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

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  • April 5, attack of 18 launches from Gaza was initiated toward Israel. Two people injured, and a factory in Sderot was damaged.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
  • April 6, during the Jewish Passover holiday, 7 rockets were fired from Gaza.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
  • April 7, 44 rockets were fired from Gaza. House in Sderot was damaged.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

In total, 1,500,000 people in Israel were affected by these attacks.{{cite web |url=https://go.ifrc.org/emergencies/6405/details |title=ISR: Complex Emergency - 2023-04 - Rocket attack on cities in Israel and escalation in tensions |newspaper=IFRC |date= |author= |accessdate= January 21, 2024}}

May

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  • 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.{{cite web |url=https://go.ifrc.org/emergencies/6431/details |title=ISR: Complex Emergency - 2023-05 - Rocket attack on cities in the south of Israel |newspaper=IFRC |date= |author= |accessdate= January 21, 2024}}
  • 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/spotlight-on-terrorism-and-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-may-10-16-2023/ |title=Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 10-16, 2023) |newspaper=The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center |date=May 17, 2023 |author= |accessdate=November 5, 2023 |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105171323/https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/spotlight-on-terrorism-and-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-may-10-16-2023/ |url-status=live }} 1,500,000 Israelis were affected by the attacks.{{cite web |url=https://go.ifrc.org/emergencies/6443/details |title=ISR: Complex Emergency - 2023-05 - Rocket attack on cities in the south and center of Israel |newspaper=IFRC |date=May 13, 2023 |author= |accessdate= January 21, 2024}}
  • May 14, 2023: 1 rocket fired at Israel. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed it was a technical malfunction.

October

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  • 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/operation-iron-swords-updated-to-1-p-m-november-1-2023/ |title=Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., November 1, 2023) |newspaper=The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center |date=November 2, 2023 |author= |accessdate= November 13, 2023}}{{citation needed| reason = that source and description both seem biased, a key point missing is successful saturation of the iron dome system, better references are probably available on the pages linked in the see also. |date=January 2024}}
  • The 7 October rocket attacks included a strike on a putative nuclear missile site.{{cite news |last1=Mellen |first1=Riley |date=4 December 2023 |title=Militant Rocket Hit Base Linked to Israeli Nuclear Missile Program |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/world/middleeast/militant-rocket-israel-oct-7.html |access-date=5 December 2023}}{{Cite news |date=4 December 2023 |title=Report: Hamas rocket hit IDF base thought to house nuclear-capable missiles on Oct 7 |work=Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-hamas-rocket-hit-idf-base-thought-to-house-nuclear-capable-missiles-on-oct-7/ |archive-date=12 December 2023 |access-date=4 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212113520/https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-hamas-rocket-hit-idf-base-thought-to-house-nuclear-capable-missiles-on-oct-7/ |url-status=live }} The rocket hit the land of Sdot Micha military base, on the outskirts of East Jerusalem.{{citation needed| reason = can somebody with relevant background knowledge please check if the Sdot Micha Airbase page matches the location referred to in the "Sdot Micha military base" referred to in the NYT article. Again, if there's a better template for this please add it. |date=January 2024}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/operation-iron-swords-updated-to-1-p-m-november-8-2023/ |title=Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., November 8, 2023) |newspaper=The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center |date=November 9, 2023 |author= |accessdate=November 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113120424/https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/operation-iron-swords-updated-to-1-p-m-november-8-2023/ |url-status=live }}
  • 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%.{{cite web |url=https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/operation-iron-swords-updated-to-1-p-m-november-8-2023/ |title=Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., November 12, 2023) |newspaper=The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center |date=November 13, 2023 |author= |accessdate=November 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113120424/https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/operation-iron-swords-updated-to-1-p-m-november-8-2023/ |url-status=live }}
  • 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%.{{cite web |url=https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/operation-iron-swords-updated-to-1-p-m-november-22-2023/ |title=Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., November 22, 2023) |newspaper=The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center |date=November 23, 2023 |author= |accessdate=November 28, 2023 |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127072426/https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/operation-iron-swords-updated-to-1-p-m-november-22-2023/ |url-status=live }}

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