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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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Operation Cast Lead - Israel Defends its Citizens

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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  MFA releases

Behind the Headlines: The Goldstone Report refuted - by Goldstone himself 3-Apr-2011
Gaza Operation Investigations: Second Update July 2010
• Disciplinary action against soldiers following investigations of Operation Cast Lead 6-Jul-2010
• Israel's response to UNCHR resolution on continued implementation of Goldstone Report 25-Mar-2010
Israel's response to the European Parliament decision on Goldstone Report 11-Mar-2010
Military Prosecution indicts two IDF sergeants for unauthorized conduct in Operation Cast Lead 11-Mar-2010
Israel's reaction to the decision of the UN Human Rights Council 16-Oct-2009
• Israeli Response to Report of the Fact Finding Mission on Gaza 24-Sep-2009


Gaza War Crimes - Videos

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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War Crimes? FAQ - Main Topics

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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Goldstone Mission - Investigation or politics?

Richard Goldstone: Reconsidering the Goldstone Report on Israel and war crimes (Washington Post, 1 Apr 2011)
We know a lot more today about what happened in the Gaza war of 2008-09 than we did when I chaired the fact-finding mission appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council that produced what has come to be known as the Goldstone Report. If I had known then what I know now, the Goldstone Report would have been a different document.
Behind the Headlines: The Goldstone Report refuted - by Goldstone himself

The Goldstone Report: Articles from the world press
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Conflict in Gaza - Links

Links to additional sources of information about the conflict in Gaza
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