2014 Gaza War

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2014-gaza-war

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the official start date?July 8, 2014
2. What is the location of conflict?Gaza Strip and Israel
3. Why did the war start?It began after three Israeli teenagers were taken and killed, and after a rocket attack and a bomb that hurt a Hamas member.
4. How many rockets did Hamas fire?Hamas and other groups fired about 4,564 rockets and mortars into Israel.

Operation Protective Edge: The Israeli military name for the 2014 operation in the Gaza Strip.
Iron Dome: An Israeli defense system designed to intercept rockets and artillery shells.
Blockade of Gaza: Restrictions on the movement of goods and people into and out of the Gaza Strip by Israel and Egypt.
Palestinian Militant Groups: Armed organizations operating in Palestinian territories, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.