This was the first major ground operation Military_operation in the Gaza Strip since Israel 's unilateral disengagement plan was implemented Action between August and September 2005 .

The Gaza War , also known as Operation Cast Lead ( ) , also known in the Muslim world as the Gaza Massacre ( ) and the Battle of al-Furqan ( ) by Hamas , was a three-week armed conflict Hostile_encounter between Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Israel that began Process_start on 27 December 2008 and ended Process_end on 18 January 2009 in a unilateral ceasefire .

Simultaneously , the Israelis launched a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip and the Sinai , which again caught Self_motion the Egyptians by surprise , and Nasser ordered evacuation after some initial resistance .

They cited Adducing the blockade of the Gaza Strip and the occupation of West Bank , including East Jerusalem , as the reason Protest for rocket attacks Attack .

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The conflict originated Coming_to_be with the election Choosing of the Islamist political party Hamas in 2005 and 2006 in the Gaza Strip and escalated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale with the split of the Palestinian Authority Palestinian government into the Fatah government in the West Bank and the Hamas government in Gaza and the following violent ousting of Fatah after Fatah lost Earnings_and_losses the election Choosing to Hamas .

As part of its 2005 disengagement plan , Israel retained Preserving exclusive control over Gaza 's airspace and territorial waters , continued to patrol Patrolling and monitor the external land perimeter of the Gaza Strip , with the exception of its southernmost border ( where Egypt retained Preserving control of the border and border crossings were supervised Scrutiny by European monitors ) and continued to monitor and blockade Besieging Gaza 's coastline .

Meanwhile , the Fatah government in the West Bank , internationally recognized Know as the sole representative of the State of Palestine , refers to the Gaza Strip as part of the Palestinian state and does not recognize Know the Hamas government .

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 .

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The attack took place Process_start near the Kissufim Crossing near their home in Gush Katif bloc of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada .

However , Israel attacked Attack seven targets in the Gaza Strip immediately after the terror attacks in the Negev , killing Killing five members of the PRC , including its leader .

Peace agreements were signed Sign_agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1979 , resulting in Causation Israeli withdrawal Escaping from the Sinai Peninsula and abolishment GiveUp of the military governance system in the West Bank and Gaza Strip , in favor of Israeli Civil Administration and consequent unilateral annexation Change_of_leadership of the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem .