List of Palestinian suicide attacks
This article contains lists of Palestinian suicide attacks carried out by Palestinian individuals and militant groups, usually against Israeli civilian targets. The use of indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations[1] is illegal under international law.[2]
The first suicide attack was carried out in 1989 and the attacks stopped in 2008. The high point was in 2002 during the Second Intifada. A 2007 study of Palestinian suicide bombings during the Second Intifada (September 2000 through August 2005) found that 39.9 percent of the suicide attacks were carried out by Hamas, 26.4 percent by Fatah, 25.7 percent by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), 5.4 percent by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and 2.7 percent by other organizations.[3]
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has advocated classifying suicide bombings as crimes against humanity, a position adopted by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in 2002.[4]
The criteria used for this list: successful deliberate attacks committed by Palestinian militant groups against either civilians or security forces, in which the perpetrators intended to die during the attack.
- Bold indicates attacks resulting in over 10 deaths.
- Bold Underscored indicates attacks resulting in over 20 deaths.
- The perpetrator(s) are not included in the death tolls noted in this list.
1980s
1989 (1 attack)
Name | Date | Location | Death toll | Notes |
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Bus 405 suicide attack | July 6, 1989 | Near Kiryat Yearim | 16 | Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad. |
1990s
1993 (2 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
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Mehola Junction bombing | April 16, 1993 | Mehola junction | 2 | 10 | Hamas claimed responsibility.[5] Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. |
October 4, 1993 | Near Beit El | none | 29 | Hamas member Sulayman Zidan was responsible.[6][7] |
1994 (5 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
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Afula Bus suicide bombing | April 6, 1994 | Afula | 8 | Hamas claimed responsibility. Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. | |
Hadera bus station suicide bombing | April 13, 1994 | Hadera | 5 | Hamas claimed responsibility. Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. | |
Dizengoff Street bus bombing | October 19, 1994 | Tel Aviv | 22 | Attributed to Hamas. | |
Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing | November 11, 1994 | Netzarim | 3 | Hamas claimed responsibility. Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. | |
December 25, 1994 | Jerusalem | none | 13 | Attributed to Hamas. |
1995 (4 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Death toll | Notes |
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Beit Lid massacre | January 22, 1995 | Beit Lid Junction | 21 | Two bombers. One detonated at rescue party. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Kfar Darom bus attack | April 9, 1995 | Vicinity of Kfar Darom | 8 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Ramat Gan bus 20 bombing | July 24, 1995 | Ramat Gan | 6 | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Ramat Eshkol bus bombing | August 21, 1995 | Jerusalem | 4 | Police Chief Noam Eisenman was killed. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
1996 (4 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Death toll | Notes |
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February 25, 1996 | Ashqelon | 1 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
First Jerusalem bus 18 suicide bombing | February 25, 1996 | Jerusalem Central Bus station | 26 | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Second Jerusalem bus 18 suicide bombing | March 3, 1996 | Jaffa street, Jerusalem | 19 | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Dizengoff Center suicide bombing | March 4, 1996 | Tel Aviv | 13 | Attributed to Hamas. Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. |
1997 (3 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Death toll | Notes |
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Café Apropo bombing | March 21, 1997 | Tel Aviv | 3 | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
1st Mahane Yehuda Market attack | July 30, 1997 | Jerusalem main market | 16 | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Ben Yehuda Street Bombing | September 4, 1997 | Jerusalem Ben Yehuda Street | 5 | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
1998 (2 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Death toll | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 29, 1998 | Gaza Strip | 1 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
November 6, 1998 | Jerusalem | 2 | 20 wounded. Two Islamic Jihad suicide bombers.[8] |
1999 (2 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Death toll | Notes |
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September 5, 1999 | Tveria | none | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
September 5, 1999 | Haifa | none | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
2000s
The Al-Aqsa Intifada saw a dramatic upswing in suicide bombings, with A, 40% of the total number originated in East Jerusalem.[a]
2000 (5 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
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October 26, 2000 | Gaza Strip | none | 1 | Youth suicide bomber on bike. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
November 2, 2000 | Jerusalem | 2 | Booby-trapped car. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | ||
November 20, 2000 | Gaza Strip | 2 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
November 22, 2000 | Hadera | 2 | Booby-trapped car. Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
December 22, 2000 | none | 3 | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
2001 (40 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
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January 1, 2001 | Netanya | none | 60 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
January 30, 2001 | Tayibe | none | 2 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
February 8, 2001 | Jerusalem | none | 2 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
March 1, 2001 | Vadi Ara | 1 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
Netanya bombing | March 4, 2001 | Netanya | 3 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
March 27, 2001 | Jerusalem | none | 7 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
March 27, 2001 | French Hill, Jerusalem | none | 28 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
March 28, 2001 | Mifgash Shalom gas station, Kfar Saba | 2 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
April 22, 2001 | Kfar Saba | 1 | 50 | Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
April 23, 2001 | Near Ben Gurion Airport | none | 8 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
April 29, 2001 | Nablus, West Bank | none | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
HaSharon Mall suicide bombing | May 18, 2001 | HaSharon shopping mall, Netanya | 5 | 100 | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
May 25, 2001 | Hadera | none | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
May 25, 2001 | Central bus station, Hadera | none | 65 | 2 Palestinians within a car bomb. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
May 27, 2001 | Jerusalem | none | PFLP claimed responsibility. | ||
May 27, 2001 | Jerusalem | none | 30 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
May 30, 2001 | Netanya | none | 8 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing | June 1, 2001 | Tel Aviv | 21 | Hamas claimed responsibility.[10] | |
June 22, 2001 | Gaza Strip | 2 | Booby-trapped car explosion. Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
July 2, 2001 | Tel Aviv | none | 6 | Explosion of two separate bombs. PFLP claimed responsibility. | |
July 9, 2001 | Southern Gaza Strip crossing point | none | Explosion of two separate bombs. Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
Binyamina train station suicide bombing | July 16, 2001 | Binyamina | 2 | Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
August 8, 2001 | Northern Jordan Valley | none | 1 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing | August 9, 2001 | Downtown Jerusalem | 15 | Carried out by Hamas together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. | |
August 12, 2001 | Kiryat Motzkin | none | 21 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
August 21, 2001 | Downtown Jerusalem | none | 1 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
September 3, 2001 | Jerusalem | none | 3 | Series of car bombs. | |
September 4, 2001 | Jerusalem | none | 20 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Nahariya train station suicide bombing | September 9, 2001 | Nahariya train station | 3 | Suicide bomber was an Arab Israeli citizen. Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
September 9, 2001 | Near Netanya | none | 17 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
October 1, 2001 | Jerusalem | none | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
October 7, 2001 | Erez Passage near Gaza | none | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
October 7, 2001 | Kibbutz Shluhot | 1 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | ||
November 26, 2001 | Gaza Strip | none | 2 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
1st Egged bus 823 bombing | November 29, 2001 | Wadi Ara Junction | 3 | Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad together with Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. | |
Ben Yehuda Street Bombing | December 1, 2001 | Downtown Jerusalem | 11 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Haifa bus 16 suicide bombing | December 2, 2001 | Haifa | 15 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
December 5, 2001 | Mamilla, Jerusalem | none | 11 | Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad together with Hamas. | |
December 9, 2001 | Check Post Junction in the direction of (Haifa area) | none | 30 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
December 12, 2001 | Neve Dekalim | none | 4 | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
2002 (47 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
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Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing | January 25, 2002 | Tel Aviv | none | 25 | Double Suicide attack, carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad together with Fatah. |
Jaffa Street bombing | January 27, 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | First female suicide bomber in Al-Aqsa Intifada, Wafa Idris. Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
January 31, 2002 | Tayibe | none | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing | February 16, 2002 | Karnei Shomron, West Bank | 3 | ca. 30, 6 seriously | PFLP claimed responsibility.[11][12] |
February 18, 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | Soldier killed by an explosive that was detonated by the driver of the car he was checking. Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | ||
February 22, 2002 | Efrat, West Bank | none | 1 | Suicide bomber in supermarket. | |
February 27, 2002 | Maccabim | none | 3 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Yeshivat Beit Yisrael massacre | March 2, 2002 | Yeshiva in Jerusalem | 11 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | |
March 5, 2002 | Afula | 1 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.[12] | ||
March 7, 2002 | Ariel, West Bank | none | 15, 1 seriously | PFLP claimed responsibility.[12] | |
Café Moment bombing | March 9, 2002 | Rehavia, Jerusalem | 11 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
March 17, 2002 | Jerusalem | none | 25 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
3rd Egged bus 823 bombing | March 20, 2002 | Vadi Ara, Muzmuz Junction | 7 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
King George Street bombing | March 21, 2002 | Jerusalem | 3 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | |
Passover massacre | March 27, 2002 | Netanya | 30 | Suicide attack on Passover seder in Park Hotel. Carried out by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. | |
Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing | March 29, 2002 | Kiryat Yovel in Jerusalem | 2 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
March 30, 2002 | Tel Aviv | 1 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | ||
March 30, 2002 | 1 | Booby-trapped vehicle that Palestinians tried to sneak into Israel. | |||
Matza restaurant suicide bombing | March 31, 2002 | Haifa | 15 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
March 31, 2002 | Efrat, West Bank | none | 4, 1 seriously | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
April 1, 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | ||
Yagur Junction bombing | April 10, 2002 | Yagur | 8 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
3rd Mahane Yehuda Market attack | April 12, 2002 | Jerusalem | 6 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | |
Rishon LeZion bombing | May 7, 2002 | Rishon LeZion | 15 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Netanya Market bombing | May 19, 2002 | Netanya | 3 | Carried out by Hamas together with PFLP. | |
May 20, 2002 | Afula | none | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
May 22, 2002 | Rishon Lezion | 2 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
Pi Glilot bombing | May 23, 2002 | North of Tel Aviv | none | A bomb exploded underneath a fuel truck. The truck burst into flames, but the blaze was quickly contained. | |
May 24, 2002 | Tel Aviv | none | 5 | The security guard opened fire on a Palestinian attempting to detonate a car bomb. The Palestinian was killed, but the bomb exploded prematurely, injuring bystanders. | |
May 27, 2002 | Petah Tikva | 2 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | ||
Megiddo Junction bus bombing | June 5, 2002 | Megiddo Junction | 17 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
Herzliya shawarma restaurant bombing | June 11, 2002 | Herzliya | 1 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Patt Junction Bus Bombing | June 18, 2002 | Jerusalem | 19 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
French Hill Junction massacre | June 19, 2002 | French Hill, Jerusalem | 7 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | |
Immanuel bus attack | July 16, 2002 | Emmanuel-Bnei Brak bus 189 | 9 | Detonation of an explosive device and shooting. Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Neve Shaanan Street bombing | July 17, 2002 | Southern Tel Aviv | 5 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
July 30, 2002 | Jerusalem | none | 5 | Apparently the bomb exploded prematurely. | |
Hebrew University massacre | July 31, 2002 | Hebrew University, Jerusalem | 9 | Included American and French casualties. Bomber was from East Jerusalem. Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Meron Junction Bus 361 attack | August 4, 2002 | Meron Junction | 9 | Arab bomber with Israeli citizenship. Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
August 5, 2002 | Umm al-Fahm Junction in Wadi Ara | none | 1 | The Palestinian exploded in a taxi killing himself and wounding an Israeli-Arab driver from Nazareth. | |
September 18, 2002 | Umm al-Fahm Junction in Wadi Ara | 1 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | ||
Allenby Street bus bombing | September 19, 2002 | bus 4, near the Great Synagogue, Tel Aviv | 6 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
October 10, 2002 | Bar-Ilan interchange, Geha road | 1 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
Karkur junction suicide bombing | October 21, 2002 | 14 | 2 Suicide bombers used a booby-trapped jeep with 100 kg TNT. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | ||
Sonol gas station bombing | October 27, 2002 | Ariel, West Bank | 3 | Victims killed while trying to prevent the Palestinian from detonating the bomb. Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
November 4, 2002 | Kfar Saba | 2 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | ||
Kiryat Menachem bus bombing | November 21, 2002 | Kiryat Menahem, Jerusalem | 11 | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
2003 (23 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
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Tel-Aviv central bus station massacre | January 5, 2003 | Southern Tel Aviv | 23 | Carried out by two members of the Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, with the help of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. | |
Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing | March 5, 2003 | Carmeliya neighborhood, Haifa | 17 | Carried out by Hamas member and attributed to Hamas, yet never acknowledged. | |
March 30, 2003 | Netanya | none | 54 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
April 24, 2003 | Kfar Saba | 1 | 13, 2 seriously | PFLP claimed responsibility jointly with Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.[12][13] | |
Mike's Place suicide bombing | April 30, 2003 | Mike's Place pub, Tel Aviv | 3 | Carried out by Hamas using a British Muslim citizen of Pakistani descent and together with al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. | |
May 17, 2003 | Gross square, Hebron, West Bank | 2 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
Jerusalem bus 6 bombing | May 18, 2003 | Jerusalem | 7 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
May 19, 2003 | Gaza Strip | none | 3 | A Palestinian suicide bomber riding a bicycle blew up himself next to a military jeep. Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Afula mall bombing | May 19, 2003 | Afula shopping center | 3 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
May 22, 2003 | Netzarim, Gaza Strip | none | 9 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Davidka Square bus bombing | June 11, 2003 | Downtown Jerusalem | 17 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
June 19, 2003 | Moshav Sdei Trumot | 1 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | ||
July 7, 2003 | Kfar Yavetz | 1 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | ||
August 12, 2003 | Ariel, West Bank | 2 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
August 12, 2003 | Rosh HaAyin | 1 | |||
Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing | August 19, 2003 | Shmuel Hanavi, Jerusalem | 23 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Tzrifin bus stop attack | September 9, 2003 | Bus stop near Tzrifin army base | 9 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Café Hillel bombing | September 9, 2003 | Hillel Cafe, Jerusalem | 7 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Maxim restaurant suicide bombing | October 4, 2003 | Haifa | 21 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
October 9, 2003 | Tulkarem, West Bank | none | 3 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
November 3, 2003 | Azzoun, West Bank | none | 1 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | |
Geha Interchange bus stop bombing | December 25, 2003 | Geha Junction | 4 | Over 20 injured. PFLP claimed responsibility.[12][13] |
2004 (17 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
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3rd Erez Crossing attack | January 14, 2004 | Gaza Strip | 4 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade and Hamas claimed joint responsibility. | |
Gaza Street bus bombing | January 29, 2004 | Rehavia, Jerusalem | 11 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade and Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
Liberty Bell Park bus bombing | February 22, 2004 | Liberty Bell Garden, Jerusalem | 8 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade claimed responsibility. | |
March 6, 2004 | Gaza Strip | 3 | The victims were Palestinian policemen who died in a shooting spree and suicide car bomb attack. Two of the vehicles exploded on the Palestinian side of the crossing. Four Palestinians were killed. There were no IDF casualties. Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the military wing of Fatah claimed responsibility. | ||
Ashdod Port massacre | March 14, 2004 | Port of Ashdod | 10 | Double suicide bombing. Carried out by Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade together with Hamas. | |
April 17, 2004 | Erez Crossing, Gaza Strip | 1 | Carried out by Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade together with Hamas. | ||
April 26, 2004 | Gaza Strip | 2 | The victims were Palestinians killed when a suicide bomber detonated himself on the way to carry out an attack in Israel. | ||
May 22, 2004 | Beka'ot checkpoint, Jordan Valley, West Bank | none | 1 | PFLP claimed responsibility.[12][14] | |
July 11, 2004 | Tel Aviv | 1 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
August 11, 2004 | Kalandia, West Bank | 2 | The victims were Palestinian bystanders. 18 people (including six Border Policemen) were injured. | ||
Beersheba bus bombings | August 31, 2004 | Downtown Beersheba on buses 7 and 12 | 16 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | |
September 8, 2004 | Near the Green Line border with the West Bank | none | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | ||
September 14, 2004 | South of Kalandia, West Bank | none | 2 | A suicide bomber riding on a bicycle blew himself up near an armored IDF jeep at an agricultural gate. | |
September 22, 2004 | French Hill, Jerusalem | 2 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | ||
Sinai bombings | October 7, 2004 | Sinai peninsula, Egypt | 34 | Suicide bombing at two Sinai holiday resorts frequented by Israeli tourists: thirty-one died at the Taba Hilton and three at Ras a-Satan. Among the dead were 12 Israelis; over 120 were wounded. The attack was masterminded by and carried out by a Palestinian group. | |
Carmel Market bombing | November 1, 2004 | Tel Aviv | 3 | Over 30 | PFLP claimed responsibility.[12][15] |
December 7, 2004 | Karni Crossing, Gaza Strip | 1 | An IDF soldier of the Oketz canine unit was killed by a bomb, along with his dog, when a booby-trapped chicken coup exploded northwest of the Karni Crossing. Four soldiers were wounded in the exchange of fire while evacuating him. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. |
2005 (9 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 12, 2005 | Morag, Southern Gaza Strip | 1 | One Israeli civilian was killed and three IDF soldiers wounded when a bomb was detonated against a military vehicle patrolling the route near Morag. Two Palestinians were killed by IDF forces. The area was booby-trapped with explosive devices, in addition to the bomb that exploded. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | ||
Karni border crossing attack | January 13, 2005 | Karni crossing, Gaza Strip | 6 | Carried out together by Hamas with Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Popular Resistance Committees. | |
January 18, 2005 | Gush Katif, Gaza Strip | 1 | Hamas claimed responsibility. | ||
Stage Club bombing | February 25, 2005 | Tel Aviv sea promenade | 5 | Carried out together with Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and with Hizballah involvement. | |
1st HaSharon Mall suicide bombing | July 12, 2005 | Netanya | 5 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
August 28, 2005 | Beersheba | 50, 2 critically | Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad together with Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. | ||
Hadera Market bombing | October 26, 2005 | Hadera | 7 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
2nd HaSharon Mall suicide bombing | December 5, 2005 | Netanya | 5 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
December 29, 2005 | Near Tulkarem, West Bank | 3[dubious ] | 10 | One Israeli soldier was killed when a Palestinian en route to carry out an attack in Israel was discovered and detonated himself at a checkpoint. A second intended suicide bomber was also killed in the blast as well as the driver and a third passenger.[dubious ] Three soldiers and seven Palestinians were also wounded. |
2006 (3 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 19, 2006 | Near Tel Aviv old central bus station | none | 31 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. | |
Kedumim bombing | March 30, 2006 | Kdumim, West Bank | 4 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. | |
2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing | April 17, 2006 | Near Tel Aviv old central bus station | 11 | 68 | Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad together with Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. |
2007 (1 bombing)
Name | Date | Location | Death toll | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eilat bakery bombing | January 29, 2007 | Eilat | 3 | Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claim joint responsibility. |
2008 (2 bombings)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dimona bombing | February 4, 2008 | Dimona | 1 | 9 | The Damascus leadership of Hamas claimed responsibility,[16] but it has been argued they knew nothing of it, and that the operation was undertaken at the initiative of Hamas leaders in Gaza.[17] |
April 19, 2008 | Kerem Shalom border crossing, Gaza Strip | none | 13 | Three Palestinian suicide bombers broke through the border fence to attack the Kerem Shalom IDF post, blowing themselves up and wounding several Israeli soldiers. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
2010s
2015 (1 bombing)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 11, 2015 | Jerusalem | 0 | 1 | Palestinian female bomber detonates a bomb in her car after being stopped by traffic cops, on the road from the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim to Jerusalem.[18] |
2016 (1 bombing)
Name | Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 Jerusalem bus bombing | April 18, 2016 | Jerusalem | 0 | 20 | A member of Hamas was involved, but Hamas, while praising the act, did not claim responsibility.[19][20][21] |
Total number of injuries and fatalities, by year
Note: statistics are taken from lists above.
Year | Dead | Injured | Total | Suicide attacks |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | 16 | n/a | 16 | 1 |
1993 | 2 | 39 | 41 | 2 |
1994 | 38 | 13 | 51 | 5 |
1995 | 39 | n/a | 39 | 4 |
1996 | 59 | n/a | 59 | 4 |
1997 | 24 | n/a | 24 | 3 |
1998 | 3 | n/a | 3 | 2 |
1999 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
2000 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
2001 | 85 | 476 | 561 | 40 |
2002 | 238 | 114 | 352 | 47 |
2003 | 145 | 83 | 228 | 23 |
2004 | 98 | 33 | 131 | 17 |
2005 | 33 | 60 | 93 | 9 |
2006 | 15 | 99 | 114 | 3 |
2007 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 1 |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
Total | 805 | 964 | 1.769 | 171 |
See also
- List of attacks on non-combatants in the Second Intifada
- Civilian casualties in the Second Intifada
- Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2000
- Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2001
- Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2002
- Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2003
- Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2004
- Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2005
- Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2006
- Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2007
- Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2008
- Israeli West Bank barrier
- Israeli casualties of war
- Palestinian political violence
- First Intifada (1987-1993)
- Second Intifada (2000-2005)
- Silent Intifada (2014)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015)
- Sumud (steadfastness)
Sources and external links
- Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Johnston's Terrorism Archive
- Jewish Virtual Library Fatal terrorist attacks in Israel since the Declaration of Principles
- Palestinian Suicide Bombers: A Statistical Analysis
- Willing to Die: Palestinian suicide bombers, TruTV
Notes
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- ^ Levitt, Matthew (2004). "Hamas from Cradle to Grave". Middle East Quarterly: 3–15.
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- ^ Jewish Virtual Library Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Most prominent attacks of the Second Intifada
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- ^ Scott Atran, 'Who Becomes a terrorist Today?,' in C. Webel, John A. Arnaldi (eds.), The Ethics and Efficacy of the Global War on Terrorism: Fighting Terror with Terror, Springer, 2011 p.51.
- ^ "Terrorist detonates explosive near Ma'aleh Adumim checkpoint injuring police officer". Jpost. 2015-10-11. Archived from the original on 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ^ 'Israel says Jerusalem bus bombing was Hamas suicide attack,' Archived 2018-10-27 at the Wayback Machine BBC News 21 April 2016.
- ^ Peter Beaumont, 'Questions remain over Jerusalem bus attack after bomber named,' Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine The Guardian 21 April 2016.
- ^ Michael Pearson and Oren Liebermann, 'Jerusalem bus bombing work of Hamas operative, police say,' Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine CNN 21 April 2016:’Hamas said Wednesday in a statement on Hamas-run al-Aqsa TV and on the Hamas Twitter account that the bombing was conducted by a member of its military wing, Izzedine al Qassam. But the organization stopped short of a full claim of responsibility. The latest statement came from Hamas in the Bethlehem Governorate, not from the organization's official spokespeople in Gaza, where the group is based. Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups have praised the attack, but have not claimed responsibility.’
Sources
- ICG (20 December 2012). Extreme Makeover? (II): The Withering of Arab Jerusalem (PDF). International Crisis Group.
- Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada
- Suicide bombing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Death-related lists
- Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups
- Terrorism-related lists
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict-related lists
- Palestinian terrorism