On October 19 , 1998 , sixty four people were wounded in a grenade attack . On August 31 , 2004 , sixteen people were killed in two suicide bombings on commuter buses in Beersheba for which Hamas claimed responsibility . On August 28 , 2005 , another suicide bomber attacked the central bus station , seriously injuring two security guards and 45 bystanders . During Operation Cast Lead , which began on December 27 , 2008 and lasted until the ceasefire on January 18 , 2009 , Hamas fired 2,378 rockets ( such as Grad rockets ) and mortars , from Gaza into southern Israel , including Beersheba . The rocket attacks have continued , but have been only partially effective since the introduction of the Iron Dome rocket defense system
two suicide bombings on commuter buses
Beersheba bus bombings
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