Al-Haq - January 2009
Al-Haq Brief: Legal Aspects of Israel’s Attacks on the Gaza Strip during “Operation Cast Lead”
7 January 2009
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE: Al Haq - Legal Brief Gaza Cast Lead_Jan 2009.pdf
“We are hitting not only terrorists and launchers, but also the whole
Hamas government and all its wings […] After this operation there will not
be one Hamas building left standing in Gaza, and we plan to change the
rules of the game.” - Brigadier General Dan Harel
Introduction
On 27 December 2008, Israel, the Occupying Power in the OPT (the West Bank,
including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip) launched “Operation Cast Lead,” a
large-scale aerial offensive in the Gaza Strip. The continuing air strikes have now
been followed by Israeli ground troops, which invaded the Gaza Strip on the night
of 3 January 2009. Within eleven days, Israeli occupying forces have killed at
least 671 Palestinians, 547 of whom were civilians, including 155 children, and
injured at least 3,000.
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE: Al Haq - Legal Brief Gaza Cast Lead_Jan 2009.pdf
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