2006 Israeli operation in Beit Hanoun
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82 Palestinians killed, at least half of whom civilians More than 260 wounded[4][5] |
In 2006 the
Palestinian government officials said on 7 November that IDF troops were beginning to withdraw, thus ending the operation. Fifty-three Palestinians, including 16 civilians, and an IDF soldier, were killed since 31 October.[7]
Timeline
1 November raid
On 1 November 2006, in the largest military operation by Israel since Operation "Summer Rains", six
3 November shootings
On 3 November 2006 one
The
7 November withdrawal
Palestinian government officials said on 7 November that IDF troops were beginning to withdraw, thus ending the operation. Fifty-three Palestinians, including 16 civilians, and an IDF soldier, were killed since 31 October.[7]
8 November shelling
Several civilian houses in Beit Hanoun were struck by shells, fired by the
One day later Assistant Secretary-General
16 November
On 16 November, Hamas and
Aftermath
Israel refused to cooperate with the UN Human Rights Council and obstructed any international investigation into the matter. A
A UN report, written by the Special Rapporteur, concluded that ″it seems clear that the indiscriminate firing of shells into a civilian neighbourhood with no apparent military objective constituted a war crime, for which both the commanding officer and those who launched the 30-minute artillery attack should be held criminally responsible″.[4]
See also
- Rocket and mortar attacks on southern Israel
- Palestinian casualties of war
- Israeli casualties of war
References
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- ^ "Israel Defense Forces - The Official Website". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
- ^ a b Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, John Dugard, para 10-11. 29 January 2007 (doc.nr. A/HRC/4/17)
- ^ a b "Satellite News and latest stories | The Jerusalem Post". fr.jpost.com.
- ^ IDF soldier and at least 10 Palestinian gunmen killed in Gaza[permanent dead link] Jerusalem Post
- ^ a b PA sources: IDF soldiers begin pulling out of northern Gaza Ha'aretz
- ^ "BBC NEWS - Middle East - Israel launches major Gaza raid". November 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ a b "19 Palestinians killed in IDF raids in West Bank, Gaza". Archived from the original on 28 December 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
- ^ "At least one Palestinian woman was killed when Israeli forces opened fire on a group near a Gaza mosque". The Guardian. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Gaza women killed in mosque siege". BBC News. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20698726-1702,00.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "U.N. Department of Political Affairs".
- ^ "U.N. calls for end to Israel's Gaza ops". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2007.