List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2013
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The following is a detailed list of Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks on Israel in 2013. All of the attacks originated in the Gaza Strip, unless stated otherwise. For information pertaining to the wider conflict, see Arab–Israeli conflict and Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Over the year 52 rockets and 16 mortars were fired at Israel, the vast majority of which came from the Gaza strip. This was the fewest such attacks since 2001.
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January
There were no Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in January.
February
In February, Palestinians fired one rocket into Israel.
February 26
Palestinians fired an M-75 medium-range rocket at the Israeli city of Ashkelon. The militant wing of Fatah, the party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, claimed responsibility, calling the attack a response to the death of Palestinian man Arafat Jaradat while in Israeli custody.
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