Hamas - Political Violence and Terrorism

Political Violence and Terrorism

Palestinian rocket attacks
on Israel
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip
into Israel, December 2008.
By year
2001 · 2002–2006 · 2007
2008 · 2008 cease-fire
Gaza War · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
2012
Groups responsible
Fatah · Hamas · Islamic Jihad
PFLP · DFLP · PRC
Ansar al-Sunna · Force 17
Army of Islam · Tawhid wal-Jihad
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Rocket types
Mortar · Qassam · Al-Quds
Katyusha · Grad · Fajr-5
Cities hit
Ashdod · Ashkelon · Beersheba
Gedera · Kiryat Gat · Kiryat Malakhi
Netivot · Sderot · Ofakim · Yavne · Tel Aviv · Jerusalem
Regional Council areas hit
Hof Ashkelon
(Karmia · Netiv HaAsara
Yad Mordechai · Zikim) Eshkol
(Nir Oz · Nirim · Yesha) Sha'ar HaNegev
(Kfar Aza · Nahal Oz · Nir Am) Sdot Negev
(Alumim · Sa'ad) Merhavim · Be'er Tuvia Bnei Shimon · Gush Etzion
Settlements hit (evacuated)
Atzmona · Dugit · Elei Sinai
Gadid · Ganei Tal · Katif
Kfar Darom · Morag
Netzarim · Netzer Hazani
Neve Dekalim · Nisanit
Rafiah Yam · Slav
Actions by Israel
Civil defense in Israel
Red Color · Iron Dome · ZAKA
Operation Pillar of Defense
See also
Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Hamas uses both political activities and violence in pursuit of its goals. For example, while politically engaged in the 2006 Palestinian Territories parliamentary election campaign, Hamas stated in its election manifesto that it was prepared to use "armed resistance to end the occupation".

From 2000 to 2004, Hamas was responsible for killing nearly 400 Israelis and wounding more than 2,000 in 425 attacks, according to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2001 through May 2008, Hamas launched more than 3,000 Qassam rockets and 2,500 mortar attacks into Israel.

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