Complex sentence: The Hebrew code name of the operation, Pillar of Cloud, is a direct biblical allusion to the divine cloud which guided the Israelites through the desert and shielded them from those who might do them harm.
Split into simpler sentences: The Hebrew code name of the operation, Pillar of Cloud. The phrase is a direct biblical allusion to the divine cloud which guided the Israelites through the desert and shielded them from those who might do them harm.