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Gaza… Hamas… Conflict… Facts!
On December 27, 2008, after enduring an 8-year-long barrage of 12,000 rockets and having exhausted all other options, Israel launched a military operation against Hamas in Gaza.
'Operation Cast Lead' was limited to two objectives:
1. To stop the bombardment of Israeli civilians by destroying Hamas' mortar and rocket launching apparatus and infrastructure.
2. To reduce the ability of Hamas and other terrorist organizations in Gaza to perpetrate future attacks against the civilian population in Israel.
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22 days of war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip
• December 27, 2008 - After 8 years of ongoing missile attack, Israel responds. Operation Cast Lead in Gaza begins.
• January 3, 2009 - The ground stage of the operation commences.
• January 18, 2009 - After 22 days of fighting in Gaza, Israel ends the operation, unilaterally declaring that it is holding its fire. All Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza.
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The truth about the Gaza War - see for yourself
Selected video reports by Hamas, IDF soldiers and civilians provide first hand and indisputable testimony to Hamas' terrorism (against Palestinian as well as Israeli citizens) and document the cynical military tactics it employed during the Gaza War.
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• The Background - What prompted Operation Cast Lead in Gaza?
• The Operation - What was the legal framework for the use of force in Gaza?
• The Civilians - Were human rights abused in the operation? And if so, by whom?
• The Law - Did Israel comply with international law in Operation Cast Lead in Gaza?
• The Investigations - What are the complaints and how are they handled by the Israeli justice system?
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Operation Cast Lead, and claims of alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza, have been investigated by numerous international organizations, almost always with Israeli cooperation. Unfortunately, the Goldstone Mission - based on a UN Human Rights Council mandate - was politically motivated and one-sided, making Israeli cooperation with the mission impossible.
Hamas is guilty of repeated and deliberate attacks on civilian populations, which, by definition, constitute war crimes. The HRC mandate, however, ignored Hamas terrorist actions, focusing solely on the Israeli reaction.
• The Goldstone Report: Articles from the world press
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Links to additional sources of information about the conflict in Gaza
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