large-scale conventional warfare occurred Coming_to_be in the gaza strip , starting Process_start on june 28 , 2006 .

during the operation , the pace of both rocket fire and shelling increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale dramatically , and the idf mounted numerous ground incursions into the gaza strip to target Aiming militant groups and their infrastructure , including smuggling Committing_crime tunnels in the philadelphi corridor .

on the first day of the conflict , israel also bombed Attack the only electrical power plant in the gaza strip .

operation Military_operation returning echo ( unk unk unk ) was an israel defense Defending forces ( idf ) military operation Military_operation in the gaza strip from march Self_motion 9 until march Self_motion 14 , 2012 .

on march Self_motion 9 , israel carried out Action a targeted Aiming air strike Attack in the gaza strip killing Killing unk unk , the secretary general of the popular resistance Convincing committees ( prc ) .

the al-aqsa martyrs ' brigades stated Statement that `` the heroic operation is a natural response to the ( israeli ) occupation crimes against our people in west bank and gaza strip . ''

the egyptian government also closed Process_end the rafah border crossing to the gaza strip .

`` operation strong cliff '' ) and sometimes referred Adducing to as the 2014 gaza war Military_operation , was a military operation Military_operation launched Hold by israel on 8 july 2014 in the unk gaza strip .

`` operation strong cliff '' ) and sometimes referred Adducing to as the 2014 gaza war Military_operation , was a military operation Military_operation launched Hold by israel on 8 july 2014 in the unk gaza strip .

conversely , hamas 's goal was to bring Bringing international pressure Influence to bear to lift Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale israel 's blockade Besieging of the gaza strip , end Process_end israel 's offensive Military_operation , obtain Getting a third party to monitor Scrutiny and guarantee Commitment compliance with a ceasefire Process_end , release Releasing palestinian prisoners and overcome Resolve_problem its political isolation Confronting_problem .

according to the bbc , in response Response to rocket fire Use_firearm from the gaza strip , israel launched Military_operation air raids Attack on gaza .

according to the bbc , in response Response to rocket fire Use_firearm from the gaza strip , israel launched Military_operation air raids Attack on gaza .

israel seized Hold the gaza strip and the sinai peninsula from egypt , the west bank from jordan , including east jerusalem , and the golan heights from syria .

operation pillar of defense ( , `` unk unk '' , literally : `` pillar of cloud '' ) was an eight-day israel defense Defending forces ( idf ) operation in the unk gaza strip , which began Process_start on 14 november 2012 with the killing Killing of ahmed jabari , chief of the gaza military wing of hamas by an israeli airstrike .

operation pillar of defense ( , `` unk unk '' , literally : `` pillar of cloud '' ) was an eight-day israel defense Defending forces ( idf ) operation in the unk gaza strip , which began Process_start on 14 november 2012 with the killing Killing of ahmed jabari , chief of the gaza military wing of hamas by an israeli airstrike .

the israeli government stated Statement that the aims Aiming of the military operation were to halt rocket attacks Attack against civilian targets originating from the gaza strip Emptying and to disrupt Hindering the capabilities of militant organizations .

during the course of the operation , the idf claimed Statement to have struck Attack more than 1,500 sites in the gaza strip Emptying , including rocket launchpads , weapon depots , government facilities , and apartment blocks Hiding_objects .

some palestinian casualties Killing were caused Causation by misfired palestinian rockets landing Self_motion inside the gaza strip Emptying .

following british defeats at the first and second battles of gaza in march and april 1917 , lieutenant general philip chetwode commanding Control the eef 's eastern force and kress von kressenstein 's ottoman empire force had each adopted Choosing a defensive posture and a stalemate had developed Coming_to_be in southern palestine .

the united nations has stated Statement that under resolutions of both the general assembly and the security council , it regards Participation gaza to be part of the `` occupied palestinian territories '' .

the zeitoun incident refers to the israeli military incursion , led by the givati brigade unit of the israel defense Defending forces ( idf ) , into the zeitoun district of gaza as part of the three-week unk unk conflict Hostile_encounter , also known as the `` gaza war '' , in the arab world as the `` gaza massacre '' , and , in israel , as `` operation cast lead '' .

the zeitoun incident refers to the israeli military incursion , led by the givati brigade unit of the israel defense Defending forces ( idf ) , into the zeitoun district of gaza as part of the three-week unk unk conflict Hostile_encounter , also known as the `` gaza war '' , in the arab world as the `` gaza massacre '' , and , in israel , as `` operation cast lead '' .

the zeitoun incident refers to the israeli military incursion , led by the givati brigade unit of the israel defense Defending forces ( idf ) , into the zeitoun district of gaza as part of the three-week unk unk conflict Hostile_encounter , also known as the `` gaza war '' , in the arab world as the `` gaza massacre '' , and , in israel , as `` operation cast lead '' .

the town of rafah , lying on gaza 's border with egypt , had been one of two invasion points during the initial incursion by the israel defense forces into the strip on november 1 .

transjordan took Conquering control of the remainder of the former british mandate , which it annexed , and the egyptian military took Conquering control of the gaza strip .

on march 9 , 2012 , israel air force , in a strike on palestinian targets in gaza , killed Killing the secretary-general of the popular resistance committees , unk unk , whom israel considers as `` one of the masterminds '' of the august 18 , 2011 attacks .