2004 Israeli operation in the northern Gaza Strip

Operation "Days of Penitence"
	Part of the Second Intifada
Date	29 September – 16 October 2004
Location	Gaza Strip
Result	Israeli victory
Belligerents
Israel (IDF)	Hamas
Casualties and losses
1 soldier	c. 130 Palestinians; including 50–87 militants

In 2004, the Israeli Defense Forces launched Operation "Days of Penitence" (Hebrew: מבצע ימי תשובה), otherwise known as Operation "Days of Repentance"^[1]^[2] in the northern Gaza Strip. The operation lasted between 29 September and 16 October 2004. About 130 Palestinians, and 1 Israeli were killed.^[3]

The operation, focused on the town of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia and Jabalia refugee camps, which were said to have been used as launching sites of Qassam rockets on the Israeli town of Sderot and Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, and in particular in response to the death of two children in Sderot. The operation's name corresponds to the Hebrew name for the High Holiday season during which the operation was carried out.

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[3] IAF Role Grew in Days of Penitence Operation. Haaretz, 19 October 2004

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