Sderot is located less than a mile from Gaza (the closest point is 840 m (2,760 ft)), [3] and is notable for having been a major target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. Between 2001 and 2008, rocket attacks on the city killed 13 people, wounded dozens, caused millions of dollars in damage and profoundly disrupted daily life. [ 4 ]

The Israeli town of Sderot (Hebrew: שְׂדֵרוֹת; Arabic: سديروت), located close to the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, has frequently been the target of rocket attacks and incursions during the course of the Gaza–Israel conflict. [6]

Jan 6, 2025 · Terrorists fired three rockets from the Gaza Strip late Monday morning, with one scoring a direct hit in the southern Israeli border city of Sderot, causing minor damage to a home. Another rocket was intercepted and the third projectile fell in an open area, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land, and sea and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday. (AP Photo, File)

Dec 29, 2024 · Five rockets were launched from the northern Gaza Strip at the southern city of Sderot a short while ago, the military says. According to the IDF, two rockets were intercepted, while the other...

Oct 13, 2023 · SDEROT, Israel — This assaulted Israeli town of more than 35,000 residents is now deserted — nearly. Israeli authorities evacuated civilians from Sderot and other areas along the Gaza border...

Oct 15, 2023 · Sderot, a community of 30,000 barely half a mile from the Gaza Strip, is the first Israeli city to face state-aided evacuation. The Hamas terrorist group killed at least 1,400 Israelis and wounded more than 3,500 in a massive offensive launched from Gaza on Oct. 7, which included firing more than 6,600 rockets at the Jewish state.

Oct 11, 2023 · Israelis in the town of Sderot, just a couple miles from the Gaza Strip, recount the carnage that Hamas militants unleashed there over the weekend. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Israel has completed the...

Oct 7, 2023 · Bloodied bodies in the streets, gunmen raiding door-to-door and news of captives taken to Gaza left Israelis terrified and in shock after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise...

2 days ago · Sderot, in sight of Gaza, was one of a string of communities attacked on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants and other gunmen broke through the security barriers, eventually killing some 1,200 ...