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Operation Pillar of Defense (Hebrew: ן� ָע�ָנ �ד ("ʿAmúd ʿAnán, literally: "Pillar of Cloud ,ָעּמ�ּו
was a seven day Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation in the Hamas governed Gaza Strip, officially launched on 14 November 2012 with the killing of Ahmed Jabari, chief of the
Gaza military wing of Hamas. According to Human Rights Watch both sides violated the laws of war during the fighting. The Israeli government stated that the aims of the
military operation were to halt rocket attacks against civilian targets originating from the Gaza Strip and to disrupt the capabilities of militant organizations.
Pillar of Defense