November 2019 Gaza–Israel clashes
The Gaza–Israel clashes (November 2019) code-named by Israel as Operation Black Belt (Hebrew: מבצע חגורה שחורה), took place between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) following the targeted killing of senior PIJ commander Baha Abu al-Ata in Gaza, and the attempted killing of senior PIJ commander Akram al-Ajouri in Damascus, Syria by the IDF. PIJ responded with rocket fire into Israel, including long-range rockets fired towards Tel Aviv, leading to several civilians being wounded. In response to the rocket fire, Israel carried out airstrikes and artillery shelling in the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding several militants as well as civilians.
| Gaza–Israel clashes (November 2019) | |||||||
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| Part of Gaza–Israel conflict | |||||||
Map of Gaza Strip and Israel border | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Israel | Palestinian Islamic Jihad | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Benjamin Netanyahu Naftali Bennett Aviv Kochavi | Ziyad al-Nakhalah | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Al-Quds Brigades | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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None killed Several lightly wounded |
34 killed 111 wounded | ||||||
A ceasefire went into effect after 48 hours of clashes, though it was breached by some Palestinian militants.