Gaza War (2008–2009)
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The Gaza War, also known as the First Gaza War, Operation Cast Lead, or the Gaza Massacre, and referred to as the Battle of al-Furqan by Hamas, was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Pales
Rocket hits in Israel, January–December 2008
Israeli F-16I of the 107th Squadron preparing for takeoff
Destroyed building in Rafah, 12 January 2009
Explosion in Gaza, 12 January 2009
Khaled Mashal
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Khaled Mashal is a Palestinian politician who served as the second chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from 1996 until May 2017, when he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh. He has been the acting lead
Gaza War (2008–2009)
…licenses for other British defense items to Israel were approved. The conflict has been called the Gaza Massacre (Arabic: مجزرة غزة) in the Arab world. Khaled Mashal, Hamas' leader in Damascus called for suicide bombings. Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the Hamas government in Gaza, said: "Palestine has never…
Mashal in 2009
Khaled Mashal and PIJ's founder Ramadan Shalah (right) in Tehran, Iran, 14 April 2006
Mashal with Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran