POL345Y1 Lecture Notes - European Colonialism, United Nations Fact Finding Mission On The Gaza Conflict, Dentifrice
7 May 2012
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Situation in gaza stream was getting worse: throwing missiles from gaza to israeli cities in the south. Israeli immediately responded by going to gaza, killing some people: killing leaders, fighters, with drones. Attempts of truce but failed - 2009 gaza war. Israel left gaza, no civil war: settlers were gone, soldier were gone. Gaza since 2006 owned by hamas: hamas kidnapped famous soldier. According to israelis: purpose of operation was to stop the missiles, create deterrence; create a large impact, hard punishment to deter hamas from future attacks. Hamas predicted the attack and his military, booby trapped israeli gaza stream: built bunkers, fought in civilian territory, fought in schools, universities. Israel found out and attacked in larger numbers: the missiles did not stop and more were thrown. Israel wanted to have minimum casualties to continue the war. A few years later goldstone later, reports, they were misled.
