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Revision as of 01:18, 21 March 2011
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel |
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By year (list) |
Groups responsible |
Rocket types |
Cities affected |
Regional Council areas affected |
Settlements affected (evacuated) |
Defense and response |
See also |
This is a detailed list of Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks on Israel in 2011 from the Gaza Strip.
Overview and notable developments
At the very end of 2010, Palestinian Islamic Jihad stated that it and other Palestinians militant groups in the Gaza Strip would temporarily halt rocket attacks against Israel.[1] However, by 7 January, Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for a mortar attack that injured three agricultural workers,[2] and the group was responsible for most of the attacks on Israel in the first two weeks of the year. On 12 January, the group declared again that it would cease firing rockets.[3] Multiple, unclaimed rocket and mortar attacks occurred on 16, 17 and 18 January.
On 2 January, it was revealed that two East Jerusalem Arabs, employees of the British Consulate General in Jerusalem, were arrested for suspected involvement in an aborted Hamas plot to fire a missile at Teddy Stadium during a soccer match. The two were charged the following day with weapons trafficking.[4][5]
January
According to the Israel Security Agency's monthly summary, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip launched 17 rockets and 26 mortar shells were towards Israel in 25 separate attacks. This represented a decline in number of projectiles fired from December 2010, which saw 15 rockets and 38 mortar shells launched in 30 separate attacks.[6]
- January 1
- In the evening, a mortar shell fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed near a kibbutz in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. A woman suffered from shock, but no physical injuries or damage were reported. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for mortar attacks that day, saying that it had fired four mortars at two military posts in Israel and adding that it would "cling to the option of resistance and confront the Israeli occupation". That night, Israel responded to the attack and to a separate attack two days earlier with airstrikes on two targets in the Gaza Strip, described by the Israel Defense Forces as a Hamas "terrorist activity center" in the north and a "weapons manufacturing facility" in the center of the territory. Palestinian rescue services said that two people were injured.[7][8]
- January 2
- A projectile fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit the Eshkol Regional Council.[9] The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for attacks that day, saying they had fired several projectiles at Israeli targets late at night in response to "ongoing Israeli aggression against the people of Gaza". However, an Israeli military spokeswoman said she was not aware of any shells launched from Gaza at that time.[10]
- January 4
- In the afternoon, a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip exploded near a kibbutz in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. No injuries were reported, but several greenhouses sustained damage. No militant group claimed responsibility. Israel responded that day with airstrikes on a Hamas militant training facility in the central part of the Gaza Strip and a smuggling tunnel in the south. No injuries were reported.[11][12][13][14][15]
- January 5
- Two mortar shells fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in open areas in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[16] Five additional mortars hit the Eshkol Regional Council that day, according to the IDF website.[17]
- After nightfall, a Qassam rocket hit an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[18][14]
- January 6
- In the morning, a mortar shell fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fell in the Sdot Negev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[19] The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for mortar attacks at that time, saying that it had fired three shells at an Israeli military base near Kissufim. However, an Israeli military spokeswoman said she was not aware of any attacks in that area.[20] Israel responded that night with airstrikes on two sites in the Gaza Strip, which it identified as a Hamas terror base in the north and an infiltration tunnel in the south intended for carrying out attacks against Israelis. No injuries were reported.[21][22]
- January 7
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a projectile at Israel. No injuries or damage were reported.[23]
- January 8
- At about 2:20 pm, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired four 181-millimeter mortar shells at Israel, all of which landed in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. One of the shells hit a residential area within an agricultural community in the area. Three Thai foreign agricultural workers were injured, one seriously, one moderately and one lightly, all by shrapnel. A number of other people suffered from shock. The shell also killed a cat nearby. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, saying that it had fired six mortar shells at an Israeli military post near Nahal Oz.[24][25][2][26][27]
- Towards the evening, an additional Palestinian mortar shell landed in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[24]
- After nightfall, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket which landed in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[28][29]
- Within an hour, Palestinians fired a second Qassam rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council. Truck driver Yitzhak Zaafrani was lightly wounded in the face and his truck was damaged.[28][29]
- January 9
- In the morning, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[29][30] Israel responded overnight to the attacks of the previous two days with airstrikes on two terror activity targets in the Gaza Strip. No injuries were reported.[31] According to DEBKA, the targets were Hamas underground command centers recently built by engineers from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.[32]
- January 10
- In the evening, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired three rockets at Israel. One hit an industrial area in Ashkelon, while the other two fell in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[33]
- Later, Palestinians fired another Qassam rocket which landed in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries were reported.[34]
- January 11
- In the morning, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket which exploded south of Ashkelon. No injuries or damage were reported.[35] Israel responded overnight to the attacks of the previous two days with airstrikes on two Hamas compounds and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant training base.[36]
- January 16
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired three mortar shells at Israel, all of which exploded in an open area near a kibbutz in the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. The Color Red siren did not sound.[37]
- January 17
- In the morning, a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip exploded in an orchard near a community in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[38]
- January 18
- In the early afternoon, four mortar shells fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in open areas in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[39]
- January 21
- A mortar fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in an unspecified location in the western Negev. No injuries or damage were reported.[40]
- January 25
- In the evening, a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fell in an open area in the Sdot Negev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[41]
- Later in the evening, a second rocket exploded in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[42]
- January 31
- A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip exploded in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[43]
- A Grad rocket landed near a residential neighborhood in the city of Netivot. The explosion disrupted a wedding in the vicinity of the landing site; four people suffered from shock, and damage was caused to a road and a parked car. Another Grad rocket exploded near the city of Ofakim a few minutes later, but no injuries or damage were reported.[43]
- Israel responded on 2 February with an airstrike on a smuggling tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border. No injuries were reported.[44] Israel also submitted a letter of complaint to the United Nations.[45]
February
- February 4
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket into the Sdot Negev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. The Color Red alarm did not sound.[46]
- February 6
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired two mortar shells into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council.[47]
- After nightfall, two additional mortar shells landed in open areas in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported in either incident.[47]
- February 8
- At around 11 am, two mortar shells launched by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in a kibbutz in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. One projectile landed in a parking lot, damaging a car. A second landed in a nearby field and damaged a hose. No injuries were reported.
- Shortly after 2 pm, two more mortars were fired at the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council from the northern Gaza Strip. No injuries or damage were reported. The Color Red rocket alert system sounded during both attacks and residents of the area were asked to temporarily remain in their homes. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, saying the attacks were directed at a military post east of Khan Younis.[48][49][50]
- Israel responded to the attacks with airstrikes on an infiltration tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip, a rocket manufacturing facility, and a third target near Jabaliya. Palestinian sources said that eight people were lightly injured.[51]
- February 9
- The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said that its militants fired a projectile at an Israeli military jeep in the morning. The Israel Defense Forces said they were not familiar with the incident.[52]
- February 14
- Around noon, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[53] The attack, which occurred after several days of relative calm, coincided with the swearing of Benny Gantz as new Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. Ilana Curiel of Israel News speculated that the attack was a signal by Palestinian terror groups that they would not "make life easy" for him.[54]
- February 23
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired three mortar shells at a kibbutz in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. One of the projectiles exploded near a soccer field, another near a pool and the third outside the border fence. No injuries were reported. The Color Red alarm did not sound. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for mortars fired that day, saying it launched two shells at IDF forces which crossed the fence into the Gaza Strip.[55][56]
- Around 9:30 pm, Palestinians fired three Grad missiles at Beersheba, one of Israel's largest cities. One of the missiles hit the backyard of a home in a residential area, causing extensive damage to surrounding houses and vehicles. Four residents - two adults and two children - were treated for shock. No physical injuries were reported. The Color Red alarm sounded through the city mere seconds before the explosion. This marked the first time Beersheba was hit by Palestinian rockets since the 2009 Gaza War.[57][58][56]
- Israel responded that day with an airstrike on a Palestinian Islamic Jihad cell in eastern Gaza City, wounding three militants. This was followed by several airstrikes on military targets throughout the Gaza Strip, which caused heavy damage to buildings. The following day, a further airstrike on a Hamas vehicle in the Al Salaam area of Rafah killed one person and wounded several others.[59][60]
- February 26
- A mortar shell fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[61] Israel responded with airstrikes on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant facilities in the Gaza Strip. Four Palestinians were lightly injured.[62][63]
- February 27
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. The Color Red alarm did not sound.[62][63]
- A mortar shell was fired from the northern Gaza Strip Israel but landed in Palestinian territory near the Erez border crossing. No injuries or damage were reported. Residents of three towns in the Shaar HaNegev and Ashkelon Coast regional councils were requested to remain in their protected spaces for fear of additional attacks.[64]
March
- March 3
- During the night, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a projectile at the Sdot Negev Regional Council. The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack, saying its militants had fired a C5K rocket at an Israeli military tower near Kissufim. "We choose the option of resistance as the means to attain our national rights, and promise the Palestinian people that we will continue resistance against Israeli forces," a statement from the group said.[65]
- March 4
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired two Qassam rockets at Israel. One exploded in the Sdot Negev Regional Council and the other apparently landed within Palestinian territory. No injuries or damage were reported.[66]
- March 5
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at an unspecified site in the western Negev. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded with airstrikes on Hamas militant posts in Zeitoun, Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis. No injuries were reported.[66][67]
- March 9
- After nightfall, a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[68]
- March 18
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired three rockets at Israel. They exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council on the Negev Desert. No injuries or damage were reported.[69]
- March 19
- During the night, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired Fifty mortars on Israeli settlements, these attacks resulted in two wounded. The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, It was a response after the death of two of their members, on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike.[70]
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- ^ a b Gaza mortar shell wounds two men at Israeli farm, Reuters 08-01-2011
- ^ Gaza factions agree to stop rocket attacks on Israel, Jerusalem Post 12-01-2011
- ^ Two arrested for Hamas plot to fire rockets at stadium, Jerusalem Post 02-01-2011
- ^ 2 at J'lem British Consulate charged with aiding Hamas, Jerusalem Post 03-01-2011
- ^ Monthly Summary - January 2011, Israel Security Agency
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- ^ PFLP wing: 4 shells fired at army posts, Ma'an News Agency 02-01-2011
- ^ Tension flares amid Israeli raids, Al Jazeera 02-01-2011
- ^ PFLP, NRB say projectiles fired toward Israel, Ma'an News 03-01-2011
- ^ Kassam from Gaza hits greenhouse in Ashkelon area; none hurt, Jerusalem Post 04-01-2011
- ^ Qassam hits Israel; IDF attacks Gaza targets, Israel News 05-01-2011
- ^ IAF strikes Gaza Strip in response to earlier Kassam fire, Jerusalem Post 05-01-2011
- ^ a b Terror sites hit in Gaza after rocket fire, UPI 05-01-2011
- ^ Israeli warplanes hit Gaza: Palestinians, AFP 05-01-2011
- ^ 2 mortar shells fired from Gaza Strip into Israel, Jerusalem Post 05-01-2011
- ^ Within First Week of 2011: Over Ten Rockets Launched from Gaza Strip into Israel, IDF Website 06-01-2011
- ^ Kassam rocket hits Eshkol area; no injuries or damage, Jerusalem Post 05-01-2011
- ^ Mortar shell from Gaza lands in Negev, Jerusalem Post 06-01-2011
- ^ Violence on Gaza border continues, Ma'an News Agency 06-01-2011
- ^ IDF arrests Hamas men in Hebron, strikes Gaza, Jerusalem Post 07-01-2011
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- ^ Israel: 2 injured by projectiles launched from Gaza, Ma'an News Agency 08-01-2011
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- ^ 4 Gaza rockets hit south Israel, Israel News 10-01-2011
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- ^ 3 Mortar shells fired at Negev; no injuries, damage, Jerusalem Post 16-01-2011
- ^ Qassam explodes in western Negev, Israel News 17-01-2011
- ^ 4 mortar shells from Gaza hit Eshkol region; none hurt, Jerusalem Post 18-01-2011
- ^ Gaza explosion kills Palestinian; IDF: We didn't attack, Ynet News 22-01-2011
- ^ Kassam falls in Negev; no injuries reported, Jerusalem Post 25-01-2011
- ^ Kassam explodes in Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries, Jerusalem Post 25-01-2011
- ^ a b Grad rockets hit near Netivot, Ofakim, Israel News 31-01-2011
- ^ Israeli planes hit Gaza tunnel, no casualties, AFP 02-02-2011
- ^ IDF strikes Gaza smuggling tunnel in response to rocket attacks, Israel News 02-02-2011
- ^ Gaza militants fire Qassam rocket into southern Israel, Haaretz 04-02-2011
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- ^ 4 mortars hit south; car damaged, Israel News 08-02-2011
- ^ Islamic Jihad says it is behind rocket attack on South, Jerusalem Post 08-02-2011
- ^ IDF strikes in Gaza after mortar fire, Israel News 09-02-2011
- ^ PFLP wing says shelled Israeli military jeep, Ma'an News Agency 09-02-2011
- ^ Kassam lands in Eshkol Regional Council; no injuries, Jerusalem Post 14-02-2011
- ^ Qassam hits western Negev; none injured, Israel News 14-02-2011
- ^ 3 mortar shells hit southern kibbutz, no injuries reported, Israel News 23-02-2011
- ^ a b Grad rocket hits Beersheba, Israel News 23-02-2011
- ^ Two Grad missiles explode in Beersheba, Jerusalem Post 23-02-2011
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- ^ Mortar shell lands in Western Negev; no injuries, damage, Jerusalem Post 26-02-2011
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- ^ a b Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel, no casualties, AFP 27-02-2011
- ^ Mortar shell fired from Gaza explodes in Palestinian territory, Israel News 27-02-2011
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- ^ a b IDF bombs Gaza Strip targets, Israel News 06-03-2011
- ^ Israeli warplanes raid Gaza City: witnesses, AFP 05-03-2011
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