So much for honouring the ceasefire:
August 1
Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket at the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. A 55-year-old woman, a Bedouin shepherdess, was injured by shrapnel hitting her lower limbs. The Color Red alarm sounded in the region.[174][175]
August 3
At about 10:30pm, Palestinians fired a rocket at the Lakhish Regional Council, between Sderot and Kiryat Gat.[177] The Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.[178]
- August 4
Shortly after midnight, Palestinians fired a rocket that exploded at the entrance to Ashkelon. Five people were lightly injured seeking shelter after the Color Red alarm sounded.[179] Israel responded with an airstrike on a Hamas militant center in the Gaza Strip.[177]
- August 7
After nightfall, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket at the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. The rocket landed near a kibbutz, triggering the Color Red alarm.[180]
Later, Palestinians fired three mortar shells at the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, damaging a fence.[181]
- August 15
Palestinians fired a Grad rocket into Beersheba. Israel responded with airstrikes on five targets in the Gaza Strip, killing one armed Hamas terrorist and wounding several others. In a separate incident, several Palestinians were scattered by the Israeli Air Force as they were attempting to fire a rocket into Israel.[182][183]
- August 18
Palestinians fired two rockets at Ashkelon; at least one of them was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. The Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility. Later, two more rockets fired at Ashkelon were intercepted by Iron Dome.[184]
- August 19
Palestinians terrorists fired 17 rockets and several mortars at Israel. Responsibility for various attacks was claimed by the Popular Resistance Committees and Fatah's Al Aqsa Brigades and al-Mujahideen Brigades.[185] The streets in Beersheba were said to be empty for fear of rockets. Details of some of the attacks:
- In the morning, a rocket fired at a Jewish religious seminary in Ashdod injured 10 people, two of them seriously. Several blocks away, a Grad rocket landed inside a synagogue while worshipers were praying, but failed to explode. There were no injuries. The synagogue was partially demolished in order to clear the rocket.[186] The al-Qaeda-affiliated Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the Grad attacks, saying they were a response to Israel's targeting of the Popular Resistance Committees leadership the previous day.[187]
- Around 4 pm, two Grad rockets exploded between Kiryat Malachi, Gedera and Gan Yavneh. One of the rockets started a fire, damaging a building.[188]
- Around 5 pm, a Qassam rocket hit the Eshkol Regional Council.
- Around 6:20 pm, two rockets hit Ashdod and the Sdot Negev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[189]
- In the evening, a Qassam rocket landed near a kibbutz in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council.[190]
- In the evening, two mortar shells hit the Eshkol Regional Council.[191][192]
- After nightfall, two rockets hit the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[193]
- Around 10 pm, a Grad rocket fired at Ashkelon was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system.[194][195]
Israel responded with airstrikes on four targets in the Gaza Strip, killing senior Popular Resistance Committees commander Samed Abdul Mu'ty Abed as he was on his motorcycle.[196
- August 20
Palestinians fired dozens of rockets at Israel, killing one and injuring several, as Hamas announced it would renew attacks on Israelis.[198] Details of some of the attacks:
- Around 4 am, two rockets hit the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[199] Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.[200]
- Two rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip hit the outskirts of Ashdod, seriously injuring three Palestinian aliens working in the local industrial zone. The three were rushed to Kaplan Medical Center for treatment.[201][199] Palestinian Islamic Jihadclaimed responsibility.[200]
- Around 8:30 am, a rocket fired from the northern Gaza Strip hit an open area in the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[202][199] Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.[200]
- Around 9 am, a Grad rocket landed in the Bnei Shimon Regional Council just north of Beersheba, triggering the Color Red alarm. Eight people suffered light injuries and shock.[199][203][204] The Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility.[200]
- A rocket fired at the Lachish Regional Council at noon exploded on a section of Highway 35, from Ashkelon to Kiryat Gat, severely damaging it. The highway was closed to traffic.[205]
- Just after noon, two Qassam rockets hit the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, one landing in a kibbutz and the other in an open area. No injuries or damage were reported.[206][207]
- A rocket fired at Ashkelon was intercepted by Iron Dome.[208]
- Four mortar shells were fired at the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[209]
- A Qassam rocket was fired at the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council and a mortar was fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[210]
- Two mortar shells were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[211]
- Five mortar shells were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[212]
- A mortar shell was fired at the Eshkol Regional Council.[213]
- A Grad rocket fired at Beersheba was intercepted by Iron Dome. The Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility.[214]
- Five additional mortar shells were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[215]
- Grad rockets were fired at Ofakim. One rocket hit a home, wounding a 4-month-old baby, a 9-year-old child, and a 20-year-old man. Hamas claimed responsibility.[216][217]
- A barrage of Grad rockets hit Beersheba, killing one person and injuring at least ten, four of them seriously. The Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility.[218][219]
- Two Qassam rockets hit the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council.[220]
- A Qassam rocket fired at Israel exploded within the Gaza Strip.[221]
- August 21
- In the morning, two mortar shells were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[225]
- In the morning, a Qassam rocket hit the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.[226]
- In the morning, three Grad rockets fired at Ashkelon were intercepted by Iron Dome.[227]
- In the morning, two Grad rockets were fired at Beersheba. One was intercepted by Iron Dome; the other fell in an open area near the city. No injuries or damage were reported.[228]
- In the morning, a rocket hit a school in Beersheba, damaging it. No injuries were reported.[229]
- In the morning, two rockets were fired at the Beersheba region. No injuries or damage were reported.[230]
- Shortly before noon, three rockets hit near Ashkelon. No injuries or damage were reported.[231]
- Shortly after noon, a rocket was fired at the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. No injuries were reported.[232]
- During the evening, a Qassam rocket was fired at Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries were reported.[233]
- Though a ceasefire has been declared starting 09:00 P.M. that night, two rockets were fired after that time. No injures were reported.[234]
- August 22
- During night, a rocket was fired at the city of Ashkelon and was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system.[236]
- Another rocket was fired early morning at Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries were reported.[237]
- At night, a Qassam rocket was fired at Ashkelon and landed in an open area. No injuries were reported.[238]
- A rocket fired at Hof Ashkelon Regional Council landed near greenhouses and started a fire. No injuries were reported.[239]
- Another rocket landed in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council just before midnight.[240]
- August 24
Palestinians fired more than 20 rockets on Israeli communities. Grad rockets fell on the cities of Beersheba, Ashkelon and Ofakim, injuring a 9-month-old baby. Israel responded with airstrikes, killing a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative invlolved in a recent terrorist shooting attack on Israel.[241][242]- August 25
Palestinians fired at least 15 rockets and mortars at Israel.[243] Details of the attacks:- Five Qassam rockets were fired at the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.
- Four Qassam rockets were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.
- A Grad rocket fell in an open area near Ashkelon, without causing injuries or damage.
- A Palestinian mortar shell caused extensive damage to the Erez Crossing Terminal, which is frequently used by Palestinians to enter Israel for medical treatments.[244]
Israel responded with airstrikes on several targets in the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants involved in the attack against the Erez Crossing Terminal.[245][246]- August 26
At about 3 pm, Palestinians fired a Grad rocket at Ashkelon, despite a ceasefire announced by Palestinian Islamic Jihad the previous day. Shortly after 10 pm, two Qassam rockets were fired at the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries were reported in either incident. The leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for two attacks on Ashkelon.[243][247]- August 27
A Qassam rocket fell in the Negev. No injuries or damage were reported.[248]- August 28
A Grad rocket fired was fired at Hatzerim in the Bnei Shimon Regional Council, near Beersheba. After nightfall, a Qassam rocket was fired at the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injures were reported in either attack. Tawhid wal-Jihad claimed responsibility for both.[249][250][251]- August 29
A Qassam rocket was fired at the Eshkol Regional Council. No injures or damage were reported. Tawhid wal-Jihad claimed responsibility.[252][250]- August 31
Two Qassam rockets hit the Eshkol Regional Council. No injures or damage were reported.[253][edit]
