Operation Cast Lead ends with Gaza heavily damaged

Other articles where Gaza War is discussed: Gaza Strip: Conflict with Israel: …of air strikes, Israeli forces initiated a ground campaign into the Gaza Strip amid calls from the international community for a cease-fire. Following more than three weeks of hostilities—in which perhaps more than 1,000 were killed and tens of thousands were left homeless—Israel and Hamas each declared a unilateral cease-fire.

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# Operation Cast Lead ends with Gaza heavily damaged
January 18, 2009

Israel declares a unilateral ceasefire. Over 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis are dead. Infrastructure in Gaza is devastated. Humanitarian groups call for war crime investigations.

Operation Cast Lead ends with Gaza heavily damaged

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