This is a detailed list of Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks on Israel in 2014. All of the attacks originated in the Gaza Strip, unless stated otherwise. For information pertaining to the wider conflict, see Arab-Israeli conflict and Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
On 5 March, the Israeli Navy intercepted a ship containing dozens of long-range rockets being smuggled from Iran to the Gaza Strip]].[1]
On 10 March, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, unveiled a monument to its rocket attacks on Israeli cities and towns, a life-sized model of an M-75 rocket in Gaza City. The group declared that the attacks "managed to take the battle to the heart of the Zionist entity (Israel)".[2]
January
In January, Palestinians launched 22 rockets and four mortar shells at Israel in 19 separate attacks. Two of the rockets were launched from Sinai.[3][4]
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February
In February, Palestinians launched nine rockets at Israel in seven separate attacks.[4]
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- February 14
In the evening, Palestinians launched two rockets into Israel. One landed in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, the other in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[5]
March
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- March 3
Mosaab Zaaneen, a 25-year-old militant from Palestinian Islamic Jihad, was killed in an Israeli air strike as he was attempting to launch rockets from Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces stated that the strike "was carried out in order to eliminate an imminent attack targeting civilian communities of southern Israel".[6]
- March 5
Palestinians fired a rocket towards the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, triggering sirens in local communities. The projectile landed within the Gaza Strip. Later, after nightfall, a second rocket was fired at Sderot. No injuries or damage were reported in either attack.[7]
- March 11
After nightfall, Palestinians fired a rocket into the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. The projectile landed in an open area, causing no injuries or damage.[8]
- March 12
Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists fired at least 60 rockets at Israeli cities and towns, in the heaviest barrage since 2012. No direct injuries were reported, but a 57-year-old woman was lightly injured while taking cover in Sderot. At least eight rockets fell within communities, with one exploding near a gas station and another near a public library. Explosions rocked the cities of Sderot and Netivot, and sirens sounded as far away as Beersheba.[9][10]
References
- ^ Israel Navy intercepts Gaza-bound Iranian rocket ship near Port Sudan, Jerusalem Post 05-03-2014
- ^ Hamas unveils rocket statue in Gaza City, Times of Israel 10-03-2014
- ^ Monthly summary – January 2014, Israel Security Agency
- ^ a b Monthly summary - February 2014, Israel Security Agency
- ^ Two Gaza rockets hit southern Israel, Haaretz 14-02-2014
- ^ Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian militant in Gaza Strip, Los Angeles Times 14-03-2014
- ^ Rocket hits open area near Sderot, Times of Israel 06-03-2014
- ^ Gaza rocket explodes in open area in Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, Jerusalem Post 11-03-2014
- ^ Southern Israel battered by dozens of Gaza rockets, Ynet News 12-03-2014
- ^ Gazans bombard southern Israel in massive rocket attack, Times of Israel 12-03-2014
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