List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2008 information

The following is a list of 2008 rocket and mortar attacks on Israel, by Hamas and Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. This was part of a rapid escalation of attacks by Hamas on Israel. Until the ceasefire on June 19, 2008, 2378 rockets and mortars were launched. This is more than the 1,639 attacks launched in all of 2007, the rate of fire per month had increased more than 240%. A six-month 2008 Israel–Hamas ceasefire was agreed to by both sides and began on June 19, 2008.^[1] Sporadic attacks continued during the cease-fire at a vastly diminished rate; a total of 20 rockets and 18 mortars were launched from the signing of the ceasefire until the beginning of November. This represented a 98% reduction in rocket fire 4+1⁄2-month period prior to the signing of the ceasefire during which over 1,800 rockets were fired from Gaza.^[2]^[3]^[4] On November 4, the Israeli military attacked a cross-border tunnel on the Gaza side, killing two Hamas gunman. The resulted in rocket and mortar attacks and subsequent Israel Air Force strikes on launching sites and killed an additional four Hamas gunmen. Israeli officials allege Hamas was constructing a tunnel to be used to abduct Israeli soldiers.^[5] Following this event the number of rockets fired from Gaza escalated, 125 being launched in the month of November. This page lists rocket attacks on Israel by Palestinian terrorists. According to the Israeli military's count on December 27, 3,000 rockets hit Israel since the beginning of the year.

A total of eight people were killed by Qassam rocket, Grad rocket and mortar attacks on Israel in 2008. Four of these deaths occurred between 27 and 29 December.^[6]^[7]

^ "Israel and Hamas ceasefire begins." Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine BBC News. 19 June 2008. 3 January 2009.
^ The Hamas terror war against Israel Archived 2017-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archived 2017-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. 01-01-2009. See Statistics of Kassam rocket and mortar fire from the Gaza Strip subsection. Update: subsection has been removed. Cached website can be found here Archived 2011-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Summary of rocket fire and mortar shelling in 2008" (PDF). Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center. 2009: 6–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-24. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "The Six Months of the Lull Arrangement" (PDF). Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center. Dec 2008: 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Gaza truce broken as Israeli raid kills six Hamas gunmen Archived 2018-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, November 5, 2008.
^ "The Israel Project - list of deaths caused by Qassam rockets and mortar fire". Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
^ http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Palestinian+terror+since+2000/Victims+of+Palestinian+Violence+and+Terrorism+sinc.htm Archived 2011-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs list of casualties

[1] "Israel and Hamas ceasefire begins." Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine BBC News. 19 June 2008. 3 January 2009.

[The_Hamas_terror_war_against_Israel-2] The Hamas terror war against Israel Archived 2017-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archived 2017-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. 01-01-2009. See Statistics of Kassam rocket and mortar fire from the Gaza Strip subsection. Update: subsection has been removed. Cached website can be found here Archived 2011-07-02 at the Wayback Machine

[http-3] "Summary of rocket fire and mortar shelling in 2008" (PDF). Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center. 2009: 6–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-24. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[ReferenceA-4] "The Six Months of the Lull Arrangement" (PDF). Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center. Dec 2008: 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[5] Gaza truce broken as Israeli raid kills six Hamas gunmen Archived 2018-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, November 5, 2008.

[6] "The Israel Project - list of deaths caused by Qassam rockets and mortar fire". Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2009-01-08.

[7] ttp://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Palestinian+terror+since+2000/Victims+of+Palestinian+Violence+and+Terrorism+sinc.htm Archived 2011-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs list of casualties

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A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, 2008
By year (list)
2001 2002–2006 2007 2008 2008 ceasefire Gaza War 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Groups responsible
Fatah Hamas Islamic Jihad PFLP DFLP PRC Ansar al-Sunna Force 17 Army of Islam Tawhid wal-Jihad Abdullah Azzam Brigades Mujahideen Shura Council
Rocket types
Mortar Qassam Al-Quds Katyusha Grad Fajr-5
Cities affected
Ashdod Ashkelon Beersheba Eilat Gedera Kiryat Gat Kiryat Malakhi Netivot Sderot Ofakim Yavne Tel Aviv Jerusalem
Regional Council areas affected
Hof Ashkelon Karmia Netiv HaAsara Yad Mordechai Zikim Eshkol Nir Oz Nirim Yesha Sha'ar HaNegev Kfar Aza Nahal Oz Nir Am Sdot Negev Alumim Sa'ad Merhavim Be'er Tuvia Yoav Bnei Shimon Gush Etzion
Settlements affected (evacuated)
Atzmona Dugit Elei Sinai Gadid Ganei Tal Katif Kfar Darom Morag Netzarim Netzer Hazani Neve Dekalim Nisanit Rafiah Yam Slav
Defense and response
Civil defense in Israel Red Color Iron Dome ZAKA
See also
Rocket attacks on Eilat Projectile attacks from Lebanon
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