List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2014
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The following 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. This list does not include reports of deaths and injuries caused by Hamas rocket and mortar attacks that fell within Gaza.
In total, all the rockets launched on Israel in 2014 resulted in 8 deaths and 60 injuries. All the fatalities occurred during Operation Protective Edge.
On 5 March, the Israeli Navy intercepted a ship containing dozens of long-range rockets being smuggled from Iran to the Gaza Strip.{{cite web |last=Lappin |first=Yaakov |date=5 March 2014 |title=Israel Navy intercepts Gaza-bound Iranian rocket ship near Port Sudan |url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Israel-Navy-intercepts-Gaza-bound-Iranian-rocket-ship-near-Port-Sudan-344369 |access-date=23 September 2014 |work=The Jerusalem Post}}
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)".{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-unveils-rocket-statue-in-gaza-city-2/|title=Hamas unveils M75 rocket statue in Gaza City|work=The Times of Israel|access-date=23 September 2014}}
On 23 April, Fatah and Hamas signed a reconciliation deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-and-fatah-agree-to-form-unity-government-in-historic-deal/ |title=Hamas and Fatah agree to unity government in historic deal|work=The Times of Israel|access-date=23 September 2014}}
In July, the number of rocket attacks launched toward Israel from Gaza increased dramatically. Eighty rockets were fired on 7 July.{{cite tweet |author=Israel Defense Forces |author-link=Israel Defense Forces |user=IDF |number=486281540091924480 |date=7 July 2014 |title=RETWEET: Yesterday, 80 rockets were fired at #Israel by #Gaza terrorists. No nation would accept this reality #ItMustStop |language=en |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512044324/https://twitter.com/IDF/status/486281540091924480 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |url-status=live}} On the following day, Israel launched Operation Protective Edge.
Summary
This is a partial table that summarises the content of the article below.Missile totals are taken from the ISA summaries, except July. Deaths and injuries are taken from the text. (If you change the text, please adjust the totals.)
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Month
! colspan=2 | Missiles launched ! colspan=2 | Effect of missiles ! colspan=2 | Retaliation by Israel | ||||||
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|| Rockets || Mortars || Killed || Injured || Killed || Injured | ||||||
January | 22 | 4 | ||||
February | 9 | |||||
March | 65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
April | 19 | 5 | ||||
May | 4 | 3 | ||||
June | 62 | 3 | 6 | |||
July | 2,874 | 15most included in rocket numbers | 6 | 34 | 1,122 | 7,800 |
August | 950 | 2 | 19 | 540 | 1,913 | |
Total || 4,005 || 31 || 8 || 60 || 1,663 || 9,713 |
File:Histogram of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel per day, 2014.png
January
In January, Palestinians launched 22 rockets and four mortar shell at Israel in 19 separate attacks. Two of the rockets were launched from Sinai.[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Report0114.aspx Monthly summary – January 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027105011/http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Report0114.aspx |date=2014-10-27 }}, Israel Security Agency
Press reports however mentioned only these attacks;
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Date 2014
! Rockets Fired ! Rockets Impacts in Israel | Note |
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13 January
|2 |2 |
16 January
|5 |0 |
30 January
|1 |1 |
31 January
|1 |0 |
;January 13
Two rockets were launched to the Northern Negev desert, near Sderot. There were no injuries or damage reported.
;January 16
At 2am, five rockets were fired into Israel. The Iron Dome eliminated all rockets, as they would have hit Ashkelon. No injuries or damage were reported.
;January 30
A rocket exploded in a non-inhabited area of Sdot Negev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.
;January 31
From the Sinai Peninsula a rocket was launched towards Eilat. The Iron Dome intercepted the rocket. The radical Salafi organization Ansar Bait al-Maqdis took responsibility for the launch.
February
In February, Palestinian launched nine rockets at Israel in seven separate attacks.[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Report0214.aspx Monthly summary – February 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726200630/http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Report0214.aspx |date=2014-07-26 }}, Israel Security Agency
Press reports however mentioned only these attacks;
;February 6
A Color Red siren alerting residents of a rocket launch from Gaza has been sounded in Ashkelon, followed by an explosion.
A further rocket launched from the Gaza Strip exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.
;February 8
A red alert siren sounded in Sha'ar Hanegev and Sdot Negev Regional Councils. A rocket hit an open area in Sha'ar HaNegev. No injuries or damages were reported.
;February 10
Palestinians fired a rocket into the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, triggering sirens. After nightfall, a second rocket was launched into the same area. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded with an air strike on an underground rocket launcher in the central Gaza Strip.
;February 14
In the evening, Palestinian Militants 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.
March
In March, Palestinians launched 65 rockets and mortar shell, in 23 attacks.[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Reports0314.aspx Monthly summary – March 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027113936/http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Reports0314.aspx |date=2014-10-27 }}, Israel Security Agency
;March 1
In the night on Mount Hermon were heard loud blasts. The IDF checked the area and found the remains of two rockets near an IDF outpost. No injuries or damage were reported.{{cite news |last=Zitun |first=Yoav |date=March 2014 |title=Remains of 2 rockets discovered on Mt. Hermon |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4493799,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
;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".{{cite web |last=Alouf |first=Rushdi Abu |date=3 March 2014 |title=Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian militant in Gaza Strip |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-israel-airstrike-gaza-strip-20140303,0,5378561.story#axzz2vlrnrN8S |access-date=23 September 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times}}
;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.{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/rocket-hits-open-area-near-sderot/|title=Rocket hits open area near Sderot|work=The Times of Israel|access-date=23 September 2014}}
;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.{{cite web |last=Lappin |first=Yaakov |date=11 March 2014 |title=Gaza rocket explodes in open area in Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council |url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Gaza-rocket-explodes-in-Shaar-Hanegev-Regional-Council-no-injuries-345057 |access-date=23 September 2014 |website=Jerusalem Post}}
;March 12–14
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Militants 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.{{cite news |last1=Tzuri |first1=Mattan |last2=Zitun |first2=Yoav |last3=Curiel |first3=Ilana |last4=Levy |first4=Elior |last5=Margalit |first5=Michal |last6=Somfalvi |first6=Attila |date=12 March 2014 |title=Southern Israel battered by dozens of Gaza rockets |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4498290,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}{{cite web |last=Sterman |first=Adiv |date=12 March 2014 |title=Gazans bombard southern Israel in massive rocket attack |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/gazans-pelt-southern-israel-with-massive-rocket-barrage/ |access-date=23 September 2014 |work=The Times of Israel}}
April
In April, There were 19 rockets and 5 mortar shell in 14 attacks towards Israel. These attacks caused property damage, but no deaths or injuries.[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Report0414.aspx Monthly summary – April 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200435/http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Report0414.aspx |date=2014-07-14 }}, Israel Security Agency
;April 1
Residents heard massive detonations. Three rockets were fired at Eilat, which were intercepted by the Iron Dome.{{cite web |last1=Ohayon |first1=Meir |last2=Zeitun |first2=Yoav |date=April 2014 |title=Three Grad rockets fired at Eilat |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4505469,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014 |work=ynet}}
;April 3
The "Code Red" siren was heard 3 times in a row in the evening. No rocket landing were identified, therefore the rockets came down within Gaza.{{cite news |last=Zuri |first=Matan |date=3 April 2014 |title=Color Red sirens sounded in Sderot |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4506712,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
;April 4
In the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council a rocket exploded in the open area, close to the border fence. No injuries or damage were reported.{{cite news |last=Zuri |first=Matan |date=4 April 2014 |title=Rocket explodes in open area in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4506833,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
;April 5
Militants in Gaza fired a rocket into Israel. No injuries or damage were reported.{{cite web |last=Lappin |first=Yaakov |date=5 April 2014 |title=Gaza rocket hits open area in Ashkelon Coast Regional Council |url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Gaza-rocket-hits-open-area-in-Ashkelon-Coast-Regional-Council-347615 |access-date=23 September 2014 |website=Jerusalem Post}}
;April 6
In the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, near a kibbuz, was heard an explosion of a mortar shell. No red alert siren sounded before. No one was hurt, no damage reported.{{cite news |last=Tzuri |first=Matan |date=6 April 2014 |title=Mortar shell explodes in Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4507434,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
;April 9
In the early afternoon a Color Red siren alerting residents of a rocket launch from Gaza has been sounded in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. The rocket came down within the Gaza strip.{{cite news |last1=Tzuri |first1=Matan |last2=Zitun |first2=Yoav |date=9 April 2014 |title=Rocket fired from Gaza falls inside Strip |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4508542,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
Later in the evening a mortar rocket hit a kibbutz in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. It caused material damage, but no one was injured. No Red Siren sounded prior to the rockets landing.{{cite news |last=Zuri |first=Matan |date=9 April 2014 |title=Mortar hits Sha'ar Hanegev kibbutz |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4508709,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
;April 13
Very early in the morning a mortar shell exploded close to the security fence in the open field, prior to a "red alert".{{cite news |last=Zitun |first=Yoav |date=12 April 2014 |title=Mortar shell explodes near Gaza security barrier |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4509604,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
In the late night two more mortars were launched targeting Israeli soldiers, operating at the security fence in the Southern Gaza area. No one got injured.{{cite tweet |author=Israel Defense Forces |author-link=Israel Defense Forces |user=IDF |number=455447807848366080 |date=13 April 2014 |title=Update: 2 mortars were fired at soldiers operating in the vicinity of the security fence in the southern Gaza Strip. No injuries or damage . |language=en |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512044757/https://twitter.com/IDF/status/455447807848366080 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
;April 16
In the night, Militants launched several rockets at Southern Israel. No injuries or damage were reported.{{cite tweet |author=Peter Lerner |user=LTCPeterLerner |number=456308699904999424 |date=16 April 2014 |title=Just confirmed: Overnight #Gaza terrorists launched rockets at southern #Israel no damage or injuries reported. |language=en |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314194148/https://twitter.com/LTCPeterLerner/status/456308699904999424 |archive-date=14 March 2021 |url-status=live}}
;April 21
Militants in Gaza fired seven rockets into Israel during the last day of the Passover holiday. The first three projectiles struck uninhabited areas in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, activating "Code Red" sirens. No damage was reported in the attack. Another two rockets caused light damage in Sderot. Israel responded by striking three terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip.{{cite web |last=Keinon |first=Herb |date=21 April 2014 |title=IAF strikes terror sites in Gaza after rocket attacks |url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/IAF-bombs-terror-sites-in-Gaza-after-tense-morning-350010 |access-date=23 September 2014 |website=Jerusalem Post}}
;April 23
3 rockets were fired from Gaza at the Hof Ashkelon and Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Councils, after rocket alert sirens sounded. No injuries were reported.{{cite tweet |author=Israel Defense Forces |author-link=Israel Defense Forces |user=IDF |number=459004684691578880 |date=23 April 2014 |title=3 rockets were just fired from #Gaza at the Hof Ashkelon and Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Councils. One rocket hit the Erez Crossing compound |language=en |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512044728/https://twitter.com/IDF/status/459004684691578880 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
;April 24
A mortar shell exploded near the fence in Southern Gaza.{{cite news |last=Zitun |first=Yoav |date=24 April 2014 |title=Mortar shell explodes near IDF force south of Gaza |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4512943,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}} Later in the day explosive device exploded near IDF force at the Northern Gaza border.{{cite tweet |author=Israel Defense Forces |author-link=Israel Defense Forces |user=IDF |number=459371301183164417 |date=24 April 2014 |title=NEWS: Explosive detonated along security fence near N. #Gaza in attempt to hurt #IDF soldiers. Earlier, 2 similar devices found near S. Gaza |language=en |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512044721/https://twitter.com/IDF/status/459371301183164417 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |url-status=live}} No injuries or damage were reported
May
Throughout May 4 rockets and 3 mortar shells were launched from Gaza in 5 attacks towards Israel.[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Report0414.aspx Monthly summary – May 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200435/http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Report0414.aspx |date=2014-07-14 }}, Israel Security Agency
;May 1
A rocket hit an open area in Eshkol. No one were hurt and no damage was reported.{{cite news |last=Curiel |first=Ilana |date=May 2014 |title=Gaza rocket falls in open field in Eshkol |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4515624,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
;May 21
Several mortar rounds were fired at IDF forces on the Gaza border. No injuries, damages in attack.{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4522026,00.html|title=IDF troops respond to mortar fire and IED from Gaza|work=ynet|date=21 May 2014|access-date=23 September 2014}}
;May 23
A rocket exploded in open field in Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. No reports of damages or injuries.{{cite news |last=Tzuri |first=Matan |date=23 May 2014 |title=Rocket explodes in open area in Negev; no injuries |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4523028,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
June
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Throughout June about 62 rockets and 3 mortar shells were launched from Gaza in about 17 attacks towards Israel. These attacks caused property damage, but no deaths. Four were injured as a result of fire started by a rocket launch.{{cite web|title=Monthly summary – June 2014|publisher=Israel Security Agency|url=http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Monthlysummary%E2%80%93June2014.aspx|access-date=2014-07-30|archive-date=2014-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808041207/http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Monthlysummary%E2%80%93June2014.aspx|url-status=dead}}
;June 1
A rocket was fired early Sunday morning at the Eshkol region. The rocket landed in a field and no casualties were reported.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Rocket fired from Gaza falls in southern Israel |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/rocket-fired-from-gaza-falls-in-southern-israel/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Times of Israel |language=en-US}}
;June 11
A rocket fired from Gaza narrowly missed a main artery in southern Israel as it landed in a nearby dirt field without causing any injuries.{{cite web |last=Lazaroff |first=Tovah |date=11 June 2014 |title=After IAF kills Hamas operative, Netanyahu blames Abbas for Gaza rocket fire |url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/IAF-strikes-target-in-Gaza-Palestinians-report-casualty-356046 |access-date=23 September 2014 |website=Jerusalem Post}}
;June 14
2 of 3 rockets fired from Gaza fell in the Hof Ashkelon regional council in the afternoon. No injuries or damage were reported.{{cite tweet |author=Israel Defense Forces |author-link=Israel Defense Forces |user=IDF |number=477849673302962176 |date=14 June 2014 |title=UPDATE: 2 of the 3 rockets fired from #Gaza hit #Hof Ashkelon. No injuries |language=en |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512044527/https://twitter.com/IDF/status/477849673302962176 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
;June 15
In Ashkelon a series of explosions were heard in the evening. 4 rockets were fired from Gaza, 2 of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome. Fragments of the rockets fell across the city. There were no reports of injuries or material damages.{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4530742,00.html|title=Iron Dome intercepts rockets launched towards Ashkelon|work=ynet|date=15 June 2014|access-date=23 September 2014|last1=Tzuri|first1=Matan|last2=Zitun|first2=Yoav}}
;June 16
A rocket from Gaza landed in an open area in the Ashkelon area. No damage or injuries.{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4531202,00.html|title=Rocket from Gaza strikes open field|work=ynet|date=16 June 2014|access-date=23 September 2014}}
;June 18
2 rockets fired from Gaza hit into a Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council community and caused light damage to a structure.{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4532020,00.html|title=IAF hit Gaza targets after rockets slam into southern Israel|work=ynet|date=18 June 2014|access-date=23 September 2014|last1=Tzuri|first1=Matan}}
;June 19
In the evening a rocket was fired from Gaza. It struck an open field near Sderot.{{cite news |last1=Tzuri |first1=Matan |last2=Zitun |first2=Yoav |date=19 June 2014 |title=Rocket explodes in open area in Sha'ar Hanegev; none injured |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4532470,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}} Later again a rocket was fired at the city of Ashkelon. It was successfully intercepted by Iron Dome.{{cite news |last=Zitun |first=Yoav |date=19 June 2014 |title=Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired at Israel |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4532520,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
;June 20
A Color Red siren alerting residents of a rocket launch from Gaza has been sounded in the Hof Ashkelon area, but the rocket didn't make it outside of the Gaza strip.{{cite news |last=Tzuri |first=Matan |date=20 June 2014 |title=Rocket fired at Hof Ashkelon Regional Council falls inside Gaza |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4532618,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}}
;June 21
Gaza Militants fired a rocket into direction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council in southern Israel. No injuries, but damage caused to a road in Hof Ashkelon. In the evening three rockets were fired at the Sdot Negev and Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Councils. All rockets exploded in the open area. No damages or injuries were reported.{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4532884,00.html|title=Three Gaza rockets hit open areas in Sha'ar HaNegev|work=ynet|date=21 June 2014|access-date=23 September 2014|last1=Tzuri|first1=Matan|last2=Curiel|first2=Ilana}}
;June 24
In the early evening Gaza Militants fired several rockets into Southern Israel. Two of the rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome Missile Defense System, as the rockets would have hit inhabited areas. Targets have been Ashkelon and Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Gaza Rockets Send Thousands into Bomb Shelters: Week's Tally |date= 25 June 2014|url=https://www.jewishpress.com/blogs/idf-blog-blogs/gaza-rockets-send-thousands-into-bomb-shelters-weeks-tally/2014/06/25/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |language=en-US}} Again a rocket landed in the South, in the Sdot Negev Regional Council. There were light damage, but no injuries were reported.{{cite web|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4534185,00.html|title=Rocket explodes in Sdot Negev Regional Council|access-date=23 September 2014}}
;June 27
In the morning a mortar shell exploded near the border fence between Gaza and Israel. No one was hurt. A military vehicle operating in the area was lightly damaged.{{cite news |last=Zitun |first=Yoav |date=27 June 2014 |title=Explosive device detonates near Gaza Strip security fence; no injuries |work=ynet |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4535210,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014}} In the evening 6 rockets were launched from the Gaza strip. Sirens were heard in many areas to warn for incoming fire. 4 rockets fell in the open field. 2 were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, as these rockets would have landed in populated areas of Ashekelon.{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4535360,00.html|title=6 rockets fired from Gaza, Iron Dome downs 2 over Ashkelon|work=ynet|date=27 June 2014|access-date=23 September 2014}}
;June 28
In the evening several rockets were fired from the Gaza strip. 2 rockets struck an industrial factory in Sderot, causing a fire. No one was hurt from any of the rockets, but the factory was burned to the ground. All other rockets exploded in the open area in Sdot Negev.{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4535501,00.html|title=Gaza rocket hits Sderot factory, setting it ablaze|work=ynet|date=28 June 2014|access-date=23 September 2014|last1=Tzuri|first1=Mattan}}
;June 29
4 rockets were fired from Gaza into the South of Israel in the evening. 2 were intercepted by the Iron Dome. 2 fell in open area near the border fence.{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4535962,00.html|title=One dead, several wounded in Gaza border clashes|work=ynet|date=29 June 2014|access-date=23 September 2014}}
;June 30
The "Code Red" siren was heard all night. 16 rockets were launched from Gaza in the early morning hours. Most of the rockets landed in open areas of the Eshkol Regional Council region. Some went down in the Sedot Negev Regional Council community. One rocket caused light damage to a home. No people were thought to have been hurt.{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4536174,00.html|title=Hamas behind rocket barrage on Israel for first time since 2012|work=ynet|date=30 June 2014|access-date=23 September 2014|last1=Levy|first1=Elior}} In the late night Gaza militants fired a rocket at Israel. The rocket landed in the open field in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.{{cite web |last=Curiel |first=Ilana |date=30 June 2014 |title=Gaza terrorists fire rocket at Eshkol region |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4536523,00.html |access-date=23 September 2014 |work=ynet}}
July
In July, the number of rocket attacks launched toward Israel from Gaza increased dramatically. Eighty rockets were fired by Hamas and its allies on 7 July. On the following day, Israel launched Operation Protective Edge.
August
= 8 August =
During the night at 4:02,{{cite news|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4556306,00.html |title=ynet זוהה שיגור רקטה לעבר אשכול, נבדק אם הייתה נפילה - חדשות |newspaper=Ynet |date=8 August 2014 |publisher=Ynet.co.il |access-date=2014-08-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4556307,00.html |title=ynet צה"ל: ככל הנראה 2 רקטות התפוצצו בשטחים פתוחים באשכול - חדשות |date=8 August 2014 |publisher=Ynet.co.il |access-date=2014-08-10}} Palestinians have fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council hours before the end of the ceasefire,{{cite web|url=http://www.news1.co.il/Archive/001-D-352367-00.html |title=חמאס מרחיב את טווח הירי: רקטות לבאר שבע |publisher=News1 |date=1995-07-10 |access-date=2014-08-10}} although Hamas officials have denied the accusations of a rocket being fired{{cite web|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4556316,00.html |title=ynet חמאס: הטענות שירינו רקטות שקריות ונועדו לטרוף את הקלפים - חדשות |date=8 August 2014 |publisher=Ynet.co.il |access-date=2014-08-10}}
= 20 August =
168 rockets were launched toward Israel, the highest number since the starting of protective edge operation.{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4560729,00.html |title= Gaza rocket fire hits new heights: 168 launched in one day |newspaper= Ynetnews |date= 20 August 2014 |publisher=ynetnews.com |access-date=2014-08-20|last1= Zitun |first1= Yoav }}
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colspan=2 | Missiles launched{{cite news|title=LIVE BLOG: Israel's offensive in Gaza |publisher=Jerusalem Post|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/LIVE-BLOG-Israels-Operation-Protective-Edge-in-Gaza-361892|access-date=2014-09-06}}
! colspan=2 | Effect of missiles ! colspan=2 | Retaliation by Israel{{cite web|title=Archive|publisher=Palestine News and Information Agency|url=http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=arch|access-date=2014-09-05}} | |||||
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Rockets || Mortarsincluded under rockets || Killed || Injured || Killed || Injured | |||||
950 | 2 | 19 | 540 | 1913 |
September
;September 16
A mortar was fired from Gaza into an area near Eshkol and Sdot Negev. Hamas denied reaponsibility.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/First-rocket-fired-since-end-of-Operation-Protective-Edge-375521|title=First projectile fired from Gaza since end of Operation Protective Edge|date=16 September 2014 |access-date=23 September 2014}}
October
;October 31
A rocket was launched from Gaza into southern Israel without causing harm.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gaza-rocket-hits-southern-israel-causing-no-damage-or-injuries-army/ar-BBckBaA |title=Gaza rocket hits southern Israel causing no damage or injuries: army |publisher=Reuters |date=1 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106100445/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gaza-rocket-hits-southern-israel-causing-no-damage-or-injuries-army/ar-BBckBaA |archive-date=6 November 2014 }}
December
;December 19
A rocket from Gaza was fired into Israel, exploding in open territory near the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Gaza-rocket-lands-in-open-area-in-southern-Israel-no-injuries-385190|title=Gaza rocket explodes in southern Israel, no injuries|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=19 December 2014}} In response, the following day IDF struck a site belonging to Hamas in southern Gaza near Khan Yunis.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Report-IDF-strikes-Gaza-following-earlier-rocket-fire-385219|title=IDF aircraft strike Gaza following earlier rocket fire|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=20 December 2014}} Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon reported that the target was a factory making cement that would be used to build tunnels.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Yaalon-says-he-holds-Hamas-responsible-as-group-blames-Israel-for-breaking-cease-fire-385253|title=Netanyahu: We will not ignore even one rocket from Gaza|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=20 December 2014}}
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Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2014