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Revision as of 17:03, 27 December 2008 by Kormin (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Operation Cast Lead is a Israeli air strike operation launched on December 27, 2008, in order to destroy Hamas military capacities.
The airstrikes killed more than 205 Palestinians and injured 270 others . According to Hamas spokesman, at least 140 of them were Hamas militants.
The air offensive followed weeks of intense Palestinian rocket and mortar fire on southern Israel. See: List of Qassam rocket attacks, 2008
Israeli military officials said more than 100 tons of bombs were dropped on Gaza