Rocket hits in Israel since
the Hamas takeover of Gaza, 2006
Source: ITIC
* Based on an estimated 805 rocket hits as of
1130 hours, November 21 (the number of launchings, in our assessment, is about
three times greater than the number of hits).
Rocket
range from Gaza.
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Source: IDF
Israelis run for cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets in
Kiryat Malachi,
where three were killed (Photo: Reuters)
Remains of a car hit by a rocket in Beersheba (Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
Israelis prepare to sleep in a bomb shelter in the southern town of Netivot (Photo: Reuters)
Operation Pillar of Defense - Summary of IDF activity A ceasefire agreement regarding the fighting in the south came into
effect at 21:00 on November 21, 2012. Following eight days of
operations, the IDF has inflicted severe damage to Hamas and its military
capabilities.
As a result of IDF operations, the command and control apparatus of Hamas was
significantly struck, beginning with the targeting of the commander of the
military wing of Hamas, Ahmed Jabari, continuing with the targeting of broad
terrorist infrastructure, facilities and military bases, as well as the
destruction of dozens of smuggling and explosive tunnels.
During the operation, the IDF damaged and destroyed significant elements of
Hamas' strategic capabilities. Among those capabilities were long-range (over 40
km) and hundreds of short- and medium-range rocket launchers. These actions have
severely impaired Hamas' launching capabilities. The Iron Dome defense system
has accomplished high rate of successful interceptions (84%) and Hamas’ accuracy
with regards to hitting populated areas within Israel remained below 7%.
Over the course of Operation Pillar of Defense, the IDF targeted over 1,500
terror sites including 19 senior command centers, operational control centers
and Hamas' senior-rank headquarters, 30 senior operatives, damaging Hamas'
command and control, hundreds of underground rocket launchers, 140 smuggling
tunnels, 66 terror tunnels, dozens of Hamas operation rooms and bases, 26 weapon
manufacturing and storage facilities and dozens of long-range rocket launchers
and launch sites.
Senior operatives targeted:
- Ahmed Jabari, head of Hamas' military wing
- Hab's Hassan Us Msamch, senior operative in Hamas' police
- Ahmed Abu Jalal, Commander of the military wing in Al-Muazi
- Khaled Shaer, senior operative in the anti-tank operations
- Osama Kadi, senior operative in the smuggling operations in the southern
Gaza Strip
- Muhammad Kalb, senior operative in the aerial defense operations
- Ramz Harb, Islamic Jihad senior operative in propaganda in Gaza
city
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The current crisis began on Saturday (November 10) when an anti-tank missile fired from Gaza struck an IDF jeep near the Karni crossing wounding four soldiers, two seriously. An IDF
force patrolling near the Karni crossing, inside Israel, sustained a
direct hit by an anti-tank missile fired from a location east of the
Gaza Strip neighborhoods of Zeitun and Sajaiya. Two soldiers suffered
serious injuries and were airlifted to the Soroka Medical Center in
Beersheba. Two others were rushed to the Barzilai Medical Center in
Ashkelon in moderate condition, suffering from shrapnel wounds. The IDF
responded to the source of fire.
The IDF soldier who sustained
critical head and eye injuries during Saturday's anti-tank missile
attack on an IDF patrol jeep near the Gaza border remains hospitalized
at the intensive care unit of the Soroka University Medical Center in
Beersheba, and his doctors say he may never see again
PM Netanyahu (Nov 11): "The IDF is operating, and
will operate, aggressively against the terrorist organizations in the
Gaza Strip, which are taking heavy blows from the IDF. The world needs
to understand that Israel will not sit idly by in the face of attempts
to attack us. We are prepared to intensify the response."
Over 120 rockets were fired at southern Israel from Gaza from Saturday evening (Nov 10) until November 13, hitting Sderot, Ashdod, Netivot, and the Eshkol, Shaar Hanegev and Hof Ashkelon councils. Several people suffered injuries on Sunday morning and many have been treated for panic. There has been extensive damage to homes, businesses and vehicles.
Rocket fire - Nov 10-13, 2012
A total of 121 rocket hits identified in Israeli territory during the current escalation.
The number does not include mortar shells. Source: ITIC
Ceiling of a home in Sderot which suffered a direct rocket hit (Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
Rocket fired from Gaza damaged a home in Netivot - Nov 12
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
Trails of smoke are seen after the launch of rockets from the northern Gaza Strip
towards Israel - November 11, 2012 (Photo: Reuters)