<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" id="mwASs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Israel">Israel</a> launches a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Israeli_operation_in_the_Gaza_Strip" id="mwASw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="2012 Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip">major military operation</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" id="mwAS0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a> in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" id="mwAS4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Hamas">Hamas</a>.