The following is a list of Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks on Israel in 2001. Almost all of the incidents were mortar attacks, as the

Qassam rocket The Qassam rocket ( ar, صاروخ القسام ''Ṣārūkh al-Qassām''; also ''Kassam'') is a simple, steel artillery rocket developed and deployed by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas. These rockets cannot be fired ...

was first launched on July 10 of the year, and first used against civilian targets in October and November, when four rockets were fired on

Sderot Sderot ( he, שְׂדֵרוֹת, , lit. ''Boulevards'', ar, سديروت) is a western Negev city and former development town in the Southern District of Israel. In it had a population of . Sderot is located less than a mile from Gaza (the c ...

in Israel and various

Gush Katif Gush Katif ( he, גוש קטיף, , Harvest Bloc) was a bloc of 17 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza strip. In August 2005, the Israeli army forcibly removed the 8,600 residents of Gush Katif from their homes after a decision from the Ca ...

settlements in the Gaza Strip. In 2001, Israel maintained a military and civilian presence in the Gaza Strip. This list includes attacks on Israel proper and on Israeli civilian communities in the Gaza Strip, but not on Israeli military targets in the territory. Israel withdrew completely from the territory in 2005.

January

;January 30 :Palestinians fired a mortar shell at a house in

Netzarim Netzarim ( he, נְצָרִים) was an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip about 5 kilometers southwest of Gaza City. It was established in 1972. In August 2005, the inhabitants of Netzarim were evicted by the Israel Defense Forces as part o ...

in the Gaza Strip. This was the first time Palestinians had used a ballistic weapon against a Jewish settlement. The shell penetrated the house's roof but was stopped by a concrete ceiling. The family members living in the house were on the ground floor at the time, and there were no injuries.

February

;February 10 :During the night, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at a house in the town of

. There were no injuries. Israeli settlers began to set up new bomb shelters and stockpile food amid fears that the attacks were heralding an all-out war.Gaza Strip settlers fear all-out war
Telegraph 18-02-2001 ;February 15 :Palestinians fired two mortar shells at

. No injuries were reported. ;February 22 :In the evening, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at the towns of

Dugit Dugit ( he, דּוּגִית, lit. dinghy) was an Israeli settlement located in the northern tip of the Gaza Strip closest to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in a mini-settlement bloc including Elei Sinai and Nisanit. While Dugit was under ...

and

Elei Sinai Elei Sinai ( he, אֱלֵי סִינַי, ''lit.'' Towards Sinai) was an Israeli settlement in the north of the Gaza Strip. Founding Elei Sinai was established in 1982 (Sukkot 5743) by a group who had been evicted from Yamit in the Sinai Penins ...

in the Gaza Strip. Israel responded the following day by destroying two Palestinian police stations.

March

;March 4 :Palestinians fired what appeared to be mortar shells at

. No injuries were reported. ;March 8 :In the evening, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at

. There were no injuries, but residents were instructed to enter bomb shelters. ;March 17 :Shortly after midnight, Palestinians in

Khan Yunis Khan Yunis ( ar, خان يونس, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus; translation: ''Caravansary fJonah'') is a city in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Khan Yunis had a population of 142,6 ...

fired an anti-tank missile at the

Neve Dekalim Neve Dekalim ( he, נְוֵה דְּקָלִים) (lit. "Oasis of Palms") was an Israeli settlement and a community in the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip. It was founded in 1983 after the Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula ...

industrial zone in the Gaza Strip. ;March 18 :In the evening, Palestinians fired three mortar shells from the Gaza Strip at the Israeli farming community of

Nahal Oz Nahal Oz ( he, נַחַ"ל עֹז, ''lit.'' "Mighty Stream" or "Mighty Nahal") is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northwestern part of the Negev desert close to the border with the Gaza Strip and near the development towns of Sderot ...

, wounding a soldier. This was the first Palestinian ballistic attack on Israel proper in the

Second Intifada The Second Intifada ( ar, الانتفاضة الثانية, ; he, האינתיפאדה השנייה, ), also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada ( ar, انتفاضة الأقصى, label=none, '), was a major Palestinian uprising against Israel. ...

. ;March 21 :In the evening, Palestinian Authority

Force 17 Force 17 ( ar, القوة 17) was a commando and special operations unit of the Palestinian territories, Palestinian Fatah movement and later of the Office of the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Chairman of the Palestinian Authorit ...

fighters fired two mortar shells at the town of Morag in the Gaza Strip and three mortar shells at

. Israel responded by firing mortars at a nearby Palestinian police post, killing an officer. ;March 26 :In the evening, Palestinians fired three mortar shells at Morag. No injuries were reported.

April

;April 3 :Palestinians fired three mortar shells into the village of Atzmona in the Gaza Strip. The shrapnel from one of the mortars sprayed a 10-month-old baby and his mother, critically wounding the baby and lightly wounding the mother. A group calling itself " Hezbollah-Palestine" claimed responsibility. Israel responded with airstrikes on several Palestinian Authority police buildings. ;April 6 :Palestinians fired mortars on three unspecified Israeli settlements and one communal farm in Israel. There were no injuries. Israel responded with airstrikes on two Palestinian police stations. ;April 7 :On the eve of

Passover Passover, also called Pesach (; ), is a major Jewish holidays, Jewish holiday that celebrates the The Exodus, Biblical story of the Israelites escape from slavery in Ancient Egypt, Egypt, which occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew calendar, He ...

, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at

. There were no injuries. ;April 8 :Late in the first day of Passover, Palestinians fired five mortar shells at

and an adjacent IDF post. Israel responded by shelling Palestinian security headquarters at

Beit Lahiya Beit Lahia or Beit Lahiya ( ar, بيت لاهيا) is a city in the Gaza Strip north of Jabalia, near Beit Hanoun and the 1949 Armistice Line with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 59 ...

in the northern Gaza Strip. ;April 9 :In the afternoon of the second day of Passover, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Atzmona. A school in the community was damaged, but there were no injuries. ;April 10 :On the third day of Passover, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at the town of Katif in the Gaza Strip, causing no injuries. Israel responded by rocketing the Palestinian Naval Police headquarters in

Gaza City Gaza (;''The New Oxford Dictionary of English'' (1998), , p. 761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory in Palestine, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza...". ar, غَزَّة ', ), also referred to as Gaza City, i ...

and a military intelligence building in

Deir el-Balah Deir al-Balah or Deir al Balah ( ar, دير البلح, , Monastery of the Date Palm) is a Palestinian city in the central Gaza Strip and the administrative capital of the Deir el-Balah Governorate. It is located over south of Gaza City. The ci ...

, killing a police doctor. Later in the day, Palestinians fired additional mortars at Nisanit. Israel responded by firing on a Palestinian police station in the northern Gaza Strip. ;April 11 :In the evening of the fourth day of Passover, Palestinians fired mortars shells at the towns of Nisanit and

Kfar Darom Kfar Darom ( he, כְּפַר דָּרוֹם, ''lit.'' South Village), was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip. History Kfar Darom was founded on 250 dunams of land (about 25 hectares or 60 acres) pu ...

in the Gaza Strip and at Kibbutz

Netiv HaAsara Netiv HaAsara ( he, נְתִיב הָעֲשָׂרָה, ''lit.'' Path of the Ten) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-west Negev, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of . His ...

in Israel. ;April 15 :After dark, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at the towns of

Netzer Hazani Netzer Hazani ( he, נצר חזני) is a community settlement in central Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of . History The village was established in 2010 near Yesodot Yesodo ...

and Katif in the Gaza Strip, causing no injuries. ;April 16 :Palestinians fired four mortar shells on the city of

in Israel, causing no injuries or damage. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. Israel responded by seizing Palestinian-controlled areas in the Gaza Strip and rocketing Palestinian military installations, killing a Palestinian policeman. ;April 17 :Palestinians fired six mortar shells at

.Israel flattens Palestinians police station
19-04-2001 ;April 18 :In the morning, Palestinians fired mortars at Nisanit.

Hamas Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym of , "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Bri ...

claimed responsibility, saying the attack was "dedicated" to the families of Syrian soldiers killed in a radar position in Lebanon. After nightfall, Palestinians fired five additional mortars at the village of

Nir Am Nir Am ( he, נִירְעָם, ניר עם, lit. ''Nation Meadow'') is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Sderot and covering 20,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of . ...

in Israel and at

. ;April 19 :In the afternoon, Palestinians fired two mortar shells which landed between Atzmona and Morag. There were no injuries. Israel did not respond to the attack. ;April 24 :After a respite of several days from mortar attacks, in the early evening Palestinians in

fired three mortar shells at the town of

Gadid Gadid ( he, גָּדִיד) was an Israeli settlement and Moshav located in the middle of the Gush Katif settlement bloc whose residents were expelled in Israel's disengagement of 2005. The origin of the name Gadid comes from the term used in ...

in the Gaza Strip. There were no injuries but a hothouse was damaged. ;April 28 :Palestinians fired five mortars at the village of

in the Gaza Strip, hitting a recreation center and wounding six civilian youths, one seriously. A previously unknown group called The Four Martyrs, which claimed affiliation with

Fatah Fatah ( ar, فتح '), formerly the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, is a Palestinian nationalist social democratic political party and the largest faction of the confederated multi-party Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and ...

, took responsibility for the attack, saying it was a retaliation for a recent blast in the Gaza Strip in which four Fatah activists were killed. Fatah itself disavowed the attack and denied knowledge of the group. Israel did not respond to the attack. ;April 30 :Palestinians in

fired two mortars at

May

;May 4 :Palestinians fired two mortar shells on

Kfar Aza Kfar Aza ( he, כְּפַר עַזַּה, ''lit.'' Gaza Village) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Netivot and Sderot around five kilometres east of Gaza, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it ...

. ;May 6 :Late in the day, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at

. ;May 7 :Palestinians fired four mortar shells on

. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded by destroying a Palestinian police post.IDF denies Palestinian baby wounded by tank fire
, Jerusalem Post 10-05-2001 ;May 9 :In the morning, Palestinians fired two mortar shells on Nisanit. ;May 11 :Palestinians fired six mortar shells at unspecified Israeli settlements and towns. ;May 15 :In the morning,

militants were firing mortars at

when they were killed by IDF tank fire. After nightfall, Palestinians a mortar shell from Deir el-Ballah that hit the roof of a house in

, causing damage but no injuries. Two others mortars landed inside Israel near Kibbutz

. ;May 17 :Palestinians fired three mortar shells at two Jewish communities. One landed inside Israel, near

, and another landed at the entrance to

. In the evening, a third shell exploded in the backyard of a family home in

, damaging the house. The family was not in the home at the time because they were visiting their son, who was wounded in the April 28 youth club shelling. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attacks on Nir Am and Netzer Hazani.Gaza Strip violence rages on
Associated Press 19-05-2001 ;May 18 :After daybreak, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at

, which exploded among the community's greenhouses. ;May 19 :Palestinians fired seven mortar shells at

. ;May 22 :Palestinians fired three mortar shells into Israel, all of which exploded in open areas. No injuries or damage were reported. ;May 24 :In the morning, Palestinians fired two mortar shells on

. There were no injuries. ;May 26 :After nightfall, Palestinians in

fired a mortar shell into

. ;May 30 :In the morning, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at

Rafiah Yam Rafiah Yam ( he, רָפִיחַ יָם) was an Israeli settlement, in the Gaza Strip until 2005. History Rafiah Yam was originally established in 1984 as a secular community in the southern end of the Gush Katif settlement bloc, only 200 metr ...

June

;June 1 :Early in the day, Palestinians fired four mortar shells that exploded near greenhouses in the Israeli settlement of

Slav Slavs are the largest European ethnolinguistic group. They speak the various Slavic languages, belonging to the larger Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout northern Eurasia, main ...

in the Gaza Strip. ;June 3 :After nightfall, Palestinians fired two mortar shells toward

. There were no injuries. ;June 7 :After nightfall, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at Ganei Tal. There were no injuries. ;June 8 :Palestinians fired two mortar shells on Atzmona and

. There were no injuries or damage. Israel responded by firing two anti-tank shells on a Palestinian

position. ;June 10 :Palestinians fired eight mortar shells at two unspecified Gaza Strip settlements. ;June 12 :Palestinians fired three mortar shells at Morag. There were no injuries. ;June 13 :In the evening, several hours after a ceasefire went into effect, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Atzmona. ;June 14 :With the ceasefire still in effect, Palestinians fired five mortar shells at Morag after nightfall.

claimed responsibility. ;June 18 :After nightfall, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at the

industrial area. ;June 19 :Palestinians fired five mortar shells at Moshav Katif. There were no injuries. ;June 21 :Palestinians fired a 120mm mortar shell at an unspecified village in Israel, breaking car windows. It was the first time that this large shell type had been used. ;June 29 :Palestinians fired a mortar shell at

July

;July 4 :Palestinians fired a mortar shell on an unspecified settlement. ;July 6 :Palestinians fired a mortar shell toward

. ;July 10 :Palestinians fired a mortar shell on an unspecified farming community in Israel. There were no injuries. ;July 17 :Early in the morning, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at Morag and

. :Palestinians in

Beit Jalla Beit Jala ( ar, ) is a Palestinian Christian town in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank. Beit Jala is located 10 km south of Jerusalem, on the western side of the Hebron road, opposite Bethlehem, at altitude. In 2017, Beit Jala had ...

in the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

fired two mortar shells at the

Gilo Gilo ( he, גִּלֹה) is an Israeli settlement in south-western East Jerusalem, with a population of 30,000, mostly Jewish inhabitants. Although it is located within the Jerusalem Municipality, it is widely considered a settlement, because a ...

neighborhood of East

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. This was the first attack of its type in the area, though numerous shooting attacks from Beit Jalla had taken place previously. ;July 18 :Palestinians fired two mortar shells at Kibbutz

in Israel. ;July 27 :In the evening, Palestinians fired mortar shells at

. Israel responded by destroying a Palestinian munitions factory. ;July 30 :Palestinians fired a mortar shell at

, wounding a 9-year-old girl. ;July 31 :Palestinians fired rwo mortar shells at

and at least one mortar at

. In the evening, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at Atzmona. There were no injuries.Israeli radio reports clashes in West Bank, Gaza
voice of Israel 31-07-2001

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