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Operation Autumn Clouds
Part of al-Aqsa Intifada
Israeli troops prepare to move into Gaza.
Date October 31, 2006 – present Location Gaza Strip Result Ongoing
Combatants
Israel Defense Forces (Israeli Security Forces)	Hamas Popular Resistance Committees, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Jaish al-Islam
Commanders
Dan Halutz (Chief of Staff) Yoav Galant (Regional)	Khaled Mashal (Leader of Hamas[1]) Mohammed Deif (Leader of Hamas' military wing)
Casualties
1 killed[1]	48 killed (mostly civilians) 200 wounded [2]

Operation Autumn Clouds (Hebrew: מבצע ענני סתיו, Mivtza Ananei Stav) is the codename for an Israeli military operation into the Gaza Strip that began on November 1st, 2006. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... The wreckage of a commuter bus in Jerusalem after a suicide bombing on Tuesday, 18 June 2002. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ×”×”×’× ×” לישראל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ... The Israeli Security Forces (ISF) are several organizations collectively responsible for Israels security. ... Hamas Logo from the Hamas web site: www. ... Hamas (Arabic: ‎; acronym: Arabic: ‎, or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement; the Arabic acronym means zeal) is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist organization that currently forms the majority party of the Palestinian National Authority. ... The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) are a Palestinian militant network which operates in the Gaza Strip and are regarded as terrorist organizations by Israel and the United States. ... The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى) are a Palestinian armed terrorist group closely linked to the Fatah party. ... The Palestinian Army of Islam is a Palestinian resistence group. ... General Dan Halutz (Hebrew: ) (born 1948 in Hagor to an Iranian-Jewish family) is an Israeli Air Force Lt. ... Insignia of the Rav Aluf The Ramatkal (Hebrew: רמטכל, abbr. ... Maj. ... The Israeli Southern Command is a regional command of the Israel Defense Forces. ... Khaled Mashal, also known as Khaled Mashaal (Arabic: خالد مشعل) (b. ... Hamas (Arabic: ‎; acronym: Arabic: ‎, or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement; the Arabic acronym means zeal) is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist organization that currently forms the majority party of the Palestinian National Authority. ... Mohammed Deif (Arabic: محمد ضيف ) is a commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. ... Hamas, acronym of Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Arabic: Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas is also Arabic for zeal or courage) is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary and political organization, regarded by some as a militant organization and by others as a terrorist group. ... The wreckage of a commuter bus in Jerusalem after a suicide bombing on Tuesday, 18 June 2002. ... Operation Defensive Shield (In Hebrew, מבצע חומת מגן) was a large-scale military operation conducted by the Israeli Defence Forces in April 2002. ... Operation Rainbow (In Hebrew, מבצע קשת בענן) is a controversial military operation which began on May 18, 2004 in the Gaza Strip. ... Combatants Israel Defense Forces Hamas Casualties 5 killed (3 Of them civilians) 104 - 133 killed (42 of them civilians) Operation Days of Penitence (In Hebrew, מבצע ימי תשובה) was the name used by Israel to describe an Israel Defense Forces operation in the northern Gaza Strip, conducted between September 30, 2004 and October... Combatants Israel Defense Forces (Israeli Security Forces) Hamas Popular Resistance Committees, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Jaish al-Islam Commanders Dan Halutz (Chief of Staff) Yoav Galant (Regional) Khaled Mashal (Leader of Hamas[1])Mohammed Deif (Leader of Hamas military wing) Strength 3,000 unknown Casualties 5 soldiers killed 21 soldiers... Hebrew redirects here. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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On November 1st the operation began with Israeli forces entering Gaza in the largest operation since Operation Summer Rains. Sporadic fighting erupted near Beit Hanoun. [3] November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Combatants Israel Defense Forces (Israeli Security Forces) Hamas Popular Resistance Committees, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Jaish al-Islam Commanders Dan Halutz (Chief of Staff) Yoav Galant (Regional) Khaled Mashal (Leader of Hamas[1])Mohammed Deif (Leader of Hamas military wing) Strength 3,000 unknown Casualties 5 soldiers killed 21 soldiers... Beit Hanoun (Arabic: بيت حانون) is a Palestinian town of 35,000 people on the Gaza Strip. ...

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on November 5 refused to say exactly when the Israel Defense Forces offensive in the Gaza Strip would end, confirming only that the operation would continue until Palestinian rocket attacks significantly decrease. [4] Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ...

Earlier Sunday four Qassam rockets fired from northern Gaza struck Sderot, causing one person to go into shock, and shattering hopes of a quick end to the widening IDF Gaza operation. [5] The remnants of an exploded Qassam rocket that was fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel. ... Sederot (Hebrew: (help·info); unofficially also spelled Sderot) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. ...