Terrorism in Israel 
 
 
Date: 
May 30, 1990 
Organization: 
Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) 
Attack Type: 
Other 
 
Target Type: 
Beach/Waterfront 
 
Location: 
Nitzanim, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
Killed:
Injured: 12 
Number of Terrorists Involved: 16 
 
Basic Info: Israeli forces foiled a seaborne attack on the beaches of Tel-Aviv by the Palestine Liberation Front. Four PLF members were killed and twelve wounded. 
 
 
Date: 
Oct 28, 1991 
Organization: 
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) 
Attack Type: 
Shooting 
 
Target Type: 
Bus 
 
Location: 
West Bank, Israel 
 
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Basic Info: Gunmen fired on a bus carrying Israeli settlers, killing two Israelis and wounding several others. The PIJ and the PFLP claimed responsibility. 
 
 
 
Date: 
Jul 23, 1994 
Organization: 
Unknown 
Attack Type: 
Knife Attack 
 
Target Type: 
Civilian 
 
Location: 
Jerusalem, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
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Basic Info: Two unknown Palestinians stabbed and seriously injured an American woman in the Arab quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The assailants escaped unharmed. 
 
 
 
Date: 
Oct 9, 1994 
Organization: 
Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) 
Attack Type: 
Shooting 
 
Target Type: 
Civilian 
 
Location: 
Jerusalem, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
Killed:
Injured: 14 
Number of Terrorists Involved:
 
Basic Info: Two Arabs armed with assault rifles and grenades attacked pedestrians in Jerusalem. The gunmen killed two persons and injured 14 others. Two US citizens were among the injured. Hamas claimed responsibility for the incident. 

Date: 
Dec 25, 1994 
Organization: 
Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) 
Attack Type: 
Suicide Bomb 
 
Target Type: 
Bus 
 
Location: 
Jerusalem, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
Killed:
Injured: 12 
Number of Terrorists Involved:
 
Basic Info: 12 people, including one American, were injured when a Hamas supporter , carrying a bag of explosives, blew himself up at a West Jerusalem bus stop. 

Date: 
Apr 9, 1995 
Organization: 
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) 
Attack Type: 
Handgrenade 
 
Target Type: 
Bus 
 
Location: 
Kfar-Darom Nezarim, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
Killed:
Injured: 50 
Number of Terrorists Involved:
 
Basic Info: Two Car bombs where exploded in the Gaza Strip - one in Netzarim and the other in Kfar-Darom. In that attack a suicide bomber crashed an explosive-rigged van into an Israeli bus, killing a US citizen and seven Israelis. Over 50 other persons, including two US citizens, were injured. The Palestine Islamic Jihad (PJI)- Shaqaqi Faction claimed responsibility for the attack. 

Date: 
Feb 25, 1996 
Organization: 
Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) 
Attack Type: 
Suicide Bomb 
 
Target Type: 
Bus 
 
Location: 
Jerusalem, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
Killed: 26 
Injured: 80 
Number of Terrorists Involved:
 
Basic Info: A suicide bomber blew up a bus, killing 26 persons, including three US citizens, and injuring some 80 persons, including three other US citizens. Hamas Izz al-Din a-Qassam Battalion claimed responsibility for the bombing in retaliation for the Hebron massacre two years before, but later denied involvement. Hamas also issued a leaflet assuming responsibility for the bombing signed by the Squads of the New Disciples of Martyr Yahya Ayyash, the Engineer, claiming the bombing was in retaliation for Ayyash's death on 5 January, 1996. 

Date: 
Mar 3, 1996 
Organization: 
Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) 
Attack Type: 
Suicide Bomb 
 
Target Type: 
Bus 
 
Location: 
Jerusalem, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
Killed: 19 
Injured:
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Basic Info: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device on a bus, killing 19 persons, including six Romanians and injuring six others. The Students of Yahya Ayyash, a splinter group of Hamas, claimed responsibility for the attack. 

Date: 
Mar 4, 1996 
Organization: 
Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) 
Attack Type: 
Suicide Bomb 
 
Target Type: 
Shopping Center 
 
Location: 
Tel Aviv, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
Killed: 20 
Injured: 75 
Number of Terrorists Involved:
 
Basic Info: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device outside the Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv's largest shopping mall, killing 20 persons and injuring 75 others, including 75 US citizens. Hamas and the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) both claimed responsibility for the bombing. 

Date: 
May 13, 1996 
Organization: 
Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) 
Attack Type: 
Shooting 
 
Target Type: 
Bus 
 
Location: 
Beth El, Israel 
 
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Basic Info: Arab gunmen opened fire on a bus and a group of Yeshiva students near the Beth El settlement, killing a dual US/Israeli citizen and wounding three Israelis. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Hamas is suspected. 

Date: 
Jun 9, 1996 
Organization: 
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command 
Attack Type: 
Shooting 
 
Target Type: 
Civilian 
 
Location: 
Zekharya, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
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Basic Info: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a car near Zekharya, killing a dual US/Israeli citizen and an Israeli. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is suspected. 

 
Date: 
Jul 30, 1997 
Organization: 
Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) 
Attack Type: 
Bombing 
 
Target Type: 
Marketplace 
 
Location: 
Jerusalem, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
Killed: 16 
Injured: 168 
Number of Terrorists Involved:
 
Basic Info: Two bombs detonated in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, killing 15 persons including two suspected suicide bomber and wounding 168 others. A dual US-Israeli citizen was among the dead and two US citizens were among the wounded. The Izz-el-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS), claimed responsibility for the attack. 
 
Link to the 30/7/97 Jerusalem Marketplace bombing lots of information and Pictures
 



 
Date: 
Sep 4, 1997 
Organization: 
Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) 
Attack Type: 
Suicide Bomb 
 
Target Type: 
Shopping Center 
 
Location: 
Jerusalem, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
Killed:
Injured: 200 
Number of Terrorists Involved:
 
Basic Info: Three suicide bombers detonated bombs in the Ben Yehuda shopping mall in Jerusalem, killing eight persons, including the bombers, and wounding nearly 200 others. The Izz-el-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS), claimed responsibility for the attack. 
 
 
Date: 
Nov 20, 1997 
Organization: 
Unknown 
Attack Type: 
Shooting 
 
Target Type: 
Religious Figure 
 
Location: 
Jerusalem, Israel 
 
Casualties: 
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Basic Info: Unknown gunmen shot and killed a Hungarian Yeshiva student and wounded an Israel student in the Old City of Jerusalem.