Oct. 2006 Timeline: Gaza Terror Activities

Oct. 29 - Two Qassam rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza. One landed in Sderot and the other in the western Negev, north of the Karni crossing. One woman was treated for shock and one structure was damaged. [24]

Oct. 28 - Four Qassam rockets were launched into Israel from Gaza. Four mortars were also fired from Gaza and landed near Kibbutz Nahal Oz. [25]

Egypt deployed an additional 3,000 security forces to the Gaza border, according to an Egyptian official, due to "fears of Palestinian militants breaching the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt." [26]

Oct. 26 - Israel prevented a shipment of 13 lbs. (6 kg) of TNT from reaching the West Bank through a Gaza-Israel passage. [27]

Oct. 23 - Three Qassam rockets were launched from Gaza, two of which landed in the city of Sderot. Two vehicles were damaged and several residents were treated for shock. [28]

Oct. 22 - Two Qassams were fired into Israel from the northern Gaza Strip, one landing south of Ashkelon. [29]

Oct. 21 - Four Qassam rockets were launched into Israel from Gaza, landing in Sderot. [30]

An anti-tank missile was fired at IDF troops near the Gaza anti-terrorist security fence. [31]

Oct. 20 - Five Qassam rockets were launched from Gaza, one landing south of Ashkelon. One resident was wounded by shrapnel. Several people were treated for shock. [32] An apartment building in Sderot was damaged when it was directly hit.

Five mortar shells were also fired from Gaza.

Three Bedouin were arrested in Sinai, Egypt en route to smuggle 200 crates of automatic weapons into Gaza. [33]

Oct. 19 - IDF announced that nine tunnels were uncovered between the Egypt-Gaza border. [34]

Oct. 16 - One Qassam was launched at the city of Sderot, landing near a home and another rocket landed near the western Negev Kibbutz Nir Am. In Sderot, one person was lightly injured and six others were treated for shock. [35]

Of the two Qassams, one of them bared the Hebrew inscription "Al-Quds" for the first time. The Hebrew inscription signified that the terrorist group - Al-Quds Brigades - closely associated with Islamic Jihad, was responsible for the rocket attack.

Oct. 14 - Two Qassam rockets landed in Sderot. One of the rockets damaged a fence adjoining a home in Sderot. Three residents were lightly wounded and one home was damaged. [36]

Oct. 13 - Six Qassams were fired from Gaza and landed in the western Negev area. [37]

Oct. 12 - Five Qassam rockets landed in the western Negev.

Oct. 8 - "Al-Qaeda in Palestine" claimed responsibility for blowing up an Internet café in Gaza. [38]

Oct. 7 - Qassam rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza; one landed next to Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal's home. [39]

Oct. 6 - A tunnel collapsed under the Gaza-Egypt border from an explosion, trapping five Palestinian militants inside and killing at least one. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a violent offshoot of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement, said the five were members of the group. [40]

Oct. 5 - Two Qassams landed in the western Negev.

Oct. 2 - Two Qassam rockets were fired into Israel from northern Gaza. [41]

Oct. 1 - One Qassam rocket hit a home in Sderot, wounding a 76 year-old woman and an 11 year-old boy. [42] Five other residents were treated for shock. [43]

Footnotes:
[1] Hadad, Shmulik, "Qassam lands near Ashkelon strategic facility," Ynetnews, Oct. 30, 2006, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3321203,00.html

[2] Alon, Gideon, "PM Olmert: Israel to expand military operations in Gaza Strip," Haaretz, Oct. 30, 2006, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/781386.html

[3] "Hamas says militant died while digging tunnel in Gaza Strip," published in Haaretz, via Associated Press, Oct. 29, 2006, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/780868.html; "Statements: Baker Al-Asar Was Martyred During A Jihad Mission," Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, Military Wing of Hamas Movement, Oct. 29, 2006, http://www.alqassam.ps/english/statements/491.htm; Arabic Statement, Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, Military Wing of Hamas Movement, Oct. 29, 2006, http://www.alqassam.ps/arabic/win_bayan.php?nid=2092

[4] Chronological order: Grinberg, Mijal, & Haaretz Service, "One person hurt as two Qassam rockets strike Negev town of Sderot," Haaretz, Sept. 17, 2006; Hadad, Shmulik, "Sderot house, Sapir College hit by Qassams," Ynetnews, Sept. 21, 2006; Dadon, Tova, "2 Qassam rockets land in south," Ynetnews, Sept. 25, 2006; Issacharoff, Avi, & Agencies, "Palestinians: IDF tanks, troops move into northern Gaza," Haaretz, Oct. 1, 2006; "September: News Archive," Weaponsurvey Web site, http://www.weaponsurvey.com/newsarchive/september06.htm

[5] Statement via phone from IDF Spokesperson's office.

[6] Ibid.

[7] Harel, Amos, Issaharoff, Avi, Haaretz Service & Associated Press, "Four Qassam rockets launched from Gaza hit Sderot area," Haaretz, Oct. 21, 2006, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/777252.html

[8] "IDF force attacked and soldier abducted by Kibbutz Kerem Shalom," Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, June 27, 2006, http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/kerem_shalom_e.pdf

[9] Greenberg, Hanan, "Gaza; 13 tunnels unearthed," Ynetnews, Oct. 19, 2006, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3317229,00.html

[10] Fishman, Alex, "Tunnels feed new Hamas army," Ynetnews, Oct. 5, 2006, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3311372,00.html

[11] Greenberg, Hanan, "Gaza; 13 tunnels unearthed," Ynetnews , Oct. 19, 2006, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3317229,00.html

[12] Ibid.

[13] JPost.com Staff, "Anti-tank missiles smuggled into Gaza," The Jerusalem Post, Oct. 14, 2006, http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159193433744&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[14] Ellingwood, Ken, "Israel finds 9 tunnels from Gaza Strip into Egypt," The Los Angeles Times, Oct. 19, 2006, http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-smuggling19oct19,1,3551949.story?coll=la-headlines-world"

[15] Missiles and Mortars: Introduction," Weaponsurvey Web site, http://www.weaponsurvey.com/missilesrockets.htm

[16] "Katyusha rocket 'fired from Gaza,'" BBC News, March 28, 2006, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4855056.stm

[17] Katz, Yaakov, "Katyusha fired for the first time from Gaza," The Jerusalem Post, March 28, 2006, http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1143498754886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[18] Karmon, Ely, "Hizbullah and the war on terror," The Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Aug. 1, 2002, http://www.ict.org.il/articles/articledet.cfm?articleid=444

[19] Gordon, Michael, "Militants Are Said to Amass Missiles in South Lebanon," The New York Times, July 16, 2006, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/weekinreview/16isra.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[20] "Brannon, Josh, "Peretz: IDF operations in south must continue to stop terror," The Jerusalem Post, Oct. 25, 2006, http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1159193510716&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[21] 40,000 Palestinian families to benefit from EU social allowances," The European Commission's Delegation to Israel, [IP/06/1251], Sept. 25, 2006, http://www.eu-del.org.il/English/whatsnew.asp?id=756"

[22] The European Union extends under the Temporary International Mechanism allowances to some 40,000 vulnerable Palestinians," European Commission Technical Assistance Program, Sept. 21, 2006, http://www.delwbg.cec.eu.int/en/whatsnew/pressrelease_en.doc

[23] "Summary of IDF activity in the Gaza Strip," Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Web site, July 26, 2006, http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2006/Summary%20of%20IDF%20activity%20in%20the%20Gaza%20Strip%2026-Jul-2006

[24] Greenberg, Michal, and Itim, "Two Qassam rockets land in Sderot and western Negev," Haaretz, Oct. 29, 2006

[25] Ibid.

[26] "Egypt sends troops to Gaza border," BBC News, Oct. 28, 2006, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6095608.stm

[27] Lavie, Mark [Associated Press], "Israel intercepts shipment of explosives," The Washington Post, Oct. 25, 2006, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/25/AR2006102501157_pf.html

[28] Brannon, Josh, and JPost.com Staff, "IDF kills 7 Palestinian gunmen in Gaza," The Jerusalem Post, Oct. 23, 2006, http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159193500694&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[29] JPost.com Staff, "11 rockets fired over past three days," The Jerusalem Post, Oct. 22, 2006, http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1159193486033&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[30] Harel, Amos, Issaharoff, Avi, Haaretz Service & Associated Press, "Four Qassam rockets launched from Gaza hit Sderot area," Haaretz, Oct. 21, 2006, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/777252.html

[31] Ibid.

[32] Ibid.

[33] "Egyptian police intercepts 200 crates of weapons en route to Gaza," published in Ynetnews, via Associated Press, Oct. 20, 2006, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3317454,00.html

[34] Ellingwood, Ken, "Israel finds 9 tunnels from Gaza Strip into Egypt," The Los Angeles Times, Oct. 19, 2006, http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-smuggling19oct19,1,3551949.story?coll=la-headlines-world

[35] Hadad, Shmulik, "New: Qassam rockets with Hebrew captions," Ynetnews, Oct. 16, 2006, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3315719,00.html

[36] Grinberg, Mijal, Harel, Amos, & Stern, Yoav, "2 Qassams land in Sderot area, lightly wounding three people," Haaretz, Oct. 14, 2006, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/774581.html

[37] Ibid.

[38] Waked, Ali, "Al-Qaeda affiliate burns coffee shop in Gaza Strip," Ynetnews, Oct. 8, 2006, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3312455,00.html

[39] Hadad, Shmulik, "Qassam lands next to Sderot mayor's home," Ynetnews, Oct. 7, 2006, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3312158,00.html

[40] "Terrorist trapped after tunnel blast," published in The Jerusalem Post via Associated Press, Oct. 6, 2006, http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1159193380916&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
[41] Hadad, Shmulik, "2 Qassam rockets fired at Sderot on Yom Kippur," Ynetnews, Oct. 2, 2006

[42] Katz, Yaakov, "Security forces on alert ahead of Yom Kippur," The Jerusalem Post, Oct. 1, 2006, http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1159193342519

[43] Issacharoff, Avi, & Agencies, "Palestinians: IDF tanks, troops move into northern Gaza," Haaretz, Oct. 1, 2006, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/769071.html.
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