The position of the Arab confrontation states regarding Israel's Operation Cast Lead December 27, 2008 - January 18, 2009

The position of the Arab confrontation states regarding Israel's Operation Cast Lead December 27, 2008 - January 18, 2009

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Issue
Vol. 6 No. 21 (2026): Volume Six / Issue 21
Published
Jan 1, 2026
Pages
779-755

Abstract





Following the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)'s victory in the second Palestinian legislative elections on January 25, 2006, and its formation of the tenth Palestinian government, Israel tightened its blockade of the Gaza Strip. The blockade of Gaza came into effect in 2007, and the five Israeli-controlled crossings between Gaza and Israel or the West Bank remained closed. The only crossing, the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, is under Egyptian control and remains closed most of the time.


Operation Cast Lead, carried out by Israel in December 2008 and January 2009, was one of the most significant military events in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The confrontation states—the Arab states bordering Israel, including Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon—strongly condemned the Israeli attacks, considering them a flagrant violation of human rights and the laws of war. They also viewed the operation as an embodiment of Israel's ongoing policy of aggression against the Palestinians.


The study was divided into an introduction and three chapters. The first chapter dealt with (the historical background of the Israeli blockade policy), while the second chapter dealt with (the Israeli Operation Cast Lead, December 27, 2008 - January 18, 2009). The third chapter spoke about (the position of the Arab confrontation states towards the Israeli Operation Cast Lead).





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Saddam Yousef Abdul-Jughaifi

University of Nineveh / College of Law / Mosul - Iraq

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صدام يوسف عبد الجغيفي. (2026). The position of the Arab confrontation states regarding Israel’s Operation Cast Lead December 27, 2008 - January 18, 2009: The position of the Arab confrontation states regarding Israel’s Operation Cast Lead December 27, 2008 - January 18, 2009. Journal of Education for the Humanities, 6(21), 779–755. Retrieved from https://jeh.uomosul.edu.iq/index.php/jeh/article/view/61316
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