Ari Cicurel
Assistant Director of Foreign Policy
Yoni Tobin
Policy Analyst
Zachary Schildcrout
Policy Analyst
On October 7, Hamas launched an unprovoked and unprecedented multi-pronged attack on
Israel by land, air, and sea. JINSA issued a NatSec Brief with an early assessment of the war on
October 8 and has produced daily updates during the war. Updated information and analysis are
below, which JINSA will continue to produce throughout the war.
Last 72 Hours
Attacks Against Israel
⚫ At least 6,000 rockets, mortars, drones, and other projectiles have been fired from Gaza
during the war.
» Rockets struck Sderot and Ashkelon, and terrorists fired rockets toward Tel Aviv,
Herzliya, and Be’er Sheva, as well as other locations in southern Israel.
− Three rockets fired from Gaza exploded in Sderot on October 14, causing a house
fire but no injuries.
− Two rockets struck a building in Ashkelon on October 15.
− A large barrage of missiles was fired towards Be’er Sheva on October 16.
⚫ The IDF announced on October 14 that a rocket had been fired from Syria into Israel but
had been intercepted.
⚫ Hezbollah escalated their attacks against northern Israel over the weekend with attacks on
Israeli army outposts and northern towns.
» On October 14, the IDF announced that approximately thirty mortar shells were
launched from Lebanon towards the Har Dov military outpost in Shebaa, an unspecified
number of which struck Israeli soil. Hezbollah later claimed responsibility for the mortar
attacks.
» On October 15, the IDF reported four separate incidents of anti-tank fire launched from
Lebanon against Israeli military positions, killing two IDF soldiers and inflicting three
injuries.
