Operation Cast Lead: Israeli Offensive in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announcing cease-fire
Israel, Gaza: A Cease-Fire From The Israeli Side
January 17, 2009 2230 GMT
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's declaration of a unilateral cease-fire in Gaza essentially brings Operation Cast Lead to a close. [more]
A plume of smoke rises over Gaza
Israel, Gaza: Fighting In Tel Hawwa
January 15, 2009 1832 GMT
Despite continued fighting on the outskirts of Gaza City in Tel Hawwa, a major Israeli thrust into the heart of Gaza City is increasingly unlikely. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Hezbollah militants on parade with a missile
Israel: More Rocket Fire from Lebanon
January 14, 2009 1836 GMT
At least three rockets launched from southern Lebanon hit northern Israel on Jan. 14, and Israel retaliated. [more]
An Israeli air strike in Rafah
Israel, Gaza: IDF Advances Closer to Gaza City
January 13, 2009 1743 GMT
Israel Defense Forces advanced farther into the outskirts of Gaza City on Jan. 13, but the Israeli government has not yet authorized the third stage of Operation Cast Lead. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Police in Saint-Denis, Paris, stand in front of a synagogue where unknown individuals lit several gas cylinders Jan. 12
Israel, Gaza: The Danger of Reprisal Attacks Abroad
January 13, 2009 1702 GMT
Since the beginning of Israel's Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip, a number of attacks have been carried out abroad against Jews, Jewish interests and even Western multinational corporations. [more]
Smoke over Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip
Israel, Gaza: Heavier Fighting Around Gaza City
January 11, 2009 1605 GMT
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Jan. 11 that Israel is close to reaching its goals in Gaza, but fighting intensified and was reportedly heaviest in the Gaza City enclave of Sheikh Ajleen. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Jan. 8
Israel, Gaza: Rockets Land in Northern Israel
January 8, 2009 1658 GMT
Ongoing operations in Gaza were overshadowed briefly on Jan. 8 by a small salvo of artillery rockets from southern Lebanon. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Lebanese demonstrators protest outside the European Union's offices in downtown Beirut
Israel: No Further Rocket Salvos from Southern Lebanon
January 8, 2009 0839 GMT
As time passes with no further rocket fire from southern Lebanon into Israel, it becomes less likely that Hezbollah was behind the earlier rocket attacks. [more]
Protesters with fake explosive belts and a portrait of Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 3 dem
Israel, Lebanon: Rockets Explode In Western Galilee
January 8, 2009 0640 GMT
Rockets reportedly have exploded in northern Israel. [more]
Israeli armored personnel carriers push toward the Gaza Strip
Israel, Gaza: A Temporary Cease-Fire, but Fighting Continues
January 7, 2009 1845 GMT
The Israeli offensive against Hamas saw its first temporary cease-fire Jan. 7, but the fighting continues. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Lebanese students protesting Israeli strikes on Gaza
Israel, Lebanon: Tehran Reins in Hezbollah
January 6, 2009 2143 GMT
Iran reportedly is working to keep the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah from taking action against Israel. [more]
Smoke rises after an Israeli Air Force strike
Israel, Gaza: Israeli Ground Operations Expand
January 6, 2009 2031 GMT
Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip expanded significantly overnight and into Jan. 6. [more]
Smoke rising over a mosque in the Gaza Strip
Israel, Gaza: Fighting Remains Light
January 5, 2009 1734 GMT
With Israel Defense Forces having surrounded Gaza City, engagement between Hamas and Israeli troops remains relatively limited -- so far. (With Stratfor map) [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: The Gaza Offensive and Obama's Presidency
January 5, 2009 0256 GMT
Though it is not as critical to U.S. interests as other matters, the Israeli offensive in Gaza looks like it will top U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's agenda. [more]
Smoke rising from Gaza City
Israel, Gaza: Gaza City Cut Off
January 4, 2009 1800 GMT
On the second day of the Israeli ground incursion into Gaza, Israeli troops have surrounded Gaza City but have not entered it. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Protesters with fake explosive belts and a portrait of Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 3 dem
Israel, Lebanon: The Conflict in Gaza and a Possible Northern Front
January 3, 2009 2318 GMT
Amid Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel's defense minister has raised the possibility of another front opening up. [more]
Israeli troops entering Gaza
Gaza: Early Details of the Israeli Offensive
January 3, 2009 2302 GMT
Israeli troops moved into Gaza after darkness fell Jan. 3. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Israeli tanks positioned near Gaza
Israel, Palestinian Territories: The Gaza Ground Incursion
January 3, 2009 1859 GMT
Israel reportedly has begun a ground invasion of Gaza after eight days of airstrikes. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Protesters outside Israeli Embassy in Denmark
Israel, PNA: Gaza Operations and the Threat of Terrorist Attacks
December 31, 2008 2140 GMT
While generating a considerable amount of anti-Israeli rhetoric over the years, the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict has not resulted in any large-scale terror attacks, nor is it likely to. [more]
Missiles leave trails of smoke after being launched from northern Gaza toward an Israeli town
Israel, Palestinian Territories: A New Rocket
December 30, 2008 2308 GMT
Palestinian rocket strikes in the Negev on Dec. 30 suggest that Hamas has a larger artillery rocket than previously thought. [more]
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