List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2001
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This 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
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
in Israel and various Gush Katif
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.
February 15
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March 8
March 17
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March 21
March 26
April 6
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April 10
April 11
April 15
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April 24
April 28
April 30
May 6
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May 15
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May 19
May 22
May 24
May 26
May 30
June 3
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June 10
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June 13
June 14
June 18
June 19
June 21
June 29
July 6
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July 18
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July 31
Qassam rocket
The Qassam rocket is a simple steel artillery rocket developed and deployed by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas. Three models have been produced and used between 2001 and 2011....
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
Sderot is a western Negev city in the Southern District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 20,700. The city has been an ongoing target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip...
in Israel and various Gush Katif
Gush Katif
Gush Katif was a bloc of 17 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza strip. Gush Katif was specifically mentioned by Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli prime minister who fell victim to an assassin in 1995, as essential to Israel's security border. In August 2005, the Israeli army moved the 8,600...
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
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan , also known as the "Disengagement plan", "Gaza expulsion plan", and "Hitnatkut", was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government on June 6, 2004 and enacted in August 2005, to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from...
in 2005.
January
January 30- Palestinians fired a mortar shell at a house in NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
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 NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
. 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.
February 15
- Palestinians fired two mortar shells at NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
. No injuries were reported.
February 22
- In the evening, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at the towns of DugitDugitDugit 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...
and Elei SinaiElei SinaiElei Sinai was an Israeli settlement in the north of Gaza Strip. It was established in 1982 by a group who had been evicted from Yamit. It was named for the yearning to return to the Sinai desert, where Yamit was located....
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 NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
. No injuries were reported.
March 8
- In the evening, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
. There were no injuries, but residents were instructed to enter bomb shelters.
March 17
- Shortly after midnight, Palestinians in Khan YunisKhan YunisKhan Yunis - often spelt Khan Younis or Khan Yunnis - is a city and adjacent refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the city, its refugee camp, and its immediate surroundings had a total population of 180,000 in 2006...
fired an anti-tank missile at the Neve DekalimNeve DekalimNeve Dekalim 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, on sand dunes that were previously uninhabited. The village served as a regional center for the Gush Katif...
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 OzNahal OzNahal Oz 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 and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of...
, wounding a soldier. This was the first Palestinian ballistic attack on Israel proper in the Second Intifada.
March 21
- In the evening, Palestinian Authority Force 17Force 17Force 17 was a commando and special operations terror unit of the Palestinian Fatah movement and later of the Office of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority. It was formed in the early 1970s by Ali Hassan Salameh ....
fighters fired two mortar shells at the town of MoragMoragMorag may refer to:* Morag , a lake monster reported to inhabit Loch Morar in Scotland* Morąg , a city in Warmia-Masuria, Poland...
in the Gaza Strip and three mortar shells at NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
. 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 MoragMoragMorag may refer to:* Morag , a lake monster reported to inhabit Loch Morar in Scotland* Morąg , a city in Warmia-Masuria, Poland...
. 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 PassoverPassoverPassover is a Jewish holiday and festival. It commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt...
, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Elei SinaiElei SinaiElei Sinai was an Israeli settlement in the north of Gaza Strip. It was established in 1982 by a group who had been evicted from Yamit. It was named for the yearning to return to the Sinai desert, where Yamit was located....
. There were no injuries.
April 8
- Late in the first day of Passover, Palestinians fired five mortar shells at Nahal OzNahal OzNahal Oz 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 and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of...
and an adjacent IDF post. Israel responded by shelling Palestinian security headquarters at Beit Lahiya 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 KatifKatifKatif, Qatif or Qateef may refer to the following:*Qatif, a region in Saudi Arabia*Katif , a former Israeli moshav in the Gaza Strip*Gush Katif, the largest former Israeli settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip...
in the Gaza Strip, causing no injuries. Israel responded by rocketing a the Palestinian Naval Police headquarters in Gaza City and a military intelligence building in Deir el-BalahDeir el-BalahDeir el-Balah or Dayr al-Balah is located in the central Gaza Strip and is the capital or muhfaza of the Deir el-Balah Governorate...
, killing a police doctor. Later in the day, Palestinians fired additional mortars at NisanitNisanitNisanit was the largest Israeli settlement in the northern tip of the Gaza Strip in a mini-settlement bloc including Elei Sinai and Dugit. While Nisanit was under the municipal authority of the Hof Aza Regional Council it was not physically in the Gush Katif bloc where the bulk of the 'Gush Katif'...
. 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 NisanitNisanitNisanit was the largest Israeli settlement in the northern tip of the Gaza Strip in a mini-settlement bloc including Elei Sinai and Dugit. While Nisanit was under the municipal authority of the Hof Aza Regional Council it was not physically in the Gush Katif bloc where the bulk of the 'Gush Katif'...
and Kfar DaromKfar DaromKfar Darom was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip.-Original kibbutz:Kfar Darom was founded on 250 dunams of land purchased in 1930 by Tuvia Miller for a fruit orchard on the site of an ancient Jewish settlement of the same name mentioned in the Talmud...
in the Gaza Strip and at Kibbutz Netiv HaAsaraNetiv HaAsaraNetiv HaAsara is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-west Negev, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 704....
in Israel.
April 15
- After dark, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at the towns of Netzer HazaniNetzer HazaniNetzer Hazani was an Israeli settlement located in the northeast corner of the Gush Katif and evacuated in Israel's disengagement of 2005...
and KatifKatifKatif, Qatif or Qateef may refer to the following:*Qatif, a region in Saudi Arabia*Katif , a former Israeli moshav in the Gaza Strip*Gush Katif, the largest former Israeli settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip...
in the Gaza Strip.causing no injuries.
April 16
- Palestinians fired four mortar shells on the city of SderotSderotSderot is a western Negev city in the Southern District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 20,700. The city has been an ongoing target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip...
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 Neve DekalimNeve DekalimNeve Dekalim 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, on sand dunes that were previously uninhabited. The village served as a regional center for the Gush Katif...
.
April 18
- In the morning, Palestinians fired mortars at NisanitNisanitNisanit was the largest Israeli settlement in the northern tip of the Gaza Strip in a mini-settlement bloc including Elei Sinai and Dugit. While Nisanit was under the municipal authority of the Hof Aza Regional Council it was not physically in the Gush Katif bloc where the bulk of the 'Gush Katif'...
. HamasHamasHamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
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 AmNir AmNir Am is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Sderot and covering 20,000 dunams, it fall under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 281....
in Israel and at Kfar DaromKfar DaromKfar Darom was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip.-Original kibbutz:Kfar Darom was founded on 250 dunams of land purchased in 1930 by Tuvia Miller for a fruit orchard on the site of an ancient Jewish settlement of the same name mentioned in the Talmud...
.
April 19
- In the afternoon, Palestinians fired two mortar shells which landed between Atzmona and MoragMoragMorag may refer to:* Morag , a lake monster reported to inhabit Loch Morar in Scotland* Morąg , a city in Warmia-Masuria, Poland...
. 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 Khan YunisKhan YunisKhan Yunis - often spelt Khan Younis or Khan Yunnis - is a city and adjacent refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the city, its refugee camp, and its immediate surroundings had a total population of 180,000 in 2006...
fired three mortar shells at the town of GadidGadidGadid was an Israeli settlement located in the middle of the Gush Katif settlement bloc whose residents were expelled in Israel's disengagement of 2005...
in the Gaza Strip. There were no injuries but a hothouse was damaged.
April 28
- Palestinians fired five mortars at the village of Netzer HazaniNetzer HazaniNetzer Hazani was an Israeli settlement located in the northeast corner of the Gush Katif and evacuated in Israel's disengagement of 2005...
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 FatahFatahFataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...
, 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 Khan YunisKhan YunisKhan Yunis - often spelt Khan Younis or Khan Yunnis - is a city and adjacent refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the city, its refugee camp, and its immediate surroundings had a total population of 180,000 in 2006...
fired two mortars at GadidGadidGadid was an Israeli settlement located in the middle of the Gush Katif settlement bloc whose residents were expelled in Israel's disengagement of 2005...
.
May
May 4- Palestinians fired two mortar shells on Kfar AzaKfar AzaKfar Aza is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Netivot and Sderot around three kilometres east of Gaza, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council...
.
May 6
- Late in the day, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
.
May 7
- Palestinians fired four mortar shells on Kfar AzaKfar AzaKfar Aza is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Netivot and Sderot around three kilometres east of Gaza, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council...
. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded by destroying a Palestinian police post.
May 9
- In the morning, Palestinians fired two mortar shells on NisanitNisanitNisanit was the largest Israeli settlement in the northern tip of the Gaza Strip in a mini-settlement bloc including Elei Sinai and Dugit. While Nisanit was under the municipal authority of the Hof Aza Regional Council it was not physically in the Gush Katif bloc where the bulk of the 'Gush Katif'...
.
May 11
- Palestinians fired six mortar shells at unspecified Israeli settlements and towns.
May 15
- In the morning, HamasHamasHamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
militants were firing mortars at Kfar AzaKfar AzaKfar Aza is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Netivot and Sderot around three kilometres east of Gaza, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council...
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 Kfar DaromKfar DaromKfar Darom was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip.-Original kibbutz:Kfar Darom was founded on 250 dunams of land purchased in 1930 by Tuvia Miller for a fruit orchard on the site of an ancient Jewish settlement of the same name mentioned in the Talmud...
, causing damage but no injuries. Two others mortars landed inside Israel near Kibbutz Nir AmNir AmNir Am is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Sderot and covering 20,000 dunams, it fall under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 281....
.
May 17
- Palestinians fired three mortar shells at two Jewish communities. One landed inside Israel, near Nir AmNir AmNir Am is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Sderot and covering 20,000 dunams, it fall under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 281....
, and another landed at the entrance to NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
. In the evening, a third shell exploded in the backyard of a family home in Netzer HazaniNetzer HazaniNetzer Hazani was an Israeli settlement located in the northeast corner of the Gush Katif and evacuated in Israel's disengagement of 2005...
, 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 JihadIslamic Jihad Movement in PalestineThe Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine known in the West as simply Palestinian Islamic Jihad , is a small Palestinian militant organization. The group has been labelled as a terrorist group by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia and Israel...
claimes responsibility for the attacks on Nir Am and Netzer Hazani.
May 18
- After daybreak, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at GadidGadidGadid was an Israeli settlement located in the middle of the Gush Katif settlement bloc whose residents were expelled in Israel's disengagement of 2005...
, which exploded among the community's greenhouses.
May 19
- Palestinians fired seven mortar shells at GadidGadidGadid was an Israeli settlement located in the middle of the Gush Katif settlement bloc whose residents were expelled in Israel's disengagement of 2005...
.
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 NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
. There were no injuries.
May 26
- After nightfall, Palestinians in Khan YunisKhan YunisKhan Yunis - often spelt Khan Younis or Khan Yunnis - is a city and adjacent refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the city, its refugee camp, and its immediate surroundings had a total population of 180,000 in 2006...
fired a mortar shell into Neve DekalimNeve DekalimNeve Dekalim 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, on sand dunes that were previously uninhabited. The village served as a regional center for the Gush Katif...
.
May 30
- In the morning, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at Rafiah YamRafiah YamRafiah Yam was an Israeli settlement, originally established in 1984 as a secular community in the southern end of the Gush Katif settlement bloc, only 200 metres from the Egyptian border and close to the Palestinian city of Rafah....
.
June
June 1- Early in the day, Palestinians fired four mortar shells that exploded near greenhouses in the Israeli settlement of SlavSlav (settlement)Slav was a Jewish village and an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, located in the south-west edge of the Gaza Strip, whose residents were evicted in Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2005...
in the Gaza Strip.
June 3
- After nightfall, Palestinians fired two mortar shells toward Kfar DaromKfar DaromKfar Darom was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip.-Original kibbutz:Kfar Darom was founded on 250 dunams of land purchased in 1930 by Tuvia Miller for a fruit orchard on the site of an ancient Jewish settlement of the same name mentioned in the Talmud...
. There were no injuries.
June 7
- After nightfall, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at Ganei TalGanei TalGanei Tal was an Israeli settlement in the south of the Gaza Strip. Located in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, it was established as a moshav in 1979 with a primarily agricultural purpose; exporting geraniums and tomatoes to Europe. It had a population of some 75 families, or 500 people.Lined...
. There were no injuries.
June 8
- Palestinians fired two mortar shells on Atzmona and Rafiah YamRafiah YamRafiah Yam was an Israeli settlement, originally established in 1984 as a secular community in the southern end of the Gush Katif settlement bloc, only 200 metres from the Egyptian border and close to the Palestinian city of Rafah....
. There were no injuries or damage. Israel responded by firing two anti-tank shells on a Palestinian Force 17Force 17Force 17 was a commando and special operations terror unit of the Palestinian Fatah movement and later of the Office of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority. It was formed in the early 1970s by Ali Hassan Salameh ....
position.
June 10
- Palestinians fired eight mortar shells at two unspecified Gaza Strip settlements.
June 12
- Palestinians fired three mortar shells at MoragMoragMorag may refer to:* Morag , a lake monster reported to inhabit Loch Morar in Scotland* Morąg , a city in Warmia-Masuria, Poland...
. There were no injuries.
June 13
- In the evening, several hours after a ceasfire went into effect, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Atzmona.
June 14
- With the ceasefire still in effect, Palestinians fired five mortar shells at MoragMoragMorag may refer to:* Morag , a lake monster reported to inhabit Loch Morar in Scotland* Morąg , a city in Warmia-Masuria, Poland...
after nightfall. FatahFatahFataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...
claimed responsibility.
June 18
- After nightfall, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at the Neve DekalimNeve DekalimNeve Dekalim 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, on sand dunes that were previously uninhabited. The village served as a regional center for the Gush Katif...
industrial area.
June 19
- Palestinians fired five mortar shells at Moshav KatifKatifKatif, Qatif or Qateef may refer to the following:*Qatif, a region in Saudi Arabia*Katif , a former Israeli moshav in the Gaza Strip*Gush Katif, the largest former Israeli settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip...
. 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 NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
.
July
July 4- Palestinians fired a mortar shell on an unspecified settlement.
July 6
- Palestinians fired a mortar shell toward GadidGadidGadid was an Israeli settlement located in the middle of the Gush Katif settlement bloc whose residents were expelled in Israel's disengagement of 2005...
.
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 MoragMoragMorag may refer to:* Morag , a lake monster reported to inhabit Loch Morar in Scotland* Morąg , a city in Warmia-Masuria, Poland...
and Netzer HazaniNetzer HazaniNetzer Hazani was an Israeli settlement located in the northeast corner of the Gush Katif and evacuated in Israel's disengagement of 2005...
. - Palestinians in Beit Jalla in the West BankWest BankThe West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
fired two mortar shells at the GiloGiloGilo is a neighborhood in southern East Jerusalem with a population of 40,000, mostly Jewish. It is one of the five ring neighborhoods of Jerusalem and is built on land in the West Bank that was annexed to Israel in 1980 under the Jerusalem Law. The international community regards it as an...
neighborhood of East Jerusalem. 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 Nahal OzNahal OzNahal Oz 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 and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of...
in Israel.
July 27
- In the evening, Palestinians fired mortar shells at GadidGadidGadid was an Israeli settlement located in the middle of the Gush Katif settlement bloc whose residents were expelled in Israel's disengagement of 2005...
. Israel responded by destroying a Palestinian munitions factory.
July 30
- Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Kfar DaromKfar DaromKfar Darom was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip.-Original kibbutz:Kfar Darom was founded on 250 dunams of land purchased in 1930 by Tuvia Miller for a fruit orchard on the site of an ancient Jewish settlement of the same name mentioned in the Talmud...
, wounding a 9-year-old girl.
July 31
- Palestinians fired rwo mortar shells at NetzarimNetzarimNetzarim may refer to:* Netzarim, twigs that shoot off from a branch of a tree * Netzarim , the name of an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip...
and at least one mortar at Rafiah YamRafiah YamRafiah Yam was an Israeli settlement, originally established in 1984 as a secular community in the southern end of the Gush Katif settlement bloc, only 200 metres from the Egyptian border and close to the Palestinian city of Rafah....
. In the evening, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at Atzmona. There were no injuries.