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List Of Palestinian Rocket Attacks On Israel In 2021
The following is a list of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2021. January On 18 January, two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip and fell in open areas near Ashdod. On 20 January, one rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip. April On 15 April, one rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip. On 23 April, 36 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, of which six were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system. Although there were no injuries, property was damaged in several communities in Israel. The Israeli military responded with military strikes. On 24 April, two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, of which one was intercepted by the Iron Dome, and the other fell in an open area near the border fence. On 25 April, five rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, of which two was intercepted by the Iron Dome and the others fell either in uninhabited areas or inside the Gaza Strip. May On 9 May, six rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, of which two were intercept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestinian Rocket Attacks On Israel
Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched thousands of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Arab–Israeli conflict. The attacks, widely condemned for targeting civilians, have been described as terrorism by the United Nations, the European Union, and Israeli officials, and are defined as war crimes by human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. The international community considers indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets to be illegal under international law. From 2004 to 2014, these attacks have killed 27 Israeli civilians, 5 foreign nationals, 5 IDF soldiers, and at least 11 Palestinians and injured more than 1900 people. Their main effect is their creation of widespread psychological trauma and disruption of daily life among the Israeli populace. Medical studies in Sderot, the Israeli city closest to the Gaza Strip, have documented a post-traumatic stress disorder incidence among young child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Dome
Iron Dome ( he, כִּפַּת בַּרְזֶל, Kippat Barzel) is a mobile all-weather air defense system developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of to away and whose trajectory would take them to an Israeli populated area. From 2011 to 2021, the United States contributed a total of US$1.6 billion to the Iron Dome defense system, with another US$1 billion approved by the US Congress in 2022. Iron Dome was declared operational and initially deployed on 27 March 2011 near Beersheba. On 7 April 2011, the system successfully intercepted a rocket launched from Gaza for the first time. On 10 March 2012, ''The Jerusalem Post'' reported that the system shot down 90% of rockets launched from Gaza that would have landed in populated areas. In late 2012 Israel said that it hoped to increase the range of Iron Dome's interceptions, from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Israel–Palestine Crisis
A major outbreak of violence in the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict commenced on 10 May 2021, though disturbances took place earlier, and continued until a ceasefire came into effect on 21 May. It was marked by protests and police riot control, rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. The crisis was triggered on 6 May, when Palestinians in East Jerusalem began protesting over an anticipated decision of the Supreme Court of Israel on the eviction of six Palestinian families in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Under international law, the area, effectively annexed by Israel in 1980, is a part of the Palestinian Territories; Israel applies its laws there. On 7 May, according to Israel's Channel 12, Palestinians threw stones at Israeli police forces, who then stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compoundl using tear gas, rubber bullets, and stun grenades. The crisis prompted protests around the world as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haaretz
''Haaretz'' ( , originally ''Ḥadshot Haaretz'' – , ) is an Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel, and is now published in both Hebrew and English in the Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the ''International New York Times''. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the internet. In North America, it is published as a weekly newspaper, combining articles from the Friday edition with a roundup from the rest of the week. It is considered Israel's newspaper of record. It is known for its left-wing and liberal stances on domestic and foreign issues. As of 2022, ''Haaretz'' has the third-largest circulation in Israel. It is widely read by international observers, especially in its English edition, and discussed in the international press. According to the Center for Research Libraries, among Israel's daily newspapers, "''Haaretz'' is considered the most infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Palestinian Rocket Attacks On Israel
These are lists of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel by Palestinian militant groups. 2000s * List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2001 * List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2002–2006 * List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2007 *List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2008 *List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2009 2010s * List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2010 * List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2011 * List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2012 * List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2013 *List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2014 * List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2015 * List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2016 *List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2017 * List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2018 *List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2019 2020s *List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict In 2021
The following is a timeline of events during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2021, including the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis. February February 4 Israel razed Khirbet Humsa al-Fawqa for the second time because of what it claimed was an illegal settlement next to a military firing range. The Israeli rights group B'Tselem called the demolition "unusually broad," accusing Israel of seeking "to forcibly transfer Palestinian communities in order to take over their land." April Clashes occur throughout April in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem where dozens of Palestinian families are threatened with eviction due to the long-running Sheikh Jarrah property dispute. May May 5 Negotiations to form a new Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu fail and Yair Lapid of the centrist Yesh Atid party is asked by President Reuven Rivlin to try form a government. May 6 The rising tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in recent weeks were confirmed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Jihad Movement In Palestine
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine ( ar, حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين, ''Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn''), known in the West simply as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary and terrorist organization formed in 1981. PIJ formed as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood and was influenced ideologically in its formation by the Islamic regime in Iran. It is a member of the Alliance of Palestinian Forces, which rejects the Oslo Accords and whose objective is the establishment of a sovereign Islamic Palestinian state.BBC Who are Islamic Jihad? 9 June 2003 It calls for the military destruction of Israel and rejects a |
2021 In Israel
Events in the year 2021 in Israel. Incumbents * President of Israel – Reuven Rivlin until 7 July; Isaac Herzog * Prime Minister of Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu until 13 June; Naftali Bennett * President of the Supreme Court – Esther Hayut * Chief of General Staff – Aviv Kochavi * Government of Israel – thirty-fifth government of Israel and thirty-sixth government of Israel Events January *1 January – Israel reaches the milestone of one million COVID-19 vaccinations, over 11% of the population, since the inoculation campaign began on 20 December 2020. *13 January – The Israeli Air Force launches a series of airstrikes against Iranian targets in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate of Syria, killing dozens. *17 January – The government approves the appointment of Kobi Shabtai as the Commissioner of the Israel Police, following a two-year period without a permanent appointee. *24 January – **Israel opens an embassy in the United Arab Emirates wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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