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Incident Date

20 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS033

Location

عسقلان, אשקלון, Ashkelon, Southern, Israel
A rocket fired by Al Qassam directly hit a home in Ashkelon, injuring two civilians and causing damage to the building and surrounding area. Al Qassam claimed responsibility for the attack in a Telegram post that stated at 12:59 "Al-Qassam Brigades bombard occupied Ashkelon with a missile launch" and added at 13:18 "The enemy admits that a [settler]…

Summary

Published
20 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

20 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS034

Location

بئر السبع, באר שבע, Beersheba, Southern, Israel
A rocket struck a factory in an industrial area of Beersheba, Israel on May 20th, 2021 resulting in injuries, according to local reports. In a video posted by Al Jazeera Arabic several vehicles parked outside the factory were also seen to be damage. Images uploaded by Quds10 show damage to an exterior wall of the…

Summary

Published
20 May 2021
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

20–21 May, 2021

Incident Code

PALIS032

Location

بيري, בארי, Beeri, Southern, Israel
A man was injured in a reported Palestinian rocket attack on the Kibbutz of Be'eri in southern Israel, on May 20th 2021, according to local reports. The Magon David Adom ambulance service said its staff provided medical care to a 53-year-old man who was transported to hospital in a light condition. Walla News reported the…

Summary

Published
20 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

20 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS035

Location

بئر السبع, באר שבע, Beersheva, Southern, Israel
Two civilians, including a child, were injured when a rocket, reportedly fired from Gaza, struck the city of Be'er Sheva, in southern Israel on May 20th 2021, according to multiple reports. Israel media outlet Behadrei Haredim said the Magen David Adom ambulance service attended to a 50-year-old man, injured to his legs, and a 14-year-old…

Summary

Published
20 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

19 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS030

Location

سديروت, שדרות, Sderot, Southern, Israel
Five rockets were fired by Al Qassam into the city of Sderot, injuring at least two civilians on May 19, 2021. Al Qassam confirmed that they had attacked the city of Sderot that day. The rockets reportedly caused damage to several buildings and cars, according to multiple sources. It was reported that either two or…

Summary

Published
19 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

19 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS029

Location

عسقلان, אשקלון, Ashkelon, Southern, Israel
Rockets fired by Al-Qassam hit the city of Ashkelon, reportedly leading to injuries for between six and eight civilians who fell whilst running to bomb shelters. Civilians were transferred to Barzillai Hospital for treatment. According to one source, around 5.30pm eight physically injured civilians arrived at Barzillai hospital including one victim who was injured in…

Summary

Published
19 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

19 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS031

Location

أوفاكيم, אֳוֹפָקִים‎, Ofakim, Southern, Israel
One person was injured when a rocket struck the city of Ofakim, southern Israel on May 19th 2021, according to local reports. Shihab news agency quoted "Hebrew sources" saying: "A settler was injured in Ofkim after the resistance fired a wave of missiles." The Al Qassam Brigade claimed responsibility for the strike, according to Anadolu…

Summary

Published
19 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

18 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS028

Location

جنوب اسرائيل, אוהד, Ohad, Southern, Israel
Two Thai nationals were killed, and as many as 20 people injured, when a rocket reportedly fired by the Al-Qassam Brigades struck an agricultural packaging plant in the town of Ohad, in southern Israel on May 18th, 2021, according to local reports. The Al Qassam Brigade released a statement claiming responsibility for the strike in…

Summary

Published
18 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

17 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS027

Location

اسدود, אשדוד, Ashdod, Southern, Israel
A heavy barrage of rockets launched by Al Qassam towards the city of Ashdod injured at least three civilians, directly hitting and significantly damaging a four story residential building, according to several sources. Al Qassam claimed responsibility for the attack. Whilst most residents of the building were located in the protected stairwell and were therefore…

Summary

Published
17 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

16 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS026

Location

عسقلان, אשקלון, Ashkelon, Southern, Israel
Rockets fired by Palestinian militants into the Israeli city of Ashkelon caused damage to a number of buildings and cars, physically injuring three civilians including an eight month old child. Multiple reports state that all those physically injured sustained their injuries whilst seeking shelter from the rockets. This included an eight month old child who…

Summary

Published
16 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

15 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS024

Location

رمات غان, רח’ קרניצסקי, יהלום, רמת גן, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel
A 55-year-old man was killed, and six others wounded when a rocket fired from Gaza struck the Ramat Gan neighbourhood of Tel Aviv in the early afternoon on May 15th, 2021, according to local and international media reports. Al Qassam claimed responsibility for the attack. The man was named as Gershon Franco by Israel’s Ministry…

Summary

Published
15 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

15 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS025

Location

حولون, חולון, Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel
According to multiple sources, a 73 year old woman was injured whilst seeking shelter from incoming rockets, reportedly fired by by Palestinian militants into the Israeli city of Holon. The woman was reported to have died two days later from her injuries. The victim was named by several sources as Hava Vaknin. She fell as…

Summary

Published
15 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

14 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS023

Location

بئر السبع, באר שבע, Beersheba, Southern, Israel
A missile fired by alleged Palestinian militants directly hit a house in the Israeli city of Beersheba according to several sources. Those physically injured included a 78 year old female victim with limb and head injuries, a 50 year old male victim with an injury to his limbs, a 54 year old woman with a…

Summary

Published
14 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

13 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS021

Location

قرب اشدود, שתולים,, Shtulim, Southern, Israel
According to local reports, an elderly woman died after sustaining a head injury while running to a protected area in the town of Shtulim near Ashdod, Israel during a reported Hamas rocket attack on May 13th 2021. Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs named the woman as 84-year-old Miriam Arie. Reporting of Mrs. Arie's age varies…

Summary

Published
13 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

13 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS020

Location

كريات جات, זֹהַר, Zohar near Kiryat Gat, Southern, Israel
As many as two people were physically injured by a rocket, reportedly fired from Gaza, that struck the village of Zohar, southern Israel on May 13th 2021, according to local reports. The Times of Israel said the Magen David Adom ambulance service provided assistance to three people in the small community of Zohar near Kiryat…

Summary

Published
13 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

13 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS022

Location

زوهر, بئر السبع, רחוב הזוהר, HaZohar street, Southern, Israel
A rocket, reportedly fired by the Al-Qassam Brigade, stuck the city of Be'er Sheva, southern Israel on May 13th 2021, leading to conflicting reports of deaths and injuries among Arabic and Hebrew news sources. Among Arabic media sources, there were reports that as many as 12 people were injured and taken to Barzilai Hospital. Shihab…

Summary

Published
13 May 2021
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

13 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS019

Location

بئر السبع, צומת גורל, Goral Junction near Be’er Sheva, Southern, Israel
One man was reported injured when a rocket, allegedly fired from Gaza, struck a stretch of road north of the city of Be’er Sheva, southern Israel on May 13th, 2021, according to local reports. The Time of Israel said the man was treated by the Magen David Adom ambulance service following a rocket strike on…

Summary

Published
13 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

13 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS018

Location

عسقلان, אשקלון, Ashkelon, Southern, Israel
Several rockets fired allegedly by Al-Qassam Brigades hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon, according to multiple sources, injuring at least two civilians. One rocket directly hit and penetrated the lower floors of a seven story building. An unnamed adult male victim, reported by different sources to be either 57 or 60, was seriously injured in…

Summary

Published
13 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

12 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS013

Location

تل أبيب, תל אביב, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
A man in his 80’s collapsed during a rocket attack allegedly fired from Gaza in Tel Aviv on May 12th 2021, according to local reports. Reports are conflicted as to whether or not the man died as a result of the attack. The Times of Israel reported that the man collapsed due to an apparent heart…

Summary

Published
12 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

12 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS012

Location

بتاح تكفا, פתח תקווה, Petach Tikva, Central, Israel
As many as eight people were injured when a rocket allegedly fired by Hamas from Gaza struck a residential street in the city of Petah Tikva, central Israel early on May 12th, 2021, according to local reports. @PalinfoAr also tweeted that there had been a "death." The rocket hit an apartment building at approximately 02:00…

Summary

Published
12 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

12 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS017

Location

نتيف عغسرا, נתיב העשרה, Netiv HaAsara, Southern, Israel
One civilian was injured in declared mortar attacks from Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in Gaza to Israel whilst coming to the aid of Israeli military personnel in Netiv HaAsara, southern Israel on May 12th, 2021, according to local reports. Gil Timor, the Deputy Chairman of the Ashkelon Beach Regional Council, was injured…

Summary

Published
12 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

12 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS016

Location

عسقلان, אשקלון, Ashkelon, Israel, Southern, Israel
A building sustained damage and dozens of injuries were reported, including up to 7 children, due to alleged Hamas rockets fired from Gaza at a hospital in the city of Ashkelon on May 12th, 2021, according to media reports. Haartz reported that 19 people were treated for injuries at Barzilai Hospital due to rocket strikes…

Summary

Published
12 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
19–26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

12 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS015

Location

سديروت, שדרות, Sderot, Southern, Israel
One child was killed and three to seven family members, including a woman and two children, were reported injured when a rocket declared by Hamas's militant wing allegedly hit a residential street in Sderot, southern Israel on May 12th, 2021, according to local reports. Ido Avigal, 5, was killed whilst he and his family were…

Summary

Published
12 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

12 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS014

Location

دهمش‎, דהמש‎, Dahmash, Central, Israel
A father and teenage daughter were killed when an alleged Hamas rocket struck the village of Dahmash, south of Tel Aviv, in the early hours of May 12th, 2021, according to local and international media reports. Khalil Awad, 52, and Nadin Awad, 16, were killed on Wednesday morning when a rocket fired from Gaza landed…

Summary

Published
12 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS009

Location

شارع رامبام ، كوخاف حتصفون ، عسقلان , רח' רמב"ם, כוכב הצפון, אשקלון, Rambam St., Kochav Hatzafon, Ashkelon, Israel
Up to eight civilians, including two children, were reported injured when a rocket struck a residential apartment building on Rambam Street in the city of Ashkelon, southern Israel at 6am on May 11th, 2021. Sources differ regarding the number of civilians injured in the attack and the severity of their injuries. Amongst the injured were…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS011

Location

عسقلان, אשקלון, Ashkelon, Israel, Southern, Israel
Two women were killed when a Hamas militant rocket struck an apartment building on Sderot David Ben Gurion street in the city of Ashkelon, southern Israel on May 11th, 2021, according to several sources. The Times of Israel said, “the deadly rocket attack directly struck a home where an elderly woman and her caregiver, 32-year-old Soumya…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS010

Location

عسقلان, אשקלון, Ashkelon, Southern, Israel
One Israeli civilian was killed and as many as seven injured when alleged Hamas militants fired a rocket struck the city of Ashkelon southern Israel on the 11th May, 2021, according to local reports. Nella Gurevitz (between 52 and 57 years old) was killed and her husband injured, when a rocket reportedly fired by Hamas…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS008

Location

נטעים, Netaim, Central, Israel
One civilian died whilst taking shelter during a rocket attack allegedly fired by Hamas militants in the village of Neta’im, south of Tel Aviv on May 11th, 2021, according to local reports. According to Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Orly Liron, 52, fell and was subsequently taken to hospital where she died two days later…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS007

Location

גבעת שמואל, Givat Shmuel, Tel Aviv, Israel
One civilian died of a heart attack during a rocket barrage by alleged Hamas militants in Giv’at Shmuel, west of Tel Aviv on May 11th, 2021, according to local reports. Ron Vered was going for a jog with friends when an air raid alarm sounded shortly after 20:30, reported Ono News. According to the source Mr…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS006

Location

اسدود, אשדוד, Ashdod, Southern, Israel
An alleged Palestinian rocket struck a private home in the city of Ashdod, southern Israel on May 11th, 2021 injuring between two and nine civilians, including a child, according to local reports. Ashdod Net said rescue workers and staff at the Assuta Hospital attended to nine patients with minor injuries, including one child. @manniefabian reported…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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