2006 Israeli operation in Beit Hanoun

Operation "Autumn Clouds"
	Part of the Gaza–Israel conflict and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
	; Map of the Gaza Strip
Date	31 October – 8 November 2006
Location	Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip
Result	Israeli victory Israeli forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip;
Belligerents
Israel IDF;	Fatah Al-Aqsa Brigades; Hamas; PRC; Army of Islam;
Commanders and leaders
D. Halutz, Chief of Staff; Y. Galant, ISC;	K. Mashal, Hamas leader; M. Deif, Hamas military leader;
Casualties and losses
1 killed; 3 civilians wounded;	82 Palestinians killed, at least half of whom civilians; More than 260 wounded

In 2006 the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation "Autumn Clouds" (Hebrew: מבצע ענני סתיו, romanized: Mivtza Ananei Stav) beginning on 1 November 2006, following numerous rocket and mortar attacks on southern Israel, when the Israeli Defense Forces entered the Gaza Strip triggering sporadic fighting near Beit Hanoun. The operation was the first military endeavor undertaken by the Israeli military since Operation "Summer Rains" in the summer of 2006.^[6] The operation was launched to stop Palestinian rocket attacks into Israel.

Palestinian government officials said on 7 November that IDF troops were beginning to withdraw, thus ending the operation. Fifty-three Palestinians, including 16 civilians, and an IDF soldier, were killed since 31 October.^[7]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "PM: No Hamas member is immune". Ynetnews. 2 July 2006.
^ "Israel Defense Forces - The Official Website". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
^ Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, John Dugard, para 10-11. 29 January 2007 (doc.nr. A/HRC/4/17)
^ "Satellite News and latest stories | The Jerusalem Post". fr.jpost.com.
^ IDF soldier and at least 10 Palestinian gunmen killed in Gaza^{[permanent dead link]} Jerusalem Post
^ PA sources: IDF soldiers begin pulling out of northern Gaza Ha'aretz

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "PM: No Hamas member is immune". Ynetnews. 2 July 2006.

[3] "Israel Defense Forces - The Official Website". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2006.

[UN-report-4] Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, John Dugard, para 10-11. 29 January 2007 (doc.nr. A/HRC/4/17)

[auto-5] "Satellite News and latest stories | The Jerusalem Post". fr.jpost.com.

[OPERATION-6] IDF soldier and at least 10 Palestinian gunmen killed in Gaza^{[permanent dead link]} Jerusalem Post

[WITHDRAWL-7] PA sources: IDF soldiers begin pulling out of northern Gaza Ha'aretz

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