Operation Cast Lead

Hind Rajab files criminal complaint, seeks arrest of Ehud Olmert over 2008-9 Gaza War

Operation Cast Lead, also known as the first Gaza War, was a 22 day conflict between Hamas and the IDF.

 Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv. August 8, 2024.
Israeli soldiers with PTSD, demanding better rights and conditions, block a road outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, August 18, 2025.

Police clash with combat veteran demonstrators outside Knesset, punch protest leader

 Hamas official Osama Hamdan attends a press conference, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon June 29, 2024.

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 Israeli troops operate in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout image released November 19, 2023.

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Haniyeh denounces blockade on board 'Marmara'

In press conference with IHH in Turkey, Hamas PM says protest ship "captured the hearts" of Gaza residents.

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Remembering Cast Lead

Since Cast Lead, Hamas has had a vested interest in limiting conflict with Israel, in maintaining stability and consolidating its rule.

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Analysis: A boiling pot waiting to explode

The IDF assesses that Hamas is not interested in a major conflict; its main concern is the stability of its rule in Gaza.

A member of the Kassam Brigades

'IDF must change retaliation policy against Gaza'

FADC chair Mofaz approves of previous night's IAF strikes against terrorists but says more vigorous response to attacks needed.

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Gantz: Sooner or later, IDF must strike Gaza

IDF Chief of General Staff says he believes "Israel can't continue to live under active threat of Hamas in Gaza."

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Hamas marks 3 yrs since IDF Operation Cast Lead

Gaza leaders dismiss Israeli "threats" of new operation to root out terror in territory as "psychological warfare, propaganda."

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'We can't avoid another Gaza confrontation'

3 years after Cast Lead, IDF commander warns that new operation is inevitable, says IDF must be prepared.

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Four years for man who helped enemy during Cast Lead

Jerusalem District Court sentenced east Jerusalem man to four years imprisonment for aiding Hamas.

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Cast Lead criminal probe still open 3 yrs on

Col. Ilan Malka allegedly ordered an air-strike on a building he knew was occupied by civilians.

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November 7: What's in a name

If Israel decides to take wider action against the Gaza Strip to stop attacks on soldiers and civilians, I appeal for a name less bombastic and arrogant than Operation Cast Lead.

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