List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2023

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The following is a list of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2023.

April

  • April 5, attack of 18 launches from Gaza was initiated toward Israel. Two people injured, and a factory in Sderot was damaged.
  • April 6, during the Jewish Passover holiday, 7 rockets were fired from Gaza.
  • April 7, 44 rockets were fired from Gaza. House in Sderot was damaged.

In total, 1,500,000 people in Israel were affected by these attacks.[2]

May

  • May 2, 2023, Israel faced a series of attacks from the Gaza Strip, resulting in 8 injured, damage to buildings and cars, and fires. In total 104 rockets were fired at Israel, and 500,000 Israelis were affected by the attack.[3]
  • May 9–13, 2023: 1,469 rockets and mortar shells fired at Israel, primarily the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 131 landed in Israeli territory, 291 landed in the Gaza Strip, and 39 fell into the sea. Two people were killed in Israel and several dozen were wounded; extensive property damage was reported.[4] 1,500,000 Israelis were affected by the attacks.[5]
  • May 14, 2023: 1 rocket fired at Israel. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed it was a technical malfunction.[4]

October

  • October 7–31, 2023: 8,500 rockets and mortar shells launched at Israel. About 10% of them were failed launches that landed in the Gaza Strip and in the sea.[6][citation needed]
  • The 7 October rocket attacks included a strike on a putative nuclear missile site.[7][8] The rocket hit the land of Sdot Micha military base,[7] on the outskirts of East Jerusalem.[citation needed]

November

  • November 1–7, 2023: 500 rockets and mortar shells launched at Israel, amounting to more than 9,000 since the beginning of October, and keeping a 10% rate of failed launches that fell inside the Gaza Strip and in the sea.[9]
  • November 8–12, 2023: Additional 500 rockets and mortar shells launched at Israel, amounting to more than 9,500 since the beginning of October, with the rate of failed launches that fell in the Gaza Strip and the sea rising to 12%.[10]
  • November 13–22, 2023: Additional 1000 rockets and mortar shells launched at Israel, amounting to more than 10,500 since the beginning of October, with the rate of failed launches that fell in the Gaza Strip and the sea back to 10%.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Efrati, Ido (2023-11-01). "Direct Rocket Hits, Partial Protection: How a Hospital Operates in Israel's Most Bombarded City". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ^ "ISR: Complex Emergency - 2023-04 - Rocket attack on cities in Israel and escalation in tensions". IFRC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "ISR: Complex Emergency - 2023-05 - Rocket attack on cities in the south of Israel". IFRC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 10-16, 2023)". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. May 17, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "ISR: Complex Emergency - 2023-05 - Rocket attack on cities in the south and center of Israel". IFRC. May 13, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., November 1, 2023)". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Mellen, Riley (4 December 2023). "Militant Rocket Hit Base Linked to Israeli Nuclear Missile Program". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Report: Hamas rocket hit IDF base thought to house nuclear-capable missiles on Oct 7". Times of Israel. 4 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., November 8, 2023)". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., November 12, 2023)". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., November 22, 2023)". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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