UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Ordinary Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) M51474118 ------------------------------ (CUSIP Number) July 30, 2007 ---------------------------------------------------- Date of Event Which Requires Filing of the Statement Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |_| Rule 13d-1(b) |X| Rule 13d-1(c) |_| Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Page 1 of 10 CUSIP NO. M51474118 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Citadel Limited Partnership -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware limited partnership -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 2,140,424 shares REPORTING ----------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Approximately 5.5%(1) as of the date of this filing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN; HC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Based on 39,096,114 outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares of Issuer, as reported in publicly available sources of information. Page 2 of 10 CUSIP NO. M51474118 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware limited liability company -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 2,140,424 shares REPORTING ----------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Approximately 5.5%(2) as of the date of this filing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO; HC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) See footnote 1 above. Page 3 of 10 CUSIP NO. M51474118 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Kenneth Griffin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S. Citizen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 2,140,424 shares REPORTING ----------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Approximately 5.5%(3) as of the date of this filing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN; HC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) See footnote 1 above. Page 4 of 10 CUSIP NO. M51474118 13G Page 5 of 10 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Citadel Equity Fund Ltd. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands company -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 2,140,424 shares REPORTING ----------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Approximately 5.5%(4) as of the date of this filing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) See footnote 1 above. Page 5 of 10 CUSIP NO. M51474118 13G Page 6 of 10 Pages Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Gilat Satellite Networks, Ltd. 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: Gilat House, Yegia Kapayim Street Daniv Park, Kiryat Arye, Petah Tikva, Israel Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing(5) Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office Item 2(c) Citizenship Citadel Limited Partnership 131 S. Dearborn Street 32nd Floor Chicago, Illinois 60603 Delaware limited partnership Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. 131 S. Dearborn Street 32nd Floor Chicago, Illinois 60603 Delaware limited liability company Kenneth Griffin 131 S. Dearborn Street 32nd Floor Chicago, Illinois 60603 U.S. Citizen Citadel Equity Fund Ltd. c/o Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. 131 S. Dearborn Street 32nd Floor Chicago, Illinois 60603 Cayman Islands company (5) Citadel Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands company ("CH"), is a subsidiary of Citadel Wellington LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CW"), and Citadel Kensington Global Strategies Fund Ltd., a Bermuda company ("CKGSF"). Citadel Equity Fund Ltd. ("CEF") is a subsidiary of CH. None of CW, CKGSF or CH has any control over the voting or disposition of securities held by CEF. Page 6 of 10 CUSIP NO. M51474118 13G Page 7 of 10 Pages 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.20 2(e) CUSIP Number: M51474118 Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act; (b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act; (c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act; (d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act; (e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; (j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. |X| Item 4 Ownership: CITADEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP CITADEL INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C. KENNETH GRIFFIN CITADEL EQUITY FUND LTD. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,140,424 shares Page 7 of 10 CUSIP NO. M51474118 13G Page 8 of 10 Pages (b) Percent of Class: Approximately 5.5%(6) as of the date of this filing (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 4(a) above. (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 4(a) above. Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable. Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not Applicable. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: See Item 2 above. Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable. Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable. (6) Based on 39,096,114 outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares of Issuer, as reported in publicly available sources of information. Page 8 of 10 CUSIP NO. M51474118 13G Page 9 of 10 Pages Item 10 Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. * John C. Nagel is signing on behalf of Kenneth Griffin as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2006, and hereby incorporated by reference herein. The power of attorney was filed as an attachment to a filing by Citadel Limited Partnership on Schedule 13G for Morgans Hotel Group Co. Page 9 of 10 CUSIP NO. M51474118 13G Page 10 of 10 Pages After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated this 3rd day of August, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KENNETH GRIFFIN CITADEL EQUITY FUND LTD. By: /s/ John C. Nagel By: Citadel Limited Partnership, --------------------------------- its Portfolio Manager John C. Nagel, attorney-in-fact* CITADEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C., its General Partner By: Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ John C. Nagel --------------------------------- John C. Nagel, Director and By: /s/ John C. Nagel Associate General Counsel --------------------------------- John C. Nagel, Director and Associate General Counsel CITADEL INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C. By: /s/ John C. Nagel --------------------------------- John C. Nagel, Director and Associate General Counsel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 10 of 10