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 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. 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.

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