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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
M21ISPT055
Location
ِشارع النزهه, جباليا , Nuzha Street, Jabalia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
A six-year-old girl was killed by shrapnel while outside her house in Jabalia on May 14th, 2021, multiple sources reported. The majority of sources said the shrapnel resulted from nearby Israeli shelling, but Defence for Children International - Palestine and NGO Monitor reported that it came from a rocket-propelled grenade. Rocket-propelled grenades are commonly used…
Summary
Published
14 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
,
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
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
M21ISPT019
Location
زلاطة, Zalata, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Between one and two civilians, including a child, were killed and another civilian, a child, was injured in artillery strikes on the Zalata neighborhood in Al-Shoka, eastern Rafah on May 12, 2021. According to @PalinfoAr, "an elderly man was killed, and a child was wounded by an Israeli artillery shelling of agricultural land east of…
Summary
Published
12 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
,
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
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
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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Incident Date
11 May 2021
Incident Code
PALIS005
Location
حولون, רח 'סוקולוב ורח' קוגל, חולון, Intersection of Sokolov St. and Kugel St., Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel
As many as eight to eighteen civilians were injured and at least one civilian was killed by a rocket allegedly fired from Gaza which struck the city of Holon, Central Israel, at around 9pm on May 11th, 2021, according to local media reports. Mynet reported that the rocket struck next to the line 4 bus…
Summary
Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4–18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date
11 May 2021
Incident Code
PALIS004
Location
ريشون لتسيون, ראשון לציון, Rishon Letzion, Central, Israel
One woman was killed and another woman died later from a heart attack and others were injured when a Hamas rocket fired from Gaza struck a private home in Rishon Letzion, near Tel Aviv on May 11th, 2021, according to local reports. Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs named the primary victim as Leah Yom Tov,…
Summary
Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date
11 May 2021
Incident Code
PALIS003
Location
جفعاتايم , רח ' שיינקין ,גבעתיים, Sheinkin street, Givatayin, Tel Aviv, Israel
Between four and six people were injured in a rocket strike reported to have been launched by Hamas in Gaza on May 11th, 2021, to Givatayin, east Tel Aviv according to local reports. Police told The Times Of Israel that remnants of a rocket which had been intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system…
Summary
Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date
10 May 2021
Incident Code
M21ISPT001
Location
شارع المصريين, Al Masryeen Street, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Up to nine civilians (mostly from one family) were killed, and as many as 18 people were injured, in an alleged Israeli artillery strike on the Al Dhahra area in eastern Beit Hanoun on May 10th, 2021. The Israeli military however reportedly denied responsibility for the strike, claiming that the deaths were caused by a…
Summary
Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
3–18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
,
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date
10 May 2021
Incident Code
M21ISPT005
Location
صالح دردونة, Saleh Dardouna Street near Al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, North Gaza, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Up to seven civilians were killed, including two children, and as many as 34 people were injured, when an alleged rocket fired by a Palestinian armed group landed in Saleh Dardouna Street, near the al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, north Gaza on May 10th 2021, according to multiple sources. An investigation by Human Rights Watch revealed…
Summary
Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
15–34
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
,
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date
10 May 2021
Incident Code
PALIS002
Location
النقب الغربي, שער הנגב, Western Negev, Southern, Israel
A missile, allegedly fired from Gaza, struck an ambulance injuring the driver in the Western Negev region of Israel on May 10th 2021, according to local reports. The Magen David Adom medical service, which operates the ambulance, said the vehicle was struck by a rocket whilst traveling to attend to a call. The driver was…
Summary
Published
10 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
10 May 2021
Incident Code
PALIS001
Location
نير عام, ניר עם, Nir Am, Southern, Israel
One Israeli civilian was reported injured when a guided missile, allegedly fired from Gaza, struck a vehicle in the town of Nir Am in the western Negev region of southern Israel on May 10th 2021, according to local reports. Quds 10 said: "A settler was injured and an Israeli vehicle was set on fire by…
Summary
Published
10 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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