2010 - Present
Following the latest round of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, 13 Palestinian militant movements led by Hamas initiated a terror campaign designed to derail and disrupt the negotiations.Attacks on Israelis have increased since August 2010, after 4 Israeli civilians were killed by Hamas militants. Palestinian militants have increased the frequency of rocket attacks aimed at Israelis. On August 2, Hamas militants launched seven Katyusha rockets at Eilat and Aqaba, killing one Jordanian civilian and wounding 4 others.
Intermittent fighting continued since then, including 680 rocket attacks on Israel in 2011. On November 14, 2012, Israel killed Ahmed Jabari, a leader of Hamas's military wing, launching Operation Pillar of Cloud.Hamas and Israel agreed to an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire on November 21. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said that 158 Palestinians were killed during the operation, of which: 102 were civilians, 55 were militants and one was a policeman; 30 were children and 13 were women. B'Tselem stated that according to its initial findings, which covered only the period between 14 and 19 November, 102 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip, 40 of them civilians. According to Israeli figures, 120 combatants and 57 civilians
were killed. International outcry ensued, with many criticizing Israel for what much of the international community perceived as a disproportionately violent response.Protests took place on hundreds of college campuses across the U.S., and in front of the Israeli consulate in New York.Additional protests took place throughout the Middle East, throughout Europe, and in parts of South America.However, the governments of the United
States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Netherlands expressed support for Israel's right to defend itself, and/or condemned the Hamas rocket attacks on Israel.
were killed. International outcry ensued, with many criticizing Israel for what much of the international community perceived as a disproportionately violent response.Protests took place on hundreds of college campuses across the U.S., and in front of the Israeli consulate in New York.Additional protests took place throughout the Middle East, throughout Europe, and in parts of South America.However, the governments of the United
States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Netherlands expressed support for Israel's right to defend itself, and/or condemned the Hamas rocket attacks on Israel.