Saturday, December 27, 2008

The rocket calendars

Here are all of the rocket calendars for easy reference, in reverse order from last month.

The numbers are lower than reality; these are just the attacks I have been able to find links to. The number of mortars especially tend to be much undercounted in the earlier months and on days when there are many Qassams.


Q=Qassam (may include Katyusha-style rockets)
QS=Qassam landing short in Gaza
M=Mortar
F=Fatality (F=Gazan, F=Israeli)
(G)=Grad (included in Qassam count, not consistent yet)

M*- Apparently upgraded 120mm mortars
MS=Mortar landing short
P - unnamed "projectiles"
(Paren) indicates unconfirmed Palestinian claims

* - Fatal non-rocket attack

K=Katyushas from Lebanon

Mortars are severely undercounted since they simply don't make the news any more.

June 2009
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

1
2
3
4
5
6



(2M)



7
 8
 9
 10
 11
 12
 13

~10M




14
 15
 16
 17
 18
 19
 20







21
 22
 23
 24
 25
 26
 27
3M+~3M





28
 29
 30
 1
 2
 3
 4

1MS
2M










May 2009
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa





1
2






1Q
3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9



5M
1Q		 1Q

10
 11
 12
 13
 14
 15
 16
1Q
 1M
(2M)


17
 18
 19
 20
 21
 22
 23


1Q
 (3M)


24
 25
 26
 27
 28
 29
 30




2M

31













April 2009
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa



1
2
3
4







5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
 11







12
 13
 14
 15
 16
 17
 18



1Q
 1Q

19
 20
 21
 22
 23
 24
 25




1Q

26
 27
 28
 29
 30
 31
 1






1Q
2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8



5M
1Q
 1Q


I'm going to hold off on reporting on humanitarian aid unless Israel starts to withhold it in reaction to rocket attacks. You can otherwise assume that aid gets sent six days a week.


March 2009
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7Q
1Q
2Q
(4Q)
5Q
1M
6Q (1G)
2M

1Q
8
 9
 10
 11
 12
 13
 14
4Q
 (2M)
 4Q
 5Q
 1Q
 3Q
 2Q
15
 16
 17
 18
 19
 20
 21






(2Q)
22
 23
 24
 25
 26
 27
 28


1Q
1Q
1QS
29
 30
 31





4Q


















Yellow=day Israel sent aid to Gaza

February 2009
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
4Q
8M
3M
1Q
1Q(1G)
1M

2Q

8
 9
 10
 11
 12
 13
 14
2Q
(crossings closed
election day)
1Q
 3M
3Q
 2M
15
 16
 17
 18
 19
 20
 21
1Q
 2Q
1Q
 4Q
1M
1QS
 1Q
10M
 1Q
2M
1K
1KS
22
 23
 24
 25
 26
 27
 28
1Q
 2Q
2Q
 3Q
 1Q
 10Q (2G)





























A day without yellow doesn't necessarily mean the crossings were closed; I just may not have seen the reports of them being specifically open.


January 2009
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa




1
 2
 3




59Q (9G)
5M
 41Q (4G)
5M
 28Q
10M
4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
50Q
5M
 39Q(4G)
5M
 30Q
3M
 24Q(8G)
1M
 30Q
4K
 30Q (7G)
 16Q (4G)
11
 12
 13
 14
 15
 16
 17
28Q (3G)
 20Q (3G)
3M
 18Q
5M
 11Q
5M
3K
 29Q (3G)
 21Q (3G)
4M
 27Q
4M
18
 19
 20
 21
 22
 23
 24
("CeaseFire")
13Q (3G)
4M
8MS



25
 26
 27
 28
 29
 30
 31
(1QS)
*
 1Q
(7M)
 1Q
 (1M)
 1G















A day without yellow doesn't necessarily mean the crossings were closed; I just may not have seen the reports of them being specifically open.

January 27 the crossings were closed immediately after a fatal attack on an IDF patrol outside Gaza during the day, but goods didget transferred in the morning.

December 2008

Q=Qassam (may include Katyusha-style rockets)
QS=Qassam landing short in Gaza
M=Mortar
F=Fatality (F=Gazan, F=Israeli)
(G)=Grad (included in Qassam count, not consistent yet)

M*- Apparently upgraded 120mm mortars
MS=Mortar landing short
P - unnamed "projectiles"
(Paren) indicates unconfirmed Palestinian claims

Yellow=day Israel sent aid to Gaza
Blue=day Egypt sent aid to Gaza via Israel, inspected by Israel at Kerem Shalom)
Green=Both Israeli and Arab aid allowed in under Israeli auspices


December 2008

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6

1Q
 3M
2Q
(23M)
 3Q
15M
 1Q
2M
 2Q
(7M)
 3Q
(20M)
7
 8
 9
 10
 11
 12
 13
7Q
1QS
 1QS
 1M
 1Q
2Q
1QS
(2M)
 1Q
3M
14
 15
 16
 17
 18
 19
 20
1Q
3M
 1Q
 8Q
 24Q
1M
 8Q
2QS
 3Q
 15Q
26M
1QS
21
 22
 23
 24
 25
 26
 27
17Q
3M
1QS
 3Q
1QS
 8Q
8M
(1P)
 41Q
24M
(54M)
 7Q
7M
 25M
1QS (2F)
2MS
 64Q (1F)
16M
28
 29
 30
 31


30Q (5G)
4M
 73Q (11G, 2F)
15M (1F)
2QS
 55Q (4G)
(3M)
 63Q(10G)













November 2008


Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
25
 26
 27
 28
 29
 30
 1







2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8


12M
 51M
52Q
 7Q
 9Q
 1Q
9
 10
 11
 12
 13
 14
 15
1Q
 1QS
1MS
1Q
 fuel
only
 4Q
6M
 4Q
5M
 15Q
 1Q
(2Q)
2M
16
 17
 18
 19
 20
 21
 22
3Q
(12P)
 14Q
 3M
3Q
 2Q
(4Q)
 1Q
 1Q
2M
(3M)
 4Q
23
 24
 25
 26
 27
 28
 29
1Q
 1Q
 (4M)
1Q
 1Q
 3Q
 11M*
 3Q
1M
30





4Q
3M




















October and September had few rockets. The six-month "cease fire" really lasted about two months, and Israel increased the amount of supplies to Gaza by a large amount during that time period.

October 2008
Q=Qasssam
M=Mortar
P=Unknown projectile
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa



1
 2
 3
 4







5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
 11







12
 13
 14
 15
 16
 17
 18







19
 20
 21
 22
 23
 24
 25


1Q



26
 27
 28
 29
 30
 31

























September 2008
Q=Qasssam
M=Mortar
P=Unknown projectile
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6







7
 8
 9
 10
 11
 12
 13







14
 15
 16
 17
 18
 19
 20
1Q





21
 22
 23
 24
 25
 26
 27
1M





28
 29
 30




1P





















August 2008
Q=Qasssam
M=Mortar
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa





1
 2







3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
3M

1Q

1Q
10
 11
 12
 13
 14
 15
 16

1Q

1M
 1Q
 1Q?
17
 18
 19
 20
 21
 22
 23
1Q
1Q

2Q
24
 25
 26
 27
 28
 29
 30

2Q




31














June/July 2008
June



192021




CeaseFire

22232425262728


3R, 1M
2R2M2M
2930July 12345

2R

1R

6789101112

1M, 1S 1M
2R1M1R
13
1415 16171819
2M





20212223242526
Aid: July 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13-18, 20-23, 25, 27, 28,30

June 2008
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
3
4
1 11
8
 9
 10
 11
 12
 13
 14
4
5
 7
 25
 1
15
 16
 17
 18
 19
 20
 21

4
 8
 29


22
 23
 24
 25
 26
 27
 28


3R, 1M
2R
 2M
 2M
29
 30
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5

2R

1R

6
 7
 8
 9
 10
 11
 12

1M, 1S
 1M
2R


May 2008 (Qassams only)
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa




1
 2
 3




10 1 21
4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
8 12 3 1 2 3 22
11
 12
 13
 14
 15
 16
 17
4
 3
 8
 2
 8
 2
 1
18
 19
 20
 21
 22
 23
 24
2
 3
 2
 1
 1
 2
 4
25
 26
 27
 28
 29
 30
 31
4
 2
 1
 1
 6
 4
 3















April 2008 (Qassams only)
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa


1
 2
 3
 4
 5






2
6
 7
 8
 9
 10
 11
 12
3 1 6
 2

3
13
 14
 15
 16
 17
 18
 19

1
 1
 31
 15
 10
 2
20
 21
 22
 23
 24
 25
 26
3
 7
 3

4
27
 28
 29
 30
 1
 2
 3
4
 19
 16
 15
 10
 1
4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
8
 12
 3 1
 2 1

March 2008 (Qassams only)
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa






1






48
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
40
 17
 10
 12
 9
 1
 1
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1
1
 13
 28
 4
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
2
 1
 3
 2
 1
 3
 2
23
 24 25 26 27 28 29

4
 3
 17 3
 3
 1
30 31




0*
 2





February 2008 (Qassams only)
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa





1
 2






5
3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9

4
 19 9
 18
 30
 8
10
 11
 12
 13
 14
 15
 16
1
 3
 2
 7
 13
 1
 10
17
 18
 19
 20
 21
 22
 23
6
 16
 7
 5
 6
 4
24
 25
 26
 27
 28
 29
6
 7
 3
 50
 31
 16

January 2008 (Qassams only)

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa


1 2 3 4 5



2 10 6 8
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2
 1
 2
 14


13 14 15 16 17 18 19


41
 50
 47
 31
 5
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
5
 9
 20
 0
 5
 0
 2
27 28 29 30 31 1
 2
0
 0
 0
 0
 2
5

December 2007 (Qassams only)
Su
 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa






1







2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2

3
1
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
2
2
 21
 6
 1
 1
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
3
13
5
 1
 1
23
 24 25 26 27 28 29
6
 2
 11
 13
 3

30
 31




1
 3
2
 10
 6
 8

November 2007 (Qassams only)
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa




1 2 3




13

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3
5
 1 2 + 2
 1 2
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
3 7 3
 2 + 1
 2
6
18 19 20 21 22 23 24

4
2


25 26 27 28 29 30

2
 4
 2
 2
 2








October 2007 (Qassams only)
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

1 2 3 4 5 6


1 +2
1
4
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 + 4
 1
 1



14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1
 1
 1
 3


21 22 23 24 25 26 27

6
 7
 4
 11 5
28 29 30 31




4











September 2007 Qassam Calendar
Su
 Mo
 Tu
 We
 Th
 Fr
 Sa






1






1
2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
2
 7
 6
2

9
 10
 11
 12
 13
 14
 15
1
3
 6


16
 17
 18
 19
 20
 21
 22
2

2
 2 + 1
 1
23
 24
 25
 26
 27
 28
 29
2
 6
 2
 4


30 2






August 2007 Qassam Calendar

Su
 Mo
 Tu
 We
 Th
 Fr
 Sa



1
 2
 3
 4



4
 1
 3
5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
 11
1
 1
1
 4
 1
 1
12
 13
 14
 15
 16
 17
 18
3
 1
 2
 1
 1
 3
19
 20
 21
 22
 23
 24
 25
4
 5
 4
 2
 8
1
26
 27
 28
 29
 30
 31
3
3
1
 3








July 2007 Qassam Calendar

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
 (3)
 1


3
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
5
 1




15 16 17 18 19 20 21

3

1
 6
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
2
 1

2
 2
29 30 31




June 2007 Qassams
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa





1
 2





4 1







3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
1
 1
 4
 4
 2

8
 6
 2



10
 11
 12
 13
 14
 15
 16

5
 2
 2
 3








17
 18
 19
 20
 21
 22
 23

1
3 + 5




3



24
 25
 26
 27
 28
 29
 30
2
 2
 2
 2
2
 2
2
3+4
4


May 2007

As with the February, March and April calendars, the numbers for each date represent the number of Qassams fired on that day. The numbers in parentheses (second row after date) are those I saw reported by Palestinian Arab media, outside of parentheses (first row after date) are those reported in Israeli media. Linked dates are dates that Israel fired back. (Israel has fired back every day since the 15th and I have not maintained links for each day.) Italicized numbers indicated number of mortars claimed to have been fired, as opposed to rockets.

May 2007
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa


1 2 3 4 5





3
 2



(4) (2)

6 7 8 9 10 11 12
5 + 2
 1
 3
3
 4
 1


(1)

(2)
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
3
 1
 20
 30
 20
 16
 15



(40)


20 21 22 23 24 25 26
5
 10
 13
 4
 11
 7
 15







27 28 29 30 31

6
 17
 3
 6
 2








April 2007

As with the February and March calendars, the numbers for each date represent the number of Qassams fired on that day. The numbers in parentheses are those I saw reported by Palestinian Arab media, outside of parentheses are those reported in Israeli media.

The dates with URLs (in red on some browsers) are the days Israel responded to events in Gaza.

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1
 2
 3
 4
 5 6
 7
(2)
1
 3
 1
(2)
1
8
 9
 10
 11
 12
 13
 14
(1)


(4)
(2)
15
 16
 17
 18
 19
 20
 21

1 (2)
 (1)
(4)
4 (6)
22
 23
 24
 25
 26
 27
 28
1
 (2+ 2)
 10 (30)
 1 (3)
 2 (2 +2)
 1 (1)
(3)
29
 30




1 (2)
 (5)





March 2007

The numbers for each date represent the number of Qassams fired on that day. The numbers in parentheses are those I saw reported by Palestinian Arab media, outside of parentheses are those reported in Israeli media.

The one day highlighted in red is the single day since the "cease-fire" started that Israel reacted to Qassams in Gaza.

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa




1 2 3




1
1+1
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(3)
2(6)
2(3)
 (2)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17

2(3+2)
 1(1)
 1(2)
 1

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
5(2)
 (2)


(2)
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
2
 (2)
8(7)
 7
 (1+1)

February 2007 Qassam attacks
Su
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa




1
2
3




3

4
5
6
7
8
9
10


4 4 (10) 4
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
1 5

3 2
2
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
(4)
(2)
(8)
4(9)

1(2)
25
26
27
28
1
2
3

(5)
(7)
5(4)
1
1+1


November/December 2006 - only links to dates that Qassams were fired, no counting:
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
26 27 28 29 30 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 2829 30
  • Saturday, December 27, 2008
  • Elder of Ziyon

Arab media roundup

I'm not going into all the details of today's massive air attack against Gaza - you can read all about that in the usual media - but here are some interesting tidbits from some Arabic sites.

Ma'an has a bulletin that Israel still plans to open up Kerem Shalom on Sunday to bring in medical supplies.

A cartoon from AlJazeera.net that indicates that Arab nations gave Israel the "green light" to attack Gaza.
Egypt promised to open the Rafah crossing for injured Gazans, but according to Ma'an changed its mind and decided to send medical supplies to Gaza instead. Palestine Press, however, reports that Hamas was stopping Egyptian aid from reaching Gaza - including 18 ambulances and much blood.

The terrorist who died on Friday, that Ma'an had reported was shooting rockets at Israel, is now referred to as a "journalist" in reporting his funeral.

A Gazan was killed and four injured when a smuggling tunnel collapsed.

Hamas' website refers to Israel's attacks as a "massive holocaust" even as it brags about shooting rockets and killing a civilian. Rockets made it as far as Kiryat Gat.

Islamic Jihad's leaders are comparing this to "Deir Yassin."

The "Free Galilee Brigades" that have claimed recent terror attacks in Israel say that they will start a new wave of terror. Hamas' Khaled Meshaal also threatens "martyrdom operations."

While Palestinian Arabs are claiming that one third of the dead are civilians, and the Free Gaza movement is putting out press releases claiming that Israel bombed playgrounds, so far the pictures of the dead make them all look to be young men in their 20s.

Apparently a "VIP" tunnel has been constructed for senior Hamas members to go to Egypt in style.

Friday, December 26, 2008

  • Friday, December 26, 2008
  • Elder of Ziyon

A Palestinian Arab "journalist" dies

Palestine News Network writes:
Gaza / PNN – The latest victim of the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip is a journalist. Palestinian medical sources report that Hamza Shahin died on Friday from wounds sustained two weeks ago.

The local news photographer was hit during an Israeli air attack on the northern Gaza Strip in mid-December, medical sources said today.

Shahin had been seriously injured in an Israeli attack ostensibly targeting a group of armed resistance members. He died today in a Gaza hospital.

What a tragedy! An innocent journalist murdered by the evil Zionists!

Of course, even the other Palestinian Arab press adds other details. From Ma'an:

A Palestinian fighter affiliated with the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was pronounced dead on Friday after sustaining wounds in an Israeli artillery strike in the northern Gaza Strip earlier in December.

Shaheen was reportedly injured in an Israeli airstrike, in which two missiles targeted a group of fighters in the Tal Az-Za’ater area of Jabaliyah Refugee Camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

He was apparently firing a homemade projectile toward Sderot, his southern Israeli target, when the Apache helicopter fired toward him and others.
Hamas' own obituary doesn't mention his sterling journalistic credentials, only that he was a "mujahid."

Israel's record of only killing card-carrying terrorists in Gaza since the beginning of November is still intact.

Will Reporters Sans Frontieres condemn Israel for this?

  • Friday, December 26, 2008
  • Elder of Ziyon

Empty threats lose effectiveness

Israel has been talking a lot about a major Gaza operation over the past few days. [This tough talk may have helped Kadima in the most recent polls.] Yet as we have seen, the Israeli leaders have a history of freely talking about doing something about Gaza and being very reluctant to actually do anything.

This all-talk, no action posturing has had its effects on the Palestinian Arab public as well. An on-line poll at Ma'an Arabic asks whether the current Israeli threats to invade Gaza next week are a bluff ("psychological war" or real. At the moment, 53% say it is bluff while only 43% are taking it seriously.

A couple of years of empty threats does make it hard to take them seriously.
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