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the IDF faced an enemy that purposely hid among the civilian population in Lebanon. The terrorists stored their weapons in private homes and fired their rockets from neighborhoods filled with women and children.
Lebanon. The terrorists stored their weapons in private homes and fired their rockets from neighborhoods filled with women and children. Knowing that Israel values human life, Hezbollah used the Arab people as human shields. Israel was under intense international pressure and criticism for the unavoidable civilian deaths.
The war ended with a ceasefire on August 11, 2006. Israel withdrew without destroying Hezbollah, but the IDF was able to severely cripple their operations in Lebanon. Two years later, Hezbollah released the bodies of the two kidnapped IDF soldiers.
2008 Operation Cast Lead
After three years of sustained rocket fire from Gaza, Israel’s people could take no more. The IDF entered Gaza on December 27, 2008.
Hindered by Gaza’s population density and the fact that Hamas terrorists hid among the civilians, the IDF faced a huge challenge. Hamas launched many of its rockets from schools, hospitals, and buildings owned by the United Nations. When
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Rocket fired from a civilian area in Gaza towards civilian areas in Southern Israel.
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