For Hamas the camps are an important venue for indoctrinating Gazan youth with radical Islamist ideology and preparing the next generation of Hamas operatives.2
On April 16, 2001 the Hamas terrorist organization
launched its first rocket into Israel.
launched its first rocket into Israel.
In 2012, 1632 rockets hits
were identified in Israeli territory, 33 since the beginning of 2013.
Rocket hits in Israel since the Hamas takeover of Gaza, 2006
Rockets fired into Israeli territory since Jan 2012 *
Rocket hits identified in Israeli territory. The statistics do not include mortar shell fire.
Palestinian ceasefire violations
On the night of September 18, 2013 one rocket hit was identified in an open area in the western Negev. There were no casualties and no damage.
On September 2, 2013 two IEDs were activated near an IDF patrol in the Nachal Oz region. There were no casualties and no damage.
On August 30, 2013 an IED blew up near an IDF force in the Sufa region. There were no casualties and no damage.
On August 13, 2013, a rocket hit was identified in an open area in the western Negev. There were no casualties and no damage reported.
On August 13, 2013, two explosions were heard in Eilat, caused by two rockets launched from the Sinai Peninsula. Two civilians were treated for shock and a woman broke her leg while running to take cover. A Gaza-based network called the Mojahideen Shura Council of the Environs of Jerusalem, affiliated with the global jihad, issued an announcement claiming responsibility for the rocket fire.
On the night of August 7, 2013, a rocket hit was identified in an open area in the western Negev. There were no casualties and no damage was reported.
A rocket was fired into Israeli territory on July 30, 2013, the day the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations began in Washington. It fell in an open area in the western Negev. There were no casualties and no damage was reported.
During the week of July 17-23, 2013 three rocket hits were identified in open areas in the western Negev. There were no casualties and no damage reported.
On the night of 23-24 June 2013 five rockets hits were identified in southern Israel. There were no casualties and no damage. The following day the Kerem Shalom supply crossing was not opened for operation and the Erez terminal was open only for humanitarian cases, foreign passport holders and Arab citizens of Israel (COGAT).
During the week of May 14-21, 2013 one rocket hit was identified in an open area in the western Negev during the Shavuot holiday (May 15). There were no casualties and no damage.
On May 2 a rocket hit was identified in the western Negev. There were no casualties and no damage.
During the week of April 23-30, 2013 two rocket hits were identified in southern Israel. There were no casualties and no damage.
During the week of April 18-23, 2013 three rocket hits were identified. The rockets exploded in an open area. There were no casualties and no damage.
During the week of April 10-17, 2013 two rockets were fired from the Sinai Peninsula at Eilat, Israel's southernmost city. A network in the Gaza Strip affiliated the global jihad claimed responsibility for a Grad rocket attack. On April 9, 2013, an IED exploded near a vehicle of the IDF's engineering corps engaged in routine security activities along the border fence.
During the week of April 3-9, 2013 at least three rockets and several mortar shells landed in Israeli territory on three separate occasions. There were no casualties and no damage.
On April 2, 2013, the remains of a rocket were found in a kindergarten in Sderot. The rocket penetrated the roof and ceiling and partially exploded inside the kindergarten. This was probably one of the rockets fired on March 21, 2013, discovered only later because the children were on Passover vacation.
On April 2, 2013, the remains of a rocket were found in a kindergarten in Sderot. The rocket penetrated the roof and ceiling and partially exploded inside the kindergarten. This was probably one of the rockets fired on March 21, 2013, discovered only later because the children were on Passover vacation.
On the morning of March 21, 2013 five rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip. Two hits were identified in Israeli territory; one rocket fell in the yard of a house in Sderot, causing damage. The other fell in an open area.
On the morning of February 26, 2013, a rocket hit was identified south of the Israeli city of Ashqelon. It was the first rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory since November 21, 2012, the end of Operation Pillar of Defense.
November 2012 - Operation Pillar of Defense
The latest round of escalation in the south began on November 10 with an anti-tank missile attack on an IDF jeep continues. As of November 13, 121 rockets were fired into Israeli territory, as well as a number of mortar shells. Throughout November 11 rocket and mortar shell fire into Israeli continued and increased. In addition, rockets with longer ranges were fired and the damage incurred was greater. A total of 64 rockets hits were identified on November 11. A number of mortar shells were also fired. A number of Israeli civilians were wounded by the rocket fire, although not seriously; several were treated for shock and there was extensive property damage.
Rocket fire - Nov 10-13, 2012
Source: ITIC
On Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012, Israel launched Operation Pillar of Defenseagainst terrorist targets in Gaza. Rocket fire from Gaza resumed that evening (14 Nov), with a salvo of over 50 Grad rockets fired towards Israel's southern cities.
A total of 1,500 rockets have been fired at Israel since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense (14 Nov), about half of which were recorded as hits in Israeli territory. A ceasefire was declared on November 21, at 9 pm. Since 2300 hours on November 21, no rockets or mortar shells have been fired into Israeli territory.
Daily distribution of rocket hits in Israel's south
since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense
Source: ITIC
* Based on an estimated 805 rocket hits as of 1130 hours, November 21 (the number of launchings, in our assessment, is about three times greater than the number hits).
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During the week of Oct 31 - Nov 6, 2012 two rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory. The rockets fell in open areas; there were no casualties and no damage.
On the morning of November 6, during a routine IDF counterterrorism activity near the security fence in the central Gaza Strip, an apparently IED exploded. The blast injured three IDF soldiers, one of them seriously.
The week of October 24-30, 2012 saw a new round of escalation in southern Israel, during which 105 rockets and an estimated 12 mortar shells hit Israeli territory. One of the rockets, a long-range Grad, fell in an open area on the outskirts of the city of Beersheba. The IDF responded by striking terrorist targets and rocketlaunching squads. Hamas and the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) claimed responsibility for most of the rocket launchings.
- On October 24 more than 60 rockets and mortar shells fell in Israeli territory.
- On October 28, following IDF counterterrorism activities and the killing of a Hamas terrorist operative, rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory was renewed. In the early morning a Grad rocket fell in an open area on the outskirts of Beersheba. Additional rockets fell in the western Negev in open areas. There were no casualties and no damage.
- In the early morning hours of October 29 more than 30 rockets landed in Israeli territory, all of them falling in open areas. There were no casualties and no damage. The military-terrorist wing of Hamas claimed responsibility
During the week of October 17-23, 2012 rocket and mortar shell fire continued to target Israel's south. Five rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory. One of the rockets fired on October 16 fell in the yard of a residential dwelling in the western Negev. Two civilians were treated for shock.
On October 23 an IDF officer was seriously wounded during an IDF security activity near the security fence in the central Gaza Strip.
On October 23 an IDF officer was seriously wounded during an IDF security activity near the security fence in the central Gaza Strip.
During the week of October 10-16, 2012, seven rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory, some of them long-range 122-mm rockets which fell in and around the southern city of Netivot. One of the rockets launched on October 12 fell in the yard of a civilian residential dwelling. One man was treated for shock and the house was damaged. A number of mortar shells were also fired, falling in open areas. There were no casualties and no damage.
Damage to home in Netivot (Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
During the week of October 3-9, 2012, two rocket hits were identified in the western Negev, falling in open areas. There were no casualties and no damage.
Beginning in the early morning hours of October 8, during the Jewish festival of Simhat Torah, a rocket and several dozen mortar shells were fired into Israeli territory. Most of the mortar shell fire targeted the Israeli villages and towns near the central and southern Gaza Strip. There were no casualties but a number of civilian structures and a local petting zoo were damaged. The military-terrorist wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, as did the Popular Resistance Committees and networks affiliated with the global jihad.
Beginning in the early morning hours of October 8, during the Jewish festival of Simhat Torah, a rocket and several dozen mortar shells were fired into Israeli territory. Most of the mortar shell fire targeted the Israeli villages and towns near the central and southern Gaza Strip. There were no casualties but a number of civilian structures and a local petting zoo were damaged. The military-terrorist wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, as did the Popular Resistance Committees and networks affiliated with the global jihad.
During the week of September 25 - October 2, 2012, three rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory, all landing in open areas. There were no casualties and no damage.
Three rocket landings were detected during the week of September 12-19.All the rockets landed in open areas. There were no casualties and no damage.
During the week of September 5-11, four long-range rockets landed in Israeli territory near the town of Netivot and the city of Beersheba. Two homes in Netivot were severely damaged and a number of residents were treated for PTSD (Sept 9). Networks affiliated with the global jihad claimed responsibility for most of the rocket attacks.
During the week of August 29-September 4, there was an increase in rocket hits targeting the western Negev; 12 hits in all were identified, most
falling in open areas. On August 31 two rocket hits were identified in the southern city of Sderot. One of them hit two residential buildings. On September 2 a Grad rocket hit was identified near the town of Netivot.
falling in open areas. On August 31 two rocket hits were identified in the southern city of Sderot. One of them hit two residential buildings. On September 2 a Grad rocket hit was identified near the town of Netivot.
On August 26, at around 9:00 in the morning three rockets fell in Sderot. One hit a factory. Another fell near a factory in a nearby industrial zone; there were no casualties but factories were damaged. The third fell in an open area near a residential home.
On August 27, the first day of the new school year, three rockets fell at around 8:00 in the morning, as elementary and kindergarten children were on their way to school. One of the rockets fell in Sderot in an open area. There were no casualties and no damage. A group calling itself the Holy Fighters of Greater Jerusalem said in an announcement that the rockets had deliberately been fired on the first day of school.
On August 15, two Grad rockets were launched from the Sinai Peninsula and targeting the city of Eilat. The remains of one of the rockets were found in a hilly region near the city.
During the week of August 8-14 one rocket hit was identified in Israel's south, falling in an open area. There were no casualties and no damage.
During the week of August 1-7 two rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory. There were no casualties and no
damage.
damage.
During the week of July 25-31, 2012 ten rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory. The rockets fell in open areas. One Israeli woman suffered minor wounds; no property was damaged.
- On July 28 five rocket hits were identified, two of them landing in an open area near Sderot.
- On July 24 the Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepted and destroyed a rocket targeting the Ashqelon area.
- On July 28 five rocket hits were identified, two of them landing in an open area near Sderot.
- On July 24 the Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepted and destroyed a rocket targeting the Ashqelon area.
During the week of July 18-24, 2012, three rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory. The rockets fell in open areas. There were no casualties and no damage.
On July 22 shots were fired at a bus carrying IDF soldiers in the Ein Netafim region near the Israeli-Egyptian border. There were no casualties but the bus was damaged.
On July 22 shots were fired at a bus carrying IDF soldiers in the Ein Netafim region near the Israeli-Egyptian border. There were no casualties but the bus was damaged.
During the week of July 11-17, 2012, three rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory. The rockets fell in open areas. There were no casualties and no damage.
During the week of July 4-10, 2012 three rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory. The rockets landed in open areas; there were no casualties and no damage. On July 9 a mortar shell was fired into the western Negev. There were no casualties and no damage.
On the evening of July 9, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired heavy machine guns at the commercial center at the Yad Mordechai junction. There were no casualties but cars in the parking lot and a restaurant wall were damaged.
On the evening of July 9, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired heavy machine guns at the commercial center at the Yad Mordechai junction. There were no casualties but cars in the parking lot and a restaurant wall were damaged.
On June 27 one rocket hit was identified in one of the western Negev communities, damaging a chicken coop. Two rockets targeting the southern city of Netivot were intercepted and destroyed by the Iron Dome aerial defense system.
June escalation
Between June 18-23 there was another round of escalation between Israel and the Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip. It began after terrorist attacks along the Israeli-Egyptian border and after counterterrorism and prevention strikes carried out by IDF aircraft in the Gaza Strip. In response the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip initiated massive barrages of rockets targeting towns and villages in Israel's western Negev.
The greatest number of rockets landed on June 20, when about 70 rockets hit the western Negev. A total of 162 rockets fell during the six days of attacks. The rockets damaged a number of buildings, including a school in Sderot. Two civilians were wounded and several suffered slight injuries, while several had to be treated for shock.
- See ITIC update (21 June 2012)
- See ITIC update (21 June 2012)
Daily distribution of rocket fire during June escalation
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