly that rejecting the truce would push Israel to aggression against Gaza. Casualties by year: 526 (2006), 295 (2007), 833 (2008), 1014 (2009), 68 (2010), 105 (2011), 246 (2012), 2 (2013). One of the two main Palestinian territories, the Gaza Strip, is run by the Hamas group. [83] About 10,000 protesters, mainly from Jordan's mainstream Muslim Brotherhood and smaller opposition groups, took to the streets in one of the country's most vocal and largest anti-Israeli demonstrations in recent years. The breach of the Gaza-Egypt border began on 23 January 2008, after gunmen in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah Border Crossing, destroying part of the former Israeli Gaza Strip barrier. As a response to the Hamas takeover, Israel sharply restricted the flow of people and goods into and out of Gaza. July-August 2014 - The kidnap and killing of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas leads to a seven-week war in which more than 2,100 Palestinians are reported killed in Gaza and 73 Israelis are reported killed, 67 of them … 30 children and 13 women were among the killed,[137] while the Israel Defense Forces presented statistics showing that out of 177 Palestinians killed, 120 were militants. Palestinian armed groups have fired rockets into Israel, killing Israeli civilians, including children, and wounding others, as well as causing damage to infrastructure; and Israel have launched attacks, and shelled Gaza with artillery, killing Palestinian combatants as well as civilians, including children,[43][44][45] and causing devastating damage to infrastructure. Violence flared up again on 11 November 2018 when seven Palestinian militants were killed during a botched raid by the Israel Defense Forces in the southeastern Gaza Strip. Since then, it has been blockaded by Israel and Egypt, leaving the economy in tatters. There were speculations about a new experimental weapon, particularly Dense Inert Metal Explosives (DIMEs).[58]. The Israel–Gaza barrier, completed in 1996, has helped reduce infiltration from Gaza Strip into Israel. As part of its 2005 disengagement plan, Israel retained exclusive control over Gaza's airspace and territorial waters, continued to patrol and monitor the external land perimeter of the Gaza Strip, with the exception of its southernmost border (where Egypt retained control of the border and border crossings were supervised by European monitors) and continued to monitor and blockade Gaza's coastline.
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