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In November 2012, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched Operation Pillar of Defense (Hebrew: עַמּוּד עָנָן, ʿAmúd ʿAnán, literally: "Pillar of Cloud"), [23] which was an eight-day campaign in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip, beginning on 14 November 2012 with the killing of Ahmed Jabari, chief of the Gaza military wing of Hamas ...
Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet that the Israel Defense Forces were prepared for a "significant expansion of the operation." [ 77 ] British foreign secretary William Hague told Sky News that a ground offensive would lose Israel much international support, but blamed Hamas for instigating the conflict and urged them to cease their rocket fire.
Operation Sharp and Smooth (August 1–2) – Israel Defense Forces raid on a Hezbollah-run hospital in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Tyre raid (August 4) – Night mission carried out by the Israel Defense Forces frogmen, Shayetet 13, in the southern Lebanon town of Tyre. It targeted the Hezbollah cell responsible for the rocket attack on Hadera on ...
The Israeli Air Force and Shin Bet conducted a targeted precision air strike on 14 November 2012, a part of Operation Pillar of Defense, killing Jabari while he was travelling in a car. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The decision to liquidate him, according to Haaretz analyst Reuven Pedatzur, arose from a decision by Israeli military to attack Hamas rather than ...
Israel: Allegiance Israel: Service / branch Israel Defense Forces: Years of service: 1987–2021: Rank: Aluf (major general) Battles / wars: South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) First Intifada; Second Intifada; 2006 Lebanon War; Operation Cast Lead; Operation Pillar of Defense; Operation Protective Edge; Operation Guardian of the Walls
The Israeli military killed at least seven Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as the prime minister announced the start of a “large-scale military operation” in the restive city ...
Israel: Allegiance Israel: Service / branch: Israel Defense Forces: Rank: Aluf (Major general) Unit: Golani Brigade: Battles / wars: South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) First Intifada; Second Intifada; 2006 Lebanon War; Operation Cast Lead; Operation Pillar of Defense; Operation Protective Edge
During the Israeli campaign in Gaza, Hiram was formally censured by the IDF for ordering the demolition of Israa University in the Gaza Strip. While an IDF investigation concluded that the university grounds were being used by Hamas fighters, it also found that Hiram failed to secure proper authorization for destroying a sensitive educational site.