Incident Summary:

07/21/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Rishon Letzion city, Central district, Israel. The rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. This was one of four coordinated rocket attacks launched near Tel Aviv on this day. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) and the Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201407210070

When:
2014-07-21

Country:
Israel

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central

City:
Rishon Letzion

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Israel
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Rockets were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Popular Resistance Committees Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Iron Dome intercepts rockets over Tel Aviv region; sirens sound in Beit Shemesh area," Jerusalem Post, July 21, 2014.