What the records say
- When
- 12 May 2004 – 1 Jun 2004
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 31.29° N, 34.24° E
- Description
- 2004 military operation
2004 Israeli operation in Rafah
Military offensive in the Gaza strip
In 2004, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched Operation Rainbow in Cloud in the southern Gaza Strip on 12–24 May 2004, involving an invasion and siege of Rafah. The operation was started after the deaths of eleven Israeli soldiers in two Palestinian attacks, in which M113 armored vehicles were attacked.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Second Intifada: Operation Rainbow – Israel launches a large offensive in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Opération militaire dans le camp de réfugiés de Rafah”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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- Erez Crossing bombing: A female Palestinian Arab suicide bomber, kills two Israeli soldiers, a border policeman, and a security guard for a private manpower…14 Jan 2004 · Terrorist attack
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- Israeli disengagement from the Gaza StripAug 2005 · Expulsion or deportation