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Operation Breakwater | |||||||
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149+ 2000 Arrested |
Operation Breakwater, also called Operation Break the Wave, was an operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Triggered by terrorism within Israel, [1] the main purpose was to reduce crime and violence in the West Bank. [2]
The IDF conducted several raids and participated in some fire exchanges, in which they were victorious. Around 149 Arabs died during the operation, and 2,000 were arrested. [3] [4] [5]
In the end of the operation, crime was heavily reduced and "hundreds of lives were saved". [6] [7]
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Operation Breakwater | |||||||
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Part of Arab israeli conflict | |||||||
![]() IDF soldiers in the West Bank during Operation Breakwater. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
14+ |
149+ 2000 Arrested |
Operation Breakwater, also called Operation Break the Wave, was an operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Triggered by terrorism within Israel, [1] the main purpose was to reduce crime and violence in the West Bank. [2]
The IDF conducted several raids and participated in some fire exchanges, in which they were victorious. Around 149 Arabs died during the operation, and 2,000 were arrested. [3] [4] [5]
In the end of the operation, crime was heavily reduced and "hundreds of lives were saved". [6] [7]