This is a list of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2020. All of the attacks originated in the Gaza Strip, unless stated otherwise. This list does not include reports of deaths and injuries caused by Hamas rocket and mortar attacks that fell within Gaza.
On 15 January, four rockets were launched at Israel. Two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome and two fell in open fields. Israeli air strikes targeted Hamas posts.[1]
February
After the near-daily rocket and mortar attacks over two weeks, also with the launch of dozens of balloon-borne explosive devices, Israeli politicians threatened a harsh military response if attacks continued.[2] On February 5, the military reduced the permitted Gaza fishing zone to 10 nautical miles and canceled some 500 travel permits.[3]
On 16 February, at least two rockets were fired at southern Israel, apparently hitting open fields and causing no injuries. In response, Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip targeted Hamas installations.[4]
On 23 February, in response to the killing of Muhammad al-Na'im and the subsequent desecration of his corpse by an Israeli army bulldozer Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) fired over 21 rockets from Gaza of which 13 were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. Israel retaliated by airstrikes on PIJ sites in Gaza.[5] Israel also closed the fishing zone in the Gaza Strip. According to The Jerusalem Post, nearly 100 rockets were fired from 23 February until 11 pm on 24 February. In response, Israel attacked PIJ targets near Damascus, Syria, killing Ziad Ahmad Mansour, 23 and Salim Ahmad Salim, 24 of the Al-Quds Brigades, as well as in Gaza.[6] On 26 February, the Erez and Kerem Shalom border crossings were reopened and the fishing zone reopened.[7]
May
On 5 May, one rocket was fired from Gaza at Israeli communities near the border for the first time in over 40 days.[8]
June
On 15 June, one rocket was fired into southern Israel, striking an empty field, causing no injuries or damage.
On 26 June, two rockets were fired from Gaza that caused no injuries or damage.
July
On 5 July, two rockets hit open terrain in southern Israel, and no casualties or damage were reported. A third was intercepted by Israeli air defense.
August
On 2 August, one rocket fired from Gaza was intercepted by Iron Dome.
On 16 August, two rockets were intercepted by air defense batteries. The municipality of Sderot said that one house had been hit by shrapnel. An Israeli man of 58 was lightly injured by broken glass and a house near Sderot had taken a direct hit from a rocket. Only property was damaged.[8]
On 21 August, at least 12 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. One landed near a house in Sderot on Friday, causing extensive damage.
September
On 15 September, the Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted eight of 13 rockets. At least two people were injured and several cars damaged by shrapnel near a mall in Ashdod. Six pedestrians also were injured as panicked shoppers ran for shelters.[8]
October
On 16 October, one rocket was fired from Gaza which apparently exploded in an open field.
On 22 October, two rockets were fired toward Ashkelon. One rocket fell in an open field, while the second was intercepted by the Iron Dome system.
November
On 14 November, two rockets were fired toward Ashdod and Kibbutz Palmachim. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
On 21 November, one rocket was fired toward Ashkelon.
December
On 26 December, two rockets were intercepted over Ashkelon.[8]
This is the Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2007.
Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched thousands of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Arab–Israeli conflict. The attacks, widely condemned for targeting civilians, have been described as terrorism by the United Nations, the European Union, and Israeli officials, and are defined as war crimes by human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. The international community considers indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets to be illegal under international law.
The Shaar HaNegev school bus attack was a missile attack on 7 April 2011, in which Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired a Kornet laser-guided anti-tank missile over the border at an Israeli school bus, killing a schoolboy.
Operation Returning Echo was an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military operation in the Gaza Strip from March 9 until March 14, 2012. It was the worst outbreak of violence covered by the media in the region since the 2008–2009 Gaza War.
Operation Pillar of Defense was a military operation carried out in the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defense Forces starting on 14 November 2012, following rocket attacks on Israeli territory launched from Gaza during the preceding days.
The Gaza–Israel clashes code-named by Israel as Operation Black Belt, took place between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) following the targeted killing of senior PIJ commander Baha Abu al-Ata in Gaza, and the attempted killing of senior PIJ commander Akram al-Ajouri in Damascus, Syria by the IDF. PIJ responded with rocket fire into Israel, including long-range rockets fired towards Tel Aviv, leading to several civilians being wounded. In response to the rocket fire, Israel carried out airstrikes and artillery shelling in the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding several militants as well as civilians.
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