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List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2009


This is a list of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel in 2009 by Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups from the Gaza Strip.

Over the course of 2009, 569 rockets and 289 mortars (a total of 858) were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, in comparison to 2,048 rockets in 2008. Out of these, 406 were fired during the Gaza War, which ended on 18 January, and 160 were fired during the rest of the year.

Jerusalem post reported Police: Terrorists fired 2 phosphorus shells into Israel,IDF predicts wave of rockets from Strip, including 10 yesterday, will end after Succot; IAF bombs south Gaza tunnel, killing 1 The attacks from the Gaza Strip escalated on Wednesday with 10 rockets and mortar shells fired into Israel – including two containing phosphorus – as defense officials predicted that the violence would quiet down after Succot., One of the rockets – a 122-mm. Katyusha – hit just north of Ashkelon.


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