Hamas always names their operation stuff like "sword of Al Aqsa" etc.. the word they used was "طوفان" which isn't exactly flood, it means "water going over the level" which could be from storm or like a dam breaking, and it also can mean that their rage has reached over the level, and yes the story of Noah is called "طوفان نوح", it's also also mentioned a few other times in Islamic stories, like how Mose's Pharoah died and Qaron (or the earth ate him I don't remember), to add to that, floods are a natural disaster, the operation was natural to happen after everything.
So basically, Islamic and Arabic symbolism.