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'''Operation Pillar of Cloud'''<ref name=inn>{{cite news |title=Chief of Staff Declares "Operation Pillar of Cloud" |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/254767 |newspaper=Arutz Sheva |date=14 November 2012 |accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> ({{lang-he|עמוד ענן}}, ''Amúd Anán''; or '''Pillar/Column of Defense'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/11/14/israel-launches-pillar-of-defense-operation-in-gaza-decapitation-wave-against-hamas-terror-leadership/|title=Israel Launches "Pillar of Defense" Operation in Gaza, "Decapitation Wave" Against Hamas Terror Leadership |publisher=Algemeiner |date=14 November 2012|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref>) is an ongoing [[Israel Defense Forces]] operation in the [[Gaza Strip]], launched on 14 November 2012. The Israeli government has stated that the operation is in response to Palestinian militants [[List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2012|firing over a hundred rockets]] from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel beginning on November 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=291779|title=Israeli air strike kills top Hamas commander Jabari|publisher=Jerusalem Post|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> Palestinians claim the rocket attacks were in reaction to Israeli attacks on civilians on November 5<ref>http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=533909</ref> and November 8.<ref>http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=535378</ref><ref>http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8978:new-israeli-escalation-against-the-gaza-strip-7-palestinians-including-3-children-killed-and-52-others-including-6-women-and-12-children-wounded-&catid=145:in-focus</ref> The operation began with the assassination of [[Ahmed Jabari]], chief of the Gaza military wing of [[Hamas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Massed Israeli troops poised for invasion of Gaza |first=Matthew |last=Kalman |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/massed-israeli-troops-poised-for-invasion-of-gaza-8316615.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=15 November 2012 |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref>
'''Operation Pillar of Cloud'''<ref name=inn>{{cite news |title=Chief of Staff Declares "Operation Pillar of Cloud" |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/254767 |newspaper=Arutz Sheva |date=14 November 2012 |accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> ({{lang-he|עמוד ענן}}, ''Amúd Anán''; or '''Pillar/Column of Defense'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/11/14/israel-launches-pillar-of-defense-operation-in-gaza-decapitation-wave-against-hamas-terror-leadership/|title=Israel Launches "Pillar of Defense" Operation in Gaza, "Decapitation Wave" Against Hamas Terror Leadership |publisher=Algemeiner |date=14 November 2012|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref>) is an ongoing [[Israel Defense Forces]] operation in the [[Gaza Strip]], launched on 14 November 2012. The Israeli government has stated that the operation is in response to Palestinian militants [[List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2012|firing over a hundred rockets]] from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel beginning on November 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=291779|title=Israeli air strike kills top Hamas commander Jabari|publisher=Jerusalem Post|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> Palestinians claim the rocket attacks were in reaction to Israeli attacks on civilians on November 5<ref>http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=533909</ref> and November 8.<ref>http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=535378</ref> The operation began with the assassination of [[Ahmed Jabari]], chief of the Gaza military wing of [[Hamas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Massed Israeli troops poised for invasion of Gaza |first=Matthew |last=Kalman |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/massed-israeli-troops-poised-for-invasion-of-gaza-8316615.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=15 November 2012 |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
{{Main|Gaza–Israel conflict}}
{{Main|Gaza–Israel conflict}}
An uneasy truce between Gaza's Palestinian factions and Israel was interrupted in November.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010702645.html |title=An Unnecessary War |last=Carter |first=Jimmy |date=8 January 2009 |work=Opinions |publisher=The Washington Post |accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> On November 5, according to Palestinian medics, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 20-year-old Palestinian man who approached a fence near Gaza's border with Israel.<ref>http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=533909</ref><ref>http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/linguists-including-noam-chomsky-condemn-reprehensible-gaza-coverage</ref> On November 8, a thirteen year old boy was killed, during an operation in which Israeli tanks and an armoured bulldozer drove 100 to 200 metres into central Gaza in order to root out explosives in a tunnel that had been unearthed.<ref name=globe/><ref>http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=535378</ref><ref>http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/linguists-including-noam-chomsky-condemn-reprehensible-gaza-coverage</ref> Patrick Martin of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' claimed they were returning fire from militants. Palestinians say the boy was playing football at the time.<ref>http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=535378</ref><ref>http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/linguists-including-noam-chomsky-condemn-reprehensible-gaza-coverage</ref><ref>http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8978:new-israeli-escalation-against-the-gaza-strip-7-palestinians-including-3-children-killed-and-52-others-including-6-women-and-12-children-wounded-&catid=145:in-focus</ref><!-- An earlier editor noted: "The referenced article makes no mention of the boy playing football when killed. Please find a reliable source for this." For some reason, a subsequent editor removed this. --> According to Israel the truce was broken because of the constant rocket attacks on Israeli cities<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idfblog.com/2012/11/14/live-updates-idf-terror-targets-gaza/ |title=Live Updates: IDF Launches Widespread Attack on Gaza Terror Targets |date=14 November 2012 |publisher=Israel Defense Forces |accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> and because of the incident on November 10th in which Palestinian militants fired an [[anti-tank missile]] at an IDF [[AIL Storm|Jeep]] on routine patrol on the Israeli side of the border.<ref name=globe>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Patrick|title=Israel and Gaza step back from the brink|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/israel-and-gaza-step-back-from-the-brink/article5261905/?cmpid=rss1|accessdate=15 November 2012|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=13 November 2012}}</ref> (This attack injured four soldiers, one critically.)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=291300|title=Gaza groups pound Israel with over 100 rockets|last=Lappin|first=Yaacov|date=12 November 2012|work=Jerusalem Post|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Barzak">{{cite news|url=http://news.yahoo.com/attack-jeep-israeli-army-kills-4-gaza-175914332.html|title=After attack on jeep, Israeli army kills 4 in Gaza|last=Barzak|first=Ibrahim|date=10 November 2012|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> The Israeli Air Force responded to the jeep attack with airstrikes, killing four Palestinians.<!-- The Palestinians claim these were civilians. Please don't say they were militants unless there is a reliable source for this specifically --><ref name="Barzak"/>
An uneasy truce between Gaza's Palestinian factions and Israel was interrupted in November.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010702645.html |title=An Unnecessary War |last=Carter |first=Jimmy |date=8 January 2009 |work=Opinions |publisher=The Washington Post |accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> On November 5, according to Palestinian medics, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 20-year-old Palestinian man who approached a fence near Gaza's border with Israel.<ref>http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=533909</ref> On November 8, a thirteen year old boy was killed, during an operation in which Israeli tanks and an armoured bulldozer drove 100 to 200 metres into central Gaza in order to root out explosives in a tunnel that had been unearthed.<ref name=globe/><ref>http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=535378</ref> Patrick Martin of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' claimed they were returning fire from militants. Palestinians say the boy was playing football at the time.<ref>http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=535378</ref><!-- An earlier editor noted: "The referenced article makes no mention of the boy playing football when killed. Please find a reliable source for this." For some reason, a subsequent editor removed this. --> According to Israel the truce was broken because of the constant rocket attacks on Israeli cities<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idfblog.com/2012/11/14/live-updates-idf-terror-targets-gaza/ |title=Live Updates: IDF Launches Widespread Attack on Gaza Terror Targets |date=14 November 2012 |publisher=Israel Defense Forces |accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> and because of the incident on November 10th in which Palestinian militants fired an [[anti-tank missile]] at an IDF [[AIL Storm|Jeep]] on routine patrol on the Israeli side of the border.<ref name=globe>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Patrick|title=Israel and Gaza step back from the brink|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/israel-and-gaza-step-back-from-the-brink/article5261905/?cmpid=rss1|accessdate=15 November 2012|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=13 November 2012}}</ref> (This attack injured four soldiers, one critically.)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=291300|title=Gaza groups pound Israel with over 100 rockets|last=Lappin|first=Yaacov|date=12 November 2012|work=Jerusalem Post|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Barzak">{{cite news|url=http://news.yahoo.com/attack-jeep-israeli-army-kills-4-gaza-175914332.html|title=After attack on jeep, Israeli army kills 4 in Gaza|last=Barzak|first=Ibrahim|date=10 November 2012|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> The Israeli Air Force responded to the jeep attack with airstrikes, killing four Palestinians.<!-- The Palestinians claim these were civilians. Please don't say they were militants unless there is a reliable source for this specifically --><ref name="Barzak"/>


The sides continued to exchange fire for several days after the incident. Palestinian militants fired more than 100 [[Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel|rockets]], striking homes in Israeli cities, one landing near a school. Several Israelis were wounded by shrapnel, including two whose car sustained a direct hit.<ref name="homes">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/air-force-strikes-multiple-terror-targets-in-gaza/|title=Rockets hit homes in south as fire continues for second day|publisher=Times of Israel|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> Schools across southern Israel were closed, the [[Beersheba]] Mayor, Ruvik Danilovich, explaining, "we have experienced hits on our education institutions in the past ... 40,000 children will remain at home today because of the attack that hit us out of the blue."<ref name="today">{{cite web|url=http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/23383/Default.aspx|title=Schools closed after rockets hit Israel|publisher=Israel Today|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> Israel responded with further airstrikes in Gaza. Six Palestinian militants were killed, including one militant belonging to the [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]].<ref name="Barzak"/>
The sides continued to exchange fire for several days after the incident. Palestinian militants fired more than 100 [[Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel|rockets]], striking homes in Israeli cities, one landing near a school. Several Israelis were wounded by shrapnel, including two whose car sustained a direct hit.<ref name="homes">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/air-force-strikes-multiple-terror-targets-in-gaza/|title=Rockets hit homes in south as fire continues for second day|publisher=Times of Israel|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> Schools across southern Israel were closed, the [[Beersheba]] Mayor, Ruvik Danilovich, explaining, "we have experienced hits on our education institutions in the past ... 40,000 children will remain at home today because of the attack that hit us out of the blue."<ref name="today">{{cite web|url=http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/23383/Default.aspx|title=Schools closed after rockets hit Israel|publisher=Israel Today|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> Israel responded with further airstrikes in Gaza. Six Palestinian militants were killed, including one militant belonging to the [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]].<ref name="Barzak"/>

Revision as of 13:52, 15 November 2012

For the manifestations of the presence of the God of Israel in the Torah, see Pillar of Cloud.
Operation Pillar of Defense
Part of Gaza–Israel conflict
Map of Gaza Strip and Israel
Map of Gaza Strip and Israel border
Date14 November 2012 – present
Location
Southern Israel and Gaza Strip
30°40′N 34°50′E / 30.667°N 34.833°E / 30.667; 34.833
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
 Israel

 Palestine Gaza Strip

Commanders and leaders
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister
Israel Ehud Barak
Minister of Defense
Israel Benny Gantz
Chief of General Staff
 Ismail Haniyeh
(Prime Minister of the Hamas Authority)
Ahmed Jabari  †
Casualties and losses
3 killed,[1] 70+ injured 17 killed,[2] 45 injured[1]

Operation Pillar of Cloud[3] (Hebrew: עמוד ענן, Amúd Anán; or Pillar/Column of Defense[4]) is an ongoing Israel Defense Forces operation in the Gaza Strip, launched on 14 November 2012. The Israeli government has stated that the operation is in response to Palestinian militants firing over a hundred rockets from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel beginning on November 10.[5] Palestinians claim the rocket attacks were in reaction to Israeli attacks on civilians on November 5[6] and November 8.[7] The operation began with the assassination of Ahmed Jabari, chief of the Gaza military wing of Hamas.[8]

Background

Main article: Gaza–Israel conflict

An uneasy truce between Gaza's Palestinian factions and Israel was interrupted in November.[9] On November 5, according to Palestinian medics, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 20-year-old Palestinian man who approached a fence near Gaza's border with Israel.[10] On November 8, a thirteen year old boy was killed, during an operation in which Israeli tanks and an armoured bulldozer drove 100 to 200 metres into central Gaza in order to root out explosives in a tunnel that had been unearthed.[11][12] Patrick Martin of The Globe and Mail claimed they were returning fire from militants. Palestinians say the boy was playing football at the time.[13] According to Israel the truce was broken because of the constant rocket attacks on Israeli cities[14] and because of the incident on November 10th in which Palestinian militants fired an anti-tank missile at an IDF Jeep on routine patrol on the Israeli side of the border.[11] (This attack injured four soldiers, one critically.)[15][16] The Israeli Air Force responded to the jeep attack with airstrikes, killing four Palestinians.[16]

The sides continued to exchange fire for several days after the incident. Palestinian militants fired more than 100 rockets, striking homes in Israeli cities, one landing near a school. Several Israelis were wounded by shrapnel, including two whose car sustained a direct hit.[17] Schools across southern Israel were closed, the Beersheba Mayor, Ruvik Danilovich, explaining, "we have experienced hits on our education institutions in the past ... 40,000 children will remain at home today because of the attack that hit us out of the blue."[18] Israel responded with further airstrikes in Gaza. Six Palestinian militants were killed, including one militant belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.[16]

The days before the operation, Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak made statements that "Israel's reaction will come at the appropriate time". However following a cabinet meeting in the morning prior to the air strike, Minister Benny Begin spoke on the radio to the effect that "the current exchange of hostilities seem to be over". This mixed messages; according to one Israeli analyst, the expected diplomatic repercussions from Egypt and the risks of a war on the eve of the Israeli elections are three factors designed to foster a laissez-faire atmosphere for Gaza's Palestinian leaders.[19]

Operation

The operation began about 16:00 (Israel Time) with an airstrike targeting Ahmed Jabari, chief of Hamas's military wing.[20] Osama Hamdan, a Hamas representative in Lebanon, said the airstrike also killed Jabari's son. This was followed by Israeli strikes against 20 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, including underground rocket launchers and an ammunition warehouse stocking Iranian-made, long-range Fajr-5 missiles.[21] The IDF said that many of the targeted weapon stashes were in residential areas and evidenced "the pattern of Hamas to use the population in Gaza as human shields." Israel claims to have destroyed most of this long-range capability.[22] An IDF spokesman said that the goal of the operation is to "bring back quiet to southern Israel, and ... to strike at terror organizations."[22] At the same time, Israeli spokespersons said that it would try "to avoid civilian casualties."[23]

Gazan militants continued to fire rockets towards the Israeli cities of Beersheba, Ashdod, Ofakim and the Shaar Hanegev and Eshkol Regional Council. The Iron Dome missile defense system made 43 interceptions.[24] About 55 rockets were launched on the evening of 14 November, including a Grad rocket fired in the direction of the Negev Nuclear Research Center near Dimona.[25] On the night of 14 November, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the Israeli cabinet had authorized a partial call-up of reservists in case they were needed for a large ground-based operation.[26]

Reactions

Israel

Israel On the first day of the operation, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said "Today we sent a clear message to Hamas and other terrorist organisations, and if it becomes necessary we are prepared to expand the operation."[27] According to Haaretz, President Shimon Peres updated U.S. President Barack Obama by phone and told him "Israel does not want an escalation but for the last five days we were under nonstop bombardment, mothers and children cannot sleep in peace at night. There is a limit to what Israel can withstand. Ahmed Jabari was behind many terror activities."[28]

Most Israeli political leaders, including Tzipi Livni, Shelly Yachimovich, Shaul Mofaz, and Naftali Bennett applauded the operation. However, leaders of the left-wing Meretz party voiced opposition on the radio and online.[29] The Israeli Foreign Ministry went into semi-emergency mode, canceling all vacations for its Jerusalem staffers.[28]

Gaza Strip

Gaza Strip On the 14th of November 2012, a statement from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades said "The occupation has opened the gates of hell on itself" and vowed that its militants would "continue the path of resistance".[30]

International

 Egypt – The Foreign Ministry of Egypt berated the operation and called on Israel to halt its attacks. According to The Guardian, the chairman of the Freedom and Justice party, Saad El-Katatni, said: "The Egyptian people revolted against injustice and will not accept an attack on Gaza. The brutal aggression on Gaza proves that Israel has not yet learned that Egypt has changed".[31] The recently appointed Egyptian ambassador to Israel, Yasser Reda, has been summoned back to his capital, for briefing, in reaction to the strikes.[32]

 Iran – Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast berated the Israeli strikes, saying that they were a "sign of the regime's brutal nature".[33]

 Norway – Norwegian Foreign Minister said he is worried about the escalation of violence between the Palestinians and Israelis of which leader of the Hamas military Ahmed Jabar was killed. He said the rocket attacks on Israel are unacceptable and that Israel has a right to defend it self, but that the reactions must be proportional and must distinguish between combatants and civilians.[34]

 Qatar – After a meeting in the Saudi capital between Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers and their Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to discuss Syrian Civil War, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani told journalists "I condemn in the name of Qatar... This filthy crime must not pass without a punishment. The UN Security Council must shoulder its responsibilities in preserving peace and security in the world."[35]

 Russia – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for end to the violence after a meeting held with Gulf Arab foreign ministers in Riyadh.[36]

 Syria – The Syrian Government called Israel's actions "barbaric, reprehensible crimes" and called on the international community to pressure Israel into halting its strikes.[37]

 UK – Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "Hamas bears principal responsibility for the current crisis. I utterly condemn rocket attacks from Gaza into southern Israel by Hamas and other armed groups." He also called on all those involved "to avoid any action which risks civilian casualties or escalates the crisis."[38]

 USA – The U.S. Department of State issued a press release stating, "We strongly condemn the barrage of rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel, and we regret the death and injury of innocent Israeli and Palestinian civilians caused by the ensuing violence." The statement offered support for Israel's right to self-defense and urged Israel to avoid civilian casualties in its military operations.[39]

 Canada – Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird, issued a statement stating, "We fundamentally believe that Israel has the right to defend itself and its citizens from terrorist threats. [...] Just last weekend, more than 100 rockets rained down on civilians in southern Israel from positions in the Gaza Strip." The statement condemned the terrorist group Hamas and offered support for Israel's struggle against terrorism as well as its effort to bring peace and security to the region.[40]

 Turkey – Foreign Ministry of Turkey condemned the Israeli strikes with a written statement. "We strongly condemn this Israeli attack and immediately demand that it be stopped," the statement said, adding that no country, Israel included, is above international law.[41]

Non-governmental organizations

  • Amnesty International said that both sides should stop the violence, and Ann Harrison, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme, said "The Israeli military must not carry out further indiscriminate attacks, or attacks in densely-populated residential areas that will inevitably harm civilians."[42]
  • Physicians for Human Rights-Israel issued a call to Israeli decision-makers to "refrain from an attack on Gaza that may cause many victims in Gaza and Israel".[43]

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