On 23 September 2014 , after Israel killed Killing the two suspects , Marwan Qawasmeh and Amar Abu-Isa ( aka Amer Abu Aysha ) in a shootout , IDF Chief Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz announced that Operation Brother 's Keeper `` has come to an end Process_end . ''

The soldier was captured Conquering amid a background of violence between the IDF and Palestinian militant groups since the Israeli withdrawal Escaping from Gaza .

The IDF had responded Response with artillery fire and air raids Attack .

According to the IDF , though the PRC denies this , Al-Qaisi had overseen the 2011 southern Israel cross-border attacks Attack , which killed Killing eight Israelis including six civilians .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed Expressing_publicly his condolences Judgment_communication for the Egyptian soldiers killed Killing , and praised Judgment_communication IDF troops for their preparedness and handling Resolve_problem of the attack Attack .

The IDF launched Military_operation a ground invasion Attack of Southern Lebanon .

Hezbollah then launched Military_operation more rockets into northern Israel and engaged Participation the IDF in guerrilla warfare Hostile_encounter from hardened positions .

The battle Hostile_encounter began Process_start when the IDF launched Motion Operation Abiray-Lev ( `` Stouthearted Men '' ) , attempting to establish Coming_to_be a corridor to the canal and allow Preventing_or_letting bridges to be laid Placing for a crossing Motion_directional .

Following the kidnapping Kidnapping and murder Killing of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas members , the IDF conducted Action `` Operation Brother 's Keeper '' to arrest Arrest militant leaders , Hamas fired Use_firearm rockets into Israel and a seven-week conflict Hostile_encounter broke out Process_start .

On 7 July , after seven Hamas militants died Death in a tunnel explosion Attack in Khan Yunis which was caused Causation by an Israeli airstrike Attack ( per Hamas , Nathan Thrall , BBC and a senior IDF official ) or an accidental explosion Attack of their own munitions ( per the IDF ) , Hamas assumed Protest responsibility for rockets fired Use_firearm into Israel and launched Military_operation 40 rockets towards Israel .

On 7 July , after seven Hamas militants died Death in a tunnel explosion Attack in Khan Yunis which was caused Causation by an Israeli airstrike Attack ( per Hamas , Nathan Thrall , BBC and a senior IDF official ) or an accidental explosion Attack of their own munitions ( per the IDF ) , Hamas assumed Protest responsibility for rockets fired Use_firearm into Israel and launched Military_operation 40 rockets towards Israel .

By that date , the IDF reported Reporting that Hamas , Islamic Jihad and other militant groups had fired Use_firearm 4,564 rockets and mortars from Gaza into Israel , with over 735 intercepted Defending in flight Motion and shot down Use_firearm by Iron Dome .

The IDF attacked Attack 5,263 targets in Gaza ; at least 34 known tunnels were destroyed Destroying and two-thirds of Hamas 's 10,000-rocket arsenal was used up Expend_resource or destroyed Destroying .

67 Israeli soldiers , 5 Israeli civilians ( including one child ) and one Thai civilian were killed Killing and 469 IDF soldiers and 261 Israeli civilians were injured Bodily_harm .

The IDF acted on information provided Supply by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad .

On 5 January , the IDF began Process_start operating Being_in_operation in the densely populated urban centers of Gaza .

In September 2009 , a UN special mission , headed by the South African Justice Richard Goldstone , produced Creating a report accusing both Palestinian militants and the IDF of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity , and recommended Convincing bringing those responsible to justice .

The Palestinians blamed Judgment_communication the Israeli government for the upsurge in violence Violence , accusing Judgment_communication the IDF of attacks Attack on Gazan civilians in the days leading up to the operation .

According to `` Haaretz '' , the IDF delayed Change_event_time rescue services Supply from reaching Arriving some of the casualties Catastrophe for three days of the incident .

The IDF has refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to discuss individual charges in detail , but an army spokesman speaking Statement on the condition of anonymity with `` The Los Angeles Times '' said Communication , `` As a matter of policy , we do not target Aiming civilians . ''

A high-ranking IDF officer was killed Killing and another wounded Bodily_harm , when LAF snipers opened Action fire on an Israeli observation Perception_active post after receiving Receiving authorization from senior Lebanese commanders .

IDF soldiers returned fire and responded Response with artillery shelling Attack and airstrikes Attack on Lebanese positions , killing Killing two Lebanese soldiers and Al Akhbar correspondent Assaf Abu Rahhal .

Natan-Zada was absent without leave Departing and in hiding Hiding_objects from the IDF at the time of the shooting Use_firearm .

According to survivor testimonies , IDF soldiers rounded up male individuals over fifteen years of age throughout the Gaza Strip in an effort to root out members of the Palestinian fedayeen and the `` Palestinian Brigade '' of the Egyptian army .

Calculations of the total number of Gazans killed Killing by the IDF in this four-month period of Israeli rule vary between 930 and 1,200 people , out of a population of 330,000 .

On June 6 , 2007 , the IDF arrested Arrest Jihad Salah Saliman Abu Dahar , a Palestinian member of Islamic Jihad from the Khan Yunis area , who according to Shin Bet officials admitted to several acts of violence , including the attack on Hatuel and her daughters .

Israel expressed Expressing_publicly regret over the deaths , and sent Sending a letter of apology Statement to Egypt. < ref name= '' NYT2011/10/12 '' > < /ref > The IDF was ordered Arranging to conduct Action a military probe Scrutiny of the incident , and on August 25 , 2011 , Israel agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to a joint investigation Research with Egypt of the events .

The Phalanges , allies to the Israeli Defence Forces ( IDF ) , were ordered Request by the IDF to clear out Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) fighters from Sabra and Shatila , as part of the IDF maneuvering into West Beirut .

The Phalanges , allies to the Israeli Defence Forces ( IDF ) , were ordered Request by the IDF to clear out Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) fighters from Sabra and Shatila , as part of the IDF maneuvering into West Beirut .

The Phalanges , allies to the Israeli Defence Forces ( IDF ) , were ordered Request by the IDF to clear out Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) fighters from Sabra and Shatila , as part of the IDF maneuvering into West Beirut .

The IDF received Receiving reports Reporting of some of the Phalanges atrocities in Sabra and Shatila but failed to take any action to prevent Preventing_or_letting or stop Preventing_or_letting the massacre Killing .