The following is a list of Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks on Israel in 2001. Almost all of the incidents were mortar attacks, as the Qassam rocket was first launched on July 10 of the year, and first used against civilian targets in October and November, when four rockets were fired on Sderot in Israel and various Gush Katif settlements in the Gaza Strip.Rocket threat from the Gaza Strip, 2000-2007 , ITIC 12-2007Anthony H. Cordesman, Arab-Israeli military forces in an era of asymmetric wars, Greenwood 2006, pp.325-326
In 2001, Israel maintained a military and civilian presence in the Gaza Strip. This list includes attacks on Israel proper and on Israeli civilian communities in the Gaza Strip, but not on Israeli military targets in the territory. Israel withdrew completely from the territory in 2005.
January January 30 Palestinians fired a mortar shell at a house in Netzarim in the Gaza Strip. This was the first time Palestinians had used a ballistic weapon against a Jewish settlement. The shell penetrated the house's roof but was stopped by a concrete ceiling. The family members living in the house were on the ground floor at the time, and there were no injuries.Palestinians fire mortar at Jewish settlement - TV, Israel TV 30-01-2001
February February 10 During the night, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at a house in the town of Netzarim. There were no injuries. Israeli settlers began to set up new bomb shelters and stockpile food amid fears that the attacks were heralding an all-out war.Gaza Strip settlers fear all-out war, Telegraph 18-02-2001
February 15 Palestinians fired two mortar shells at Netzarim. No injuries were reported.Sharon, Barak agree to form unity government, Associated Press 16-02-2001
February 22 In the evening, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at the towns of Dugit and Elei Sinai in the Gaza Strip. Israel responded the following day by destroying two Palestinian police stations.Palestinians burn US flags on eve of Powell visit, Victoria Advocate 24-02-2001
March March 4 Palestinians fired what appeared to be mortar shells at Netzarim. No injuries were reported.Palestinians suicide bomber kills four, injures 50 in Israel, Associated Press 05-03-2001
March 8 In the evening, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at Netzarim. There were no injuries, but residents were instructed to enter bomb shelters.Sharon, Arafat both raise possibility of peace talks, Daily Gazette 09-03-2001
March 17 Shortly after midnight, Palestinians in Khan Yunis fired an anti-tank missile at the Neve Dekalim industrial zone in the Gaza Strip.Mortar attack on Nahal Oz , Jerusalem Post 19-03-2001
March 18 In the evening, Palestinians fired three mortar shells from the Gaza Strip at the Israeli farming community of Nahal Oz, wounding a soldier. This was the first Palestinian ballistic attack on Israel proper in the Second Intifada.Israel lashes out at Palestinian leadership, Associated Press 20-03-2001Foot-and-Mouth Disease Adds to Woes of West Bank , Jerusalem Post 18-03-2001
March 21 In the evening, Palestinian Authority Force 17 fighters fired two mortar shells at the town of Morag in the Gaza Strip and three mortar shells at Netzarim. Israel responded by firing mortars at a nearby Palestinian police post, killing an officer.Sharon vows to hit back at militants, Associated Press 23-03-2001Netzarim, Morag shelled by Force 17 men , Jerusalem Post 23-03-2001
March 26 In the evening, Palestinians fired three mortar shells at Morag. No injuries were reported.Gunfire from hill kills baby held by her father, Associated Press 27-03-2001Mortars fired at Morag , Jerusalem Post 27-03-2001
April April 3 Palestinians fired three mortar shells into the village of Atzmona in the Gaza Strip. The shrapnel from one of the mortars sprayed a 10-month-old baby and his mother, critically wounding the baby and lightly wounding the mother. A group calling itself "Hezbollah-Palestine" claimed responsibility. Israel responded with airstrikes on several Palestinian Authority police buildings.Israeli helicopters attack Palestinian targets in Gaza, Associated Press 04-04-2001
April 6 Palestinians fired mortars on three unspecified Israeli settlements and one communal farm in Israel. There were no injuries. Israel responded with airstrikes on two Palestinian police stations.Israel snatches 2 from Palestinian area, Associated Press 07-04-2001
April 7 On the eve of Passover, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Elei Sinai. There were no injuries.Violence complicates Passover, The Dispatch 07-04-2001
April 8 Late in the first day of Passover, Palestinians fired five mortar shells at Nahal Oz and an adjacent IDF post. Israel responded by shelling Palestinian security headquarters at Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.Palestinians shell Israelis on both sides of the Green Line , Jerusalem Post 09-04-2001
April 9 In the afternoon of the second day of Passover, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Atzmona. A school in the community was damaged, but there were no injuries.Palestinian death sparks more violence in West Bank, RTÉ News 09-04-2001Landau calls for 'hourly' reprisals against PA. Gazan mortars fall on Atzmona , Jerusalem Post 10-04-2001
April 10 On the third day of Passover, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at the town of Katif in the Gaza Strip, causing no injuries. Israel responded by rocketing the Palestinian Naval Police headquarters in Gaza City and a military intelligence building in Deir el-Balah, killing a police doctor. Later in the day, Palestinians fired additional mortars at Nisanit. Israel responded by firing on a Palestinian police station in the northern Gaza Strip.Israel hits Palestinian targets in response to mortar fire, Associated Press 11-04-2001
April 11 In the evening of the fourth day of Passover, Palestinians fired mortars shells at the towns of Nisanit and Kfar Darom in the Gaza Strip and at Kibbutz Netiv HaAsara in Israel.Settlements shelled following raid , Jerusalem Post 12-04-2001
April 15 After dark, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at the towns of Netzer Hazani and Katif in the Gaza Strip, causing no injuries.Gaza, Hebron attacks continue , Jerusalem Post 16-04-2001
April 16 Palestinians fired four mortar shells on the city of Sderot in Israel, causing no injuries or damage. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. Israel responded by seizing Palestinian-controlled areas in the Gaza Strip and rocketing Palestinian military installations, killing a Palestinian policeman.Israel seizes Palestinian-controlled areas in Gaza Strip, Associated Press 17-04-2001
April 17 Palestinians fired six mortar shells at Neve Dekalim., 19-04-2001
April 18 In the morning, Palestinians fired mortars at Nisanit. Hamas claimed responsibility, saying the attack was "dedicated" to the families of Syrian soldiers killed in a radar position in Lebanon.Mideast: Hamas says settlement mortar attack "dedicated"to Syrian soldiers, Palestinian Information Center 18-04-2001 After nightfall, Palestinians fired five additional mortars at the village of Nir Am in Israel and at Kfar Darom.
April 19 In the afternoon, Palestinians fired two mortar shells which landed between Atzmona and Morag. There were no injuries. Israel did not respond to the attack.Mideast: Mortar attacks continue, no casualties - Israel radio, Voice of Israel 19-04-2001
April 24 After a respite of several days from mortar attacks, in the early evening Palestinians in Khan Yunis fired three mortar shells at the town of Gadid in the Gaza Strip. There were no injuries but a hothouse was damaged.Full closure imposed; security forces on high alert , Jerusalem Post 25-04-2001
April 28 Palestinians fired five mortars at the village of Netzer Hazani in the Gaza Strip, hitting a recreation center and wounding six civilian youths, one seriously. A previously unknown group called The Four Martyrs, which claimed affiliation with Fatah, took responsibility for the attack, saying it was a retaliation for a recent blast in the Gaza Strip in which four Fatah activists were killed. Fatah itself disavowed the attack and denied knowledge of the group. Israel did not respond to the attack.Six wounded in Israeli settlement by mortar fired from Gaza Strip, Voice of Israel 28-04-2001Five Israelis injured in attack, Tuscaloosa News 29-04-2001Jewish settlement shelled, Washington Post 29-04-2001
April 30 Palestinians in Khan Yunis fired two mortars at Gadid.Renewed violence kills eight, Associated Press 01-05-2001
May May 4 Palestinians fired two mortar shells on Kfar Aza.Mortar shells fall inside Israel amid criticism of government, The Vindicator 04-05-2001
May 6 Late in the day, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Netzarim.1 Palestinian killed in clash with Israel, Associated Press 07-05-2001
May 7 Palestinians fired four mortar shells on Kfar Aza. No injuries or damage were reported. Israel responded by destroying a Palestinian police post.IDF denies Palestinian baby wounded by tank fire , Jerusalem Post 10-05-2001
May 9 In the morning, Palestinians fired two mortar shells on Nisanit.
May 11 Palestinians fired six mortar shells at unspecified Israeli settlements and towns.Israeli rocket attack caps bloody week, Los Angeles Times 12-05-2001
May 15 In the morning, Hamas militants were firing mortars at Kfar Aza when they were killed by IDF tank fire.Mortar crew killed in Gaza Strip , Mortar crew killed in Gaza Strip, Jerusalem Post 16-05-2001 After nightfall, Palestinians a mortar shell from Deir el-Ballah that hit the roof of a house in Kfar Darom, causing damage but no injuries. Two others mortars landed inside Israel near Kibbutz Nir Am.4 Palestinians killed in Al-Nakba violence; mortars hit inside Israel , Jerusalem Post 16-05-2001
May 17 Palestinians fired three mortar shells at two Jewish communities. One landed inside Israel, near Nir Am, and another landed at the entrance to Netzarim. In the evening, a third shell exploded in the backyard of a family home in Netzer Hazani, damaging the house. The family was not in the home at the time because they were visiting their son, who was wounded in the April 28 youth club shelling. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attacks on Nir Am and Netzer Hazani.IDF takes search for missing man into PA areas , Jerusalem Post 18-05-2001Gaza Strip violence rages on, Associated Press 19-05-2001
May 18 After daybreak, Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Gadid, which exploded among the community's greenhouses.
May 19 Palestinians fired seven mortar shells at Gadid.Off-duty IDF officer killed in ambush , Jerusalem Post 20-05-2001
May 22 Palestinians fired three mortar shells into Israel, all of which exploded in open areas. No injuries or damage were reported., Associated Press 23-05-2001
May 24 In the morning, Palestinians fired two mortar shells on Netzarim. There were no injuries.Israel: Army makes brief incursion into Palestinian areas, Voice of Israel 24-05-2001
May 26 After nightfall, Palestinians in Khan Yunis fired a mortar shell into Neve Dekalim.Mideast: Palestinians use mortar bombs against Israelis in Gaza - Israel radio, Voice of Israel 27-05-2001
May 30 In the morning, Palestinians fired two mortar shells at Rafiah Yam.Israeli radio reports mortars, shooting attacks in Gaza, Voice of Israel 30-05-2001
June June 1 Early in the day, Palestinians fired four mortar shells that exploded near greenhouses in the Israeli settlement of Slav in the Gaza Strip.Mideast violence persists, Associated Press 01-06-2001
June 3 After nightfall, Palestinians fired two mortar shells toward Kfar Darom. There were no injuries.Mortars fired at settlement only "violent incident"in Gaza - Israel radio, Voice of Israel 03-06-2010
June 7 After nightfall, Palestinians fired four mortar shells at Ganei Tal. There were no injuries.Six mortar shells fired in Gaza Strip , Jerusalem Post 08-06-2001
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