The following is a detailed list of

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

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and mortar attacks on

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

in 2011 from the

Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza.. ...

. Over the course of 2011, 680 rockets, mortars and Grad missiles were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel.

Overview and notable developments

At the very end of 2010,

Palestinian Islamic Jihad 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 par ...

stated that it and other Palestinians militant groups in the Gaza Strip would temporarily halt rocket attacks against Israel. However, by 7 January, Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for a mortar attack that injured three agricultural workers, 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. Multiple, unclaimed rocket and mortar attacks occurred on 16, 17 and 18 January. On 2 January, it was revealed that two East

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

Arabs, employees of the

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, were arrested for suspected involvement in an aborted

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 ...

plot to fire a missile at

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during a soccer match. The two were charged the following day with

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. On 15 March, Israel seized the ''Victoria'', a ship containing concealed

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ian missiles destined for the Gaza Strip. On 27 March, Israel first deployed the new

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- ...

missile defense system to protect

Beersheba Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...

. The city, one of Israel's largest, had recently been targeted again by Palestinian missiles after being safe since the 2008-2009 Gaza War. A week later, a second battery was deployed to protect

Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon (; Hebrew: , , ; Philistine: ), also known as Ascalon (; Ancient Greek: , ; Arabic: , ), is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with ...

. On 7 April, the Ashkelon battery successfully intercepted a Palestinian Grad missile fired at the city, marking the first successful interception of a short range rocket in history. On 31 August, Israel deployed a third battery outside

Ashdod Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...

before the new school year. As of that date, Iron Dome had intercepted several dozen Gazan rockets at an estimated cost of $100,000 per interception, not including the price of the system itself. On 4 April, Israel indicted alleged

"rocket godfather" Dirar Abu Sisi in the Beersheba District Court. Abu Sisi had reportedly been captured by Israel in the

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a month prior. He denied any wrongdoing. On 7 April, Hamas militants fired a

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at an Israel

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. The sole passenger on board, 16-year-old boy Daniel Viflic, was killed. On 18 August, a series of cross-border attacks were carried out in southern Israel near the Egyptian border. The initial attacks sparked several days of clashes between Israel and Palestinian militant groups that resulted in substantial casualties to both sides.

Summary

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January

According to the

Israel Security Agency Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

'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. ;January 1 In the evening, a mortar shell fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed near a

kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

in the

Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council The Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית שער הנגב, ''Mo'atza Azorit Sha'ar HaNegev'', ''lit.'' Gate of the Negev Regional Council), is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. ...

. A woman suffered from shock, but no physical injuries or damage were reported. The

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( ar, الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين, translit=al-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn, PFLP) is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist and revolutionary soci ...

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 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

as a

terrorist activity center in the north and a weapons manufacturing facility in the center of the territory. Palestinians said that two people were injured. ;January 2 A projectile fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit the

Eshkol Regional Council Eshkol Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית אשכול, ''Mo'atza Ezorit Eshkol'') is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. The regional council's territory lies midway between Ashkelon and Beersh ...

. The

and the

Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP; ar, الجبهة الديموقراطية لتحرير فلسطين, ''al-Jabha al-Dīmūqrāṭiyya li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn'') is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist organi ...

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. ;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

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s sustained damage. No militant group claimed responsibility. Israel responded that day with airstrikes on a

militant training facility in the central part of the Gaza Strip and a smuggling tunnel in the south. No injuries were reported.Terror sites hit in Gaza after rocket fire
UPI 05-01-2011 ;January 5 Two mortar shells fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in open areas in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. Five additional mortars hit the Eshkol Regional Council that day, according to the IDF website. After nightfall, a Qassam rocket hit an open area in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. ;January 6 In the morning, a mortar shell fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fell in the

Sdot Negev Regional Council Sdot Negev Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית שדות נגב, ''Mo'atza Azorit Sdot Negev'', ''lit.'' Negev Fields Regional Council), formerly Azata Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית עזתה, ''Mo'atza Azorit Azata'') ...

. No injuries or damage were reported. The

claimed responsibility for mortar attacks at that time, saying that it had fired three shells at an Israeli military base near

Kissufim Kissufim ( he, כִּסּוּפִים, ''lit.'' Yearning) is a kibbutz in the northwestern Negev desert in Israel. Located adjacent to the Gaza Strip at an altitude of 92 meters above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional C ...

. However, an Israeli military spokeswoman said she was not aware of any attacks in that area. Israel responded that night with airstrikes on two sites in the Gaza Strip, which it identified as a

terror base in the north and an infiltration tunnel in the south intended for carrying out attacks against Israelis. No injuries were reported. ;January 7 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a projectile at Israel. No injuries or damage were reported. ;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

. One of the shells hit a residential area within an agricultural community in the area. Three

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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.

claimed responsibility, saying that it had fired six mortar shells at an Israeli military post near

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 ...

.Gaza mortar shell wounds two men at Israeli farm
Reuters 08-01-20114 mortar shells land in Sha'ar Hanegev area, 3 injured
Jerusalem Post 08-01-2011 Towards the evening, an additional Palestinian mortar shell landed in an open area in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. After nightfall, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket which landed in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.Peretz: IDF needs to step up its attacks on Hamas
Jerusalem Post 08-01-2011Gaza violence escalates claiming victims
UPI 09-01-2011 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. ;January 9 In the morning, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket into the

. No injuries or damage were reported. 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. According to

DEBKA Debka may refer to: * Dabke ''Dabke'' ( ar, دبكة also spelled ''dabka'', ''dubki'', ''dabkeh'', plural ''dabkaat'') is a Levantine Arab folk dance. Dabke combines circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other j ...

, the targets were Hamas underground command centers recently built by engineers from the

Iranian Revolutionary Guard The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

. ;January 10 In the evening, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired three rockets at Israel. One hit an industrial area in

, while the other two fell in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. Later, Palestinians fired another Qassam rocket which landed in an open area in the

. No injuries were reported. ;January 11 In the morning, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket which exploded south of

. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded overnight to the attacks of the previous two days with airstrikes on two

compounds and a

militant training base. ;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 The Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית שער הנגב, ''Mo'atza Azorit Sha'ar HaNegev'', ''lit.'' Gate of the Negev Regional Council), is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. ...

. No injuries or damage were reported. The

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siren did not sound. ;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

. No injuries or damage were reported. ;January 18 In the early afternoon, four mortar shells fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in open areas in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. ;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. ;January 25 In the evening, a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fell in an open area in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. Later in the evening, a second rocket exploded in an open area in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. ;January 31 A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip exploded in an open area in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. A

Grad rocket The BM-21 "Grad" (russian: БМ-21 "Град", lit= hail) is a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system and the M-21OF rocket were first developed in the early 1960s, and saw their first comba ...

landed near a residential neighborhood in the city of

Netivot Netivot ( he, נְתִיבוֹת, "''paths''", ar, نتيڤوت) is a city in the Southern District of Israel located between Beersheba and Gaza. In , it had a population of . History Netivot was founded in 1956 and named after the bible: " ...

. 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 Ofakim ( he, אֳפָקִים ''ʾŎfāqīm'', or אוֹפָקִים ''ʾŌfāqīm'', ''lit.'' "horizons") is a city in the Southern District of Israel, 20 kilometers (12.4 mi) west of Beersheba. It achieved municipal status in 1955. I ...

a few minutes later, but no injuries or damage were reported.Grad rockets hit near Netivot, Ofakim
Israel News 31-01-2011 Israel responded on 2 February with an airstrike on a smuggling tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border. No injuries were reported. Israel also submitted a letter of complaint to the United Nations.

February

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 6 rockets and 19 mortar shells at Israel in 14 separate attacks. ;February 4 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket into the

. No injuries or damage were reported. The Color Red alarm did not sound. ;February 6 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired two mortar shells into the

.2 mortars fired from Gaza Strip into Israel
Jerusalem Post 06-02-2011 After nightfall, two additional mortar shells landed in open areas in the

. No injuries or damage were reported in either incident. ;February 8 At around 11 am, two mortar shells launched by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in a kibbutz in the

. 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

rocket alert system sounded during both attacks and residents of the area were asked to temporarily remain in their homes.

claimed responsibility, saying the attacks were directed at a military post east of

Khan Younis 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 ...

. 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 Jabalia also Jabalya ( ar, جباليا) is a Palestinian city located north of Gaza City. It is under the jurisdiction of the North Gaza Governorate, in the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jabalia had a popu ...

. Palestinian sources said that eight people were lightly injured. ;February 9 The

said that its militants fired a projectile at an Israeli military jeep in the morning. The

said they were not familiar with the incident. ;February 14 Around noon, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket into the

. No injuries or damage were reported. The attack, which occurred after several days of relative calm, coincided with the swearing of

Benny Gantz Benjamin Gantz ( he, בִּנְיָמִין "בֵּנִי" גַּנְץ, Transliterated: ; born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli politician and retired army general serving as the minister of Defense since 2020 and deputy prime minister of Israel sin ...

as new

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. 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. ;February 23 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired three mortar shells at a

in the

. 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.

claimed responsibility for mortars fired that day, saying it launched two shells at IDF forces which crossed the fence into the Gaza Strip. Around 9:30 pm, Palestinians fired three

Grad missile The BM-21 "Grad" (russian: БМ-21 "Град", lit= hail) is a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system and the M-21OF rocket were first developed in the early 1960s, and saw their first comba ...

s at

, 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.Grad rocket hits Beersheba
Israel News 23-02-2011 Israel responded that day with an airstrike on a

cell in eastern

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, 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

vehicle in the Al Salaam area of

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killed one person and wounded several others. ;February 26 A mortar shell fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in an open area in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded with airstrikes on

and

militant facilities in the Gaza Strip. Four Palestinians were lightly injured.Qassam hits western Negev; no injuries
Israel News 27-02-2011Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel, no casualties
AFP 27-02-2011 ;February 27 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket at the

. No injuries or damage were reported. The Color Red alarm did not sound. 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 The Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית שער הנגב, ''Mo'atza Azorit Sha'ar HaNegev'', ''lit.'' Gate of the Negev Regional Council), is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. T ...

and Ashkelon Coast regional councils were requested to remain in their protected spaces for fear of additional attacks.

March

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired 38 rockets and 87 mortar shells at Israel in 47 separate attacks. ;March 3 During the night, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a projectile at the

. The

claimed responsibility for the attack, saying its militants had fired a C5K rocket at an Israeli military tower near

. "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. ;March 4 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired two Qassam rockets at Israel. One exploded in the

and the other apparently landed within Palestinian territory. No injuries or damage were reported. ;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

militant posts in Zeitoun,

Deir al-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 ...

and

. No injuries were reported.IDF bombs Gaza Strip targets
Israel News 06-03-2011 ;March 9 After nightfall, a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in an open area in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. ;March 16 Palestinians fired a rocket into

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 ...

. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded with an airstrike on a

compound in the Gaza Strip, killing two Hamas militants and injuring one. ;March 18 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired four mortar shells at Israel. Some fell in unspecified locations in the western Negev, and some fell within the Gaza Strip.10 mortars fired at Negev; no injuries
Israel News 18-03-2011 Around 4 pm, Palestinian terrorists fired six additional mortar shells into the

. No injuries or damage were reported. ;March 19 In the early morning, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired 54 mortars on Israeli communities within a period of 15 minutes. A man and his wife were wounded by shrapnel as they fled toward a safe zone. Several homes on a

were badly damaged. One mortar shell landed on the rooftop of a

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, but the building was empty because it was

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, the Jewish day of rest.

claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was a response to the death of two of the group's militants in an Israeli airstrike several days earlier.Palestinians: Hamas official killed, 4 injured in IDF strike
Israel News 19-03-2011 According to ''

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'', the unusually extreme attack by Hamas was an attempt by the Islamist group to divert its people's wrath and to avoid being engulfed by the

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. Israel responded with airstrikes and tank fire, killing one Hamas official and injuring four others. ;March 20 On the Jewish holiday of

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, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a mortar and two Qassam rockets at Israel.Palestinian rocket slams into Ashkelon
Jerusalem Post 21-03-2011 Later in the day, Palestinians fired a

at southern

. One elderly woman was lightly injured, and several other people suffered from shock. Sirens were heard in the city. British Minister for the Middle East and North Africa

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condemned

for its attacks on Israel as well as its assaults on Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip, saying: "Hamas should not think that while the attention of the world is elsewhere we will turn a blind eye to their actions. The indiscriminate targeting of Israeli citizens, as they celebrated the Jewish festival of Purim, is unacceptable." ;March 21 After nightfall, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket at the

. No injuries or damage were reported. ;March 22 Around 4 pm, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at

Alumim Alumim ( he, עֲלוּמִים, lit=Youth) is a kibbutz located in the northwestern Negev desert in southern Israel, near the Gaza Strip. It falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Kibb ...

and

Sa'ad Sa'ad ( he, סַעַד, ''lit.'' Aid) is a Religious Kibbutz Movement , religious kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located near the Gaza Strip, and the cities of Sderot and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Re ...

. No injuries or damage were reported.Two Grad rockets hit Be'er Sheva; IAF strikes Gaza launching squad
Haaretz 23-03-2011 In the evening, Palestinians fired a

from the northern Gaza Strip and several mortar shells at

; the Grad landed south of the city. No injuries or damage were reported. In the evening, the

attacked a Palestinian terror cell in the midst of preparing to fire a long-range rocket into Israel, killing four terrorists. Israeli military sources said the same terrorists were behind the

attack on

on 23 February.Grad rocket lands near Ashdod; sirens heard throughout city
Jerusalem Post 23-03-2011 ;March 23 During the night, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a

, which landed in an open area south of the city. This was the first time Ashdod, one of Israel's largest cities and relatively far from the Gaza Strip, was targeted since the Gaza War. Sirens were heard in the city and in nearby

Gedera Gedera, or less commonly known as Gdera ( he, גְּדֵרָה), is a town in the southern part of the Shfela region in the Central District of Israel founded in 1884. It is south of Rehovot. In , it had a population of . History Gedera ...

and

Kiryat Malachi Kiryat Malakhi ( he, קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי, also Qiryat Malakhi or Kiryat Malachi) is a city in the Southern District of Israel, from Ashkelon. In it had a population of . Its jurisdiction is 4,632 dunams (~4.6 km2). Histor ...

. No injuries or damage were reported.

claimed responsibility. At 5:30 am, Palestinians launched another

. The rocket hit a street in the midst of a residential area. A 56-year-old man was injured by shrapnel that penetrated his third-floor apartment, and three other people suffered from shock. Several buildings, including a

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, were damaged. Fearing additional attacks, the city closed schools and universities for the day.

claimed responsibility, saying, "This is an initial reaction to the

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crimes against our people in Gaza."Rocket threat: Southern schools cancel classes
Israel News 23-03-2011
Israel News 3-03-2011 Four hours later, Palestinians fired a third Grad missile at Beersheba, hitting an open area within the city. Later, Palestinians fired seven mortar shells at the

and one at the

Shaar Hanegev Regional Council The Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית שער הנגב, ''Mo'atza Azorit Sha'ar HaNegev'', ''lit.'' Gate of the Negev Regional Council), is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. ...

. Some of the shells contained

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. US President

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condemned the attacks as well as a recent Palestinian terrorist bombing in Jerusalem "in the strongest possible terms", saying that "there is never any possible justification for terrorism".Ashton condemns J'lem bombing, Gaza rocket attacks
Jerusalem Post 24-03-2011 Israel responded to the attacks with airstrikes on terrorist training sites, weapons-smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border, and an abandoned rocket launcher. No injuries were reported in the airstrikes. ;March 24 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired twelve projectiles at Israeli towns throughout the day, reaching deep into the country. The Israeli cities of

and

Kiryat Gat Kiryat Gat, also spelled Qiryat Gat ( he, קִרְיַת גַּת), is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It lies south of Tel Aviv, north of Beersheba, and from Jerusalem. In it had a population of . The city hosts one of the most a ...

kept schools closed for the day, fearing additional attacks. The

municipality held classes as usual, but the local Parents' Committee urged residents to keep their children at home.Rocket fire on Israel continues; IDF attacks in Gaza
Israel News 24-03-2011Palestinians say IDF carrying out air strikes on Gaza
Jerusalem Post 24-03-2011 EU foreign policy chief

Catherine Ashton Catherine Margaret Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, (born 20 March 1956), is a British Labour politician who served as the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and First Vice President of the Europea ...

condemned the attacks as well as the recent Palestinian terrorist bombing in Jerusalem in "the strongest terms", adding that "attacks on any civilians are completely unacceptable in any circumstance". Details of some of the attacks: *During the night, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket at the western Negev. No injuries or damage were reported. *In the morning, Palestinians fired a second Qassam rocket which landed in an open area south of

. No injuries or damage were reported. *Shortly before 11 am, a third Palestinian rocket fired from the northern Gaza Strip exploded in an open area in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. *Around 12:15 pm, a fourth Palestinian Qassam rocket landed in an open area in the

. No injuries were reported. *Just before 2 pm, Palestinians fired a fifth rocket at the

. No injuries were reported. *Two

s were fired at

. One struck south of the city and the other to its north; the explosion of the second projectile was heard in

Yavne Yavne ( he, יַבְנֶה) or Yavneh is a city in the Central District of Israel. In many English translations of the Bible, it is known as Jabneh . During Greco-Roman times, it was known as Jamnia ( grc, Ἰαμνία ''Iamníā''; la, Iamnia) ...

. The Color Red alarm was heard throughout the city, as well as in

and

Gan Yavne Gan-Yavne () is a town in central Israel, located adjacent to the city of Ashdod. Gan Yavne was founded in 1931 and achieved local council status in 1950. It lies east of the Tel Aviv–Ashkelon highway, and is bordered to the west by Ashdod, ...

.http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/two-grad-rockets-from-gaza-reach-deep-into-israel-1.351588
Haaretz 24-03-2011 *A few hours later, a rocket landed in

and a mortar exploded in the

. The Color Red alarm sounded. No injuries or damage were reported. *In the evening, Palestinians fired six mortar shells at the

. No injuries or damage were reported.IDF strikes Gaza after rocket barrage slams South
Jerusalem Post 24-03-2011 Israel responded during the day with airstrikes on

buildings in the Gaza Strip. ;March 26 Early in the morning, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into Israel. One landed in the

, exploding three yards from a home in one of the area's communities. The house was severely damaged but the eight family members who were sleeping inside were unharmed. Another home was moderately damaged. The second rocket landed in an open area in an unspecified location. No injuries were reported.Qassam rocket hits Eshkol Regional council
Israel News 26-03-2011 In the evening, a third rocket hit the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. ;March 27 A

cell near

was attempting to launch a projectile into Israel when it was targeted by an Israeli airstrike. Two PIJ militants were killed and three PIJ militants were wounded. ;March 29 Palestinians fired an unspecified number of Qassam rockets at

, but all the projectiles fell within the Gaza strip. The Color Red alarm sounded in the Israeli city. Israel responded the following day with airstrikes on a

cell, killing one PIJ terrorist and wounding another, and on a smuggling tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip. ;March 31 Around 7:30 pm, Palestinian terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket that landed in an open area south of

. No injuries or damage were reported. The Color Red alarm sounded in nearby communities.

April

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired 87 rockets and 57 mortar shells at Israel in 63 separate attacks. ;April 5 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket at the

. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded with airstrikes on two militant infiltration tunnels in the northern Gaza Strip. Palestinians said that four people were lightly to moderately injured. The following day Israel carried out additional airstrikes on another militant infiltration tunnel in the north and three smuggling tunnels in the south. No injuries were reported. ;April 7 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a

anti-tank missile at a

in the

, outside

. In the explosion, 16-year-old boy Daniel Viflic was critically injured with a shrapnel wound to the head, and the driver was moderately injured.Anti-tank missile falls on Negev school bus, injuring two
Jerusalem Post 07-04-2011 The boy died of his wounds ten days later.

issued a press release that evening claiming responsibility, calling the incident a retaliation for a previous Israeli strike that killed three Hamas leaders and vowing further attacks. The fact that the Russian-made Kornet is a

laser-guided Laser guidance directs a robotics system to a target position by means of a laser beam. The laser guidance of a robot is accomplished by projecting a laser light, image processing and communication to improve the accuracy of guidance. The key ide ...

weapon indicated that the school bus was intentionally targeted. The attack opened a several-day stretch of violence in which Palestinians launched over 100 projectiles at Israel and Israeli responses left 19 Hamas militants and two civilians dead.IDF refrains from response to Gaza rocket fire as border violence cools
Haaretz 11-04-2011 Israeli President

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said the attack showed that Gaza had turned into a terror state. The

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condemned "the attack on innocent civilians... in the strongest possible terms, saying "there is no justification for the targeting of innocent civilians and those responsible for these terrorist attacks should be held accountable."

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"unreservedly" condemned the attack as "despicable" and "cowardly", and said reports suggested that the school bus was deliberately targeted.Ashton calls for a 'cessation of violence' in Gaza
Jerusalem Post 08-04-2011 Over the next three hours, at least 45 additional Palestinian projectiles hit Israel. Residents were instructed to stay inside their homes, children were ordered to stay inside schools, and police sealed roads in the area for fear of additional attacks. European Union foreign policy chief

"strongly" condemned the attacks. Details of some of the incidents: *One mortar hit a home in the

. The house was damaged but no injuries were reported. *A

fired at

was intercepted by the

defense system, marking the first successful interception of a short range rocket in history. *After nightfall, three Qassam rockets were fired into the Ashkelon Coast and Eshkol regional councils. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded with airstrikes on terror cells and smuggling tunnels. ;April 8 Despite the announcement by Gazan terror organizations of a unilateral ceasefire at 11 pm the previous night, Palestinians fired at least 24 mortar shells and 6 rockets at Israel, causing serious damage to a factory and to chicken coops.

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 ...

, the

Popular Resistance Committees The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) ( ar, لجان المقاومة الشعبية, ''Lijān al-Muqāwama al-Shaʿbiyya'') is a coalition of a number of armed Palestinian groups opposed to what they regard as the conciliatory approach of t ...

, the

and the little-known Abu Al-Qumsan Brigades all claimed responsibility for various attacks. Israeli children in the danger zone were held in school for safety reasons until the attacks ended. 450 schoolchildren at the "Nitzanei Eshkol" school were evacuated with a security forces escort. No injuries were reported.Kibbutz building damaged as 2 mortar shells land in Negev
Jerusalem Post 08-04-2011 Details of some of the attacks: *In the afternoon, sixteen Palestinian mortars shells exploded across southern Israel. One shell hit a chicken coop in the

. *Later in the afternoon four more mortar shells landed in open areas south of

. No injuries or damage were reported. *Four rockets were fired at

. Three were intercepted by the

defense system.Iron Dome intercepts rockets fired at Ashkelon
Israel News 08-04-2011 *In the evening, two mortar shells were fired at a

in the

. A residential structure was damaged. Israel responded with airstrikes, killing four

militants and one

militant. ;April 9 Palestinians fired over 65 projectiles at Israel. Five people were injured while running to

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s.Rockets fired from Gaza bombard Ashkelon, western Negev
Jerusalem Post 09-04-2011 Details of some of the attacks: *Overnight, 15 Grads were fired into Israeli territory. The

defense system intercepted five of them near

and

. *A rocket fired at a

in the

damaged homes and a water main. *After nightfall, two rocket barrages hit the

. Israel responded with airstrikes, killing two senior

militants and one

militant. ;April 10 Palestinians fired about 20 rockets and mortars at Israel.Qassam follows ceasefire declaration
Israel News 10-04-2011 Details of some of the attacks: *In the morning, three Palestinian mortar shells hit fields belonging to a

in the

. The projectiles damaged electrical cables, causing power outages in nearby communities. *A Palestinian rocket hit an open area in

.Iron Dome intercepts Grad rocket near Ashklelon
Jerusalem Post 10-04-2011 *A Palestinian

fired at

was intercepted by the

rocket defense system. *Shortly thereafter, two Palestinian rockets hit open areas in the

and the

. *In the afternoon, a Qassam rocket exploded in an open area in the

. *Two mortar shells hit an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. *Two more mortar shells hit the Eshkol Regional Council. *Around 9:30 pm, shortly after Palestinian militant groups announced a ceasefire, a Qassam rocket exploded in an open area in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. Israel refrained from responding to the attacks. ;April 12 According to the Palestinian

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-affiliated Gazan militant group Tawhid and Jihad claimed to have launched two missiles at

Nirim Nirim ( he, נִירִים, ''lit.'' Meadows) is a kibbutz in the northwestern Negev in Israel. Located near the border with the Gaza Strip, about 7 kilometers east of Khan Yunis, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In it ...

at 7:50 pm. The group said its claimed attack was "a response to Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip", without clarifying further. However, the

said they were not aware of a rocket attack taking place at that time. ;April 15 Palestinians fired two

s at

from the

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 ...

neighborhood of al-Atatra in the northern Gaza Strip. Alarms sounded in Ashdod and nearby

. One rocket exploded in a residential area and the second landed outside the city. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded several hours later with airstrikes on militant targets. No injuries were reported. ;April 18 On

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eve, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket at the

. It exploded in an open area near a

, and no injuries or damage were reported. The Color Red alert sounded in the area and in

May

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip perpetrated only one rocket attack on Israel during this month. ;May 28 Overnight, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at the

. No injuries or damage were reported. This was the first such attack in six weeks.

June

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired four rockets and one mortar shell at Israel. ;June 15 At about 9:30 pm, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Qasssam rocket at the

. The projectile landed in an open area, and no injuries or damage were reported. The Color Red siren sounded in the region. ;June 21 After nightfall, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a mortar shell at the

, followed half an hour later by a Qassam rocket fired at the same area. No injuries or damage were reported in either attack. The incident affected an Israeli national civil defense drill the following day. Israel responded with an airstrike on an infiltration tunnel in the central Gaza Strip, causing no injuries.

July

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired 20 rockets and 2 mortar shells at Israel in 18 separate attacks. ;July 3 In the morning, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at the

, causing no injuries or damage. Israel responded with an airstrike on an infiltration tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip, also causing no injuries. ;July 5 Mohammed Said and Kamal Abu Moamer, two members of the

-affiliated group Tawhid al-Jihad based in the southern Gaza Strip, were killed in an Israeli airstrike as they were preparing to launch a rocket into Israel from the central part of the Strip.IAF aircraft attack terror tunnel in northern Gaza
Jerusalem Post 06-07-2011 ;July 9 In the evening, Palestinians fired three Qassam rockets at Israel. Two rockets hit open areas in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council; a third landed within the Gaza Strip. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded with an airstrike on an infiltration tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip, causing no injuries. ;July 12 Around 10:15 pm, Palestinians fired two Qassam rockets at Israel. One of the rockets exploded several feet from a home in the

, damaging it, while the other hit an open area in the

. No injuries were reported. The Color Red siren sounded, and residents also received text messages asking them to enter fortified spaces. Israel responded with airstrikes on two Gazan sites identified as weapons manufacturing facilities, causing no injuries.IDF strikes Gaza targets
Israel News 2011-07-13 ;July 13 In the morning, Palestinians fired a rocket at the

. No injuries were reported. Israel responded with airstrikes on two tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip and a third in the north.More rockets fired from Gaza
Israel News 2011-07-14 ;July 14 In the morning, Palestinians fired a rocket at the

. In the afternoon, Palestinians fired three more rockets at unspecified areas in Israel. In the evening, two more rockets were fired at the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported in any of the attacks. Israel responded with airstrikes on four Hamas training camps in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said that two children were lightly injured. ;July 15 Palestinians fired a mortar shell at the

. No injuries or damage were reported. ;July 16 Overnight, Palestinians fired a rocket at the

. No injuries or damage were reported. ;July 17 Starting about 1 am, Palestinians fired three Qassam rockets at Israel. The first rocket hit the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. Two additional rockets exploded later in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. The Color Red alarm did not sound. ;July 19 After nightfall, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket at the

. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded with airstrikes on terror targets in the Gaza Strip, causing no reported injuries. ;July 28 In the morning, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket at the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. The Color red alarm sounded in the area. No injuries or damage were reported.

August

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 145 rockets and 46 mortar shells at Israel in 134 separate attacks. ;August 1 Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket at the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. It exploded near a

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tent, injuring 55-year-old

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ess Fatma Saria in the lower limbs. The Color Red alarm sounded in the region. ;August 3 At about 10:30pm, Palestinians fired a rocket at the

Lakhish Regional Council Lakhish Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית לכיש, ''Mo'atza Azorit Lakhish'') is a regional council (Israel), regional council in the Southern District (Israel), Southern District of Israel. It surrounds the ancient city of Lachish, ...

, between

and

.2 rockets fired from Gaza
Israel News 04-08-2011 The

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claimed responsibility for the attack. ;August 4 Shortly after midnight, Palestinians fired a rocket that exploded at the entrance to

. Five people were lightly injured seeking shelter after the Color Red alarm sounded. Israel responded with an airstrike on a Hamas militant center in the Gaza Strip. In the evening, Palestinians fired two rockets at

. No physical injuries were reported, but two people were treated for shock. The Color Red alarm sounded in the city.Attacks continue; rocket hits Kiryat Gat
Israel News 04-08-2011 ;August 7 After nightfall, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket at the

. The rocket landed near a

, triggering the Color Red alarm. Later, Palestinians fired three mortar shells at the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, damaging a fence. ;August 15 Palestinians fired a

into

. Israel responded with airstrikes on five targets in the Gaza Strip, killing one armed

terrorist and wounding several others. In a separate incident, several Palestinians were scattered by the Israeli Air Force as they were attempting to fire a rocket into Israel. ;August 18 Palestinians fired two rockets at

; at least one of them was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. The

claimed responsibility. Later, two more rockets fired at Ashkelon were intercepted by Iron Dome. ;August 19 Palestinians terrorists fired 17 rockets and several mortars at Israel. Responsibility for various attacks was claimed by the

and

's Al Aqsa Brigades and al-Mujahideen Brigades. The streets in

were said to be empty for fear of rockets. Details of some of the attacks: * In the morning, a rocket fired at a Jewish religious seminary in

injured 10 people, two of them seriously. Several blocks away, a Grad rocket landed inside a

while worshipers were praying, but failed to explode. There were no injuries. The synagogue was partially demolished in order to clear the rocket. The

-affiliated

claimed responsibility for the Grad attacks, saying they were a response to Israel's targeting of the

leadership the previous day. * Around 4 pm, two Grad rockets exploded between

and Gan Yavneh. One of the rockets started a fire, damaging a building. * Around 5 pm, a Qassam rocket hit the

. * Around 6:20 pm, two rockets hit

and the

. No injuries or damage were reported. * In the evening, a Qassam rocket landed near a kibbutz in the

. * In the evening, two mortar shells hit the

. * After nightfall, two rockets hit the

. No injuries or damage were reported. * Around 10 pm, a Grad rocket fired at

was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. Israel responded with airstrikes on four targets in the Gaza Strip, killing senior

commander Samed Abdul Mu'ty Abed as he was on his motorcycle. ;August 20 As

announced it would renew attacks on Israelis, Palestinians fired 64 rockets at Israel. The projectiles reached

and

, forcing more than half a million Israelis into

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. A Grad rocket fired at Beersheba killed 38-year-old Yossi Shoshan of Ofakim, who was on his way to ensure the safety of his 9-month pregnant wife. Many others were injured in Beersheba, Ashdod and Ofakim, including a 4-month-old baby. Details of some of the attacks: * Around 4 am, two rockets hit the

. No injuries or damage were reported.Rocket salvo hits south; 3 injured
Israel News 2011-08-20

claimed responsibility. * Two rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip hit the outskirts of

, seriously injuring three Palestinian aliens working in the local industrial zone. The three were rushed to

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for treatment.

claimed responsibility. * Around 8:30 am, a rocket fired from the northern Gaza Strip hit an open area in the

Be'er Tuvia Regional Council Be'er Tuvia Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית באר טוביה, ''Mo'atza Azorit Be'er Tovia''), is a regional council in the southern Coastal Plain region in Israel. It borders Yoav and Nahal Sorek regional councils in the east; ...

. No injuries or damage were reported.

claimed responsibility. * Around 9 am, a Grad rocket landed in the

Bnei Shimon Regional Council The Bnei Shimon Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית בני שמעון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Bnei Shim'on'', ''lit.'' Regional Council 'Sons of Shimon'), is a regional council in the northern Negev in the south of Israel. Most of its terri ...

just north of

, triggering the Color Red alarm. Eight people suffered light injuries and

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. The

claimed responsibility.PRC, Islamic Jihad claim rocket fire on Israel
Israel News 2011-08-20 * A rocket fired at the

Lachish Regional Council Lakhish Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית לכיש, ''Mo'atza Azorit Lakhish'') is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. It surrounds the ancient city of Lakhish and the modern city of Kiryat Gat. It was founded in ...

at noon exploded on a section of

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, from Ashkelon to Kiryat Gat, severely damaging it. The highway was closed to traffic. * Just after noon, two Qassam rockets hit the

, one landing in a

and the other in an open area. No injuries or damage were reported. * A rocket fired at

was intercepted by

. * Four mortar shells were fired at the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. * A Qassam rocket was fired at the

and a mortar was fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. * Two mortar shells were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. * Five mortar shells were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. * A mortar shell was fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. * A Grad rocket fired at

was intercepted by

. The

claimed responsibility. * Five additional mortar shells were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. * Grad rockets were fired at

. One rocket hit a home, wounding a 4-month-old baby, a 9-year-old child, and a 20-year-old man.

claimed responsibility. * A barrage of Grad rockets hit

, killing one person and injuring at least ten, four of them seriously. The

claimed responsibility. * Two Qassam rockets hit the

. * A Qassam rocket fired at Israel exploded within the Gaza Strip. ;August 21 * In the morning, two mortar shells were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. * In the morning, a Qassam rocket hit the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. * In the morning, three Grad rockets fired at Ashkelon were intercepted by

. * In the morning, two Grad rockets were fired at Beersheba. One was intercepted by

; the other fell in an open area near the city. No injuries or damage were reported. * In the morning, a rocket hit a school in Beersheba, damaging it. No injuries were reported. * In the morning, two rockets were fired at the Beersheba region. No injuries or damage were reported. * Shortly before noon, three rockets hit near Ashkelon. No injuries or damage were reported. * Shortly after noon, a rocket was fired at the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. No injuries were reported. * During the evening, a Qassam rocket was fired at Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries were reported. * Though a ceasefire has been declared starting 09:00 P.M. that night, two rockets were fired after that time. No injuries were reported. ;August 22 * During night, a rocket was fired at the city of Ashkelon and was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. * Another rocket was fired early morning at Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries were reported. * At night, a Qassam rocket was fired at Ashkelon and landed in an open area. No injuries were reported. * A rocket fired at Hof Ashkelon Regional Council landed near greenhouses and started a fire. No injuries were reported. * Another rocket landed in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council just before midnight. ;August 24 Palestinians fired more than 20 rockets on Israeli communities. Grad rockets fell on the cities of

and

, injuring a 9-month-old baby. Israel responded with airstrikes, killing a senior

operative involved in a recent terrorist shooting attack on Israel.Rocket salvo hits south; IAF strikes Gaza
Israel News 2011-08-25 ;August 25 Palestinians fired at least 15 rockets and mortars at Israel. Details of the attacks: * Five Qassam rockets were fired at the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. * Four Qassam rockets were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. * A Grad rocket fell in an open area near Ashkelon, without causing injuries or damage. * A Palestinian mortar shell caused extensive damage to the Erez Crossing Terminal, which is frequently used by Palestinians to enter Israel for medical treatments. Israel responded with airstrikes on several targets in the Gaza Strip, killing two

militants involved in the attack against the Erez Crossing Terminal. ;August 26 At about 3 pm, Palestinians fired a Grad rocket at

, despite a ceasefire announced by

the previous day. Shortly after 10 pm, two Qassam rockets were fired at the

. No injuries were reported in either incident. The leftist

claimed responsibility for two attacks on Ashkelon.Despite ceasefire: Rockets hit western Negev
Israel News 2011-08-26 ;August 27 A Qassam rocket fell in the Negev. No injuries or damage were reported.Fourth Rocket Strikes Israel Sunday during Second Gaza Ceasefire
The Israel Project 2011-08-28 ;August 28 A Grad rocket fired was fired at

Hatzerim Hatzerim ( he, חֲצֵרִים, ''lit.'' Farmyards) is a kibbutz located 8 kilometers west of Beersheba in the Negev desert in Israel. It is named after the Bible (Deuteronomy 2:23), mentioning a site nearby: "the Avvites who lived in farmyards ...

in the

, near

. After nightfall, a Qassam rocket was fired at the

. No injuries were reported in either attack. Tawhid wal-Jihad claimed responsibility for both.Rocket fire on southern Israel continues
Israel News 2011-08-29 ;August 29 A Qassam rocket was fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. Tawhid wal-Jihad claimed responsibility. ;August 31 Two Qassam rockets hit the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.

September

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 8 rockets and 2 mortar shells at Israel in 9 separate attacks. ;September 5 A rocket fell in an open area in the western Negev. There were no casualties or damage. ;September 29 A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council, causing damage to an abandoned building. In response, an IAF aircraft targeted a terror activity site in the central Gaza Strip overnight. A direct hit was confirmed. ;September 30 IAF aircraft identified a squad of terrorists preparing to launch rockets at Israel from the northern Gaza Strip, and thwarted the attempt by firing at them. A hit was confirmed.

October

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 52 rockets and 6 mortar shells at Israel in 43 separate attacks during October. ;October 4 Two Grad rockets were fired from northern Gaza towards Israel. One rocket exploded in an open field in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council while the second one fell in Palestinian territory. No injuries or damage were reported. ;October 11 A Qassam rocket was fired from the northern Gaza Strip and exploded near the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. No injuries were reported but a few green houses sustained damages. ;October 26 A Grad rocket fired from Gaza landed in an open territory in the

on Wednesday night. There were no casualties or damage, but several people suffered shock. A Color Red siren was heard in several communities including Ashdod, Kiryat Malachi, Rehovot, Ness Ziona and Gan Yavne. Israeli Air Force responded by attacking three terror activity sites and a weapons storage facility in Gaza. Direct hits were confirmed. ;October 29 On Saturday, an Israeli aircraft targeted a terrorist squad in southern Gaza Strip that was preparing to launch long-range rockets. Five Islamic Jihad militants were killed, including a senior commander of the

al-Quds Brigades Al-Quds Brigades (AQB) ( ar, سرايا القدس, ''Saraya al-Quds'' meaning ''Jerusalem Brigades'') is the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), which is the second largest group in the Gaza St ...

. The squad was responsible for the firing of the Grad rocket on Wednesday. In response, more than 24 rockets were fired at Israel: * Four rockets were fired at Ashdod, hitting near a residential building and injuring a man. * A rocket was fired at Gav Yavne, injuring a 50-year-old man in his lower limbs. * Two mortar shells were fired at Eshkol Regional Council. * A mortal shell was fired at Bnei Shimon Regional Council. * A rocket exploded in Merhavim Regional Council. * A rocket fired at Be'er Sheba was intercepted by the

Defense system. * A rocket hit the city of Ashkelon. * Two mortar shells hit Eshkol Regional Council. * One rocket hit an apartment building in Ashkelon, killing a 56-year-old civilian. Israel carried out additional airstrikes, hitting another squad preparing to fire rockets. Other four Islamic Jihad militants were killed. ;October 30 Twelve rockets were fired into Israel since midnight. None of them caused casualties. Two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. Israel responded with airstrikes on several terror activity sites in Gaza, including at least three rocket-launching platforms, tunnels and a terrorist squad prepared to launch rockets, killing one

DFLP The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP; ar, الجبهة الديموقراطية لتحرير فلسطين, ''al-Jabha al-Dīmūqrāṭiyya li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn'') is a secular Palestinian people, Palestinian Marxism ...

militant. ;October 31 A terrorist squad that fired a Qassam rocket at Israel from southern Gaza Strip was targeted by an IAF aircraft. A direct hit was confirmed.IDF Spokesperson Update
/ref> Two militants belonging to al-Ahrar, a minor split of

, were killed in the strike. In the evening, Gazan militants fired five rockets at southern Israel. Two landed near

, one in

and one in the

, while a fifth launched against Beersheba was successfully intercepted by the

defense system. No casualties were reported.

November

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 11 rockets and 1 mortar shell at Israel in 10 separate attacks. ;November 1 In the evening, a rocket launched from Gaza fell in the

, without causing injuries or damage. ;November 4 Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel, causing no injuries or damage. ;November 5 An Israeli aircraft attacked Palestinian gunmen who were preparing to fire a rocket into Israel, killing one Islamic Jihad militant and injuring two.Israeli air strike kills Palestinian militant in Gaza
Reuters 05-11-2011 ;November 6 Two rockets fired from Gaza exploded in open areas in the

Hof Ashkelon Regional Council Hof Ashkelon Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית חוף אשקלון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Hof Ashkelon'', ''lit.'' Ashkelon Coast Regional Council) is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. The council is bordered to the ...

. The first rocket didn't cause injuries or damage, while the second one caused shrapnel wounds to a Thai foreign worker. ;November 9 Palestinian militants fired two rockets which landed in the

. No injuries or damage were reported. ;November 10 A rocket was fired at night against southern Israel, causing no injuries. Israel retaliated with an airstrike against a training post belonging to Gaza militants north of

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 ...

.Gaza militants hit southern Israel with rockets, Israeli war jets retaliate
Philstar 09-11-2011 ;November 13 Gaza militants fired a Qassam rocket at the

, causing no injuries or damage. In response, Israeli Air Force struck a naval police post in the northern part of Gaza City, leaving one Palestinian dead and four wounded. ;November 15 Gaza terrorists launched two Qassam rockets at Israeli communities in the western Negev. One rocket hit a local kindergarten. There were no physical injuries in the attack, but the kindergarten was badly damaged. The other rocket exploded in an open area, causing no injuries or property damage. In response, overnight Israel struck terror targets in northern Gaza. Direct hits were recorded on a terror tunnel and on an additional center of terrorist activity. ;November 26 A rocket fired from Gaza hit the

, causing no injuries or damage. In response, Israeli aircraft struck two terror activity sites in southern and central Gaza Strip.

December

According to the

's monthly summary, Palestinians fired 30 rockets and 11 mortar shells at Israel in 30 separate attacks. ;December 7 Israeli aircraft targeted two Palestinian squads that were preparing to fire rockets into southern Israel, killing one Islamic Jihad militant and wounding two others. ;December 8 An Israeli aircraft killed a senior operative of the

al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades () is a coalition of Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank. The organization has been designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the European Union, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States. L ...

and another terrorist in Gaza who intended to execute a terrorist attack against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers. In response, Gaza militants fired several rockets. A

exploded in an open field near the southern city of

and a Qassam landed in an open field in the

. No injuries or damages were reported in either incident. In response, at least two Israeli airstrikes took place against

facilities next day, killing one civilian and injuring several. Other nine rockets were fired at Israel, causing no injuries or damage: * Five rockets landed in western Negev. * A rocket exploded in the

. * A rocket exploded in

. * Two rockets landed south of

. ;December 9 Six rockets fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in southern Israel: * Two rockets exploded in the

. * Two rockets exploded in the

. * Two rockets were fired towards the

. An

anti-rocket defense battery intercepted one of the rockets. No injuries or damage were reported in either incident. In response, Israeli aircraft struck targets associated with terrorist activity in Gaza next day. ;December 11 In response to ongoing rocket fire, Israeli aircraft targeted a weapon manufacturing site in northern Gaza. ;December 24 A rocket fired from the northern Gaza Strip exploded in an open field in the

. A short while later a mortar shell hit an open field in the

. No injuries or damage were reported in either incident. ;December 27 After an Israeli airstrike killed three Islamic militants and injured ten, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket from inside Gaza but it exploded inside the Strip. ;December 28 Four Qassam rockets fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in open areas in the Western Negev. Hours later, Israeli jets bombed a smuggling tunnel in northern Gaza and a terrorist center in central Gaza. ;December 29 A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip exploded in an open area of the

. No injuries or damage were reported.IAF hits Gaza targets overnight after Kassams
Jerusalem Post 29-12-2011 ;December 30 An Air Force jet carried out a strike against a rocket cell in northern Gaza seconds before it fired rockets at Israel, killing one terrorist and injuring five.
Ynet News 30-12-2011

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