Operation Hot Winter

Operation Hot Winter
Part of the Gaza–Israel conflict
Area of the conflict
Date February 28 – March 3, 2008 Location  Gaza Southern Israel Result Israeli success (according to the IDF)[1]
Belligerents
Israel (IDF)	Gaza Hamas
Commanders and leaders
Ehud Olmert Gabi Ashkenazi Yoav Galant Eliezer Shkedi Dan Halutz	Khaled Mashal Ismail Haniyeh Mahmoud al-Zahar Ahmed Jabari
Casualties and losses
3 killed (1 civilian), 8 wounded [2]	112 killed (52 civilians), 350 wounded[3]

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In 2008 the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Hot Winter (Hebrew: מבצע חורף חם, romanized: Mivtza Horef Ham), also called Operation Warm Winter, in the Gaza Strip, starting on February 29, 2008 in response to Qassam rockets fired from the Strip by Hamas onto Israeli civilians. At least 112 Palestinian militants and civilians, along with three Israelis, were killed, and more than 150 Palestinians and seven Israelis were injured.^[3]

There was some international concern over the scale of the operation, with the United States Department of State encouraging Israel to exercise caution to avoid the loss of innocent life, and the United Nations criticising Israel's "disproportionate use of force". The European Union demanded an immediate end to Palestinian militant rocket attacks on Israel and also Israel's "disproportionate use of force".^[3][4]