List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2023

April

April 5, attack of 18 launches from Gaza was initiated toward Israel. Two people injured, and a factory in Sderot was damaged.^{[citation needed]}
April 6, during the Jewish Passover holiday, 7 rockets were fired from Gaza.^{[citation needed]}
April 7, 44 rockets were fired from Gaza. House in Sderot was damaged.^{[citation needed]}

In total, 1,500,000 people in Israel were affected by these attacks.^[2]

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May

May 2, 2023, Israel faced a series of attacks from the Gaza Strip, resulting in 8 injured, damage to buildings and cars, and fires. In total 104 rockets were fired at Israel, and 500,000 Israelis were affected by the attack.^[3]
May 9–13, 2023: 1,469 rockets and mortar shells fired at Israel, primarily the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 131 landed in Israeli territory, 291 landed in the Gaza Strip, and 39 fell into the sea. Two people were killed in Israel and several dozen were wounded; extensive property damage was reported.^[4] 1,500,000 Israelis were affected by the attacks.^[5]
May 14, 2023: 1 rocket fired at Israel. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed it was a technical malfunction.^[4]

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October

October 7–31, 2023: 8,500 rockets and mortar shells launched at Israel. About 10% of them were failed launches that landed in the Gaza Strip and in the sea.^[6]^{[citation needed]}
The 7 October rocket attacks included a strike on a putative nuclear missile site.^[7]^[8] The rocket hit the land of Sdot Micha military base,^[7] on the outskirts of East Jerusalem.^{[citation needed]}

November

November 1–7, 2023: 500 rockets and mortar shells launched at Israel, amounting to more than 9,000 since the beginning of October, and keeping a 10% rate of failed launches that fell inside the Gaza Strip and in the sea.^[9]
November 8–12, 2023: Additional 500 rockets and mortar shells launched at Israel, amounting to more than 9,500 since the beginning of October, with the rate of failed launches that fell in the Gaza Strip and the sea rising to 12%.^[10]
November 13–22, 2023: Additional 1000 rockets and mortar shells launched at Israel, amounting to more than 10,500 since the beginning of October, with the rate of failed launches that fell in the Gaza Strip and the sea back to 10%.^[11]

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April