 Operation Summer Rains

The 2006 Israel–Gaza conflict, known in Israel as Operation "Summer Rains" ( "Mivtza Gishmey Kayitz") was a series of battles between Palestinian militants and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during summer 2006, prompted by Palestinian operations which resulted in the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on 25 June 2006.Large-scale conventional warfare occurred in the Gaza Strip, starting on 28 June 2006, which was the first major ground operation in the Gaza Strip since Israel's unilateral disengagement plan was implemented between August and September 2005.