From Cast Lead To Protective Edge: Lessons From Isreal's Wars In Gaza

Abstract

For more than a decade, Israel has clashed with Hamas in Gaza, with cycles of violence defined by periods of intense fighting followed by relative lulls. This report focuses on a five-year period of this conflict: from the end of Operation Cast Lead in 2009 to the end of Operation Protective Edge in 2014. It distills lessons from the multiple conflicts that have occurred between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and an adaptive hybrid force increasingly skilled in urban combat. Given the growing urbanization in the world, U.S. forces are likely to find them- selves embroiled in urban combat; drawing lessons from the Israeli conflicts could inform their training for such operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1056211

Entities

People

  • Brenna Allen
  • David E. Johnson
  • David E. Thaler
  • Elizabeth M. Bartels
  • James T. Cahill
  • Raphael S. Cohen
  • Shira Efron

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Counter Rocket, Artillery, And Mortor
  • Defense Systems
  • Geography
  • International Law
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Online Communications
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Movements
  • Social Media
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Urban Planning and Geography.