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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS 1 HAMAS 2 HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS 6 CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION 7 OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER 1 STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND 3 ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 4 IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS 5 ACHIEVEMENTS 8 PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS 9 CONCLUSIONS 10

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER1

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

ACHIEVEMENTS8

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS9

CONCLUSIONS10

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER2

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

ACHIEVEMENTS8

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS9

CONCLUSIONS10

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5,400BOMBS & MISSILES

5,650SORTIES

22 (25)DAYS

3,400TARGETS

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER3

1,720,000 L OILHUMANITARIAN AID

3 CIVILIANS & 10 IDFISRAELIS KILLED

1,500 TRUCKSHUMANITARIAN AID

820ROCKETS & MORTARS

20,000ARTILLERY SHELLS

8ARMY BRIGADES

30,000RESERVES

~700HAMAS KILLED

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UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER4

AREA: 360 SQ KM (139 SQ MI) = 41 KM X 6-12 KM (25 MI X 4-7.5 MI)

POPULATION: 1,400,000 (1,260,000 [90%] IN URBAN AREAS)

POPULATION DENSITY: 4,118/KM2 (10,665/MI2) [GAZA: 6.86/KM2]

TERRAIN: PLATEAU (SAND AND DUNE COVERED COASTAL PLAIN)

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RAFAH (70,000)[EGYPT, TUNNELS, PASSAGE]

GAZA (400,000)[MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS, GOVT.]

JABALIA (80,000)[HAMAS'S STRONGHOLD]

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER5

AL-SHATI (90,000)[BEACH CAMP, MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS]

BEIT HANUN (32,000)[AGRICULTURAL , INDUSTRIAL]

DAYR AL-BALAH (60,000)[HIGH DENSITY]

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER6

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

ACHIEVEMENTS8

9

CONCLUSIONS10

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1987THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HAMAS[1ST INTIFADAH, OFFICIAL CHARTER]

1992-1993EXPULSION AND RETURN

[LEBANON, HEZBOLLAH, LEADERS]

1994-1996SUICIDE ATTACKS BY HAMAS

["OSLO AGREEMENT"]

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER7

2001THE 2nd INTIFADA

[457 ISRAELIS KILLED (40%)]

2003-2004TARGETED KILLINGS

[HAMAS'S ORIGINAL LEADERSHIP]

2005ISRAEL'S DISENGAGEMENT

[8,600 RESIDENTS, 22 SETTLEMENTS]

2006HAMAS WINS THE ELECTION

[HAMAS-74 / FATAH-45]

2006HAMAS FORMS A NEW CABINET

[PM ISMAIL HANIYA]

2007HAMAS TAKES OVER GAZA

[ABBAS OUTLAWED HAMAS]

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UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER8

ḤARAKAT AL-MUQĀWAMAT AL-ISLĀMIYYAH

"… HAMAS IS THE CHOSEN NAME OF THE MOVEMENT, WHICH IS A NATIONAL RESISTANCEMOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE. ITS GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE TERMS FOR ACHIEVING THEFREEDOM OF THE PALESTINIAN NATION … HAMAS IS A JIHADIST MOVEMENT IN THE WIDEMEANING OF THE TERM JIHAD …"

HAMAS'S WEBSITE

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JIHAD (TERROR)[457 ISRELIS KILLED SINCE 2000]

GOVERNMENT[IN GAZA, SINCE 2006-2007]

HAMAS’S MULTIPLE IDENTITIES

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER9

SOCIAL[DAWA [د<=ة]]

IDEOLOGICAL[PALESTINIAN, ISLAMIST]

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THE "INSIDE" LEADERSHIP(GAZA)

HAMAS’S MULTIPLE IDENTITIES

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER10

THE "OUTSIDE" LEADERSHIP(DAMASCUS)

THE MILITARY LEADERSHIP(GAZA)

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HAMAS’S MULTIPLE IDENTITIES

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER11

A PALESTINIAN MOVEMENT[NATIONALISM]

AN IRANIAN PROXY[RADICAL AXIS]

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THE MILITARY WING (IZZ AD-DIN AL-QASSAM)[(10,000) TERRITORIAL BRIGADES]

INTERNAL SECURITY (THE EXECUTIVE FORCE)[(5,000-10,000), POLICE, SECURITY ETC.]

MILITARY FORCES IN GAZA

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER12

[(10,000) TERRITORIAL BRIGADES] [(5,000-10,000), POLICE, SECURITY ETC.]

OTHER TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS[(3,000-4,000), PIG, POPULAR RESISTANCE]

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ROCKETS & MORTARS(QASSAM [<20 km], GRAD [= 40 KM])

ANTI TANK ROCKETS & MISSILES(RPG-7,RPG-29, AT-3, AT-4, AT-5)

HAMAS’S WEAPONS

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER13

(QASSAM [<20 km], GRAD [= 40 KM]) (RPG-7,RPG-29, AT-3, AT-4, AT-5)

IEDs(SHAWAZ, WIRE)

AAA(SAM-7, 12.7 mm, 14.5 mm)

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER14

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

ACHIEVEMENTS8

9

CONCLUSIONS10

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THE RADICAL CAMP EUROPE

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER15

OPERATION "CAST LEAD"

THE MODERATE CAMP

ASYMMETRIC CONFLICTS

US

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2000

2500

3000

3500

~ 8,000

8 YEARS OF ROCKETS

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER16

0

500

1000

1500

MORTARS 0 245 257 265 876 238 22 640 1433

ROCKETS 0 4 35 155 281 179 946 783 1513

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

~ 8,000ROCKETS & MORTARS SINCE 2001

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"… PEOPLE SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THISCONFLICT, WE ARE MOVING FROM A PHASE OF RESISTANCE ANDBATTLES TO A PHASE OF CALM. NO. ACCORDING TO OUR CONCEPT OF THEMANAGEMENT OF THIS CONFLICT, THE TAHDIAH [CALM] IS A TACTICALMEANS. IT IS A STEP WITHIN THE RESISTANCE AND IS NOT DETACHEDFROM IT … HAMAS CONDUCTED RESISTANCE FROM WITHIN THEGOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS WHEN IT WAS NOT IN THE GOVERNMENT.THIS IS A METHOD OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT …"

KHALED MASH'AL, APRIL 25, 2008

500

600

700

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER17

0

100

200

300

400

500

MORTARS 136 228 103 373 206 158 8 3 3 1 68 241

ROCKETS 241 257 196 145 149 87 1 8 1 1 125 361

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

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MANUFACTURED ROCKETS & MORTARS

SMUGGLEDATGMs, AAA & IEDs

PREPARED AN EXTENSIVEUNDERGROUND SYSTEM

WHAT DID HAMAS DO DURING THE CALM ?

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER18

ROCKETS & MORTARS ATGMs, AAA & IEDs UNDERGROUND SYSTEM

ORGANIZEDITS MILITARY FORCE

TRAINEDCOMBATANTS

ENHANCEDTHE LETHALITY OF THE ROCKETS

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER19

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

ACHIEVEMENTS8

9

CONCLUSIONS10

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"… THE OPERATION IN THE GAZA STRIP IS DESIGNED, FIRST AND FOREMOST, TO BRINGABOUT AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE SECURITY REALITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH OFTHE COUNTRY. THIS IS LIABLE TO TAKE TIME AND EACH ONE OF US MUST BE PATIENT SOTHAT WE CAN COMPLETE THE MISSION …"

"… FOLLOWING HAMAS’ VIOLATION OF THE CALM AND THE HAMAS AUTHORITY’S ATTACK ONISRAELI CITIZENS IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL, ON DECEMBER 24, 2008, THE MINISTERS'COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY RESOLVED TO INSTRUCT THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCESTO TAKE ACTION TO BRING ABOUT A LONG-TERM CESSATION OF THE ROCKET FIRE ANDTERROR ATTACKS ORIGINATING IN GAZA …"

DECISION OF MINISTERS' COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY, 24 DEC. 2008

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER20

PRIME MINISTER OLMERT PRESS BRIEFING, 27 DEC. 2008

"… THE TIME HAS COME TO ACT. WE DO NOT GO TO THIS CLASH GLADLY, BUT NEITHER AREWE AFRAID OF IT. WE WILL NOT LET TERRORISTS HURT OUR CITIZENS OR SOLDIERS. WEWILL DO WHAT IS NECESSARY. FOR WEEKS HAMAS AND ITS AFFILIATES LAUNCHED KASSAMSAND GRADS AND MORTAR SHELLS ON THE TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTH. WEHAVE NO INTENTION OF ALLOWING THIS SITUATION TO CONTINUE …"

DEFENSE MINISTER EHUD BARAK PRESS BRIEFING, 27 DEC. 2008

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ISRAEL’S STRATEGIC PROBLEMS

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER21

FIRING (ROCKETS & MORTARS) SMUGGLING (FORCE BUILD UP)

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END STATES

DAMAGETO

HAMAS

ANIMPROVEMENT

IN THESECURITY REALITY

DETERRENCE

ARRANGEMENT

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER22

HAMAS SEVERLY DAMAGED NO DETERIORATION IN OTHER FRONTS(WEST BANK, NORTH)

1 5

CONDITIONS FOR BETTER SECURITYREALITY ACHIEVED

DISTINCTION BETWEEN GAZA ANDWEST BANK RESTORED

2 6

DETERRENCE AGAINST HAMAS ANDTHE REGION RENEWED

NO DAMAGE TO THE RELATIONSWITH EGYPT

3 7

TERROR FROM GAZA STOPPED (ROCKET FIRE REDUCED)

NO HUMANITARIAN CRISIS ORIMAGE OF CRISIS4 8

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER23

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

ACHIEVEMENTS8

9

CONCLUSIONS10

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MANEUVERFIRE

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER24

HOME FRONT INFLUENCE HUMANITARIAN

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0

500

1000

1500

2000

GOVT. C2 & STORAGE CAS ROCKETS TUNNELS

THE FIRE EFFORT (AIR POWER)

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER25

PGM80%

GP20%

HOURS ORDNANCE

UAVs60%

HELOs + RECOs29%

A/C11%

SORTIES

UAVs33%

HELOs + RECOs32%

A/C35%

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UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER26

LEAFLETS DROPPED BY IAF, WARNING RESIDENTS FROM FORTHCOMING ATTACK[IN ADDITION TO: TELEPHONE CALLS, PGMs, "KNOCK ON THE ROOF", NIGHT ATTACKS, DELAYED ATTACKS]

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A TRAINING CAMP

THE OPENING AIR STRIKE (TARGETS)

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER27

C2 CENTER C2 CENTER & STORAGE FACILITY

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PARATROOPER BRIGADE (35)(AL-ATATRA [AGRICULTURAL, URBAN])

GOLANI BRIGADE (1)(JABALIA [AGRICULTURAL, URBAN])

THE MANEUVER EFFORT

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER28

(AL-ATATRA [AGRICULTURAL, URBAN]) (JABALIA [AGRICULTURAL, URBAN])

GIVATI BRIGADE (84)(ZAYTUN, TEL-AL-HAWA [URBAN])

IRON TRAILS BRIGADE (401)(NETZARIM [AGRICULTURAL])

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CRITICAL SUPPLY (FOOD, MEDICINES) HUMANITARIAN PAUSES

THE HUMANITARIAN EFFORT[AVOIDING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS]

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER29

CRITICAL SUPPLY (FOOD, MEDICINES) HUMANITARIAN PAUSES

MOVEMENT COORDINATION (PASSAGES) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (ELECTRICITY)

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EARLY WARNING (ROCKETS & MORTARS)[SENSORS, C2, SIRENS]

PASSIVE DEFENSE[SHELTERS]

THE HOME FRONT EFFORT[SUPPORTING THE POPULATION, MINIMIZING CASUALTIES, PROVIDING FEELING OF SECURITY]

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER30

[SENSORS, C2, SIRENS] [SHELTERS]

COMMUNITY SUPPORT[SHELTERS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS]

INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC[CALL CENTERS, PUBLICATIONS, RADIO & TV, INTERNET]

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER31

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS

ACHIEVEMENTS8

9

CONCLUSIONS10

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"… OUR DEFENSE CONCEPT IS MAINLY BASED ON ROCKETS THAT HAVENOT BEEN USED SO FAR AND ON NETWORK OF TUNNELS DUG UNDER AWIDE PART OF THE STRIP. THE [ISRAELI] ARMY WILL BE SURPRISED BYTHE FIGHTERS COMING FROM UNDERGROUND, WELL-EQUIPPED WITHNON-STANDARD MEANS OF WARFARE … THE CONQUEROR ENTERING THESTRIP WILL FACE TRAINED FIGHTERS POSSESSING MODERN FIGHTINGMETHODS, SUBORDINATED TO JOINT COMMAND AND GUIDANCE. THE IDFWILL NOT KNOW WHERE ITS TANKS ARE ATTACKED FROM AND WHERE THEROCKETS AGAINST ITS SOLDIERS ARE LAUNCHED FROM …"

ABU UBIEDA, ALHAYAT , DECEMBER 17, 2007

"… THE ENEMY SUCCEEDED TO DESTROY SIGNIFICANT PART OF THEINFRASTRUCTURE, BUT CIVIL ONES. REGARDING THE RESISTANCE, IT ISIN A GOOD SHAPE, AS WELL AS ITS INFRASTRUCTURES … THE OCCUPYINGTROOPS SHOULD BEWARE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN EXPECTED

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER32

TROOPS SHOULD BEWARE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN EXPECTEDGROUND PENETRATION INTO THE STRIP … IT MAY CAUSE A SECOND,THIRD OR FOURTH GILAD SHALIT … THE MOVEMENT WILL NOT BREAKNOR SURRENDER …"

KHALED MASH'AL, JANUARY 2, 2009

"… WE DO NOT CONFRONT THEM AS WE HAVE DONE ONCE, 10 FIGHTERSARE GOING TO CONFRONT THEM, AND NOT 100 FIGHTERS, AS IN THE PAST… SENIOR FIGHTERS (MILITARY LEADERSHIP) ARE HIDING, AND MANY OFTHEM HAVE NOT BEEN MOVING FOR SEVERAL DAYS; THEY SITUNDERGROUND AND IN ARMORED SHELTERS … SOME OF THEM ARE FULLYISOLATED FROM MILITARY OPERATION …"

HAMAS' FIGHTERS, ALSHARK ALAWSAT, JANUARY 15, 2009

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CONTINUOUS FIRINGURBAN WARFARE

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER33

CC&D (DISAPPEARANCE) IEDs & ATGMs INFORMATION WARFARE

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LAUNCH FROM URBAN AREA

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER34

QASSAM LAUNCHER

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UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER35

HAMAS'S MAP – DEPLOYMENT OF EXPLOSIVES AND FORCES IN AL-ATTATRA NEIGHBORHOOD

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UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER36

A TUNNEL (FOR KIDNAPPING, SMUGGLING & ATTACKING)

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UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER37

WEAPON (AAA) INSIDE A MOSQUE

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UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER38

WEAPONS (ROCKETS) INSIDE A HOUSE

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UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER39

A BOOBY TRAPPED HOUSE

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER40

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS

ACHIEVEMENTS8

9

CONCLUSIONS10

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MOBILIZINGRESERVES

SURPRISEATTACK

UNSCR1860

CABINETDECISION

HAMAS KILLED (ACCUMULATED)

~ 300 ~ 200 ~ 200

ENLARGINGMANEUVER

800

600

400

200TOTAL: 700

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER41

MORTARS

> 20

< 20

ROCKETS & MORTARS

BEGINNINGMANEUVER

HUMANITARIANPAUSE (1st )

418 210 160

OPERATINGRESERVES

90

70

50

30

10

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MOBILIZINGRESERVES

SURPRISEATTACK

UNSCR1860

CABINETDECISION

ENLARGINGMANEUVER

HAMAS KILLED (ACCUMULATED)

~ 300 ~ 200 ~ 200

800

600

400

200TOTAL: 700

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER42

MORTARS

> 20

< 20

ROCKETS & MORTARS

BEGINNINGMANEUVER

HUMANITARIANPAUSE (1st )

418 210 160

OPERATINGRESERVES

90

70

50

30

10

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SURPRISE AIR ATTACK(100 TARGETS, 4 MINUTES)

MASSIVE ROCKETS ATTACK( EXTANDED RANGE [40 KM])

4 ISRAELIS KILLED(1 IDF + 3 CIVILIANS [ROCKETS])

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER43

DEMONSTRATIONS(MAINLY IN ARAB STATES)

CONTINUOUS AIR STRIKES950 SORTIES

GROUND FORCESDEPLOYMENT & PREPARATIONS

HUMANITARIAN AID ~ 300 HAMAS KILLED NIZAR RIAN

TARGETED KILLING

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"… WE JUST WANTED TO TEASE ISRAEL, AND WE WERE SURPRISED BYITS REACTION … WE RELIED ON THE ARAB MASS; WE DIDN'T EXPECT ALLTHESE CRIMES COMMITTED TO OUR PEOPLE … WE ARE READY TONEGOTIATE IN ORDER TO STOP THE AGGRESSION …"

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER44

KHALED MASH'AL, JANUARY 7, 2009

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MOBILIZINGRESERVES

SURPRISEATTACK

UNSCR1860

CABINETDECISION

ENLARGINGMANEUVER

HAMAS KILLED (ACCUMULATED)

~ 300 ~ 200 ~ 200

800

600

400

200TOTAL: 700

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER45

MORTARS

> 20

< 20

ROCKETS & MORTARS

BEGINNINGMANEUVER

HUMANITARIANPAUSE (1st )

418 210 160

OPERATINGRESERVES

90

70

50

30

10

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GROUND MANEUVERMASSIVE ROCKETS ATTACK

(40 KM)9 ISRAELIS (IDF) KILLED

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER46

DEMONSTRATIONS(IN EUROPE & IN ARAB STATES)

CONTINUOUS AIR STRIKES(1170 SORTIES)

MOBILIZING & TRAININGRESERVES

HUMANITARIAN AID ~ 200 HAMAS KILLED UNSCR #1860

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DIFFERENT VIEWS – INCREASING TENSIONS INSIDE HAMAS

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER47

"… WE WILL POSITIVELY COOPERATE WITHANY INITIATIVE THAT WILL IMMEDIATELYSTOP THE AGGRESSION AGAINST OUR PEOPLEAND WILL LEAD TO THE WITHDRAWAL OF THEOCCUPYING FORCES… WE WILL COOPERATEIN A RESPONSIBLE AND OPEN WAY …"

ISMAIL HANIYA, JANUARY 12, 2009

"… WE WILL NOT GIVE UP ON OUR DEMANDS.THE CONTINUANCE BOMBING ON GAZA IS ADESPERATE TRY TO IMPOSE A NEW REALITYON THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE… WE NOW SAYNOTHING MORE, OTHER THEN CONTINUINGTHE RESISTANCE AGAINST AGGRESSION …"

MOUSA ABU MARZOOK, JANUARY 15, 2009

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MOBILIZINGRESERVES

SURPRISEATTACK

UNSCR1860

CABINETDECISION

ENLARGINGMANEUVER

HAMAS KILLED (ACCUMULATED)

~ 300 ~ 200 ~ 200

800

600

400

200TOTAL: 700

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER48

MORTARS

> 20

< 20

ROCKETS & MORTARS

BEGINNINGMANEUVER

HUMANITARIANPAUSE (1st )

418 210 160

OPERATINGRESERVES

90

70

50

30

10

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SAID SEYAM ["NO. 3"]TARGETED KILLING

ENLARGED GROUND MANEUVER(INTO THE URBAN AREA)

MASSIVE ROCKETS ATTACK(40 KM)

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER49

HUMANITARIAN AID

ROCKETS FROM LEBANONCONTINUOUS AIR STRIKES

(1055 SORTIES)OPERATING

THE RESERVE FORCES

~200 HAMAS KILLED FIRE IN UNRWA CAMP

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40

50

60

70

80

90

DECREASE OF ROCKET FIRE

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER50

0

10

20

30

40

MORTARS 19 18 14 10 15 5 5 7 5 7 2 10 5 2 12 6 5 8 2 11 3 5

> 20 Km 1 2 4 6 12 24 1 4 5 4 3 4 5 10 3 4 7 0 6 8 4 14

< 20 Km 61 15 64 37 40 38 27 24 26 24 28 11 11 13 7 11 10 9 8 7 20 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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ASHDOD 208,900 35

BEERSHEBA 186,800 45

ASHKELON 110,000 75

KIRYAT GAT 47,900 5

YAVNE 32,300 5

CITY POPULATION HITS

ASHKELON NETIVOT

BEERSHEBA ASHDOD

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER51

NETIVOT 26,100 50

OFAKIM 24,700 35

KIRYAT MALAKHI 19,700 5

SDEROT 19,400 40

~1,000,000

SDEROT GEDERAH

URBAN AREAS23%

OPEN AREAS77%GEDERA 17,700 5

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ISRAEL & US SIGN MOU(161000)

SHARM EL-SHEIKH SUMMIT(181700)

1 4

TOWARD A CEASE FIRE

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER52

(161000) (181700)

ISRAEL DECLARES CEASE FIRE(172200)

HAMAS DECLARES CEASE FIRE(181200)

2 3

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5

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER53

IDF FORCES LEAVE GAZA STRIP(21 JANUARY 2009)

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER54

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS

ACHIEVEMENTS8

9

CONCLUSIONS10

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"… HAMAS WAS BADLY STRICKEN, BOTH IN TERMS OF ITS MILITARYCAPABILITIES AND IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF ITS REGIME. ITS LEADERS AREIN HIDING. MANY OF ITS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE FACTORIES INWHICH ITS MISSILES WERE MANUFACTURED HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THESMUGGLING ROUTES, THROUGH DOZENS OF TUNNELS, HAVE BEEN BOMBED. THEHAMAS'S CAPABILITIES FOR CONVEYING WEAPONS WITHIN THE GAZA STRIPHAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE SCOPE OF MISSILE FIRE DIRECTED AT THE STATE OF

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER55

HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE SCOPE OF MISSILE FIRE DIRECTED AT THE STATE OFISRAEL HAS BEEN REDUCED. THE AREAS FROM WHICH MOST OF THE MISSILESWERE LAUNCHED ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF IDF FORCES. THE ESTIMATE OFALL THE SECURITY SERVICES IS THAT THE HAMAS'S CAPABILITIES HAVE BEENSTRUCK A HEAVY BLOW WHICH WILL HARM ITS ABILITY TO RULE AND ITSMILITARY CAPABILITIES FOR SOME TIME …"

PRIME MINISTER OLMERT, 17 JANUARY, 2007

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END STATES

DAMAGETO

HAMAS

ANIMPROVEMENT

IN THESECURITY REALITY

DETERRENCE

ARRANGEMENT

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER56

HAMAS SEVERLY DAMAGED NO DETERIORATION IN OTHER FRONTS(WEST BANK, NORTH)

1 5

CONDITIONS FOR BETTER SECURITYREALITY ACHIEVED

DISTINCTION BETWEEN GAZA ANDWEST BANK RESTORED

2 6

DETERRENCE AGAINST HAMAS ANDTHE REGION RENEWED

NO DAMAGE TO THE RELATIONSWITH EGYPT

3 7

TERROR FROM GAZA STOPPED (ROCKET FIRE REDUCED)

NO HUMANITARIAN CRISIS ORIMAGE OF CRISIS4 8

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER57

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS

ACHIEVEMENTS8

9

CONCLUSIONS10

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WARNING - UNIQUE STRATEGIC CONTEXT

UNIQUE GEO-STRATEGIC CONDITIONS(GAZA ENCIRCLED BY EGYPT & ISRAEL)

UNIQUE OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS(AIR SUPREMACY, INTELLIGENCE SUPERIORITY)

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER58

(GAZA ENCIRCLED BY EGYPT & ISRAEL) (AIR SUPREMACY, INTELLIGENCE SUPERIORITY)

UNIQUE ADVERSARY(MULTIPLE IDENTITIES, LIMITED CAPABILITIES)

UNIQUE STRATEGIC CONTEXT(ISRAEL, BUSH/OBAMA, CHRISTMAS, EGYPT, IRAN)

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HYBRIDITY AS A WEAKPOINT[UNRESOLVED TENSION: GOVERNMENT/DISAPPEARANCE]

REVERSED ASYMMETRY[FIRE, MANEUVER, FORCE RATIO]

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER59

CRITICAL MANEUVER[FRICTION, EXPOSURE, MOMENTUM, TENSION]

"OPENING AIR STRIKE" (GAMBIT)[INTELLIGENCE, PREPARATIONS, PLANNING]

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POLITICAL-MILITARY COORDINATION[TIMING, TEMPO, TERMINATION MECHANISM]

SIMULTANEOUS EFFORTS[MILITARY, POLITICAL, INFLUENCE, HUMANITARIAN]

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER60

MEDIA COVERAGE[A CONTROLLED INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT]

LEGITIMACY[EXTERNAL & INTERNAL, STRATEGIC NARRATIVE]

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THE OPERATION BY NUMBERS1

HAMAS2

OPERATION "CAST LEAD" – A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

HAMAS'S MAIN EFFORTS6

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OPERATION7

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER61

STRATEGIC CONTEXT & BACKGROUND3

ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES4

IDF'S MAIN EFFORTS5

PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS

ACHIEVEMENTS8

9

CONCLUSIONS10

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HAMAS GAVE PRIORITY TO GOVERNMENT[BUT JIHAD IS ONLY UNDER "FREEZE"]

ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE MODERATE CAMP[BUT, NOT A REGIONAL TURNING POINT]

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO DADO CENTER62

A FAILURE FOR ASYMMETRIC WARFARE[BUT, NOT A PARADIGM SHIFT]

THE PA FUNCTIONED EFFECTIVELY[BUT, THE REAL CHALLENGES ARE COMING]