This is a detailed list of Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks on Israel in 2017. The Israeli military reported that 35 rockets and mortars were launched from the Gaza Strip in 2017, the vast majority of them in December. All of the attacks originated in the Gaza Strip, unless stated otherwise. For information pertaining to the wider conflict, see

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. This list does not include reports of deaths and injuries caused by Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks that fell within Gaza. In August 2014,

Operation Protective Edge The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge ( he, מִבְצָע צוּק אֵיתָן, translit=Miv'tza Tzuk Eitan, ), was a military operation launched by Israel on 8 July 2014 in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territories, Pale ...

was ended after 4,594 rockets and mortars launched toward Israel. From the end of the operation came into force an unofficial cease-fire between

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 ...

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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 ...

February

February 6 Around 9am, one rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel. It fell inside Israel in an open area in

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 ...

. February 8 Around 11pm, a barrage of rockets was fired from Sinai at Israel. The Iron Dome defense system intercepted at least 3 rockets over

Eilat Eilat ( , ; he, אֵילַת ; ar, إِيلَات, Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan ...

. February 20 Around 10am, 2 rockets were fired from Sinai at Israel. fell inside Israel in an open area in

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 ...

. February 27 Around 13pm, one rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel. It fell inside Israel in an open area in the

Negev The Negev or Negeb (; he, הַנֶּגֶב, hanNegév; ar, ٱلنَّقَب, an-Naqab) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its southe ...

March

March 15 Around 10pm, one rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel. It fell inside Israel in an open area in the

. March 18 Around 10am, two rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel. One landed short in Gaza, and one fell inside Israel in an open area in the

April

April 10 Around 3pm, one rocket was fired from Sinai at Israel. It fell inside Israel in an open area in the

May

May 23 Around 8am, one rocket was fired from Sinai at Israel. It fell inside Israel in an open area in the

June

June 26 Around 11pm, one rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel. It fell inside Israel in an open area 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. ...

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July

July 23 Around 1am, one rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel. It fell inside Israel in an open area in the

. July 24 Around 1am, one rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel. It fell inside Israel in an open area in the

August

August 8 In the August terrorism report by Shabak, it was said that in August there had been one rocket attack from Gaza. Around 9pm, one rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel. It fell inside Israel in an open area near the city of

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 ...

October

In the August terrorism report by

Shin Bet The Israel Security Agency (ISA; he, שֵׁירוּת הַבִּיטָּחוֹן הַכְּלָלִי; ''Sherut ha-Bitaẖon haKlali''; "the General Security Service"; ar, جهاز الأمن العام), better known by the acronym Shabak ( he, ...

, it was said that in October there had been one rocket attack from Sinai.

November

November 30 Around 6:30pm, a barrage of 12 mortars were fired from Gaza at Israeli forces near the Gaza border. The IDF retaliated by striking Hamas positions. Later IDF assessments indicated that the mortars were fired by

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 ...

December

December 7 Around 6pm, on the evening

leader

Ismail Haniyeh Ismail Abdel Salam Ahmed Haniyeh; sometimes transliterated as Haniya, Haniyah, or Hanieh (born 29 January 1962) is a senior political leader of Hamas and formerly one of two disputed Prime Ministers of the Palestinian National Authority. Haniy ...

made calls for a third

Intifada An intifada ( ar, انتفاضة ') is a rebellion or uprising, or a resistance movement. It is a key concept in contemporary Arabic usage referring to a legitimate uprising against oppression.Ute Meinel ''Die Intifada im Ölscheichtum Bahrain: ...

the day after the

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declared

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

the capital of Israel, media reports a total of 7 rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel. The first fell inside Israel in an open area near the city of

. The IDF retaliated by striking Hamas positions. December 8 Around 7pm, 4 rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, 1 rocket landed short in Gaza, 1 was intercepted by the

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- ...

defense system and 2 rockets landed in the city of

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 ...

causing damage to a kindergarten and several vehicles. The IDF retaliated by striking Hamas positions killing 2 Hamas members and injuring 25 more Palestinians. December 11 Around 7pm, 4 rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, 2 rockets landed short in Gaza, 2 rockets landed in open areas near the border fence. The IDF retaliated by striking Hamas positions. Around 11:30pm, 1 rocket was fired from Gaza towards Israel and was intercepted by the

. The IDF retaliated by striking Hamas positions. December 12 Around 7pm, 1 rocket was fired from Gaza towards Israel, it landed short in Gaza. Around 11pm, 1 rocket was fired from Gaza towards Israel, it landed in an open area in the

, No damage or injuries were caused. The IDF retaliated by striking Hamas positions. December 13 Around 8:30pm, 4 rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, 2 rockets were intercepted by the

, 1 rocket landed in an open area in the

and 1 rocket landed short in Gaza. The IDF retaliated by striking Hamas positions. December 15 A rocket had been fired from Gaza, but it hit within Gaza hitting a residential building December 17 Around 9pm, 2 rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel landed in

causing damage to a home. The IDF retaliated by striking 6 Hamas positions. December 21 On the 21st,

Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) is a unit in the Israeli Ministry of Defense that engages in coordinating civilian issues between the Government of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces, international organizatio ...

reported that a mortar, fired toward Israel from Gaza, hit a civilian home in the Gaza Strip. December 29 Around 12pm, 3 rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, 2 were intercepted by the

, 1 rocket fell in the area of Nachal Oz causing damage to a public building. The IDF assessed that the mortars were fired by

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