==== Lørdag den 27. december ====
Kl. 11:30 om formiddagen angreb mere end 50 israelske fly 50 mål i Gazastriben. Bølge nummer to kom 30 minutter efter, hvor 60 fly angreb 60 mål. Flyene som blev brugt var [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]-jagerfly og [[AH-64 Apache|Apache]]-helikoptere. Mindst 228 blev dræbt og 780 såret.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129052|title= Operation ‘Cast Lead’ Begins; One Israeli and 205 Arabs are Dead|last=Ronen|first=Gil |date=2008-12-27|publisher=Israel National News|access-date=2008-12-27}}</ref><ref name="AFPEgypt">{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gISje3ZtebFEs6q9IV02RT6CgfsA|title=Egypt slams Israeli murder in Gaza, summons ambassador|date=2008-12-27|publisher=AFP|access-date=2008-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231132350/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gISje3ZtebFEs6q9IV02RT6CgfsA|archive-date=31. december 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PNN_injured081227">{{cite news | title=Israelis kill 225 Palestinians in Gaza and say this is just the beginning | date=2008-12-27 | publisher=[[Palestine News Network]] | url=http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4297&Itemid=1 | access-date=2008-12-27 | archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5dOH4OBqa?url=http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content | archive-date=27. december 2008 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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