What the records say
- When
- 27 Dec 2008 – 18 Jan 2009
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 30.50° N, 34.92° E
- Description
- December 2008–January 2009 armed conflict in the Gaza Strip
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Gaza War (2008–2009)
Armed conflict in the Gaza Strip
The Gaza War, also known as the First Gaza War, Operation Cast Lead, or the Gaza Massacre, and referred to as the Battle of al-Furqan by Hamas, was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Palestinian paramilitary groups and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that began on 27 December 2008 and ended on 18 January 2009 with a unilateral ceasefire.
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