Amud Anan

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Amud Anan is the Hebrew name for Operation Pillar of Defense, an Israeli military operation conducted in the Gaza Strip in November 2012.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
military operation
alsoKnownAs Operation Pillar of Cloud NERFINISHED
belligerent Hamas NERFINISHED
Israel NERFINISHED
Palestinian Islamic Jihad NERFINISHED
casualtiesSide Israeli casualties
Palestinian casualties
ceasefireDate 2012-11-21
ceasefireMediator Egypt NERFINISHED
conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED
country Israel
durationDays 8
endDate 2012-11-21
endMonth November 2012
followedBy Operation Protective Edge NERFINISHED
hasEnglishName Operation Pillar of Defense NERFINISHED
hasHebrewName עמוד ענן NERFINISHED
immediateCause rocket fire from Gaza into Israel
targeted killing of Ahmed Jabari
location Gaza Strip NERFINISHED
method airstrikes
limited ground troop mobilization without full invasion
naval strikes
notableEvent targeted killing of Ahmed Jabari, Hamas military chief
objective to stop rocket attacks from Gaza on Israeli territory
to weaken Hamas’ military capabilities
opposingOrganization Al-Quds Brigades NERFINISHED
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades NERFINISHED
partOf Gaza–Israel conflict NERFINISHED
precededBy Operation Cast Lead NERFINISHED
region Middle East
result Egypt-brokered ceasefire
startDate 2012-11-14
startMonth November 2012
targeted Hamas command and control infrastructure
rocket launch sites in Gaza
weapons storage facilities in Gaza
theater air and naval operations over Gaza Strip
timePeriod 21st century
typeOfConflict asymmetric warfare
usedWeaponSystem Iron Dome NERFINISHED
Israeli Air Force fighter jets NERFINISHED
unmanned aerial vehicles

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