. "*" . . "25px" . . "Islamic Jihad" . "127 wounded" . "24px|Coat of arms of the Palestinian National Authority" . . "30 killed" . "10,000" . "Operation \"Defensive Shield\" (Hebrew: \u05DE\u05D1\u05E6\u05E2 \u05D7\u05D5\u05DE\u05EA \u05DE\u05D2\u05DF\u200E Mivtza Homat Magen, literally \"Operation Defensive Wall\") was a large-scale military operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces in 2002 during the course of the Second Intifada. It was the largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War. The operation was an attempt by the Israeli army to stop the increasing deaths from terrorist attacks, especially in suicide bombings."@en . "Hamas" . . "20,000" . . . . "Operation \"Defensive Shield\""@en . "State of Israel" . "Defense Forces" . . . . . "2002-05-03Z"^^ . .