[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs] On Dec. 27, 2008, after enduring an 8-year-long barrage of 12,000 rockets and having exhausted all other options, Israel launched a military operation against Hamas in Gaza to stop the bombardment of Israeli civilians and to reduce the ability of Hamas and other terrorist organizations to perpetrate future attacks against the civilian population in Israel.
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