List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2012 explained
See main article: Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel.
The following is a detailed list of Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks on Israel in 2012. All of the attacks originated in the Gaza Strip, unless stated otherwise.
In total, an estimated sum of 2,257 rockets had been launched at Israel from Gaza in 2012.[1] [2]
Summary
This strictly summarises the content of the article below.[3]
Month | Missiles launched | Effect of missiles | Retaliation by Israel |
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| Rockets | Mortars | Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured |
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January | 9 | 7 | | | | |
February | 36 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 |
March | 173 | 19 | | 14 | 26 | |
April | 10 | | | | | |
May | 3 | | | | | |
June | 83 | 11 | | 1 | | |
July | 18 | 9 | | 1 | | |
August | 21 | 3 | | 1 | | |
September | 17 | 8 | | 7 | | |
October | 116 | 55 | | | 8 | 2 |
November | 1734 | 83 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 51 |
December | 1 | | | | | |
Total | 2,221 | 196 | 6 | 69 | 41 | 54 | |
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January
In January, according to the Israel Security Agency's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 9 rockets and 7 mortar shells at Israel in 14 separate attacks.[4]
- January 1Palestinians fired two mortar shells containing phosphorus into Eshkol Regional Council. The shells landed in open fields, causing no injuries or damage.[5] The Eshkol Regional Council filed a formal complaint with the United Nations, noting that the Geneva Conventions prohibit the use of phosphorus against civilians.[6]
- January 19After nightfall, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[7]
- January 21Overnight, Palestinians fired three mortar shells into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage. In response to the attack, an Israeli Air Force helicopter immediately struck a group of terrorists in the Rafah area.[8] [9]
- January 22Palestinians fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[10] In response to this attack and previous ones, Israel carried out air strikes on a weapons factory in the central Gaza Strip, two tunnels in the northern Strip and one tunnel in southern Gaza, causing no injuries.[11] [12]
- January 24In the afternoon, Palestinians fired two Qassam rockets into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[13]
February
In February, according to the Israel Security Agency's monthly summary, Palestinians launched 36 rockets and 1 mortar shell at Israel in 28 separate attacks.[14]
- February 1Between about 6:30 and 9:16 pm, Palestinians fired 8 rockets into the Shaar Hanegev and Ashkelon Coast regional councils, causing no injuries or damage. Local residents were instructed to stay within 15 seconds of bomb shelters in case of additional attacks. Israeli security officials estimated that the attacks were so timed because of the stormy weather, which limits the effectiveness of rocket detection systems.[15] [16] [17] Next day, Israeli warplanes struck six targets in Gaza in response to previous rocket attacks, hitting two weapons storage facilities, three tunnels used for terror activities and a weapons manufacturing facility.[18]
- February 6Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage. The Color Red alarm sounded near in the area prior to the explosion.[19]
- February 10After nightfall, Palestinian terrorists fired a rocket into a community in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. The rocket exploded between two homes, sending shrapnel that penetrated one of the homes while civilians were sitting in the living room. The rocket also damaged an electrical pole, cutting off power. No injuries were reported.[20]
- February 11Palestinians fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[21] Israel responded to the attack and to the previous one with air strikes on three tunnels used for terror activity – in the south, center and north of the Gaza Strip – and a weapons manufacturing facility in the north. Officials in the Hamas-ruled territory said that one civilian man was killed and another was wounded.[22]
- February 15Palestinians fired five rockets at Israel. Two rockets exploded in the Sdot Negev Regional Council, two more fell in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, and a fifth fell in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. In response, the Israeli Air Force struck two targets in the Gaza Strip: a Hamas militant site in Gaza City, and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant site in Nuseirat.[23] [24] France condemned both the Palestinian attacks and the Israeli response.[25]
- February 17Palestinians took advantage of the stormy weather, which hinders Israeli rocket warning systems, and fired two rockets into Israel. One landed in the Eshkol Regional Council, and the other hit the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, south of Ashkelon. Later, Palestinians fired an additional rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported in any of the attacks.[26] [27]
- February 18With the stormy weather continuing, at about 11:30 am Palestinian terrorists fired a Grad rocket at Beersheba; the projectile landed outside the city. Sirens sounded in Beersheba and the Bnei Shimon Regional Council, and residents entered shelters.[28] [29]
Palestinian terrorists later fired a rocket toward Israel, but it exploded instead on a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip, causing no injuries.[30]
Israel responded to recent attacks with an air strike on a weapons manufacturing site in the Gaza Strip.[31]
- February 19After nightfall, Palestinians fired two Qassam rockets into the Sdot Negev Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[32]
- February 21After nightfall, Palestinians fired a mortar shell into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[33]
- February 23Palestinians fired two Qassam rockets into the Sha'ar Hanegev and Eshkol regional councils, causing no injuries or damage. Residents of the former said that the Color Red alarm sounded only seconds before the rocket exploded, and some did not manage to reach rocket shelters in time.[34] [35] [36]
- February 24At about 1 am, a Palestinian terrorist cell attempting to fire rockets at Israel was thwarted when an IAF jet fired at it. Palestinian sources said that two people were injured.[37] At about 2:30 am, Palestinians terrorists fired two rockets into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage. Israel responded with air strikes on two terror targets in the northern Gaza Strip.[35] [36] [37] [38]
- February 25In the evening, Palestinian terrorists fired two Qassam rockets at Ashkelon. One landed in an open area within the city, and the other landed in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. After nightfall, a third Qassam rocket landed in the southern Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported in any of the attacks. In response, IAF aircraft targeted a weapons-manufacturing site and a smuggling tunnel in southern Gaza Strip, causing no injuries.[39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44]
- February 26In the morning, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[45]
- February 28Palestinians fired a rocket into the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, near Ashkelon, causing no injuries or damage. The Color Red alarm sounded in the region.[46] [47]
Israel sent a demonstratively terse letter of protest to the United Nations, saying: "Ten days, ten rockets and not one condemnation".[48]
March
In mid-March there was a significant escalation of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel. Throughout the month, according to the Israel Security Agency's routine monthly summary, Palestinians fired 173 rockets and 19 mortar shells at Israel in 156 separate attacks.[49] However, according to a different report by the agency, during the escalation alone Palestinians fired 281 rockets at Israel, of which 86 were long-range.[50]
March 1–8
- March 1Palestinians fired three rockets toward Ashkelon. The projectiles landed in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[51]
- March 2Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[52]
- March 3After nightfall, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[53]
- March 8On the morning of the Jewish holiday of Purim, Palestinians fired a mortar shell into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[54]
March 9–15
See main article: March 2012 Gaza-Israel clashes.
Palestinians fired over 300 Grad missiles, rockets and mortars deep into Israel.[55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] Three civilians were wounded directly by the fire, one of them seriously. Additionally, 21 people suffered from shock and 11 were injured while fleeing for cover. A total of 23 Israeli civilians were injured. Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted many of the Palestinian-launched projectiles aimed at large cities, shooting down 56 rockets in 71 attempts.[55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61]
Most of the attacks followed an Israeli air strike on Zuhair al-Qaissi, commander of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, a terrorist group with close ties to Hamas, and Mahmoud Hanini, a top field commander in the group. Al-Qaissi had overseen the 2011 southern Israel cross-border attacks, which killed eight Israelis including six civilians.[62] Israeli officials said that he was preparing the final stages of a new mega-attack that could have claimed multiple lives.[63]
To protect students from the rockets, Israeli officials cancelled classes in all schools in the cities of Ashdod, Ashkelon, Beersheba, Netivot, Kiryat Malakhi, Kiryat Gat, Gedera, Yavne, Lakya and other southern communities, as well as in Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon Academic College and Sami Shamoon College of Engineering.[64] [65] [66] [67] The Home Front Command barred all mass gatherings in southern Israeli communities.[68] The Israel Police raised the level of alert around the country.[69]
Israel responded with air strikes on weapons storage facilities, rocket launching sites, weapon manufacturing facilities, training bases, posts, tunnels and terror operatives, killing 22 militants, mostly from Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the others from the Popular Resistance Committees. Four civilians were killed as well.[70] [71] [72] [73] [74]
The United States, France, and an official from the United Nations condemned the Palestinian attacks, and the US stressed that Israel has the right to defend itself.[75] [76] The Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Arab League, Syria, Egypt and Iran condemned Israel's responsive air strikes on militants.[77] [78] [79] [80] [81]
Details of individual attacks follow:
- March 9
- March 10
- March 11Palestinians fired at least 39 rockets into Israel.[103]
- In the morning, two rockets were fired into Israel, one into the Eshkol Regional Council and one at Ashkelon.[104]
- Later in the morning, several rockets were fired at Ashdod, at least one of which was intercepted by Iron Dome.[105]
- Shrapnel from a rocket fired at Beersheba and intercepted by Iron Dome fell on the city. A vehicle and a sewer pipe were damaged and several residents suffered from shock.[106]
- A rocket hit a school in Beersheba,[107] exploding in its courtyard and damaging its outer walls and disconnecting parts of the neighborhood from landlines.[108] A second rocket landed in the middle of a residential neighborhood in the city; fifteen homes were damaged and several residents suffered from shock.[109]
- Two rockets were launched at Ofakim.[110]
- Three Qassam rockets exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council.[111]
- Two rockets fired at Ashkelon were intercepted by Iron Dome.[112]
- Two Qassam rockets landed in the Eshkol Regional Council.[113]
- Late at night, four Grad rockets were fired at Ashkelon. Some were intercepted by Iron Dome.[114] [115]
- March 12Palestinians fired 42 rockets into Israel.[116]
- During the night, seven Qassam rockets were fired into the Eshkol Regional Council. One landed in a village and damaged several homes and vehicles.[117] [118] [119]
- In the morning, three rockets were fired at Beersheba. One was intercepted by Iron Dome and the two others landed outside the city. A warning siren sounded in the city.[120]
- In the morning, five rockets fired at Ashdod were intercepted by Iron Dome. At least one additional rocket landed near the city. The Color Red alarm sounded in the city and surrounding areas.[121] [122]
- Two trucks that were transporting goods from Israel into the Gaza Strip were damaged by mortar shells on the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing.[123]
- A Qassam rocket landed in the Eshkol Regional Council.[124]
- Two Qassam rockets landed in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council.[125]
- Around 1 pm, two Grad rockets exploded near Beersheba. Air raid sirens sounded in the city.[126]
- Around 1:30 pm, a Qassam rocket fired from the northern Gaza Strip exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council.[127]
- Around 1:30 pm, one or two rockets landed near Gedera. Two vehicles were damaged, and several people suffered from shock.[128] [129]
- Around 2:30 pm, three rockets exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council.[130]
- Around 2:30 pm, a rocket exploded in Ashdod. Two people were injured by shrapnel, and several other people suffered from shock. Damage was caused to stores and a vehicle.[131] [132] Two other rockets fired at the city were intercepted by Iron Dome.[133]
- Around 4:30 pm, a rocket exploded near Ofakim.[134]
- Around 5 pm, a rocket fired at Ashdod was intercepted by Iron Dome.[135]
- Around 6:30 pm, two rockets exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council.[136]
- Around 8 pm, two rockets fired at Ashkelon were intercepted by Iron Dome. A third rocket landed in an open area.[137] Air raid sirens sounded in the city.[138]
- Around 9 pm, two mortar shells were fired into Israel.[139]
- Around 10 pm, a Qassam rocket exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council.[140]
- March 13Despite an informal ceasefire, Palestinians fired at least 7 rockets and 10 mortars at Israel.[55]
- Before morning, a rocket exploded in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council.[141]
- In the morning, a mortar shell landed in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council.[142]
- In the morning, a Qassam rocket exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council.[143]
- Around 10:30 am, a mortar shell fired at the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council set off the Color Red alarm in the area, but it apparently landed within the Gaza Strip.[144]
- Around noon, six mortar shells were fired into the Eshkol Regional Council.[145] [146]
- Around 7 pm, a Qassam rocket was fired into the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council.[147]
- Around 8 pm, a mortar shell was fired into the Eshkol Regional Council.[148]
- Around 11 pm, a rocket exploded in a parking lot in Netivot. A 40-year-old man was injured by shrapnel, and 20[149] people were treated for shock. Several vehicles were damaged.[150]
- March 14Around 7 pm, a Grad rocket fired at Beersheba was intercepted by Iron Dome. A second rocket landed in an empty field. Neither projectile caused injuries or damage.[151] Following the attack, local authorities announced that schools in Ashdod, Ashkelon, Beersheba, Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malachi, Gan Yavne and the Bnei Shimon Regional Council would be closed for March 15. Some schools had been open on March 14 after the recent escalation was perceived as having ended.[152] Israel responded to the attack with air strikes on an infiltration tunnel and a rocket launching site.[153]
- March 15Palestinians fired a barrage of rockets into Israel. The attacks were praised by Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, who, in a Hezbollah graduation ceremony, lauded the fact that "the resistance was able to force a million and half a million of Israelis to stay in shelters".[154] Details of individual attacks:
March 16–31
- March 16 Before morning, Palestinians fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council.[160]
- March 19In the morning, Palestinians fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[161]
- March 20In the morning, Palestinians fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[162]
- March 21In the evening, Palestinians fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council. Later, a mortar shell was fired into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. This was followed moments later by a second mortar shell fired at Israel Defense Forces soldiers near the border fence. No injuries or damage were reported in any of the attacks.[163] [164] [165]
- March 29In the evening, Palestinians fired three mortar shells into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[166]
April
In April, according to the Israel Security Agency's monthly summary, Palestinians launched 10 rockets at Israel in 9 separate attacks. Two of these rockets were launched from the Sinai in Egypt.[167]
- April 4
After nightfall, unidentified terrorists in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula fired 3 Grad missiles at the resort town of Eilat on Israel's Red Sea coast. No physical injuries or damage were reported, but some residents suffered from shock.[168] [169] [170] [171]
- April 7Israel aircraft attacked Gaza militants just as they were about to launch rockets into Israel, injuring two.[172]
- April 8In the morning, Palestinians fired two Qassam rockets into the Sdot Negev Regional Council, near Netivot, causing no injuries or damage.[173] [174]
In the evening, a Palestinians rocket fired at Sderot landed in an open area, causing no injuries or damage. The Color Red alarm sounded in the city.[175]
- April 14The Ayman Judah Brigades, a division of Fatah, the party that controls the Palestinian Authority, said they fired a rocket into Israel after nightfall. However, the Israel Defense Forces said that no rocket landed in Israel at that time.[176] The Gaza NGO Safety Office, a project of CARE International, reported that a rocket fired at that time from east of Jabalia exploded prematurely.[177]
- April 15Palestinians fired Qassam rockets into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council and the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported in either attack.[178] [179]
- April 22Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[180]
- April 23In the morning, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. For unknown reasons, the Color Red alarm failed to sound. A second rocket was fired into the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. Neither attack caused injuries or damage.[181] [182]
- April 30After nightfall, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage. The Color Red alarm sounded in nearby towns.[183]
May
- May 1Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[184] Israel retaliated by attacking a tunnel in northern Gaza.[185]
- May 9Palestinians launched a Qassam rocket into the Sdot Negev Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[186]
- May 15In the morning, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[187]
June
In June, according to the Israel Security Agency's monthly summary, Palestinians launched 83 rockets and 11 mortar shells, 3 shooting at Israel in 99 separate attacks.Also had been reported that Two were killed and seven were injured,[188]
- June 1Palestinians fired two rockets into Israel, causing no injuries or damage. The attack followed a separate incident in which Palestinian fighter Ahmed Nassir infiltrated Israel and opened fire on soldiers, leading to his own death and that of Golani Brigade St.-Sgt. Netanel Moshiashvili (21). Israel responded with air strikes on terror facilities associated with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, killing one militant and wounding two others.[189] [190] [191] [192]
- June 3Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[193]
- June 5Palestinians fired a mortar shell into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[194]
- June 16
A 122 mm Grad missile launched from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula or Jordan exploded near Ovda in the southern Arava region.[195] [196]
- June 17Palestinians fired rockets into Israel. Israel responded the following day with air strikes on a weapons manufacturing facility in the southern Gaza Strip and a terror activity site in the central Gaza Strip.[197] Also Israeli aircraft attacked a motorbike in the northern Gaza Strip, killing two Islamic Jihad operatives who were behind a series of recent sniper attacks along the Gaza border.[198] An Israeli civilian, Said Fashapshe, 35, of Haifa, had been killed in by terrorists in the clashes.[199] Additional Israeli airstrikes killed other two Palestinians.[200]
- June 19Ten Grad rockets and over 30 Qassam rockets were fired into Israel, some by Hamas. Four people were injured by shrapnel during one of the attacks.[201] [202]
- June 20An estimated 65 rockets were fired into southern Israel. One of the rockets directly hit a home in the Sdot Negev Regional Council.[203] [204]
- June 21Seven rockets were launched into the Eshkol Regional Council And Ashkelon.[205]
- June 22Two Qassam rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[206]
- June 23More than 20 rockets were fired into Israel. A 50-year-old resident of Netivot was wounded when a Qassam rocket directly hit a factory in the Sderot industrial zone. He received shrapnel wounds in his neck and was transported to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon.[207] [208] [209]
- June 25Despite a truce, two mortar shells were launched from Gaza into Israel.[210] landing in the Eshkol Regional Council.
- June 26Palestinians fired four rockets into Israel, of which two were intercepted by the Iron Dome system.[211] A chicken coop was damaged.[212]
July
In July, according to the Israel Security Agency's monthly summary, Palestinians launched 18 rockets and 9 mortar shells at Israel in 28 separate attacks.[213]
- July 5In the morning, Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a Qassam rocket toward Israel's Eshkol Regional Council.[214]
- July 6In the morning, Palestinian terrorists fired a Qassam rocket into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[215]
- July 9In the afternoon, a Qassam rocket launched from Gaza landed in the Eshkol Regional Council.[216]
- July 16In the morning, a Qassam rocket fired from Gaza landed in an open field in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council.[217]
- July 24In the evening, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at Israel. One was intercepted over Ashkelon by the Iron Dome missile defense system. The second rocket hit open territory in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. There were no reports of injuries or damage.[218]
- July 25A rocket was fired into the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, with no reported damage or casualties.[219]
- July 27Palestinians fired two projectiles into agricultural fields in the Eshkol Regional Council.[220]
- July 28Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. A woman was lightly injured while running to a shelter. No other injuries or damage were reported.
August
In August, according to the Israel Security Agency's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 21 rockets and 3 mortar shells at Israel in 16 separate attacks.[221]
- August 5A Qassam rocket hit Sderot, with no injuries reported.[222]
- August 6A Qassam rocket hit the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, with no injuries reported
- August 7At 7 am, a rocket launched from Gaza hit the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council.[223]
- August 8A Qassam rocket hit the Eshkol Regional Council, with no injuries reported.[224]
- August 12A Qassam rocket hit the Eshkol Regional Council, with no injuries reported [225]
- August 16A rocket was launched from Gaza into the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, with no injuries reported.[226]
- August 23A rocket launched from Gaza fell in the outskirts of a kibbutz in the Eshkol Regional Council[227]
- August 26Two rockets hit Sderot, and one hit the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council.[228] Two people suffered from shock,[229] and two factories sustained structural damage. Another rocket fell in open areas.[229] An al-Qaeda-affiliated Salafi group, Jamiat ul-Mujahedin Bayt al-Maqdis, claimed responsibility for the attack.
- August 27As the school year was beginning,[230] a Qassam rocket exploded outside Sderot in an open area. No harm was caused. An additional rocket landed in Sderot, and a third rocket hit the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council.[231]
- August 28Two rockets and one mortar shell were fired from Gaza into the Eshkol Regional Council, landing in open areas. The attack marked the third continuous day of rocket fire from Gaza.[230] Israel responded by carrying out airstrikes on two weapons production sites and a weapons warehouse in northern Gaza.[232] The "Mujahideen Shura Council of Jerusalem" group claimed responsibility for an attack on Ashkelon with five Grad missiles.[233] Two other mortars were launched during the evening,[234] with no casualties or damage reported.
- August 31A rocket exploded in Sderot and directly hit a home. A woman developed acute stress reaction symptoms and received treatment.[235] The house sustained damage. Another rocket exploded in an open area in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council.[236]
September
In September, according to the Israel Security Agency's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 17 rockets and 8 mortar shells at Israel in 25 separate attacks.[237]
- September 1
- September 2
- September 4
- September 6
- September 7
- September 9
- A Grad rocket was fired at Beersheba a little past 2 A.M., exploding in an open area.[243]
- A Grad rocket was fired soon after the previous attack and hit two homes in Netivot, causing serious damage to both buildings. The rocket directly hit one of the homes, although the building was empty, and the second home was damaged by shrapnel. Its inhabitant managed to survive by finding shelter in the bathroom.[244] Seven civilians were injured, and four people were treated for shock. Authorities in Beersheba and Ashdod announced that school would be cancelled the following day.[244] [245]
- September 11
- September 14Two Qassam rockets hit the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council.[249]
- September 2821:50 A mortar hit the Eshkol Regional Council.[250]
October
In October, according to the Israel Security Agency's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 116 rockets and 55 mortar shells at Israel in 92 separate attacks.[251]
In late October, Sderot Mayor David Buskila began a hunger strike outside of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, protesting what he perceived as the lack of attention by the government to Israeli towns that suffer from rocket attacks and demanding that the government intervene in the issue. Five days into Buskila's hunger strike, the Israeli government approved a NIS 270 million plan to increase fortifications for all Israeli towns between 4.5–7 km of the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained that "this will bring security to the southern residents. This is something which southern residents have been requesting for a long time."[252]
- October 1According to the Israel Police, Palestinians fired a rocket into Israel. No injuries or damage were reported.[253]
- October 4In the evening, according to an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Ashkelon area.[254]
- October 8On the morning of the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other terrorist groups fired more than 50 rockets and mortars into Israel. One of the rockets landed in a petting zoo in the Eshkol Regional Council, killing two goats and wounding nine other goats. A worker stated that the zoo was usually "packed with children" but was empty at the time because of the holiday. A residential building was also damaged, but no human injuries were reported. Israelis in the Eshkol Regional Council were instructed to remain in shelters for several hours. This marked the first time since June that Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, claimed responsibility for rocket attacks on Israel. The group's stated aim was vengeance against "Zionist crimes"; this was an allusion to an Israeli air strike the previous day against Muhammad Jerbi, a jihadist militant from Rafah, and Abdullah Mohamed Hassan Maqawi, a member of the Mujahideen Shura Council of Jerusalem, a Gazan militant group, killing Maqawi and injuring 11.[255] [256] [257]
- October 9Palestinians fired 6 rockets into Israel. No injuries or damage were reported in any of the attacks.
Israel responded with an air strike on an infiltration tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip.[261]
- October 10In the morning, Palestinians fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council.[262] Another rocket exploded in an open area in the city of Netivot.[263] In the evening, a Grad missile was fired toward Netivot.[264] No injuries or damage were reported in any of the attacks. Israel responded with an air strike on a Hamas training camp, causing no injuries.[265]
- October 12Around 19:30, Palestinians from the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem fired a Grad missile into Netivot, which exploded in the backyard of a family home. Shrapnel pierced the walls of the home and penetrated a child's bedroom. Though there were no physical injuries, two people were hospitalized for acute stress reaction. Israel responded with an air strike on two Mujahideen Shura Council terrorists riding a motorcycle in the northern Gaza Strip. One was killed and the other was injured.[266] [267] [268]
- October 14Palestinians fired two rockets into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage. In a separate incident, Israeli forces targeted Palestinians as they were preparing to fire rockets into Israel, killing one and injuring another.[269]
- October 16Palestinians fired a rocket that landed near a home in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. The building was damaged and two people were treated for acute stress reaction. A second rocket landed in an open area in the Lachish Regional Council. Local residents were urged to stay close to bomb shelters. The attacks followed a threat against Israel by Sinai-based Salafist group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdes. Israel responded with an air strike on a base of Hamas' armed wing in the northern Gaza Strip, causing no injuries.[270] [271] [272]
- October 17Palestinian terrorists fired at least seven rockets into southern Israel, one of which struck a kindergarten.The building was damaged, but no one was in it at the time and no injuries were caused. The other rockets landed in open areas. Israel returned fire at the source of the rockets and hit some of the terrorists, according to Palestinian media.[273]
- October 18Palestinians fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[274]
- October 22Palestinians fired 7 rockets into the Shaar Hanegev and Ashkelon Coast regional councils. No injuries or damage were reported. In two separate incidents, Israel launched air strikes on Palestinians preparing to fire projectiles into Israel, killing two members of the Popular Resistance Committees.[275] [276]
- October 23Palestinians fired 3 rockets into the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[277]
- October 24Palestinian military personnel fired at least 80 rockets and mortars into Israel; most landed in the Eshkol, Lachish and Ashkelon Coast regional councils. Five people were injured; two of the victims were critically wounded and were evacuated by helicopter to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. A house was also reportedly damaged. At least 8 rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. Municipalities in southern Israel cancelled school. Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, claimed responsibility for the attacks. Israeli air strikes on rocket launching squads killed four Hamas militants throughout the day.[278] [279] [280] [281]
- October 25Despite an informal ceasefire, Palestinians launched a mortar shell into the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[282]
- October 28Overnight, Palestinians fired two Qassam rockets into the Eshkol Regional Council. In the morning, a third Qassam rocket[283] and two Grad missiles exploded near Beersheba.[284] The Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for one of the Grad missiles.[285] The Beersheba municipality cancelled school; Mayor Rubik Danilovich explained that the decision resulted from experience, saying, "We've had four direct hits on schools, and each of those times was when we were told to resume normalcy."[286] In the afternoon, another rocket landed near Ashkelon.[287]
- October 29Throughout the night and morning, Palestinians fired 20 rockets and mortars at Sderot and the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. Residents of these towns were cautioned to stay within 15 seconds of reinforced "secure rooms" for protection in case a rocket fell.[288] [289]
- October 30in 7:44 in the morning a rocket hit the outskirts of Dimona,[290] no injuries or damage reported. That was the first time 45 km rocket had been used.
- October 31In the morning, Palestinians fired two Qassam rockets into the Eshkol Regional Council. One rocket exploded in an open area within a town, but caused no injuries or damage.[291]
November
In November, according to the Israel Security Agency's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 1734 rockets and 83 mortar shells at Israel in 633 separate attacks.[292]
- November 4Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into Israel, causing no injuries or damage.[293]
- November 6Following the shooting and subsequent death on the previous day of a Gazan civilian approaching the border with Israel,[294] at 10:20am [295] Palestinians fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[296]
- November 9Following an Israeli incursion on the previous day into 'Abassan village and the killing of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy by Israeli gunfire,[297] [298] Palestinians fired two Qassam rockets into the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.[299]
- November 10Palestinian militants fired an anti-tank missile at an IDF jeep patrolling the border, wounding 4 soldiers.[300] IDF forces responded with tank fire, killing 4 Palestinians on a football playground (aged 16,17,18 and 19) and wounding 38.[298] Further airstrikes killed 2 Palestinian militants.Palestinians then fired 25 rockets at Ashkelon, Ashdod, Gan Yavne and other communities. The Iron Dome anti-rocket system intercepted at least one rocket aimed at Ashdod.IDF airstrikes destroyed several Palestinian targets which the IDF alleged were being used for military purposes, including a water tank, an electricity company office, a brick factory, a metal workshop, a concrete factory, a poultry farm, and an agricultural store, damaging several houses, and wounding 13 Palestinian civilians.[298]
- November 11Gazan groups fired over 100 rockets and mortars at Israeli cities and towns. A barrage against Sderot, timed to coincide with the morning commute to work, injured 3 people. One victim, physical education teacher Moshik Levy, was moderately wounded by shrapnel and glass from his car windshield which exploded in his face. A fourth person was injured while fleeing for cover, and five more people were treated for acute stress reaction. Two homes, one in Sderot and one in the Eshkol Regional Council, were damaged by direct rocket hits. United States Ambassador Dan Shapiro declared that his country "supports Israel's right to defend itself and its citizens from these attacks."[301]
- November 12After a relatively calm night, Gaza gunmen fired nine rockets at southern Israel. Seven rockets were fired at the Negev region and two towards Ashkelon.[302]
- November 14–21
See main article: Operation Pillar of Defense.
Following the Israeli targeted killing of Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari, Palestinians fired over 20 rockets at Israeli cities. For the first time, a Grad missile was fired toward Dimona, home to Israel's Negev Nuclear Research Center. Seventeen Grad missiles were fired at Beersheba. One rocket directly hit a store in the city, lightly injuring one woman. Another exploded into a car, setting it on fire. Several other buildings were reportedly damaged. Additional rockets were launched at Ashkelon and the Eshkol Regional Council. The Iron Dome defense system intercepted some 15 rockets. Israeli authorities asked residents within range of rocket fire to remain within 15 seconds of a bomb shelter at all times. Municipalities in the region, including those of Beersheba, Ashdod and Ashkelon, cancelled school for the following day.[303] [304]
On 15 November, all schools within 40 kilometers of the Gaza Strip were closed down, and 13 Israelis were injured during the night. One rocket struck an apartment in Kiryat Malachi, killing 3 civilians, including a pregnant woman. The victims were Mirah Scharf (25), Itzik Amsalem (24), and Aharon Smadja (49).[305] [306] [307] 5 were injured in the same attack, including children and infants. A house in Ashdod and a school in Ofakim were also struck by rockets.
Over 1,456 rockets were fired at Israel between November 14 and 21.[308] [309] Rockets were fired at Jerusalem for the first time and at Tel Aviv for the first time since the first Gulf War.[310] [311]
As of November 19, over 252 Israelis have been injured in rocket attacks since the start of the operation, as reported by Magen David Adom, Israel's emergency medical services.[312]
On November 20, two Israelis were killed by rockets, one soldier and one civilian. The victims were Corporal Yosef Partuk (18) and Elian Salam Id Alanbary (29).[313]
On November 21, another soldier, Boris Yarmilnik (28),[314] was killed and a bus was bombed in Tel Aviv. The bus bombing, which injured 28 Israeli civilians, was condemned by the UN, the United States, and several European countries,[315] and was praised by Hamas.[316]
A ceasefire was declared later that same day. Even after the ceasefire, in the next hour, 12 more rockets were sent into Israel from Gaza.[317] Rocket fire continue till 23:00 [318] with a minimum of 13 rockets fired after the ceasefire started.[319]
- November 22
Ynet reported that in 10:06 a rocket that caused air-raid sirens to go off in Hof Ashkelon landed inside the Gaza Strip.[319]
December
- December 23In the evening, Palestinians launched a rocket that apparently landed within the Gaza Strip.[320]
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=292277 Iron Dome intercepts missiles aimed at Tel Aviv
- Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General (2012-11-21). "Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council [as delivered"]. Tel Aviv. Retrieved 2012-11-22. ""Overall, in that same time period, more than 1,456 rockets have been fired from Gaza into Israel. 142 have fallen inside Gaza itself. Approximately 409 were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system. (...) Since Israel's targeted assassination from the air, on 14 November, of Ahmed Jaabari, chief of Hamas’ military wing, and with Israel's offensive in Gaza in its eighth day, the Israel Defense Forces publicly reported that it has conducted strikes at more than 1,450 targets in Gaza.""
- Missile totals are taken from the ISA summaries, deaths and injuries from the text. (If you change the text, please adjust the totals.)
- http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Jan12report-en.aspx Monthly Summary – January 2012
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=251763 2 mortar shells from Gaza contained phosphorus
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=251864 Eshkol council files UN complaint over phosphorus shells
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=254382 Kassam rocket explodes in Sha'ar Hanegev; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=254531 IAF strikes Gaza terrorists after mortar attack
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4178501,00.html IAF chopper strikes Gaza terrorists after attack on Israel
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=254679 Rocket from Gaza lands in Eshkol Council area; none hurt
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4179911,00.html IDF strikes Gaza tunnels; 2 injured
- https://archive.today/20130124171335/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hGyBWtFxCCBGlYOqwLSk-jgHL9KA?docId=CNG.8d5e2552ac41ed92a266b1f1bc84371c.8a1 Rocket fired from Gaza into Israel: army
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=254875 IAF strikes Gaza weapons factory, tunnels
- http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/feb12report.aspx Monthly Summary – February 2012
- http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/seven-rockets-fired-from-gaza-into-southern-israel-1.410483 Seven rockets fired from Gaza into southern Israel
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4184124,00.html Gaza rocket barrage: 7 Qassams hit south
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=256084 Gaza terrorists fire eight rockets into Israeli territory
- http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=256314 IAF strikes six Gaza targets; two reported injured
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=256740 Kassam rocket explodes in Sha'ar Hanegev; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=257374 Palestinian rocket damages civilian homes
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=257424 Rocket from Gaza lands in Eshkol Council area; none hurt
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=257438 IAF strikes 4 Gaza targets in response to rocket
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=258042 IDF strikes targets in Gaza after rocket attacks
- http://www.idf.il/1283-14919-en/Dover.aspx In response to rocket fire, IAF targets terror sites
- https://archive.today/20120804080714/http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=461276 France condemns rocket attack on southern Israel
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=258309 Rocket from Gaza lands in Eshkol Council area; none hurt
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4191174,00.html Rocket hits south of Ashkelon
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4191301,00.html Rockets hit Be'er Sheva
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4191301,00.html Grad rocket explodes near Beersheba; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=258344 Report: Rocket fired towards Israel explodes on Gaza home
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=258392 At least 1 reported injured in IAF strike on Gaza
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=258514 2 Gaza rockets land in Sdot Negev Council area; none hurt
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=258807 Mortal shell lands in Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=259140 Kassam rocket fired into Israel from Gaza; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=259214 IDF strikes targets in Gaza after rockets hit South
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4194275,00.html 4 rockets hit south; IDF retaliates
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=259210 Two rockets fired from Gaza land in Israel; none hurt
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4194276,00.html 2 Qassams explode in Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=259354 Kassam rocket fired towards Ashkelon; no casualties, damage
- http://www.timesofisrael.com/more-rockets-land-in-israel-on-saturday/ Palestinian sources: IDF attacking Gaza on Saturday night
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4194669,00.html IDF confirms Air Force struck 2 Gaza targets
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4194563,00.html Qassam rocket explodes near Ashkelon
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4194610,00.html 2nd rocket of the evening explodes in south
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4194666,00.html Qassam hits Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=259414 Kassam fired from Gaza into southern Israel; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=259791 Rocket from Gaza lands near Ashkelon, none injured
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4196315,00.html Qassam rocket hits Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=259768 Israel sends demonstratively terse letter of protest to UN
- http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/March2012report-en.aspx Monthly Summary – March 2012
- http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reviews/Pages/increaseinrocketfire.aspx Rocket fire compared to rounds of escalation that took place in 2011
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=260170 Kassam rocket explodes in Eshkol area; no injuries, damage
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4197487,00.html Qassam hits Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=260290 Kassam rocket is fired from Gaza Strip; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=260956 Mortal shell explodes in Eshkol Regional Council
- http://www.timesofisrael.com/iaf-hits-two-terror-targets-in-gaza/ Following rocket attacks, many Netivot students stay at home
- https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/world/middleeast/violence-continues-for-israel-and-militants.html?_r=1&ref=global-home Violence Continues for Israel and Militants
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200794,00.html Some 100 rockets hit Israel since Friday
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261166 MDA: Total of 8 people injured by rocket, mortar shell fire
- http://www.idf.il/1283-15168-EN/Dover.aspx Over 130 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza, IAF targets terror sites
- http://www.idf.il/1283-15191-en/Dover.aspx Defense Minister praises Iron Dome operators
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201924,00.html South under fire: 35 people required medical treatment since Friday
- http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-kills-head-of-gaza-terror-group-that-kidnapped-shalit-prompting-rocket-salvos-and-revenge-threats/ South bombarded by rockets after air force kills Gaza terror head
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200671,00.html IDF: Killed terror chief planned mega-attack
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200948,00.html Southern schools to be closed Sunday, except in Gaza vicinity
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261250 Iron Dome intercepts rockets over Beersheba; school nixed
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200961,00.html Beersheba, Asheklon colleges cancel classes; Sapir to remain open
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200950,00.html Classes canceled at Ben Gurion University
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200759,00.html IDF bars mass gatherings in south over rocket fire
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261279 Police raise alert level around the country
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israeli-raids-kill-14-in-gaza-militants-fire-dozens-of-rockets/2012/03/10/gIQAJ8532R_story.html Israeli airstrikes kill 15 in Gaza; militants fire barrage of rockets
- http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/gaza-militants-fire-rocket-at-israeli-town-despite-truce-1.418315 Gaza militants fire rocket at Israeli town, despite truce
- https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-03-09/Israel-Palestinians/53443862/1 Israeli airstrike kills commander, 15 militants in Gaza
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=261277 IAF strike on rocket squad brings Gaza death toll to 16
- http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/32417e27-www.wgme.com.shtml 3 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes
- http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE82907R20120310?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0 Israel kills five more Gaza militants; rockets hit Israel
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261263 Clinton condemns rocket fire on Israel
- http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2226326&language=en OIC Blasts Israeli Aggression on Gaza
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200862,00.html Egypt condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza
- http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-will-harm-those-who-strive-to-hurt-civilians/ Barak warns Gaza flare-up may last several more days
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261286 Arab League, Egypt FM condemn IDF operations in Gaza
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4202603,00.html Syria condemns Israel over Gaza airstrikes
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261137 Two mortar shells explode in Eshkol region; no casualties
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200738,00.html South under fire; IDF kills 12 terrorists
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261151 Palestinians fire 6 rockets into Israel after airstrike
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261186 Rocket fired from Gaza lands in Beersheba; building damaged
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200766,00.html Iron Dome intercepts 2 rockets fired at Ashdod
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200820,00.html Rocket fired at Beersheba; none injured
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200855,00.html Another rocket explodes in Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200829,00.html Rocket explodes in Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200874,00.html Color Red alert sounds in Sderot
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200886,00.html Qassam explodes in Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council; no injuries
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200895,00.html Iron Dome intercepts 2 more rockets fired towards Ashkelon
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200903,00.html 2 rockets hit northwestern Negev
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200910,00.html Rockets hit near Sderot, Netivot
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261230 Qassam explodes in Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261241 Second rocket in 1 hour explodes in Sha'ar Hanegev
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261247 Two rockets slam into Eshkol Region Council, none injured
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200963,00.html Iron Dome intercepts 2 more rockets fired at Ashdod
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261271 Shrapnel from intercepted rocket falls on Ashkelon home
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200982,00.html Rocket hits Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261275 Kassam rocket lands in stable, kills horse
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261278 Five rockets exploded in fields in Eshkol; no injuries
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201495,00.html Police: At least 39 rockets fired at Israel on Sunday
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261310 Two rockets explode in South; no casualties, damage
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261314 Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired at Ashdod; none injured
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261360 Iron Dome hits rocket, shrapnel causes damage in Beersheba
- Web site: video footage of the blast . March 12, 2012 . Israelnationalnews.com . 2012-11-16.
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- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261372 Rocket fired from Gaza hits Beersheba school; damage caused
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261385 Report: Two rockets explode near Ofakim; no casualties
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261397 Three rockets explode in Eshkol region; no casualties
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261407 Rocket fired from Gaza intercepted near Ashkelon
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261432 Two Kassam rockets land in Eshkol region; no casualties
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261452 Report: Two Grad rockets fired over Ashkelon, no injuries
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201509,00.html IDF intercepts additional rocket over Ashkelon
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4202032,00.html Police: Total of 42 rockets hit Israel Monday
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261461 7 rockets fired from Gaza into Eshkol regional council
- News: Grad salvo hits western Negev - Israel News, Ynetnews . Ynetnews . Ynetnews.com . 1995-06-20 . 2012-11-16.
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201593,00.html Eshkol: Rocket damages structures near kindergarten
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261471 3 Rockets fired at Beersheba from Gaza; none hurt
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261475 Iron Dome intercepts 5 rockets fired at Ashdod; none hurt
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261476 Rocket falls in open area near Ashdod; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261484 2 trucks damaged by mortar shells on Gaza side of border
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261488 Kassam from Gaza lands in Eshkol Council area; none hurt
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261498 2 Kassams from Gaza land in Sha'ar Hanegev region, no hurt
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201764,00.html 2 rockets explode near Beersheba
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201798,00.html Qassam hits western Negev none injured
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261510 2 rockets from Gaza land in Gedera area; none hurt
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201814,00.html Rocket explodes in Gadera; Car damaged
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201825,00.html 3 rockets hit northwestern Negev
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201815,00.html Ashdod: Rocket hits car
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201820,00.html Ashdod: Woman injured by rocket shrapnel
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201849,00.html Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired at Ashdod
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201878,00.html Rocket explodes in Ofakim area
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201892,00.html Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired at Ashdod
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201935,00.html 2 rockets explode in Eshkol Regional Council
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201974,00.html Iron dome intercepts 2 rockets over Ashkelon
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201973,00.html Air raid siren activated in Ashkelon
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201984,00.html 2 mortar shells explode in south
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4202000,00.html Another Qassam rocket explodes in south
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4202062,00.html Rocket hits western Negev; non injured
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261638 Mortar shell fired at Ashkelon area; none injured
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261641 Kassam rocket fired at Eshkol Regional Council from Gaza
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4202164,00.html Color Red Alert in Hof Ashkelon; mortar falls in Palestinian territory
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4202226,00.html 4 mortars explode in Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4202232,00.html 2 additional Gaza mortars hit Negev
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4202495,00.html Gaza rocket hits Negev; no injuries
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4202535,00.html Mortar shell hits Eshkol Council; no injuries
- News: ynet עלה ל-20 מספר נפגעי החרדה מפיצוץ הגראד בנתיבות - חדשות . Ynet . Ynet.co.il . 1995-06-20 . 2012-11-16.
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4202593,00.html man injured from rocket explodes in Netivot
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=261868 Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired from Gaza at Beersheba
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=261905 Rocket attacks continue after IAF strike
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4203233,00.html Gaza fire continues as rocket hits Netivot
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=262086 Nasrallah praises barrage of Gazan rockets fired at Israel
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=261938 Kassam explodes in Sdot Negev region; no casualties
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4203233,00.html Iron Dome intercepts Grad; rocket hits Netivot
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4203652,00.html Grad fired at Ashdod intercepted by Iron Dome
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4203656,00.html Rocket hits western Negev
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4203666,00.html Rocket hits Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4203711,00.html Rocket hits Negev overnight; no injuries
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=262426 Kassam lands in Eshkol Council area; none injured
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=262572 Rocket strikes Eshkol Regional Council; none injured
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4206239,00.html Rocket explodes in Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4206264,00.html Mortar shell fired at IDF troops near Gaza border
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4206288,00.html 3 rockets fired at western Negev
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=264017 Three mortar shells explode in Eshkol area, none injured
- http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/April12report-en.aspx Monthly Summary – April 2012
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4212763,00.html Grad rocket hits Eilat; none injured
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=264876 Grad rocket slams into Eilat; none injured
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4213537,00.html More Egyptian troops head to Sinai
- http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/grad-explodes-near-eilat-residential-area-rocket-apparently-fired-from-sinai-1.422707 Grad explodes near Eilat residential area
- http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/idf-strikes-gaza-militants-about-to-fire-rockets-into-israel-1.423165 IDF strikes Gaza militants about to fire rockets into Israel
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=265236 Palestinians in Gaza fire two rockets into Israel
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- http://www.timesofisrael.com/air-force-strikes-terrorist-tunnels-in-northern-gaza/ Air force strikes ‘terrorist tunnels’ in northern Gaza
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- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=287351 Palestinians fire Grad rocket toward Netivot
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- http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=6077 IAF kills top Gaza al-Qaida leader; rockets fall on Israel's south
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- http://www.timesofisrael.com/air-force-kills-two-in-gaza-airstrike/ Air force kills two in Gaza strike after missiles hit Israel
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=288788 IAF strikes Gaza terrorists attempting rocket launch
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=288987 3 Gaza rockets land in Eshkol Council region; none hurt
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=289057 Palestinians fire 34 projectiles into s. Israel
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=289061 Iron Dome intercepts seven Gazan rockets
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- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=289059 Fresh rocket, mortar barrage brings total to 72; 5 hurt
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=289211 Gazans fire mortar shell despite informal truce
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4297617,00.html Rocket explodes near Beersheba
- http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=289514 2 rockets fired from Gaza land near Beersheba, no injuries
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- http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/253760#.UKA4w4fNYzJ Qassam Rocket Attack: No Injuries, No Damage and No Report
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=290521 IDF fires on Palestinian approaching Gaza fence
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- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4301693,00.html Rocket fired at Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries reported
- http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=291094 Palestinian report: IDF kills 13-year-old in Gaza
- http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8978:new-israeli-escalation-against-the-gaza-strip-7-palestinians-including-3-children-killed-and-52-others-including-6-women-and-12-children-wounded-&catid=145:in-focus# New Israeli Escalation against the Gaza Strip, 7 Palestinians, Including 3 Children, Killed and 52 Others, Including 6 Women and 12 Children, Wounded
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