Chapter 24: 2008 Gaza War (Operation Cast Lead) - “Israel broke the cease-fire with Hamas.” - “Israel has reacted to Hamas rocket fire with ‘disproportionate force.’” - “Palestinians in Gaza are innocent victims.” - “Israel's operation in Gaza will only embitter Palestinians and make them seek revenge rather than peace.” - “Israel should negotiate a cease-fire with Hamas.” The explosion not only killed all on board, but also people on the ground.

Directed by John Strickland.

More than 5,300 Palestinians were wounded, of them over 350 … Day 5 of Operation Cast Lead - Lis Doucet interviews al Haq rep Osam Ahmad in Ramallah .

In the two years since Operation Cast Lead, Hamas (with aid from Iran) has doubled and upgraded its rocket arsenal. Amanpour, Impact of civilian casualties . It now has thousands of rockets of various ranges, both standard and homemade, including Fajr 5 rockets which can reach the center of Israel.

DOI: 10.7312/bank15234-009 Corpus ID: 107298902. 3 years ago.

With John Vine, Hugh Bonneville, Betsy Brantley, Iain Glen.

Of these, 318 were minors under age 18. Israel/Gaza: Operation "Cast Lead": 22 days of death and destruction 2 July 2009, Index number: MDE 15/015/2009

Day 1 of Operation Cast Lead - Bowen explains Hamas Strategy . The magnitude of the harm to the population was unprecedented: 1,385 Palestinians were killed, 762 of whom did not take part in the hostilities. Between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009, the Israeli military carried out an attack on the Gaza Strip named Operation Cast Lead.

Operation Cast Lead (AKA Gaza War 2009, Hebrew name Oferet Yetzuka - עופרת יצוקה) was undertaken between December 27 and January 18 by the IDF to stop rocket and mortar fire from the Hamas ruled Gaza strip.. Background of Operation Cast Lead.

3 years ago. Flight crash investigators Gaynor Crosswell and Phil Epson lead by Marcus Hodge, are investigating the explosion of a civil aircraft over rural England. The forecast included military and non-military costs, including military expenditure and property damage. Israel's Minister of Finance estimated that the operation would cost Israel NIS 8.5 billion (approximately US$2.5 billion), which is similar to Operation Cast Lead in 2009 and higher than Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012. The principle of proportionality under international humanitarian law and operation cast lead @inproceedings{Barnidge2011ThePO, title={The principle of proportionality under international humanitarian law and operation cast lead}, author={Robert P. Barnidge}, year={2011} } 1 year ago.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad has also upgraded its rocket capabilities. This report documents Israel's extensive use of white phosphorus munitions during its 22-day military operations in Gaza, from December 27, 2008 to January 18, 2009, named Operation Cast Lead.