Casualties & Incidents Database - Search Result
Casualties & Incidents Database - Search Result
Terror Attack - Nov 3, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Azun, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A Palestinian blew himself up near the West Bank city of Kalkilya, when Israeli security forces approached him. The Palestinian was killed and, according to Israeli sources, no other injuries were reported.
Further Details
Security forces had gone on high alert near several cities along the Green Line on Monday morning, fearing a terrorist infiltration into the Sharon region. An intelligence tip led the security officials to the West Bank village of Azun, near Kafr Qasem, where the would-be terrorist was hiding. an IDF force saw the suspicious-looking Arab and called for him to stop. The terrorist began running towards the soldiers, who fired at him - causing the explosives vest he was wearing to explode. One soldier was lightly wounded.
Sources:
, Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Sabih Abu Saud 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Sabih Abu Saud, 17, from Nablus, blew himself up near the West Bank city of Kalkilya, when Israeli security forces approached him.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Guerilla Attack - Oct 9, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Tulkarm, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 3
Details:
A suicide bomber detonated explosives at the Tulkarm DCO, killing himself and wounding two Israeli soldiers and a Palestinian.
Further Details
The blast occurred at a small office booth where Palestinians pick up travel permits from Israeli authorities. The booth, known as a District Coordination Office, was near the army checkpoint on the edge of the West Bank town of Tulkarm. The attacker set off the bomb as he approached the reception window, the military said. The Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as Ahmed Safadi, an 18-year-old high school student from the village of Oref south of Nablus.
Sources:
Reuters, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Ahmed Safadi 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Oref
Profile:
The Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as Ahmed Safadi, an 18-year-old high school student from the village of Oref south of Nablus.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Reuters
Terror Attack - Oct 4, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Restaurant Haifa, Israel
Killed: 21
Injured: 60
Details:
At least 19 people were killed and as many as 60 wounded when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a packed restaurant in the Israeli coastal city of Haifa on Saturday.
Further Details
The bomber, a Palestinian woman from Jenin, walked into the "Makom Maxim" restaurant at about 14:15 and detonated explosives. Nearly everyone in the restaurant was hit by shrapnel. Among the dead were three children, a baby girl and three members of a single family. Nine of the wounded are in serious condition.
The "Makom Maxim" restaurant is a favorite with local residents and beach-goers and is crowded every Saturday. Jointly owned by an Israeli Arab family and a Jewish family, the restaurant is typical of the relaxed air of tolerance in the mixed city of Haifa. Nir Muli, the grandson of the restaurant's Jewish owner, said his family founded the business together with an Arab family 40 years ago. "This restaurant was a symbol of coexistence," he said. "We never thought that this would happen to us."
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post, Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Ze'ev Almog 71 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Admiral (res.) Ze'ev Almog, 71, of Haifa was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. Ze'ev Almog (Avrutzky) and his wife Ruth had gone to the beach with their family and then went to Maxim for lunch. They were killed along with their son, Moshe, and grandsons, Tomer and Assaf. Daughter Galit, daughter-in-law Orly, and two other grandchildren were wounded in the blast. Ze'ev Almog was a former commander of the Israel Navy (1979-1985) and served as long-time commander of the naval officers' training school in Acre. One of the first members of the Israel Navy, Almog was instrumental in bringing the first submarines to Israel. Ze'ev and Ruth met each other during their military service. They married in 1954 and had three children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Ruth Almog 70 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Ruth Almog, 70, of Haifa was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Ruth Almog and her husband Ze'ev had gone to the beach with their family and then went to Maxim for lunch. They were killed along with their son, Moshe, and grandsons, Tomer and Assaf. Daughter Galit, daughter-in-law Orly, and two other grandchildren were wounded in the blast. Ze'ev and Ruth Almog met each other during their military service. They married in 1954 and had three children. Ruth had worked as an education adviser until retiring a few years ago. They were devoted to their grandchildren, and were often seen holding one of them by the hand or going to pick them up from the pool or other after-school activity.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Moshe Almog 43 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Moshe Almog, 43, of Haifa was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Three generations of the Almog family had gone to the beach and then went to Maxim for lunch. Moshe was killed along with his parents, Ze'ev and Ruth Almog, his son Tomer, and nephew Assaf Staier. His wife Orly, son, Oren, and daughter, Adi, were all wounded along with his sister-in-law Galit. Moshe Almog, like his father, served in the navy. He was a tall man, standing at 1.90 meters, and strong, engaging regularly in sports.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Tomer Almog 9 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Tomer Almog, 9, of Haifa was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Three generations of the Almog family had gone to the beach and then went to Maxim for lunch. Tomer was killed along with his grandparents, Ze'ev and Ruth Almog, his father Moshe, and cousin Assaf Staier. Tomer's mother Orly, brother Ron, and sister Adi, were all wounded along with his aunt Galit.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Assaf Staier 11 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Assaf Staier, 11, of Haifa was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Three generations of the Almog family had gone to the beach and then went to Maxim for lunch. Assaf Staier was killed along with his grandparents, Ze'ev and Ruth Almog, his uncle Moshe Almog, and his cousin Tomer. Assaf's mother Galit was also wounded in the blast, along with his aunt Orly and two of his cousins.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Zvi Bahat 35 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Zvi Bahat, 35, of Haifa was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Tova and Zvi Bahat with their two small children had just finished lunch at the Maxim restaurant, as they did every Saturday after spending the morning at the beach. Zvi, who was waiting on line to pay the bill, was killed when the terrorist detonated the bomb. Tova, who was lightly wounded, managed to evacuate her daughter Inbar, 6, and son Hadar, 3, before returning to find the body of her husband Zvi. "A tiny consolation was that he was whole, and as handsome as he always was," she said. Three-year-old Hadar, who suffered a head wound, is in critical condition, fighting for his life. His mother made an impassioned plea for her son: "He is simply fighting for his life. The first thing that I ask from everyone who hears me, is to send a prayer, everyone in his own way, that he should have the strength to overcome. He is a strong boy, and beautiful - so much like his father, and I just have to have him remain alive." Zvi attended the Alliance high school in Haifa and completed his army service in the Nahal. He studied business management at the School for Management and worked in the family business. Friends described him as good-looking, smart and funny, admired in his field as an honest and professional man. He was devoted to his family, and would come home from work every afternoon at 4:00 pm to spend time with his children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Hadar Bahat 3 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Tova and Zvi Bahat with their two small children had just finished lunch at the Maxim restaurant, as they did every Saturday after spending the morning at the beach. Zvi, who was waiting on line to pay the bill, was killed when the terrorist detonated the bomb. Tova, who was lightly wounded, managed to evacuate her daughter Inbar, 6, and son Hadar, 3, before returning to find the body of her husband Zvi. "A tiny consolation was that he was whole, and as handsome as he always was," she said. Three-year-old Hadar, who suffered a head wound, is in critical condition, fighting for his life. His mother made an impassioned plea for her son: "He is simply fighting for his life. The first thing that I ask from everyone who hears me, is to send a prayer, everyone in his own way, that he should have the strength to overcome. He is a strong boy, and beautiful - so much like his father, and I just have to have him remain alive."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Mark Biano 29 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Mark Biano, 29, of Haifa was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Mark Biano, a local reporter known for covering terrorist attacks, could not be reached Saturday by staff members of the local Haifa cable TV news magazine, News of the Day. They desperately wanted him get to the scene of the attack at the Maxim restaurant. "They called him on his cellphone, his phone, tried paging him, nothing worked," said Eliran Tal, another reporter at the station. "We continued covering the attack until we heard of his death. We put the cameras and microphones aside, and this attack became a personal tragedy." Mark and his wife Naomi usually ate Shabbat lunch with his sister. She was vacationing in Eilat and the couple decided this time to eat at Maxim. Both were killed. Mark and Naomi were married about two years ago, after which they spent a long honeymoon traveling in the United States and the Caribbean islands. After returning home, Mark resumed his work as a reporter covering municipal and environment affairs, while also studying law at Haifa University. He broadcast his last news report on Thursday, two days before he was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Naomi Biano 25 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Naomi Biano, 25, of Haifa was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Mark Biano and his wife Naomi usually ate Shabbat lunch with his sister. She was vacationing in Eilat and the couple decided this time to eat at Maxim. Both were killed. Naomi, nee Wolovsky, was born in Haifa and attended the Alliance high school. After army service she began to work at the Tiltan College for Communication as an instructor in computer graphics and building Internet websites. Mark and Naomi were married about two years ago, after which they spent a long honeymoon traveling in the United States and the Caribbean islands. They dreamt of having children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Hana Francis 39 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Christian Fassouta
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Hana Francis, 39, of Fassouta was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Hana Francis was the headwaiter at Maxim, where he had worked for 10 years. On a recent trip to Australia he had become engaged to a woman from his Galilee village who had emigrated there with her parents. He had just received a visa for a return trip to Australia to escort his bride back to Israel in November. Lifelong friend Elias Sa'ar related that Francis had set a date for a May wedding. "He treated the customers at Maxim like family," said Sa'ar. "Customers would come into the restaurant and ask, 'Where's Hana?' If he wasn't there, they would turn around and leave. "Any young person from the village who got stuck in Haifa and needed help would always turn to him."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Mutanus Karkabi 31 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Christian Haifa
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Mutanus Karkabi, 31, of Haifa was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Mutanus Karkabi was the security guard at Maxim, where he had worked for the past eight months. He was known to be devoted to the restaurants's security, checking all who entered and inspecting the grounds. "These attacks don't differentiate between Jews and Arabs," said Karkabi's older brother, Afif. "Matanus was a happy person, full of humor all his life. He served to protect our country and endangered himself. He paid with his life in order to protect others, whether they were Arabs or Jews. We are all brothers in this country." Karkabi married his wife, Samar, two years ago. They did not yet have children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Sharbal Matar 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Christian Fassouta
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Sharbal Matar, 23, of Fassouta was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Sharbal Matar was a waiter at Maxim, where he had worked since the deaths of his parents from illness last year in order to help support his three sisters. He was due to fly to the United States this week to participate in a cousin's wedding.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Osama Najar 28 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Christian Haifa
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Osama Najar, 28, of Haifa was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Osama Najar had been the cook at Maxim for several years. "He loved the place, there had always been love between Jews and Arabs," said Jamal Khouri, who used to play poker with Najar. "Nobody believed these attacks would reach us," said Najar's brother, Youssuf. "We're in shock. The terrorists attack us without discrimination -- Muslims, Jews, or Christians." Osama Najar was buried in Haifa's Catholic Cemetery.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Nir Regev 25 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Nahariya
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Nir Regev, 25, of Nahariya was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. A student at the University of Haifa, Nir Regev was set to complete his degree in statistics and political science in several weeks, after submitting his finhal paper. He worked in a local branch of Bank Hapoalim and lived in a rented flat with two friends. Nir was having lunch at Maxim with a friend, Olga, after they had spent the morning at the beach. Nir died upon arrival at Rambam Hospital, while Olga suffered moderate wounds.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Irena Sofrin 38 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Bialik
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Irena Sofrin, 38, of Kiryat Bialik was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Irena, nee Nudelman, immigrated to Israel from Russia 30 years ago with her family and settled in Kiryat Yam, where she met her husband, Avnet Sofrin. She worked as a nurse at Rambam Hospital until she was forced to leave because of back pains. Irena and Avner had been having lunch at Maxim with their two children, Roy and Diana, when the blast occurred. Avner, himself wounded, evacuated the two wounded children through the window before returning to try and save Irena. She died died on arrival at the hospital.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Bruria Zer-Aviv 59 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kibbutz Yagur
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Bruria Zer-Aviv, 59, of Kibbutz Yagur was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. The Zer-Aviv family had gone shopping in Haifa and went to Maxim for lunch. Bruria, her son, Bezalel, daughter-in-law Keren, grandson, Liran, and granddaughter, Noya, were eating when the blast killed them. Bruria and her husband, Freddy, had moved to Kibbutz Yagur from Haifa 18 years ago, looking for a pastoral life. Dr. Freddy Zer-Aviv works as an orthopedist at Bnei Zion Hospital in Haifa. Bruria, who could often be seen with her grandchildren at the playground, would often organize events on the kibbutz.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Bezalel Zer-Aviv 30 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kibbutz Yagur
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Bezalel Zer-Aviv, 30, of Kibbutz Yagur was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. The Zer-Aviv family had gone shopping in Haifa and went to Maxim for lunch. Bezalel, his mother, Bruria, wife, Keren, son, Liran, and daughter, Noya, were eating when the blast killed them. Bezalel Zer-Aviv, who came to Kibbutz Yagur with his parents in 1985, was studying cooking in Tiberias.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Keren Zer-Aviv 29 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kibbutz Yagur
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Keren Zer-Aviv, 29, of Kibbutz Yagur was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. The Zer-Aviv family had gone shopping in Haifa and went to Maxim for lunch. Keren, her husband, Bezalel, son, Liran, daughter, Noya, and mother-in-law, Bruria, were eating when the blast killed them. Keren, nee Almakais, born in Haifa, came to Kibbutz Yagur after she married Bezalel Zer-Aviv. She worked as an assistant at the grade school and was in the kibbutz plant nursery.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Liran Zer-Aviv 4 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kibbutz Yagur
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Liran Zer-Aviv, four, of Kibbutz Yagur was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. The Zer-Aviv family had gone shopping in Haifa and went to Maxim for lunch. Liran, his mother, Keren, father, Bezalel, sister, Noya, and grandmother, Bruria, were eating when the blast killed them. Liran Zer-Aviv was scheduled to celebrate his fourth birthday at the kibbutz nursery school on Sunday, the day after he was killed. He and his father had spent Friday decorating the nursery for the event.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Noya Zer-Aviv 1 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kibbutz Yagur
Profile:
Oct 4, 2003 - Noya Zer-Aviv, one, of Kibbutz Yagur was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist from Jenin in the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. The Zer-Aviv family had gone shopping in Haifa and went to Maxim for lunch. Noya, her mother, Keren, father, Bezalel, brother, Liran, and grandmother, Bruria, were eating when the blast killed them. A kibbutz member related, "When I saw the baby carriage and the bottle I knew they were my neighbors. Everyone who knows about life on kibbutz knows that the baby's name is always written on the bottle."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Hanadi Tayseer Jaradat 29 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Sila Alkhartiya
Profile:
Hanadi Tayseer Jaradat, the female suicide bomber who killed 19 people when she blew herself up in Haifa's Maxim restaurant Saturday afternoon, left her home in the morning for the Jenin office where she worked as an attorney, relatives told Haaretz. It is still unclear how the 29-year-old single woman arrived at the site of the attack from her office. Jaradat was the older sister of Fadi Jaradat, an Islamic Jihad militant who was killed in June along with his cousin, Salah Jaradat, a senior figure in the military wing of the "Jerusalem Brigades" organization. In June, Border Police troops arrived at the Jenin home where the two militants were staying in order to capture them. Family members said that Hanadi was staying in the house when the IDF unit opened fire at Fadi and Salah, as they stood in its entrance. Jaradat is the intifada's sixth female sucide bomber, and the second one to do so for Islamic Jihad. Jaradat is from the village of Sila Alkhartiya in west Jenin, a village known for its Jihad circles, who are funded by Iran and close to Hezbollah, and called "Little Tehran." Overnight, IDF troops demolished Jaradat's home.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Lydia Zilberstein 58 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Lydia Zilberstein was having lunch with her husband Gideon and her son and daughter-in-law when the bomb exploded. She was mortally wounded and died on October 9, never having regained consciousness; Gideon suffered moderate injuries. Lydia and Gideon ran an accounting office frequented by most of the artists, musicians and actors in Haifa. The family agreed to donate her organs for transplant.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
George Matar 59 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Christian Haifa
Profile:
George Matar, a Christian Arab from Haifa who was responsible for customer service at the Maxim restaurant, was standing near the cash register when the bomb exploded. Mortally wounded, he died on October 15, never having regained consciousness. His cousin Tony Matar, one of the owners of the restaurant, said, "I will always remember his smile and his concern for the customers. It was so important to him that they were satisfied. I'm sure that our regular customers will remember him for many years."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Sep 8, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 8
Injured: 30
Details:
At least seven people were killed and more than 30 were injured by a suicide bombing attack at a Jerusalem café.
Further Details
Despite the presence of two security guards, the terrorist managed to get several meters inside Café Hillel before detonating the explosives on his person. The café, located in on the main street of the city’s German Colony, is a popular meeting place for local residents. Witnesses said the terrorist was intercepted near the entrance to the restaurant by several customers, whose suspicions were aroused. They began struggling with him, and managed to shove him out of the restaurant. It was then that he blew up. Police sappers searched cars and trash bins near the scene, in order to head off any attempt to launch a second attack against responding rescue teams and medics.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
David Appelbaum 51 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel United States Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Dr. David Appelbaum, 51, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing at Cafe Hillel on Emek Refaim St., the main thoroughfare of the German Colony neighborhood in Jerusalem. His daughter Nava was also killed in the blast. Dr. Appelbaum, a specialist in emergency medicine, had just returned from New York where he had delivered an address on managing the medical response to mass casualty events at a major downtown symposium on emergency preparedness. The symposium was timed to mark the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks. He had arrived home just in time for his daughter Nava's wedding. Father and daughter went out for coffee together for a heart-to-heart talk the last night before her wedding. Both were killed in the blast, in which seven were killed and over 50 wounded. Nava's fiance Chanan Sand collapsed in the emergency room of Shaare Zedek upon hearing the news.
Dr. Appelbaum, born in Detroit, immigrated to Israel in 1981 from Cleveland, Ohio, where he had received his medical training. He also received rabbinical ordination at Yeshiva University. He served as a medical director of Magen David Adom in Jerusalem, as well as working in Shaare Zedek from 1985 to 1988. He left the hospital to found the Terem Immediate Care Center, which revolutionized emergency care in Jerusalem by treating relatively minor injuries and ailments in a freestanding clinic, freeing up hospital emergency rooms to deal with more serious cases. In 1986, Dr. Applebaum was presented with an award by the Knesset after treating terror victims at the scene of an attack on King George Street in Jerusalem while still under fire.
In 2002, Dr. Applebaum was appointed head of Shaare Zedek Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine, and was viewed in Israel's medical community as one of the country's leaders in the field. He introduced a number of groundbreaking changes to improve efficiency, and had extensive plans to continue this process following the completion of the new Weinstock Department of Emergency Medicine, which is now under construction. He began to staff the department with emergency medicine specialists, rather than relying on specialists in the various departments of the hospital. He also introduced the computer tracking of patients, and was insistent on cutting waiting time to an absolute minimum. When he was out of the hospital, he continued to monitor the treatment of each patient via a computer connection, even when he was abroad.
"He was one of the '36 righteous men' of the world," his oldest son Natan said. "His whole life was dedicated to saving lives." The hospital staff spoke of Appelbaum as having an outstanding personality, as a man who was intrinsically kind and who had regard for his team. "Thousands of Jerusalemites owe their lives to him, said hospital director, Professor Jonathan Halevy. He said that the hospital had suffered a grave loss, while other doctors spoke of a "great Torah scholar," a "sparkling personality," and a "model family man." He also continued to find the time to present lectures on Jewish law.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Nava Appelbaum 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Nava Appelbaum, 20, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing at Cafe Hillel on Emek Refaim St., the main thoroughfare of the German Colony neighborhood in Jerusalem. She was killed along with her father, Dr. David Appelbaum. Father and daughter went out for coffee together for a heart-to-heart talk the last night before her wedding. Both were killed in the blast, in which seven were killed and over 50 wounded. Nava's fiance Chanan Sand collapsed in the emergency room of Shaare Zedek upon hearing the news.
Nava, a graduate of the Horev girls high school, had just completed her National Service with Zichron Menahem, a voluntary organization devoted to aiding child cancer patients. She would spend the entire day with the children, and a few weeks ago accompanied a group of them on a trip to Holland.
Nava and Chanan had met three years ago in the Ezra youth movement, where both volunteered to help needy families. They were engaged last year on Purim and decided to get married after Nava completed her National Service and Chanan the first year of study at yeshiva. Chanan described her as "his other half, a match made in heaven." He described their relationship as something special. They never argued, and complemented one another. Chanan placed the wedding ring he had brought for the ceremony on the cloth covering her shroud.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
David Shimon Avizadris 51 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Mevaseret Zion
Profile:
David Shimon Avizadris, 51, of Mevaseret Zion was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing at Cafe Hillel on Emek Refaim St., the main thoroughfare of the German Colony neighborhood in Jerusalem. David Avizadris usually went to the Aroma Cafe. He and his wife, Hadas, decided to go to Cafe Hillel after attending a parent-teachers meeting at their 10-year-old twins' school. They were also celebrating the news that their older son, who is in the army, had successfully completed the exams for an officers course. They were about to leave the cafe when David went inside to say goodbye. He was killed in the bombing; Hadas, who was standing near him, was unharmed. The Avizadris family, seven siblings and their mother, had immigrated to Israel from Morocco in 1956.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Shafik Kerem 27 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Christian Beit Hanina
Profile:
Shafik Kerem, 27, of Beit Hanina was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing at Cafe Hillel on Emek Refaim St., the main thoroughfare of the German Colony neighborhood in Jerusalem. Shafik Kerem, the eldest son of a Christian Arab from Beit Hanina in northeast Jerusalem, had been working as a waiter at Cafe Hillel for just under a month, and was expecting his first pay check. His father said Shafik had established a warm relationship with his co-workers, especially Alon Mizrahi, the security guard, and the two would often go out together after work. Both were killed in the blast. "We are a peace-loving family," his relatives said. "We want this bad time to end." Shafik had worked previously in the family's souvenir shop in the Old City of Jerusalem, but had been forced to seek other work in the wake of the wave of Palestinian terror which kept tourists away. He also worked for a time as a waiter in his younger brother's Internet cafe until it closed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Alon Mizrahi 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Alon Mizrahi, 22, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing at Cafe Hillel on Emek Refaim St., the main thoroughfare of the German Colony neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Alon Mizrahi had been working as a security guard at Cafe Hillel for the past three months. He was killed trying to prevent the bomber from entering the cafe. His brother Doron said, "I'm sure he knew he was stopping a terrorist. He saved at least 30 lives. Alon was a hero at heart. He was killed instantly and apparently didn't suffer."
Alon completed his high school studies at the Mevo'ot Yam school, and served as a mechanic in the Air Force and completed his service a year ago. His friends related that he dreamt of opening his own pub or cafe. Alon witnessed the suicide attack at the Sbarro pizzeria in August 2001. "He immediately ran to help the wounded. That was Alon."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Gila Moshe 40 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Gila Moshe, 40, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing at Cafe Hillel on Emek Refaim St., the main thoroughfare of the German Colony neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Anxious at the terror alert, Gila Moshe had not allowed her two children to go to the Malha mall on Tuesday. Instead, she spent the afternoon with them in the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood where they lived. She then phoned a friend whose daughter serves at the Tzrifin army base to make sure she had not been hurt in the bombing that afternoon. In the evening, Gila went with a friend to hear a performance by singer Boaz Sharabi at the Jerusalem Theater. Afterwards the two women went to Cafe Hillel, which she often frequented. Gila was killed in the blast.
Gila worked as a secretary in an insurance firm. Her sister, Orna Ben-Yishai, described her as a devoted mother, full of life, who would play with her young children as if she were their age.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Yehiel (Emil) Tubol 52 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Yehiel (Emil) Tubol, 52, of Jerusalem one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing at Cafe Hillel on Emek Refaim St., the main thoroughfare of the German Colony neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Yehiel Tubol, whose family had immigrated to Israel from Morocco in 1962 and settled in Jerusalem, looked after his three daughters single-handedly since his wife passed away due to illness 12 years ago.
On Tuesday, he went to Cafe Hillel for coffee to relax after a hard day's work. Yehiel worked as a house renovator and builder.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Ramez Simi Izzedin Abu Salim 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Rantis
Profile:
Ramez Simi Izzedin Abu Salim, 22, of Rantis, carried out the bombing at the Hillel café in Jerusalem on 8 Sept 03.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Associated Press, Washington Post
Terror Attack - Sep 8, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Zrifin Junction, Israel
Killed: 9
Injured: 20
Details:
Eight people were killed and some thirty wounded when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a crowded bus stop in central Israel.
Further Details
The bomber targeted a group of soldiers and civilians waiting for rides near the army base of Zrifin. Witnesses said the bomber got out of a car with a leather briefcase at around 17:50, and set off his explosives almost immediately.
Sources:
Israel Radio, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Haim Alfasi 39 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Senior Warrant Officer Haim Alfasi, 39, of Haifa was one of eight IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at a hitchhiking post for soldiers outside a main entrance to the Tzrifin army base. Senior Warrant Officer Haim Alfasi, who would have celebrated his 40th birthday next week, was born in Kiryat Gat. In 1989 he married his wife, Orly, and three years ago the family moved to Haifa. Alfasi, an instructor in the Signal Corps at the Tzrifin army base, would take the train every morning from Haifa, and then catch a lift to the base. He was killed on his way home.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Yaakov Ben-Shabbat 39 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Paredes Hanna
Profile:
Chief Warrant Officer Yaakov Ben-Shabbat, 39, of Pardes Hanna was one of eight IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at a hitchhiking post for soldiers outside a main entrance to the Tzrifin army base and Assaf Harofeh Hospital. A native of Pardes Hanna, Ben-Shabbat went to primary school there and graduated from high school in Kfar Batya. He performed his compulsory and regular military service in the air force, then seven years ago transferred to the regular army's training base for communications. Relatives said Ben-Shabbat had left the Tzrifin base earlier than usual, in order to pick up a birthday cake for his daughter Paz's eighth birthday party.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Mazi Grego 19 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Cpl. Mazi Grego, 19, of Holon was one of eight IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at a hitchhiking post for soldiers outside a main entrance to the Tzrifin army base and Assaf Harofeh Hospital. Mazi Grego completed her studies at the ORT High School in Holon, majoring in computers. She had recently completed a computer course in the army and had been given an office and computer of her own to take advantage of her talents. Just before the bombing, Mazi spoke to her mother Orly by phone and told her that the bus had been full and didn't stop. "If the bus had stopped she would still have been alive," her mother said.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Yael Kfir 21 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ashkelon
Profile:
Capt. Yael Kfir, 21, of Ashkelon was one of eight IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at a hitchhiking post for soldiers outside a main entrance to the Tzrifin army base and Assaf Harofeh Hospital. Yael Kfir graduated from the High School for the Arts in Ashkelon, majoring in theater. Alongside this, her father said, she had a scientific mind, completing her math matriculation exam for the maximum 5 points with a grade of 100. She had been offered scholarships at several universities, but hadn't made up her mind what to study. In the meantime, alongside her IDF service as an instructor in the Signal Corps at the Tzrifin army base, she was studying math and history at the Open University. Yael was killed on her way home.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Felix Nikolaichuk 19 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Ukraine Christian Bat Yam
Profile:
Cpl. Felix Nikolaichuk, 19, of Bat Yam was one of eight IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at a hitchhiking post for soldiers outside a main entrance to the Tzrifin army base and Assaf Harofeh Hospital. Felix Nikolaichuk, who was to have celebrated his 20th birthday in three weeks, immigrated to Israel with his father and brother from the Ukraine seven years ago. His father Sergei relates how his son already then dreamt of serving in the IDF: "He wangted to enlist and serve the country." Sergei raised his two sons single-handed, as Felix's mother remained in the Ukraine. The family are not Jewish, and are members of the Provoslav Orthodox Church.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Yonatan (Yoni) Peleg 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Moshav Yanuv
Profile:
Sgt. Yonatan Peleg, 20, of Moshav Yanuv was one of eight IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at a hitchhiking post for soldiers outside a main entrance to the Tzrifin army base and Assaf Harofeh Hospital. Yoni Peleg was born in Israel and at the age of two moved with his family to France following his parents' divorce. They returned to Israel when Yoni was 13, and he attended the Ruppin Schol and Sharett High School in Netanya. Yoni enlisted in the army a year and a half ago, and served as an instructor on the base. Two weeks ago he was promoted to the position of coordinator. He and his girlfriend, Efrat Schwartzman, left the army base in Tzrifin together to buy a birthday gift for Efrat's mother, and were both killed in the blast.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Efrat Schwartzman 19 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Moshav Ganei Yehuda
Profile:
Sgt. Efrat Schwartzman, 19, of Moshav Ganei Yehuda was one of eight IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at a hitchhiking post for soldiers outside a main entrance to the Tzrifin army base and Assaf Harofeh Hospital. Efrat Schwartzman grew up on Moshav Ganei Yehuda in central Israel. She was very active socially and served as a scouts counsellor. Efrat took her work as an instructor in the signal corps very seriously. She met Yoni Peleg a year ago at the base, and they fell in love. Efrat's parents organized rides for her to and from the army base in Tzrifin. On Tuesday, wanting to surprise her mother with a birthday gift, she left the base together with Yoni, for the first time hitching a ride. Yoni was killed instantly; Efrat died early the following morning.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Prosper Twito 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Upper Nazareth
Profile:
Cpl. Prosper Twito, 20, of Upper Nazareth was one of eight IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at a hitchhiking post for soldiers outside a main entrance to the Tzrifin army base and Assaf Harofeh Hospital. Twito graduated from the Yigal Allon High School, but opted to study communications for two more years at the Megadim ORT School before going into the army. He was part of the army's special academic deferrals program, under which he first completed a degree in communications engineering and then entered the army as a specialist.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Ihab Abed Qader Abu Salim 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Rantis
Profile:
Ihab Abed Qader Abu Salim, 19, of Rantis carried out the attack on the bus stop at Zrifin on 8 Sep 03.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Associated Press
Name: Age: Gender:
Liron Siboni 19 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat Gan
Profile:
Sgt. Liron Siboni, 19, was killed in a terror attack on the bus stop at Zrifin. She was on her way home from the Tel Aviv-area Tzrifin army base when a Palestinian terrorist blew himself up at a crowded bus stop. Eight others were killed in the blast, including two other female soldiers.
Liron left her hometown of Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem, three years ago with her family, and completed her studies at the Amal B High School in Petah Tikva. She enlisted in the army about a year ago and served as liaison NCO for reserve soldiers in the Signal Corps at Tzrifin. Liron's family decided to donate her organs for transplant. Her mother Nava said, "She had a heart of gold, and there was no reason not to transplant such a heart in someone who needs it."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Aug 19, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 24
Injured: 102
Details:
Twenty-one people were killed, including five children, in a suicide bombing in downtown Jerusalem Tuesday night. Thirteen people were seriously wounded, while another 13 sustained moderate to serious injuries. A total of 102 people were hospitalized.
Further Details
The explosion ripped through a packed city bus shortly after 21:00, as the bus passed through the neighborhood of Shmuel HaNavi. The bus, an extended accordion-style vehicle with two passenger sections, was packed to capacity. The bomb was apparently set off in the middle of the bus to cause maximum damage. At lease five children were among the dead, while 40 children were wounded, four critically. The bus was totally destroyed by the explosion, and a second bus that had pulled up alongside had its windows blown out.
Sources:
Israel Radio, Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post.
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Maria Antonia Reslas 39 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Philippines Christian Philippines
Profile:
Maria Reslas, 39, of the Philippines was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Maria Antonia Reslas came to Israel from the Philippines to care for an elderly woman after she was left a widow more than four years ago. She left her son, today 16, behind. After working as a caregiver for a time, she switched to house cleaning, and would work in three or four homes in Jerusalem each week. As an illegal foreign worker, she constantly sought a legal job that would allow her to remain in Israel. She had gone to the capital's Old City to visit a friend and was traveling to the Shmuel Hanavi area to work at another job when she was slain.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Fruma Rahel Weitz 73 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Fruma Weitz, 73, of Jerusalem was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Fruma Rahel Weitz was mortally wounded in the bombing attack and died without regaining consciousness four days later. Weitz was accustomed to pray at the Western Wall early each morning. On the day of the attack, she changed her routine for some reason and went later in the day. She was on her way home when the terrorist struck. A widow for the past 32 years, she raised her eight children by herself.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Unknown Kardi 0 Unknown
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Unborn child of Lilach Kardi, who was killed in the suicide bombing of a No. 2 bus in Jerusalem on 19 August.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Raed Mask 29 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Hebron
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack on a No. 2 bus in a religious neighborhood of Jerusalem on 19 August.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Tova Lev 37 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bnei Brak
Profile:
Tova Lev, 37, of Bnei-Brak was one of 23 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood on August 19, 2003. Tova Lev, critically wounded in the attack, succumbed to her injuries on September 12, never regaining consciousness. The attack took place at about 9 p.m. Tova, the youngest of four children raised by Yosef and Hannah Lev, was unmarried. A kindergarten teacher, she would always spend part of her summer vacation in Jerusalem, and had gone to pray at the Western Wall, as she often did, when she was mortally wounded in the blast. Friends said that she went to pray for a husband.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Lilach Kardi 22 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Lilach Kardi, 22, of Jerusalem was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Lilach Kardi was eight months pregnant when she was murdered. She was on her way home from the Western Wall, where she had gone to pray for an easy birth.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post.
Name: Age: Gender:
Menachem Leibel 24 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Menachem Leibel, 24, of Jerusalem was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Menachem Leibel was in the habit of praying at the Western Wall every evening, and was on his way home when murdered. A student at the Mir Yeshiva, he was the grandson of Rabbi Yona Leibel, one of the leaders of the Braslav Hassidim.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Shmuel Zargari 1 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Shmuel Zargari, 11 months, of Jerusalem was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Shmuel died in his mother's arms as the family was returning from an excursion to the Western Wall. Ya'acov and Nava Zargari had taken their children Michael, 13, Netanel, seven, Esther, six, Avigail, two, and Shmuel with them, leaving their eldest son, Moshe, 15, at home in the capital's Bukharan quarter. On the bus home, the two girls sat together ahead of the boys, and the parents sat together with Shmuel. A moment before the blast, one of the girls gave up her seat to a pregnant woman, Lilach Kardi. When the terrorist struck, Kardi and Shmuel were killed, while the girls and their parents were wounded. The boys escaped harm.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Yaakov Issachar Dov Binder 50 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Yaakov Issachar Dov Binder , 50, of Jerusalem was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Yaakov Binder was walking past the bus on his way to the bar mitzva of a friend's son when the terrorist exploded his bomb, murdering him as well. Yaakov Binder was head of the Kashrut department of the Jerusalem religious council.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Eliezer Weisfish 42 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Rabbi Eliezer Weisfish, 42, of Jerusalem was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Eliezer Weisfish belonged to a prominent Braslav hassidic family. Shortly before his death, he had completed making arrangements to travel to Ukraine for the traditional Rosh Hashana visit to the tomb of Rabbi Nahman of Braslav. He was returning from the bar mitzva celebration of the son of a family friend when he was slain.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Goldie Taubenfeld 43 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
United States Jewish New York
Profile:
Goldie Taubenfeld, 43, of New Square, New York, and her son, Shmuel, three months, were two of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Goldie Taubenfeld had come to Israel with her husband, 16-year-old daughter, Batsheva, and infant son, Shmuel, to participate in a family wedding. On her way back from a visit to the Western Wall with the two children, Goldie and Shmuel were killed and Batsheva was wounded. Taubenfeld was the mother of 13 children and came from a prominent hassidic family in New Square.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem
Name: Age: Gender:
Shmuel Taubenfeld 1 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
United States Jewish New York
Profile:
Shmuel Taubenfeld, three months, of New Square, New York, and his mother, Goldie, 43, were two of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Shmuel Taubenfeld had come to Israel with his mother, father, and 16-year-old sister, Batsheva, to participate in a family wedding. On his way back from a visit to the Western Wall with his mother and sister, Shmuel and Goldie were killed and Batsheva was wounded.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Mordechai Reinitz 49 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Mordechai Reinitz, 49, of Netanya was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Mordechai Shalom Reinitz was on the first day of vacation in Jerusalem with his family and had taken two of his sons, Mendy, 11, and Issachar, nine, to visit the Western Wall. They were on their way back to their hotel when the terrorist struck. Mordechai and Issachar were killed outright; Mendy was seriously wounded. Reinitz was the spiritual leader of the Darkei Avot religious elementary school for boys in Kiryat Sanz, responsible for some 600 pupils aged three to 14.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Issachar Reinitz 9 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Issachar Reinitz, nine, of Netanya was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Issachar Dov Reinitz was on the first day of vacation in Jerusalem with his family and had gone with his father, Mordechai, 49, and brother, Mendy, 11, to visit the Western Wall. They were on their way back to their hotel when the terrorist struck. Mordechai and Issachar were killed outright; Mendy was seriously wounded.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Liba Schwartz 54 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Liba Schwartz, 54, of Jerusalem was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. On the night she was murdered, Schwartz had gone to the Wall to say Psalms in honor of her son, Yoel, 16, who was beginning his studies at a yeshiva. Schwartz worked as a sewing teacher and was soon to be awarded a regular teaching certificate.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Binyamin Bergman 15 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Binyamin Bergman, 15, of Jerusalem was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. The night before he was murdered, Bergman had celebrated with his classmates the end of their studies at the Shomrei Hahomot Yeshiva, a middle school, and their promotion to studies next year at a yeshiva high school.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Miriam Eisenstein 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bnei Brak
Profile:
Miriam Eisenstein, 20, of Bnei Brak was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Miriam Eisenstein would visit the Western Wall once a week, to pray for herself and for her family. An honors graduate of the Beit Ya'acov Teachers Seminary, she devoted herself to the children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Hanoch Segal 65 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bnei Brak
Profile:
Hanoch Segal, 65, was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Hanoch was in Jerusalem visiting his son when he was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Chava Nechama Rechnitzer 19 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bnei Brak
Profile:
Chava Rechnitzer, 19, of Bnei Brak was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Chava Rechnitzer was engaged to be married and had gone to the Western Wall to pray for a successful marriage. She was on her way home when she was killed. Chava was a graduate of the Beit Malka School for Girls and had just completed a year of additional study.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Shmuel Wilner 50 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Shmuel Wilner, 50, was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Shmuel was a Satmer Chasid, who ran a shop for plastic goods in Mea Shearim.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Avraham Bar Or 12 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Avraham Bar-Or, 12, of Jerusalem was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Avraham was returning from a visit to the Western Wall with his parents, Naomi and Yosef, and seven of his nine siblings when the terrorist struck. His entire family was wounded.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post.
Name: Age: Gender:
Elisheva Meshulami 16 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bnei Brak
Profile:
Elisheva Meshulami, 16, of Bnei Brak was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Elisheva and her mother, Sima, 55, had come to Jerusalem to pray at the Western Wall and were on their way home when the terrorist struck. Her mother was seriously wounded.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post.
Name: Age: Gender:
Feiga (Zippora) Dushinsky 50 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Feiga Dushinski, 50, of Jerusalem was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Feiga Dushinski was in the habit of praying every evening at the Western Wall. She was riding the bus home when the terrorist struck.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz.
Name: Age: Gender:
Tehila Nathanson 3 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Tehilla Nathanson, three, of Zichron Ya'acov was one of 21 persons murdered by a suicide bomber on a No. 2 Egged bus in the capital's Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. The Nathanson family had begun their visit to Jerusalem with prayers at the Western Wall and were on their way to a grandparent's home when the terrorist struck. Mother Chana, 27, father Matanya, 27, daughters Yehudit, six, and Shoshana, six months, were all wounded in the blast that killed Tehilla.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Aug 12, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus stop Ariel, West Bank
Killed: 2
Injured: 4
Details:
A Palestinian bomber set off explosives at a bus stop outside the West Bank community of Ariel, killing himself and an 18 year-old Israeli. A second Israeli died nearly three weeks later of injuries sustained in the bombing.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Amatsia Nissanevitch 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Nofim
Profile:
Amatsia Nissanevitch, 22, who came from the Nofim settlement, was the second person to have died from the attack near Ariel.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Erez Hershkovitz 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Elon Moreh
Profile:
Erez Hershkovitz from Elon Moreh was killed when a Palestian bomber set off explosives at a bus stop outside Ariel on 12 Aug 03. Hershkovitz was a member of the IDF academic reserves and had just completed basic training two days before. He was about to resume technological studies.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Islam Yousef Qteishat 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Hamas identified the bomber as Islam Yousef Qteishat, and said he was 21. However, his family later said he was 17.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Aug 12, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Shopping Center Rosh HaAyin, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 9
Details:
A Palestinian bomber set off explosives in a supermarket in Rosh HaAyin, killing himself and an Israeli man.
Sources:
Israel Radio, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Yehezkel Yakutieli 423 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rosh HaAyin
Profile:
Yehezkel Yekutieli, 43, of Rosh Ha'ayin, was murdered at his local supermarket when a teenaged Palestinian suicide bomber detonated himself. Nine others were wounded in the attack, which was claimed by Fatah's al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Khamis Ghazi Gerwan 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Khamis Ghazi Gerwan, 17, was identified as the bomber who perpetrated the attack in Rosh HaAyin on 12 August.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Jul 7, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Kfar Yavetz, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 0
Details:
An elderly Israeli woman was killed when a suicide bomber entered her home in a farm community in central Israel.
Further Details
The bomber entered a home in Kfar Yavetz, a moshav located in the Sharon area in central Israel, close to the seam line border with the West Bank. As a result of the explosion, the ceiling collapsed and 65 year-old Mazal Afari was killed. Three of her grandchildren who were in the house were lightly wounded. The remains of the bomber were also found in the wreckage of the house.
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Mazal Afari 65 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kfar Yavetz
Profile:
Mazal Afari, 65, of Moshav Kfar Yavetz was killed in her home in a terrorist suicide bombing.Mazal, nee Yitzhari, was born in a village near San'a, in Yemen, and lost both her parents at an early age, in the late 1940s. Mazal, then two years old, and her older brothers, Yehiel and Shlomo, fled from the village, where orphaned Jewish children were often kidnapped and converted to Islam. They arrived in San'a and continued to Aden, where they were taken into a camp set up by the Jewish Agency. After the establishment of the State of Israel, the three immigrated and were sent to different boarding schools. After they were married, Mazal and her brother Yehiel joined a group of Yemenite Jews who established Kfar Yavetz. Shlomo settled in Kfar Sava. Mazal devoted her life to raising her eight children. Neighbors related that she was the most dominant woman on the moshav.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Terror Attack - Jun 19, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Sde Trumot, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 0
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew up in a grocery store in northern Israel, killing himself and one other person.
Further Details
Police say an Israeli grocer sacrificed himself and saved many lives by tackling a Palestinian suicide bomber who entered his store. Avner Mordechai, 63, was killed along with the bomber in his small shop in the Israeli village of Sde Trumot. A police spokeswoman said the suicide bomber had probably been planning to target a bus or passengers at a nearby bus stop, but probably went into Mordechai's shop to wait for a bus to arrive, or for the stop to become busier. Officer Yaron Zamir said Mordechai realised the man was carrying a bag packed with explosives and confronted him, but the bombs detonated, killing both of them. She added: "We have no doubt that the store owner paid with his life to save others."
Sources:
Associated Press, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Avner Mordechai 58 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Sde Trumot
Profile:
Avner Mordechai, 58, of Moshav Sde Trumot, was killed when a suicide bomber blew up in his grocery on Sde Trumot, south of Beit Shean. A distant relative of Maj.Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Mordechai, Avner Mordechai immigrated to Israel from Kurdistan in the early 1950s and was married to Shifra for 40 years. For many years, he was responsible for the dairy at Sde Trumot, and 20 years ago took over the grocery. His son Dror took over the store when Avner suffered a heart attack several years ago, but Avner continued to come in the morning to take in the bread, and would then return home. Shifra described her husband as a good father and loving grandfather. He was a quiet person, and was chairman of a local branch of the Likud party.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Ahmad Abahara 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Yanoum
Profile:
Ahmad Abahara, 20, from Ya`amun village, was identified by Islamic Jihad sources as the suicide bomber who detonated explosives in a grocery store in Sde Trumot, killing himself and one Israeli.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Terror Attack - Jun 11, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 17
Injured: 50
Details:
A blast on a commuter bus in downtown Jerusalem killed at least fifteen passengers and injured more than 50 Wednesday afternoon. The blast occurred at about 17:30--the height of afternoon rush hour traffic--as the bus neared the intersection of Jaffa Street and King George Blvd., the city's two main thoroughfares.
Further Details
A preliminary investigation revealed that the bomber had boarded the bus at a stop a few meters from the site of the attack. He was dressed as an Haredi Jew. As the bus pulled off, the bomber, who was standing in the front of the vehicle, detonated his explosive belt. The bus careened forward and came to a halt outside the tall Clal building on Jaffa Road. The bomber was identified as a resident of Hebron. Police are investigating whether he came to the city a few days before. He is believed to have been sent on his mission by a senior Hamas activist, Abdullah Kawasme, who is on Israel's wanted list. The bomber was identified as Abdel Madi Shabneh, 18, of Hebron
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Israel Radio, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Tamar Ben-Eliahu 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Moshav Paran
Profile:
Sgt. Tamar Ben-Eliahu, 20, of Moshav Paran was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Tamar Ben-Eliahu grew up with her three brothers and sisters in Moshav Paran in the Arava, in southern Israel. She was a counselor in the youth movement of the Moshav movement and completed a year of community service under the auspices of the movement after high school. She was then recruited into the IDF and served in Jerusalem as an education NCO. As such, she served as a guide to groups of soldiers visiting the Western Wall and the Old City of Jerusalem. Mortally wounded in the attack, she died in hospital. She was very active in the Shitim regional high school and helped arrange various ceremonies. Friends told how, on the long bus ride from Paran to Jerusalem, Tamar would often fall asleep. When she awoke, she would find love notes from passengers who said that she looked like an angel.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Alan (Avraham Haim) Beer 47 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel United States Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Alan Beer, 47, of Jerusalem was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Alan Beer graduated the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland Mesifta Class in 1974. A film buff and computer programmer, he immigrated to Israel five years ago, settling in Jerusalem. Single, with a masters degree in physical chemistry, he came to Israel after losing his job in a hi-tech company. Even when he had trouble finding work, a problem faced by many fellow English-speaking immigrants in Israel, Alan always managed to keep his spirits up and did not think of leaving. Alan had gone to Hadera on a condolence visit to a friend who had lost his father and was returning home from the Central Bus Station when he was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Eugenia Berman 50 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Eugenia Berman, 50, of Jerusalem was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Eugenia Berman (nee Kanelbaum) was born in Lvov, Poland, and immigrated to Israel at the age of 7. After army service, she studied art history at Hebrew University, where she met her husband, Jay, whom she married 28 years ago. Genia taught English, art, art history and Hebrew in an ulpan. Several months ago she received her MA from the Derby University Israel program.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Elsa Cohen 70 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Elsa Cohen, 70, of Jerusalem was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Elsa Cohen was born in Germany and immigrated to Israel at the age of six. The widow of the late chief rabbi of Kiryat Bialik, Rabbi Hananya Cohen, she moved to Jerusalem after he passed away. She was on her way to a Bible class when she was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Zvi Cohen 39 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Zvi Cohen, 39, from the Kiryat Menachem neighborhood of Jerusalem, was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Roi Eliraz 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Mevaseret Zion
Profile:
Roi Eliraz, 22, of Mevaseret Zion was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Roi Eliraz was born in Eilat where his father, Meir, was stationed during his army service, but spent most of his life in Mevaseret Zion, outside Jerusalem. He graduated from the local Harel High School and served in the air force. Roi was planning to study electrical engineering and refrigeration, and in the meantime was working as a security guard. He was on his way to work at the Mifgash Hasheikh restaurant in Talpiot when he was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Alexander Kazaris 77 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Alexander Kazaris, 77, of Jerusalem was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Alexander Kazaris immigrated to Israel from Ukraine in 1996. He was a World War II veteran and was a doctor by profession. His son was killed in an accident shortly before Alexander came to Israel. His daughter-in-law and two grandchildren reside in the United States. Alexander, who was legally blind, lived along with other immigrants at the Diplomat Hotel in Jerusalem, where he enjoyed social activities. He was returning from shopping in the Mahane Yehuda market when he was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Bertine Tita 75 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Bertine Tita, 75, of Jerusalem was one of 17 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Bertine Tita, born in Baghdad, Iraq, immigrated to Israel in 1951 and married her husband, Ephraim. They lived in the United States for 15 years and returned to Israel in the 1990s. After retiring from the fashion business, she devoted her time to helping those in need. She was killed while on her way to help a needy family. Bertine's daughter Shoshana is a journalist living in the United States. She was married in Israel on Monday - just two days before the suicide attack.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Yaffa Mualem 65 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Yaffa Mualem, 65, of Jerusalem was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Yaffa Mualem was killed on her way home from shopping at the Mahane Yehuda market. Yaffa's husband of 42 years, Ya'acov, described his wife as a devoted wife and grandmother. She was very sensitive to events, and would sit and cry after every terrorist attack.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Yaniv Obayed 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Herzliya
Profile:
Yaniv Obayed, 22, of Herzliya was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Yaniv Obayed was born and raised in Herzliya. He completed his high school studies at the Beit Hinuch boarding school in Jerusalem. Yaniv and Bat-El Ohana were planning to be married. They were seated together on the bus, on the way to a job interview for Yaniv as a security guard. Both were killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Bat-El Ohana 21 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Ata
Profile:
Bat-El Ohana, 21, of Kiryat Ata was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Bat-El Ohana was born in Haifa. As an albino, she suffered severe vision problems. After completing her studies at the Neurim school in Kiryat Bialik in a regular class, she transferred to the School for the Blind in Jerusalem. Returning to Kiryat Ata, she graduated from the Rogozin High School. Her last year she spent at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, in a special preparatory course for the visually impaired. Bat-El and Yaniv Obayed were planning to be married. They were seated together on the bus, on the way to a job interview for Yaniv. Both were killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Zippora Pesahovitch 54 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tzur Hadassah
Profile:
Zippora Pesahovitch, 54 from Tzur Hadassah, was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Zippora Pesahovitch was responsible for publications at the Ministry of Education. She was killed on the bus, on the way to meet her husband, so that both could drive home to Zur Hadassah together. They were looking forward soon to the birth of their first grandchild.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Malka Renee Sultan 67 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish
Profile:
Malka Renee Sultan, 67, from Jerusalem, was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Malka immigrated to Israel with her husband Shalom 20 years ago from France, where she was a teacher. In recent years she volunteered at a soup kitchen in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Anna Orgal 55 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Anna Orgal, was one of 16 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Anna Orgal devoted her entire life to art and culture. She lived for many years in London, where she worked in the BBC translation department. About nine years ago she began work at Mishkenot Sha'ananim in Jerusalem, where she was responsible for special cultural projects, and for the past year and a half also worked in the Bible Museum. Gabi Hadar, deputy director general of Mishkenot Sha'ananim, said, "She was a woman with amazing knowledge. She was endowed with an exceptional talent for writing and had translated many books."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Bianca Rivkah Shahrur 62 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Bianca Rivkah Shahrur, 62, of Jerusalem was one of 17 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem. Bianca Shahrur was born in Italy and immigrated to Israel in 1969. Here she married Emmanuel, who was killed 18 years ago. She had retired after many years at the Ministry of the Interior. Her family described her as a happy and warmhearted person who was devoted to her grandchildren and to her neighbor's children, who called her grandmother. Bianca was closely involved in the Italian community in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Miriam Levy 74 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Miriam Levy, 74, of Jerusalem was one of 17 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem on June 11. She died of her wounds the following day. Miriam Levy's greatest love was art, and her drawings decorated every room in her home in Beit Hakerem, which also served as her studio.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Abdel Madi Shabneh 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Hebron
Profile:
The bomber was identified as Abdel Madi Shabneh, 18, of Hebron. Police are investigating whether he came to the city a few days before. He is believed to have been sent on his mission by a senior Hamas activist, Abdullah Kawasme, who is on Israel's wanted list.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Haile Abraha Hawki 56 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Christian Eritrea
Profile:
Haile Abraha Hawki, 56, from Eritrea, was one of 17 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem on June 11. His body was identified on 25 June.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Terror Attack - May 19, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Shopping Center Afula, Israel
Killed: 3
Injured: 47
Details:
Three people were killed and some 70 injured in an attack at Afula’s Amakim mall. Among the dead was a security guard at the entrance to the mall. A second security guard was one of the most seriously wounded.
Further Details
The bomber did not manage to get into the mall, due to the presence of security guards at the entrance. Witnesses said that a nicely-dressed young woman approached the guard who scanned her with a hand-held metal detector. The detector beebed, and the guard called to the second guard, apparently to ask for her help in checking the woman's bag. It was at that point that the bomber detonated her explosives. The explosion destroyed the entrance to the mall, and most of the casualties were people waiting in line to have their backs checked. The male guard was killed instantly, while the woman guard sustained life-threatening injuries. A Police sources said that the device was composed of up to five kilograms of high-quality explosive and was not packed with nails or other metal objects as in most such attacks.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz, Israelinsider
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Kiril Shramko 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat David
Profile:
Kiril Shramko, 22, of Afula was one of three people killed in a suicide bombing at the entrance to the Amakim Mall in Afula. It was the first day at work for Kiril Shramko as a security guard at the mall. He was on duty at the doorway when his metal detector began beeping as the bomber, a young women, reached the entrance. He called to his partner, Hadar Gitlin, apparently to ask for her help, when the bomb went off. Kiril was killed; Hadar was seriously wounded - one of 70 wounded in the blast. By preventing the suicide bomber from entering the mall, filled with about 2,500 people, the guards saved countless lives. Kiril Shramko, who immigrated to Israel from Russia by himself three years ago, recently completed his service in the IDF Armored Corps and applied for a job as a security guard. After being instructed in procedures, he was posted at the entrance. Shortly afterwards he was killed. Kiril lived on Kibbutz Ramat David along with other immigrant soldiers without families in Israel. He had just rented an apartment in Afula together with a friend. His only relative in Israel is his father's brother, who lives in Afula. The uncle related that Kiril's family had planned to immigrate to Israel in September.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Hassan Ismail Tawatha 41 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Muslim Jisr a-Zarqa
Profile:
Hassan Ismail Tawatha, 41, of Jisr a-Zarqa was one of three people killed in a suicide bombing at the entrance to the Amakim Mall in Afula. Hassan Tawatha was a devout Muslim from the Israeli Arab village of Jisr a-Zarqa, located south of Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael on the Mediterranean coast. He had worked for 15 years fixing lawn mowers at a workshop in Hadera. He dreamt of opening an electronics shop on land he had bought in his home village, and in preparation had been attending classes in electronics for the past six months, every Monday and Thursday, at the regional college located in the shopping mall. He was mortally wounded at the entrance to the mall and died after being rushed to the hospital. Tawatha had previously served as coach of the village's football team and was well-known and liked in Jisr a-Zarqa. He was viewed as someone who wanted to improve himself through education in order to better support his family.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Avi Zerihan 36 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Beit Shean
Profile:
Avi Zerihan, 36, of Beit Shean was one of three people killed in a suicide bombing at the entrance to the Amakim Mall in Afula. Avi had apparently been waiting on line for the security check to enter the mall and ran to assist the guards when they stopped the bomber. Avi Zerihan had recently completed professional training as a refrigeration and air conditioning technician. He was also taking courses in investment in Haifa. Born in Beit Shean, he returned to his home town last year, after 10 years in Eilat where he worked as a construction and industrial electrician, to be near his mother. He was planning a fresh start in Tel Aviv, and was looking for work and an apartment to rent.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Heba Daraghmeh 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Tubas
Profile:
Heba Daraghmeh, 19, from the West Bank village of Tubas.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Associated Press, Reuters
Guerilla Attack - May 19, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Gaza, Gaza Strip
Killed: 0
Injured: 3
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber riding on a bicycle detonated explosives next to an IDF jeep on patrol in Gaza, injuring three soldiers. The bomber was the only fatality.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Shadi Al-Nabahin 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Gaza
Profile:
Shadi Al-Nabahin, 21, was the suicide bomber who injured three Israeli soldiers in the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom. The bomber was the only fatality.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Associated Press, Reuters
Terror Attack - May 18, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 7
Injured: 20
Details:
At least seven people were killed and 20 wounded, when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in northern Jerusalem early Sunday morning. A second suicide bomber blew himself up half an hour later, at the entrance to the Dahit al-Barid neighborhood in north Jerusalem. The bomber was the only casualty in that attack.
Further Details
Security sources said the bomber was disguised as a religious Jew and was wearing a prayer shawl and a yarmulke, creating the impression that he was on his way home from morning prayers. He boarded the bus near Pisgat Ze'ev at shortly before 6:00 in the morning.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Israel Insider
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Olga Brenner 52 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Olga Brenner, 52, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus no. 6 near French Hill in Jerusalem. Olga Brenner, who immigrated to Israel with her husband Gregory from Moldova six years ago, was a resident of the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. Their daughter Svetlana and her husband Andre joined them three years ago. Olga was on her way to work together with her daughter as cleaning women when she was killed. Svetlana was seriously injured.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Yitzhak Moyal 64 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Morocco Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Yitzhak Moyal, 64, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus no. 6 near French Hill in Jerusalem. Yitzhak Moyal, a resident of the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in northern Jerusalem, was on his way to work at the central post office in downtown Jerusalem when he was killed. Moyal immigrated to Israel from Morocco in 1960, together with his nine brothers and sisters. He was described by family members as a dedicated worker who never once missed a shift.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Nelly Perov 55 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Nelly Perov, 55, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus no. 6 near French Hill in Jerusalem. Nelly Perov, a resident of the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in northern Jerusalem, was on her way to work when she was killed. Nelly immigrated to Israel exactly three years ago from Kazakhstan. On Saturday night she celebrated the occasion with her daughter Lana, with a bottle of champagne. Her 35-year-old son, Andre, came to Israel before them and lives in Rishon Lezion with his family.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Ghalab Tawil 42 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Israel Muslim Shuafat
Profile:
Ghalab Tawil, 42, of Shuafat was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus no. 6 near French Hill in Jerusalem. Ghalab Tawil was on his way to work as a cleaning man at Hadassah Hospital in Ein Karem when he was killed. He left his home at the far end of the Shuafat refugee camp every morning at 5 A.M. to make the first bus to the hospital. A construction worker by trade, he began to work at the hospital about a year ago in order to be close to his 13-year-old daughter Iman, who was being treated for leukemia, and was hospitalized for five months. He often did not come home but remained to sleep near her. Married to two wives the the father of four sons and five daughters, Tawil was a quiet man who worked to support his family and took no interest in politics. One of his wives said angrily, "Anyone who explodes himself near innocent civilians is a murderer and a criminal."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Marina Tsahivershvili 44 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Marina Tsahivershvili, 44, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus no. 6 near French Hill in Jerusalem. Marina Tsahivershvili, who immigrated to Israel from Georgia seven years ago, was a resident of the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. She was killed on her way to work in the kitchen at Shaare Zedek Hospital where she prepared breakfast for the children and the hospital's clinics for the past three and a half years. Her boss described her as a kind woman who was always willing to volunteer, being among the first to offer her help following previous terror attacks in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Shimon Ustinsky 68 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Shimon Ustinsky, 68, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus no. 6 near French Hill in Jerusalem. Shimon Ustinsky, a resident of the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in northern Jerusalem, was on his way to work as a parking garage attendant in the Old City of Jerusalem when he was killed. Ustinsky immigrated to Israel from Kiev in the Ukraine in 1991. Although he held a degree in economics and had been a lecturer in Kiev, he did not mind engaging in manual labor in Israel. He was happy and enjoyed traveling throughout the country.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Roni Yisraeli 34 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Roni Yisraeli, 34, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus no. 6 near French Hill in Jerusalem. Roni Yisraeli was on his way to work as deputy manager of the Har Nof Supersol supermarket when he was killed. The family had moved from Ma'ale Adumim to their new apartment in East Pisgat Ze'ev just a few months ago. His wife Siggi used the family car to go to work as a secretary in the Jerusalem College of Management and Roni took the bus.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Bassem al-Takrouri 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Hebron
Profile:
Bassem al-Takrouri from Hebron killed seven people on a Jerusalem bus on 18 May 03.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Associated Press
Terror Attack - May 18, 2003 [ADDED]
Name: Age: Gender:
Mukhtar Abdul Fattah 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Hebron
Profile:
Mukhtar Abdul Fattah detonated his explosives belt soon after the bus bombing at a nearby roadblock but killed only himself .
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Associated Press
Terror Attack - May 17, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Hebron, West Bank
Killed: 2
Injured: 0
Details:
A husband and his pregnant wife from Kiryat Arba were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up alongside homes belonging to Jewish settlers in Hebron.
Further Details
Military sources said the bomber was disguised as a religious student and was wearing a white shirt, the customary attire for religious Jews on the Sabbath. According to the sources, the man, identified as Hamas activist Fuad Qawasmeh, 21, approached a military post in Gross Square, close to the settler neighborhood, arousing the suspicion of troops stationed there. When the soldiers called on the man to stop, he fled and blew himself up next to two settlers standing nearby. The victims were identified as Gidi and Dina Levy, aged 31 and 37 respectively.
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Gadi Levy 31 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hebron
Profile:
Gadi and Dina Levy were walking near Gross Square in Hebron at about 19:20 on Saturday evening when a suicide bomber wearing a white shirt like that of a yeshiva student came from the direction of the Abu Sneineh neighborhood. Nahal Brigade soldiers at a nearby position who were alerted by his behavior called out to him to stop. The bomber ignored their calls and detonated the bomb near the first people he encountered - the Levys. Gadi and Dina Levy were married about 18 months ago and settled in Kiryat Arba. Gadi, who previously lived in Tel Aviv, was working at the Kiryat Arba supermarket. This was Gadi's third marriage and Dina's second. Although Dina had two children from her previous marriage, they dreamt of having a child together.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Name: Age: Gender:
Dina Levy 37 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Arba
Profile:
Gadi and Dina Levy were walking near Gross Square in Hebron at about 19:20 on Saturday evening when a suicide bomber wearing a white shirt like that of a yeshiva student came from the direction of the Abu Sneineh neighborhood. Nahal Brigade soldiers at a nearby position who were alerted by his behavior called out to him to stop. The bomber ignored their calls and detonated the bomb near the first people he encountered - the Levys. Gadi died at the scene. Dina died shortly after arriving at Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem. Gadi and Dina Levy were married about 18 months ago and settled in Kiryat Arba. This was Gadi's third marriage and Dina's second. Although Dina had two children from her previous marriage, they dreamt of having a child together.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Name: Age: Gender:
Fuad Qawasmeh 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Hebron
Profile:
Hamas activist Fuad Qawasmeh, 21, approached a military post in Gross Square, close to the settler neighborhood, arousing the suspicion of troops stationed there. When the soldiers called on the man to stop, he fled and blew himself up next to two settlers standing nearby.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Guerilla Attack - May 8, 2003
Mode of Operation:
Suicide Bomb
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Kfar Darom, Gaza Strip
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
An armed Palestinian in a booby-trapped car was killed in the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening while attempting to blow up an IDF tank, after at least one Palestinian opened fire at a group of soldiers. No troops were wounded in either incident.
Further Details
Shortly before 7:30 P.M., a terrorist armed with a rifle approached a Givati foot patrol near the northern outskirts of Kfar Darom and opened fire, army sources reported. The soldiers returned fire and alerted a nearby tank. As soon as the tank arrived, a car driven by another terrorist suddenly came toward it. The car exploded about 10 meters from the tank, but no soldiers were injured. The explosion killed the driver. The original gunman escaped on foot and the IDF conducted searches for him in Dir El-Balah.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Unknown Unknown Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Unknown
Profile:
Suicide bomber killed attempting to blow up an Israeli tank north of Kfar Darom. The bomber was the only casualty.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Apr 30, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Tel Aviv, Israel
Killed: 3
Injured: 60
Details:
At least three people were killed and 35 wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a beachfront pub in Tel Aviv. A security guard who prevented the bomber from entering the crowded restaurant was critically injured.
Further Details
Security guard prevents attacker from entering the building The bomber attempted to enter "Mike's Place," a popular blues bar near the U.S. embassy at around 1:00 in the morning. The pub, featuring live music, is a popular nightspot, and was crowded at the time. A security guard at the entrance grappled with the bomber and managed to wrestle him to the ground, at which point, he set of his explosives. The security guard is currently fighting for his life in hospital. Several others were seriously injured in the blast, which blew the front off the bar and wrecked furniture inside. The owner of the bar, Gal Ganzman, his shirt covered with blood, said he was standing behind the bar when he heard the explosion. "I'm alive, I'm fine," he said. "One of the waitresses lost an arm but she's still alive. The boom was just outside the entrance. The security guard must have stopped him." Tel Aviv police commander Yossi Sedbon said that the bomber was carrying a medium-size bomb packed with nails and other shrapnel. He said that there was no doubt that the quick actions of the guard prevented many casualties. The bombing was claimed as a joint operation by Hamas and the Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. A man calling himself Abu Barek told AFP by telephone: "This attack was carried out by a martyr from Tul Karm to avenge Mazen Erapeh, an Al Aqsa member recently killed in Nablus [by the Israeli army], and was jointly planned by the Al Aqsa and Al Qassam Brigades," he said. Tuesday's attack came only hours after the Palestinian parliament voted to approve the new cabinet presented by Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). In his inaugural address, Abu Mazen called for an end to terrorism, which he said had not served the Palestinian cause. Hinting at a possible crackdown on armed groups, Abu Mazen told the Palestinian parliament, "the unauthorized possession of weapons ... is a major concern that will be relentlessly addressed." However, the Islamist groups, which have vowed to destroy Israel, warned that any attempt to crackdown on them would "set fire to the Palestinian street." A spokesman for the Fatah-linked militia, the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, told The Associated Press the attack was a message to Abbas that "nobody can disarm the resistance movements without a political solution."
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Israel Radio, Associated Press
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Yanai Weiss 46 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Yanai Weiss, 46, from Holon was killed in "Mike's Place" when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the front of the pub. Weiss was a musician who had been playing at the pub on Tuesday night.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Ran Baron 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Aviv
Profile:
Ran Baron, 23, from Tel Aviv, was killed in "Mike's Place" when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the front of the pub. Baron was a talented musician that came to jam with his friends at Mike's Place Tuesday night.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Asif Mohammed Hanif 21 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian United Kingdom Muslim unknown
Profile:
Asif Mohammed Hanif, 21, a British citizen, was the suicide bomber, who blew himself up at "Mike's Place" killing three people and injuring more that sixty.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Apr 24, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Train/Railway Kfar Sava, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 14
Details:
A Palestinian bomber was prevented from detonating his explosives on a crowded railway platform in central Israel by the quick action of the station's security guards. A security guard was killed and 14 people injured.
Further Details
The bomber attempted to enter the Kfar Saba train station during morning rush hour Thursday. Witnessess said that the newly-opened station was filled with some 200 commuters on their way to work after the end of the Passover festival. The bomber had apparently intended to time the blast to coincide with the departure of the Tel-Aviv bound train and the arrival of another train at the station. However, a security guard at the entrance stopped him and asked to see his identification, and the bomber set off his explosives just outside the entrance. The guard who stopped the attacker was killed, and a second guard was badly injured. At least 13 other people were lightly to moderately wounded by flying nails and shrapnel. Sharon Region police commander Amichai Shai said that there was no doubt that a major attack had been narrowly averted. "If he had managed to get inside the station, we would have seen many more casualties," Shai said. "This is a true hero who prevented a huge disaster."
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Israel Radio, Associated Press, Israelinsider
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Alexander Kostyuk 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat Yam
Profile:
Alexander Kostyuk, 23, a security guard at the Kfar Sava train station, was killed yesterday in a suicide bombing he tried to avert when he stopped the bomber at the entrance to the station during the morning rush hour. Kostyuk was suspicious of the terrorist, said deputy commander Amihai Shai, chief of the district Sharon police, and asked him to present an ID card. The bomber appeared to hunt for the card and then put his hand inside the coat and blew up. Alexander Kostyuk immigrated to Israel from the Ukraine in 1997 by himself in order to serve in the IDF. He wanted only combat duty, and served in the Border Guard, mainly in Hebron and Bethlehem. His parents, Pavel and Tatiana, followed him to Israel a year later, together with his younger brother Sergei.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Ahmed Khaled Khatib 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Balata
Profile:
Ahmed Khaled Khatib, 18, of Balata, carried out the suicide bombing at the Kfar Sava train station on 24 April 03. A security guard prevented Khatib from entering the station, and he detonated his explosives at the entrance, killing the security guard and wounding 14 other people.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Mar 30, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Restaurant Netanya, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 58
Details:
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a cafe in the Israeli coastal town of Netanya, wounding 58 people. Three people were seriously injured, but the bomber was the only fatality.
Further Details
Witnesses said that the bomber attempted to enter the London Cafe on Netanya's pedestrian mall at around 13:00 Sunday afternoon. According to Israel Radio, a soldier blocked the entrance to the cafe when the bomber approach, thus preventing many casualties. A police source said that the bombing resulted in relatively few casualties, despite the fact that the pedestrian mall was crowded, due to the fact that the explosive device used was a fairly small one. The bomb, weighing between two and three kilograms was apparently concealed in a backpack carried by the bomber.
Sources:
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Rami Muhammad al-Jameel Ranam 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Dir el-Rasoun
Profile:
Rami Muhammad al-Jameel Ranam, 19, of Dir el-Rasoun near the West Bank city of TulKarm, was the suicide bomber who carried out the attack in Netanya on 30 March 03. He was the only fatality
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Gil Cooperman 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Gil Cooperman, the IDF soldier who prevented a suicide bomber from gaining access to a crowded cafe in Netanya on 30 March, remains in serious condition at Laniado Hospital. Cooperman, 21, was one of a group of soldiers eating lunch outside the London Cafe when suicide bomber Rami Muhammad al-Jameel Ranam approached the cafe. Suspicious of his behavior, Cooperman spoke to Ranam and, realizing that he was wearing an explosive belt, threw himself at the terrorist, sustaining severe injuries.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Mar 5, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Haifa, Israel
Killed: 17
Injured: 40
Details:
A powerful blast ripped apart a city bus in the northern Israeli city of Haifa Wednesday afternoon, killing at least fifteen passengers and injuring more than 40.
Further Details
The blast, which occurred at roughly 14:20 in the afternoon, as the bus passed the city's the Carmel Center, was apparently detonated by a suicide bomber inside the bus. The bus was left a charred wreck, and witnesses said that bodies and body parts were scattered across the road. The bus travels a winding route through the city, serving several schools and Haifa University, as well as residential areas on the Carmel ridge. Officials said that the bus would have been packed with university students at the time of the blast. Most of the dead were soldiers returning home and teenagers who use the bus to get to and from school. The bombing was timed to coincide with the hour that schools get out.
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Be'eri Oved 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rosh Pina
Profile:
Be'eri Oved, 21, from Rosh Pina, was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Be'eri Oved, the youngest in his family, grew up in Rosh Pina in the Upper Galilee and completed his high school studies in nearby Hatzor. An artillery instructor, he was to have completed his army service in another five months. He was on a week's leave from the army and was on his way to visit his grandfather and grandmother at a senior citizens' home in Haifa when he was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Smadar Firstatter 17 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Smadar Firstatter, 17, from Haifa was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Smadar Firstater, an 11th grade student majoring in art at the WIZO High School, planned to continue her studies and become an artist. She was standing at the back door of the bus, about to get off, when she was killed. Her parents heard the blast from their home nearby.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Tal Kerman 17 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Tal Kirman, 17, from Haifa, was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. A senior at Haifa's Municipal "Hei" High School, Kerman had recently been involved in planning her class's graduation celebrations. Kerman wrote for the school paper and was about to be named editor. She participated in her school's delegation to a conference in Boston.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Abigail Leitel 14 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
United States Christian Haifa
Profile:
Abigail Leitel, 14, from Haifa was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Abigail Leitel, an eighth grader at Haifa's Reali High School majoring in biology and environmental studies, was on her way home from school. The Leitel family came to Israel from New Hampshire 14 years ago, when Abigail was seven months old. They came to Haifa so that her father, Philip, could study at the Haifa Technion, and later decided to stay and raise their five children in Israel. Her father was later appointed representative of the Baptist Church in Israel. Avigail Leitel and Yuval Mendelevitch, also killed in the bombing, had been part of the Children Teaching Children program at Jewish-Arab Center for Peace at Givat Haviva since last September - a program that teaches pluralism, tolerance and coexistence. They and their classmates were preparing for the upcoming encounter with Arab youth from a neighboring town in just a few days. The encounter will be dedicated to their memory.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Daniel Harush 16 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Daniel Harush, 16, from Safed was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Haroush, an 11th grader at the military academy affiliated with Haifa's Reali High School, had finished classes early because most of his schoolmates had gone on a school trip to Poland. He had gone downtown to pick up forms for driver's education classes and was on his way back to school when the terrorist struck.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Yuval Mendelevitch 13 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Yuval Mendelevitch, 13, from Haifa was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Mendelevitch, an eighth-grader from Haifa, was on his way home from school. Yuval's father, Yossi, related how his son would phone him every day on his way home from the Reali School. "We were having a normal conversation," Yossi told a radio interviewer, "when suddenly he said, 'I love you, Dad.' In retrospect, those were his last words. The call was cut off." Yuval Mendelevitch and Avigail Leitel, also killed in the bombing, had been part of the Children Teaching Children program at Jewish-Arab Center for Peace at Givat Haviva since last September - a program that teaches pluralism, tolerance and coexistence. They and their classmates were preparing for the upcoming encounter with Arab youth from a neighboring town in just a few days. The encounter will be dedicated to their memory.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Eliahu Lacham 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Staff Sergeant Eliahu Lacham, 22, from Haifa was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Eliyahu (Eli) Laham, the eldest in his family, served in the Military Police in Megiddo. He was on his way to visit his grandfather in the Carmel Hospital when he was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Kamar Abu Khamed 12 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Druze Daliat al-Carmel
Profile:
Kamar Abu Khamed, 13, from Daliat al-Carmel was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Kamar, an eighth grade student at Haifa's Municipal "E" High School, was on her way home when she was killed in the bombing. The Abu Hamed family was well-known in Daliat al-Carmel, a Druze town on the Carmel. Local council head Dr. Ramzi Halabi said, "Today Dalia has lost its moon - the meaning of the name Kamar." Kamar's uncle, a former police officer and sapper, described her as a quiet girl, who "loved everyone and did everything to succeed at school."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Mitel Katav 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Mitel Katav, 20, from Haifa was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Katav completed her compulsory military service on the Lebanese border a month ago and a half ago, and had begun working as a gas station attendant on Mount Carmel. Katav had phoned her sister, Vered, to tell her she had just got on the No. 37 bus for home, when the call was cut off by the explosion.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Assaf Zur 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Assaf Zur, 17, from Haifa was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Assaf Tzur was an eleventh grade student majoring in computers at the Hannah Szenes ORT School. He was traveling home with his girlfriend, Ortal. She kissed him goodby and got off the bus. Three stops later the bomb exploded and Assaf was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Tom Hershko 16 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Tom Hershko, 16, from Haifa was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. His father, Mordechai Hershko, was also killed in the attack. A graphics student at the Hannah Szenes ORT School, Hershko was the only child of his parents, who had been divorced for a number of years. He lived with his mother, but maintained close contact with his father. "They studied karate together and enjoyed spending hours in each other's company," said Ruth. "He was a splendid father." Tom had almost got his black belt, but had injured his finger and put off the test. Ruth related how Tom had happily phoned from the bus to tell her he and his father were bringing her a surprise. "He'll take this surprise with him to the grave," she said, but noted that she had also planned to greet Tom with a surprise. "He loved to surf the Internet, and yesterday I had him connected to the fast Internet cable service. Now nobody will use it."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Marak Takash 54 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Marak Takash, 54, from Haifa was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Mark Takash immigrated to Israel 13 years ago and was employed as a guard at Haifa University. He was on his way to the university for the afternoon shift when he was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Mordechai Hershko 41 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Mordechai Hershko from Haifa, was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. His son, Tom, was also killed in the attack. Motti Hershko was returning from a peace workshop with with his son, Tom, when the terrorist struck. Family members related that financial difficulties had recently forced his father to sell his car, which was why the two were riding the bus. They sat side by side and were killed together. Hershko and his former wife, Ruth, had been divorced for a number of years, but he maintained close contact with his only son. Eli David, Ruth's brother, noted that the two were best friends. "In death, as in life, they were inseparable," he said.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Mariam Mustafa Atar 27 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Muslim Haifa
Profile:
Mariam Mustafa Atta, 27, from Haifa, was one of 17 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus in Haifa on 5 March 03. Maryam, the youngest daughter of a well-established Muslim family in Haifa, was on her way to work. She had taken the job to pay for her driving lessons. She had just this week successfully completed a course as a cosmetician.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Elizabetta Katzman 16 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Elizabeta (Liz) Katzman, 16, of Haifa, was one of 17 people killed in a suicide bombing of an Egged bus on Moriah Boulevard in the Carmel section of Haifa. Liz Katzman immigrated to Israel with her parents Yelena and Alex from the CIS 12 years ago. Well-liked by all, she was an 11th grade student majoring in theater and sociology at the Leo Baeck High School in Haifa. After looking at costumes for a play with her friend Tal Kerman, she decided to accompany her friend home. Both girls were killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Mahmoud Amadan Salim Kawasme 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Hebron
Profile:
Mahmoud Amadan Salim Kawasme, 20, a computer student from Hebron Polytechnic Institute. A letter was found on his body which included quotations from the Koran. Kawasme is the 20th student from this college to carry out attacks against Israeli targets since the beginning of the intifada.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Anatoly Biryakov 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Anatoly Biryakov, 20, of Haifa died of injuries suffered in the March 5 suicide bombing of an Egged bus, bringing the death toll to 16. Anatoly Biryakov immigrated to Israel from Russia three years ago with his mother Irena and his sister Tamara. He was working to save up money for university studies. After being injured while working as a carpenter, he found work cleaning at Haifa University. He was was critically injured while on his way to work and died three days later. His mother decided to donate his organs for transplant, "in order that his heart should not stop beating, even if it is in someone else's body. If his heart is alive and beating, he is still alive." Anatoly had a rare blood type and those who received his organs had been waiting a long time for transplants. Irena said of the recipients of Anatoly's heart, liver and kidneys - two Jews, an Arab and a Druze: "They are like my children."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Name: Age: Gender:
Moran Shushan 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Moran Shushan, 20, of Haifa died of injuries suffered in the March 5 suicide bombing of an Egged bus, in which a total of 17 people were killed. Moran Shushan was on her way to visit a friend and suffered extensive burns and serious injuries to her lungs, heart and eyes in the explosion. She remained unconscious and succumbed to her wounds six days later. Moran completed her studies at the Hannah Szenes ORT School in Haifa and then opted for national service in a health clinic instead of army service. Her family described her as a very sociable girl, who loved to dance, especially salsa.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Terror Attack - Feb 10, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Ramallah, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
The IDF arrested a Hamas suicide bomber near the West Bank city of Ramallah, and discovered a suitcase containing a 20 kilogram bomb that was ready to be detonated. Sappers detonated the device safely.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Feb 6, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Other/Unknown Talusa village, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
In an operation in the Nablus area, soldiers from the Haruv battalion prevented a suicide bomb attack that was planned by the Islamic Jihad from being carried out inside the Green Line.
Further Details
At a roadblock set up near the village of Talusa, north of Nablus, in the afternoon hours, Israel Defense Forces soldiers stopped a taxi with five Palestinian passengers. Two of the passengers were wanted men affiliated with the Islamic Jihad in Nablus. It is believed that the two wanted men intended to cross the Green Line near Tul Karm, possibly with a vehicle loaded with explosives.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Jan 25, 2003
Mode of Operation:
Suicide Bomb
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Shavei Shomron, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
Soldiers from the Haruv Battalion killed two terrorists and wounded a third who were attempting to carry out a suicide bombing in Shavei Shomron. Near one of the terrorists' bodies, soldiers found an explosive belt containing five kilograms of TATP explosives.
Further Details
The Haruv soldiers, who were assigned to reinforce the Nablus curfew imposed due to warnings of plans by terrorists to leave the city to perpetrate attacks, spotted four people placing a suspicious object on the ascent to Mount Ebal. When the soldiers called out to them to halt and lift their shirts, one of the terrorists opened fire at the soldiers who returned fire and killed two of the terrorists, one a female. The troops pursued the other two and wounded one, whom they captured. The fourth succeeded in fleeing the area. Near one of the terrorists' bodies, soldiers found an explosive belt containing five kilograms of TATP explosives.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Suad Jadallah 45 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Suad Jawadallah was killed, along with one other armed Palestinian, while attempting to carry out an attack on an Israeli settlement. Hand grenades were found on her body, the army said. Neighbors said she had been distraught over the killing of her son Ahmed, a member of the militant Islamic Jihad group, in an Israeli attack three months ago. "After Ahmed was assassinated, she said many times she can't endure life without him and she hoped she would be a martyr as soon as possible to join him in the other life," said a neighbor, Sameh Shweiki.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Israel High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Iman Hinawi 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
One of two Palestinians killed while attempting to carry out a suicide bombing on an Israeli settlement. Palestinians reported that one of those killed was Iman Hinawi, 20. Near his body, soldiers found an explosive belt containing five kilograms of TATP explosives.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Israel High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Guerilla Attack - Jan 17, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Ship Gaza, Gaza Strip
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A booby-trapped raft exploded Friday morning close to an Israel Navy gunboat off the Gaza coast. There were no reports of injuries from the blast.
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Associated Press
Terror Attack - Jan 5, 2003
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Marketplace Tel-Aviv, Israel
Killed: 23
Injured: 100
Details:
Twenty-three people were killed and as many as one hundred wounded in two simultaneous suicide bombings near Tel-Aviv's old central Bus Station. The nearby residential area, in the poorest section of Tel-Aviv, is home to many foreign workers.
Further Details
The attack occurred at roughly 18:30 local time in an area filled with kiosks, cafes, and small shops, that is usually crowded at all hours. The force of the blasts blew out windows and damaged nearby buildings, even injuring people inside houses and shops. Police spokesman Gil Kleiman said that the bombs used were unusually powerful. "From the extent of the damage on the scene... they were very strong explosive devices. In each case metal fragments were added to the explosives to increase the amount of death," he said. Emergency crews were hampered in evacuating the wounded from the site of the bombing by traffic backed up in the narrow alleys. Bystanders helped to carry wounded people from the scene on makeshift stretchers and doors torn from their hinges.
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Krassimir Mitkov Angelov 32 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Bulgaria Christian Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Krassimir Mitkov Angelov, 32, of Bulgaria, was was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station. Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, which apparently was assisted by Islamic Jihad. Angelov was a miner in the small mining town of Zlatograd, but his family persuaded him to quit that job due to the dangerous working conditions underground. After being unemployed for two years, he decided to seek a position as a foreign worker in Israel. He had planned to use the money he earned to launch his own business. Angelov began working in construction in Israel in November 2001. Until late December 2002, he worked in Jerusalem, but after witnessing the horrific bombing of a bus on Mexico Street, decided to leave the capital, relocating to Tel Aviv only a few days before the twin suicide attack. He last spoke with his family in early January, telling them that he was happy in Tel Aviv, which he believed to be a much safer city. Angelov's wife Lyudmila still lives in Bulgaria with their seven-year-old daughter, Antonia. Lyudmila said that he was planned to rejoin his family in Zlatograd in May.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz, mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Meir Haim 74 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Azor
Profile:
Meir Haim, 74, of Tel Aviv, was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station. Meir was waiting at a bus stop, on his way home from watching a practice of his favorite soccer team, Betar Jerusalem, when the first bomber detonated his explosives. Meir was nicknamed the "Grandfather of the Betar Jerusalem soccer club." Although he never played soccer professionally, Meir followed his favorite team religiously and frequently photographed its players and games. On Sunday, Meir was on his way home from a team practice in Jerusalem. Team members said they would hold a memorial for Meir at the start of their next game. Meir was a pensioner of the Mekorot water company and the local commander of the Civil Guard.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz, , mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Mihai Sabau 38 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Romania Christian Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Mihai Sabau, 38, of Romania was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station. Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, which apparently was assisted by Islamic Jihad. Mihai Sabau had gone shopping in the area of the old central bus station with his friend, Ion Nicolae, also from Romania. Both were killed in the explosion. Mihau Sabau, from the city of Brasov in Romania, a house painter by profession, had been working in Israel for seven years as a construction worker. His brother, who also works in Israel, said that this was the only way they could earn a living, as pay in Romania is so low. Mihau's wife, Angelica, came to Israel in the summer of 2001 and worked in a kindergarten. They have a 13-year-old son, Sebastian, who lives with an aunt in Bucharest.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz, mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Lilia Zibstein 33 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Lilya Zibstein, 33, of Haifa, was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station. Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, which apparently was assisted by Islamic Jihad. Lilya Zibstein, a mechanical engineer and computer programmer, was on her way home from work and was chatting with fellow workers in the old bus station when she was killed. After immigrating with her family from Ukraine five years ago and settling in Haifa, Zibstein found work in a hi-tech company in Tel Aviv and moved there.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Victor Shebayev 62 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Viktor Shebayev, 62, of Holon, was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station. Viktor Shebayev, a mechanical engineer, was waiting for a bus on his way home from work when the terrorists struck. The Shebayev family immigrated to Israel from Ukraine in 1996.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Amiram Zamora 55 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Amiram Zmora, 55, of Holon, was one of 23 people killed two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station. Amira Zmora, who worked in data security, had just phoned his family with the good news that he was not going to be one of some 900 workers fired by Bank Hapoalim, and was on his way home to celebrate with them when he was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz,
Name: Age: Gender:
Steven Arthur Cromwell 43 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Ghana Christian Tel Aviv
Profile:
Steven Arthur Cromwell, 43, from Ghana was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Cromwell arrived in Israel four years ago with his wife, Sarah, and worked as a cleaner. He had gone to do shopping at the market near the old central bus station and was on his way home when the explosion took place.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz, mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Mazal Orkabi 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Azor
Profile:
Staff Sgt. Mazal Orkabi, 20, from Azor was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Mazal (Mazi) Orkobi was killed on her way home from her Communications Corps base, where she had just completed her compulsory military service and had spent her first day in the professional army. "The army didn't want to let her go, they loved her so much," said her grandfather, Yoav Noam. "She signed on for the regular army and one day is all she had... She was so full of life and they took her like an angel. She was a brilliant student, she had exceptional grades. Whatever we didn't know, she knew, and that's how we'll remember her." Mazal graduated Sharett High School in Holon, whose teachers described her as a quiet, smiling girl who excelled in her studies. Psychologists were meeting with students at the school, who were shocked at her death and at the fact that the father of another student was killed in the same terrorist attack.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz, mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Sapira Shoshana Yulzari-Yaffe 46 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat Yam
Profile:
Sapira Shoshana Yulzari-Yaffe, 46, from Bat Yam was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Sapira Shoshana Yulzari-Yaffe worked in an insurance company in Tel Aviv and was waiting for the bus home. She was the proud grandmother of a baby girl and spent a great deal of time taking care of her and of her two children, family members said.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Avi Kotzer 43 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat Yam
Profile:
Avi Kotzer, 43, from Bat Yam was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Avi Kotzer worked in a computer firm and got a ride to the central bus station on Sunday evening with a friend. He was due to be married soon to a young woman from Canada. Avi, who was born in Azerbaijan, wrote a Caucasian-Hebrew dictionary.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Hanna Haimov 53 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Aviv
Profile:
Hanna Haimov, 53, from Tel Aviv was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Haimov's niece, Osnat Abramov, was killed two and a half months ago in the terrorist attack at Karkur. Hannah Haimov ran a stall in the old bus station that sold shoes and handbags and was at work with her 23-year-old son, Eliezer, when the first explosion tore through the site. Eliezer ran out to help with the wounded and when the second blast occurred seconds later he turned and saw his mother lying on the ground. She died in his arms. Haimov immigrated with her family from Uzbekistan 10 years ago, after losing her oldest son in a car accident, divorcing, remarrying and losing her second husband, with whom she had two children. She came to Israel with an extended family that included her parents, five sisters, and three brothers.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz, , mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ion (Nelu) Nicolai 35 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Romania Christian Unknown
Profile:
Ion Nicolai, 35, from Romania was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Ion Nicolae had gone shopping in the area of the old central bus station with his friend, Mihai Sabau, also from Romania. Both were killed in the explosion. Ion, from the city of Ploiesti in Romania, was trained as a blacksmith. After working in a factory and under army contract, he had come to Israel in September 2000 to earn more money. He planned to save up enough to return home and buy an apartment. Ion found work in construction, and a year ago brought his wife Mariana to Israel, who worked as a caretaker for the elderly. Married since 1993, they had no children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Boris Tepalshvili 51 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Yehud
Profile:
Boris Tepelshvili, 51, from Yehud was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Boris Tepalshvili had gone to the area of the old bus station to look for work and to meet a friend. The two had planned to go together to attend a bar mitzva celebration. Boris was killed and his friend wounded. The Tepalshvili family immigrated from Georgia three years ago, looking for a better life in Israel. Since their aliya Boris worked in a number of part-time jobs, while his wife, Luba, found work in a supermarket.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz, mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Andrei Friedman 30 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat Yam
Profile:
Andrei Friedman, 30, of Bat Yam was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Friedman immigrated from Byelorussia four years ago. He worked as a security guard in two locations and was looking for additional employment near the old central bus station when he was killed. "He was a good person, who loved his daughter and helped raise her," said Friedman's ex-wife.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz, , mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ramin Nasibov 25 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Aviv
Profile:
Ramin Nasibov, 25, from Tel-Aviv was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Nasibov made Aliya from Georgia in 1998 with his parents and younger sister; the family lived in south Tel Aviv. For a living, Nasibov sold cellular telephones near the old central bus station. "When he heard the first blast, he went outside to see what happened, and then he was fatally wounded," a family member said.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz,
Name: Age: Gender:
Mordechai Evioni 52 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Mordechai Evioni, 52, from Holon was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Mordechai Evioni was on his way to take care of his sick mother when he was killed. A disabled veteran of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, he was wounded in the fighting on the Golan Heights and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder for many years. Ever since the death of his father three years ago, Mordechai cared for his mother, Mazal, who is chronically ill. "He would cook for her, do laundry, clean for her, and take care of her," said his brother, Elitzur. In addition, Evioni was also an active volunteer in the Civil Guard, which had awarded him a citation.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz,
Name: Age: Gender:
Igor Zobokov 32 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat Yam
Profile:
Igor Zobokov, 32, of Bat Yam was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station. Igor Zobokov immigrated from Russia to Israel by himself three years ago. An aeronotical technician by profession, he worked in Israel in a plant for solar water-heaters, and was on his way home to Bat Yam when he was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz, mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ilanit Peled 32 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Azor
Profile:
Ilanit Peled, 32, of Azor was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Ilanit Peled, an attorney, had phoned her parents to tell them she was on her way home from work, when she stopped at the old station to switch buses and was killed. She had completed with distinction an MA in law at Tel Aviv University just one week before. Ilanit's younger brother had been injured in a traffic accident when he was three years old and she devoted her spare time to helping her parents care for him.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz, mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Guo Aiping 48 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
China Christian Tel Aviv
Profile:
Guo Aiping, 48, of Fujian Province in southern China, was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station. Guo Aiping was on his way home from work when he was killed in the attack. Another Chinese worker was killed and seven Chinese were wounded in the attack, one of whom, Zhang Minmin, later died of her wounds. Guo had come to Israel in 1999 to work in construction. When his contract expired a year ago, he decided to remain in the country illegally and continue working in order to support his large family. Guo was older than most of his fellow Chinese workers and was also exceptional in another respect. His cousin, Chu Chang, noted that Guo was married with five children - a rarity in China, which by law limits couples to a single child. Chu related that this restriction did not apply when Guo and his wife were having children, and that Guo apparently wanted a male heir after his first four children were girls. The fifth was a son.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Li Peizhong 41 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
China Unknown Tel Aviv
Profile:
Li Fei Chong, 41, from China was one of 23 people killed in the double suicide bombing near Tel-Aviv's old central bus station on 5 Jan 03. Li came to work in Israel through the Shandong Changda Construction Company. Chong was saving money to return home to China, where he has a wife and children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz,
Name: Age: Gender:
Ivan Gaptoniak 46 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Ukraine Christian Tel Aviv
Profile:
Ivan Gaptoniak, 46, of Ukraine, was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station. Ivan Gaptoniak lived with friends in an apartment some 150 meters from the site of the explosions and was on his way home from work when he was killed in the attack. His girlfriend, Mira, was lightly wounded and was asked to identify his body when she was released from the hospital. Gaptoniak came to Israel three-and-a-half years ago after working for nearly 30 years as a bus driver in Ukraine. He began working in Israel as a laborer for a remodeling contractor and lately as a cleaning worker in a restaurant.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Zhang Minmin 50 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
China Christian Tel Aviv
Profile:
Zhang Minmin, 50, of China, was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station on January 5. Zhang Minmin, from Zhoushan County in Zhejiang Province in southeast China, had been working in a Tel-Aviv restaurant for a year and a half. She suffered critical head wounds in the bombing and died on January 13. Two other Chinese nationals were killed and six wounded in the attack.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Moshe (Maurice) Aharfi 60 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Aviv
Profile:
Moshe (Maurice) Aharfi, 60, of Tel-Aviv was one of 23 people killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on a pedestrian mall in Tel Aviv's Naveh Sha'anan neighborhood near the old central bus station. Aharfi, originally from Jerusalem, was killed in the bombing in Tel-Aviv, where he had been living for the past few years.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Boraq Abdel Rahman Halfa 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Boraq Abdel Rahman Halfa, 20, was one of the two Fatah suicide bombers who carried out the double bombing near Tel Aviv's old central bus station on 6 Jan 03.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Associated Press
Name: Age: Gender:
Samer al-Nouri 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Samer al-Nouri, 19, from Nablus was one of the two Fatah suicide bombers who carried out the double bombing near Tel Aviv's old central bus station on 6 Jan 03.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Associated Press
Guerilla Attack - Nov 22, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Ship Gaza Coast, Gaza Strip
Killed: 0
Injured: 4
Details:
Two Palestinian militants blew up an explosives-laden fishing boat in a failed attack on an Israeli patrol boat, killing themselves and wounding four sailors.
Further Details
The incident took place at around 10:30 P.M. Friday night when the region's naval control center noticed a Palestinian fishing boat that crossed the no-sailing area. A naval Dabur gunship was scrambled to the area and tried to stop the boat. The two people on board ignored the calls to stop, which included spraying of water spurts and warning shots. Several minutes later the fishing boat exploded injuring the gunship and the soldiers.
Sources:
Associated Press, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Jamal Ali Ismail 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Burij
Profile:
Jamal Ali Ismail, 2, one of two Palestinian militants who blew up an explosives-laden fishing boat in a failed attack on an Israeli patrol boat, killing themselves and wounding four sailors.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Associated Press, Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Mohammed al Masri 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Beit Hanoun
Profile:
Mohammed al-Masri, 19, was one of two Palestinian militants who blew up an explosives-laden fishing boat in a failed attack on an Israeli patrol boat on Saturday, killing themselves and wounding four sailors
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Associated Press, Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Nov 21, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 11
Injured: 50
Details:
A suicide bomber struck a municipal bus in Jerusalem this morning, killing at least ten people and injuring nearly 50. The bombing targeted the number 20 Jerusalem bus as it passed through a quiet residential neighborhood at the height of morning rush hour.
Further Details
The bus bombing occurred at roughly 7:15, an hour when city buses are crowded with school children on their way the school. Area schools scrambled to assemble lists of those who had arrived safely to school while worried parents frantically phoned schools and hospitals. Witnesses said children's sandwiches and schoolbooks lay scattered in the street around the burned out bus. "There are students among the wounded," Yeruham Mandola, spokesman for the Magen David Adom paramedics' service, told Israel Radio. He could not say how many of the wounded were school children. The bomber detonated his explosives just after the bus had picked up a group of children and adults. The bus had only one final stop to make on its route. Police sources said there was no specific warning of this particular attacks. However the General Security Services has reported that between 4 and 12 terrorist incidents are foiled every day by security forces.
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post, Associated Press
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Nael Azmi Abu Hilail 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim El-Khader
Profile:
Nael Azmi Abu Hilail, 23, from El-Khader, near Bethlehem carried out the suicide bombing on the number 20 bus in Jerusalem on 21 November, 2002. He was known to be a supporter of the Islamic Jihad group. Abu Hilail's family said he left home Wednesday and hadn't returned.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Hodaya Asraf 13 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Menachem
Profile:
Hodaya Asraf, 13, from Kiryat Menachem was killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus filled with passengers during rush hour in Jerusalem on 21 Nov 02. Hodaya was a student at the Beit Ulpana in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Marina Bazarski 46 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Marina Bazarski, 46, from Jerusalem, was killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus filled with passengers during rush hour in Jerusalem on 21 Nov 02.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Dikla Zino 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Dikla Zino, 20, of the Ir Ganim quarter of Jerusalem was killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus filled with passengers during rush hour in Jerusalem on 21 Nov 02. Dikla boarded the bus at the same stop as the suicide bomber and was seriously injured in the head and chest when he detonated the bomb. She died on the operating table at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Dikla, who was discharged from the army just four months ago, worked as a bookkeeper. She is survived by her parents and three siblings.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Sima Novack 56 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Sima Novack, 56, from Ir Ganim was killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus filled with passengers during rush hour in Jerusalem on 21 Nov 02. Sima Novak emigrated to Israel from the Ukraine eight years ago with her daughter Svetlana. She took Bus no. 20 as usual to her job as a housekeeper in the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood of Jerusalem. In the Ukraine she had been a teacher of chemistry and biology. Novak lived with the daughter and husband, and her toddler granddaughter.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Hadassah (Yelena) Ben-David Unknown Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Helena Ben-David was killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus filled with passengers during rush hour in Jerusalem on 21 Nov 02. Helena Hadassah Ben-David immigrated to Israel from Latvia 12 years ago. She taught mathematics at the Denmark comprehensive school in Jerusalem and had recently been living with her parents after getting divorced.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Kira Perlman 72 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Immigrants from the Ukraine, Kira Pearlman, and her grandson Ilan, were killed on the bus together. They lived in Jerusalem's Ir Ganim. They are survived by the boy's parents and 15-year-old brother.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Ilan Perlman 8 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Immigrants from the Ukraine, Kira Pearlman, and her grandson Ilan, were killed on the bus together. They lived in Jerusalem's Ir Ganim. They are survived by the boy's parents and 15-year-old brother.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Michael Sharshevsky 16 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Michael Sharshesky was killed, together with his mother Ella, when a suicide bomber blew up a bus filled with passengers during rush hour in Jerusalem on 21 Nov 02.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Ella Sharshevsky 44 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Ella Sharshesky was killed, together with her son, when a suicide bomber blew up a bus filled with passengers during rush hour in Jerusalem on 21 Nov 02.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Mircea Varga 25 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Romania Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
A tourist from Romania killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus filled with passengers during rush hour in Jerusalem on 21 Nov 02. Verga Mirsa, 25, arrived in Israel five weeks ago from Romania. He joined his sister who has been working here for several years, and began working in Jerusalem to pay back debts he incurred in Romania. He is survived by his parents and two sisters. His sister said that she intended to return to Romania immediately, because the sitaution here "is too dangerous."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Yafit Ravivo 13 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Yafit Ravivo was killed when a suicide bomber blew up a bus filled with passengers during rush hour in Jerusalem on 21 Nov 02. Every morning Yafit took the Number 20 bus to Beit Hinuch, the religious school in Kiryat Moshe, where she attended the ninth grade. According to neighbors, Yafit was the quiet middle daughter of three. She
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Nov 4, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Kfar Sava, Israel
Killed: 2
Injured: 69
Details:
Two people were killed and 69 injured in a suicide bombing at Kfar Sava's Arim shopping mall. One of those killed was a security guard, who prevented the attacker from entering a crowded store.
Further Details
The attacker blew himself up near the northern entrance of the open-air mall. The security guard, who apparently realized the man approaching him was a terrorist, is believed to have prevented the bomber from entering Shekem electronics store. Before he could take further action, the terrorist detonated the bomb.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Nabil Khaled Sawalhe 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Balata refugee camp
Profile:
Nabil Sawalhe, of Balata refugee camp in Nablus, was the suicide bomber who blew himself up near the northern entrance of the open-air mall in Kfar Sava.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Gaston Parapierian 15 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ra'anana
Profile:
Gaston Parapierian, 15, was killed when a suicide bomber exploded in the Kfar Sava mall. Gaston was a new immigrant from Argentina, only 6 month in israel.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Julio Pedro Magram Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kfar Sava
Profile:
Julio Pedro Magram, the security guard who apparently realized the man approaching him was a terrorist and believed to have prevented the bomber from entering was killed in the attack. He was also a new immigrant from Argentina.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Oct 27, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Ariel, West Bank
Killed: 3
Injured: 17
Details:
At least three people were killed and 17 injured in a suicide attack on a gas station at the entrance to Ariel, in the northern West Bank. All of the fatalities are IDF reservists, and at least one was an officer, who attempted to stop the bomber.
Further Details
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which is affiliated to Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, claimed responsiblity for the bombing, the second in Israel in the last seven days. The terrorist was named at Mohammed A-Kashir, 19, from Nablus, who security sources said was on the IDF's list of wanted terror suspects. The sources added that A-Kashir had been missing from his home for the past month, and that IDF troops had been unable to locate him. Rami Sonnenfeld, a police commander at the scene, said the bomber arrived at the gas station, and was spotted by soldiers. "They called on him and approached him," Sonnenfeld told Israel Radio. "As they were trying to overpower him, the terrorist blew up and a number of people were injured." According to eye-witness accounts, soldiers and civilians who were in the area overcame the terrorist, and he was shot by a civilian security guard. It was unclear if the explosion had been caused by the shot, or whether the terrorist managed to detonate the lethal load.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Mohammed A-Kashir 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
The terrorist was named at Mohammed A-Kashir, 19, from Nablus, who security sources said was on the IDF's list of wanted terror suspects. The sources added that A-Kashir had been missing from his home for the past month, and that IDF troops had been unable to locate him.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Matan Zagron 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Itamar
Profile:
Lt. Matan Zagron, 22, of Itamar was one of three IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at the Sonol gas station at the entrance to Ariel in Samaria while trying to prevent the terrorist from detonating the bomb. Matan Zagron was about to assault the terrorist and took the brunt of the explosion, said his friends in the Nahshon Battalion, where Zagron served as a sniper officer. In addition to the three killed, about 20 people were wounded in the blast. Two weeks ago he celebrated his 22nd birthday. His friend Oded Ronsky, who had spent the last few hours before the terrorist attack with him, said Matan's dream was to serve in the Shin Bet. Oded related that only a few days ago Matan had parted from his girl friend and needed cheering up. "I drove him in the morning to the gas station, where he was supposed to meet his soldiers to take them to training drill."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Tamir Masad 41 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ben Shemen
Profile:
Tamir Masad, 41, of Ben Shemen was one of three IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at the Sonol gas station at the entrance to Ariel in Samaria while trying to prevent the terrorist from detonating the bomb. Tamir Masad had been called up for reserve duty. Until recently, he had served as company commander in the Golani reconnaissance unit. This time he was posted to guard duty in the seamline area. He and his soldiers had just completed three days of training and were waiting at the Ariel gas station for transportation to new postings when the suicide bomber arrived on the scene. "They told us he ran towards the terrorist, who looked suspicious to him, and together with a third person they caught the terrorist's hands to stop him from detonating the explosive vest," said Tamir's father Giora, a brigadier-general in reserves. "After a shot was fired at the terrorist, the explosives went off and Tamir, who stood very close to him, was hit." In addition to the three killed, about 20 people were wounded in the blast.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Amihud Hasid 32 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tapuah
Profile:
Sgt.-Maj. Amihud Hasid, 32, of Tapuah was one of three IDF soldiers killed in a suicide bombing at the Sonol gas station at the entrance to Ariel in Samaria while trying to prevent the terrorist from detonating the bomb. Amihud Hasid settled with his family in Tapuah, a community in Samaria, five years ago, where he was responsible for security. He later returned to the army and served as a regional defense officer. Amihud was at the gas station in Ariel to pick up soldiers to guard nearby settlements when the terrorist was identified. He and two IDF officers were killed trying to subdue the terrorist when the bomb exploded, and about 20 others were wounded.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - Oct 10, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Bar Ilan Junction, Ramat Gan, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 16
Details:
One person was killed and 16 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up after failing to get onto a bus on the Geha highway near Bnei Brak, but a far greater disaster was prevented by the bus driver and a passenger who pinned the bomber to the ground until the packed bus had emptied.
Further Details
The bomber had tried to board the bus through the back door. Thinking someone was trying to sneak on the bus, the driver closed the back door and saw the man slip and fall. It wasn't until he got off the bus to check whether the man was okay, that he discovered he was face-to-face with a suicide bomber. The driver, Baruch Neuman, got one of the passengers to help him pin the bombers arms so that he couldn't detonate the explosives, and shouted for passengers on the bus to flee. Once the bus had emptied, said Neuman, the passenger helping him pin down the bomber looked at him and said: "We must let go together and run. We flew out of there. Then the bomber got up, walked a few meters and exploded." The bomber moved toward a group of people at the bus stop then detonated the explosives, killing himself and an elderly woman and wounding four people.
Sources:
Reuters, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Saada Aharon 71 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish unknown
Profile:
An elderly woman was killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a bus stop at Bar Ilan Junction
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Name: Age: Gender:
Rafik Muhamad Hamad 31 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Kalkilya
Profile:
Suicide bomber who attempted to board a packed bus at the Bar Ilan Junction on 10 Oct 02. The driver prevented his getting on the bus, and, together with a passenger, managed to pin him long enough for the passengers to flee the bus. Only one Israeli was killed in the bombing.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Sep 19, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Tel-Aviv, Israel
Killed: 6
Injured: 59
Details:
Six people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated a large bomb on a municipal bus in Tel-Aviv.
Further Details
The blast occurred aboard bus No. 4, at the corner of Allenby and Rothschild Streets at just before 13:00 local time. Allenby Street, one of Tel-Aviv's main traffic arteries, is lined with shops and sidewalk cafes. The bomber apparently boarded the bus across from the city's main synagogue and, while still on the stairs, detonated his device.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Israel Radio, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Solomon Hoenig 79 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Solomon Hoenig, 79, of Tel Aviv was one of six people killed when a suicide terrorist detonated a bomb in Dan bus No. 4 on Allenby Street, opposite the Great Synagogue in Tel-Aviv. Solomon Hoenig apparently boarded Bus No. 4 at the same station as the suicide bomber and was killed on the spot. He immigrated to Israel from Romania in 1959 with his wife Anna.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Yossi Mamistavlov 39 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Or Yehuda
Profile:
Yossi Mamistavlov, 39 of Or Yehuda was one of six people killed when a suicide terrorist detonated a bomb in Dan bus No. 4 on Allenby Street, opposite the Great Synagogue in Tel-Aviv. Yossi Mamistavlov was driving the bus on the No. 4 line when the suicide bomber boarded the bus. A driver for the Dan Cooperative for 15 years, he had said that if a terrorist boarded his bus he would throw himself at him to save the passengers' lives. His brother-in-law said anyone who knew Yossi was not surprised at the reports that he had stopped the terrorist from making his way into the bus. Yossi immigrated to Israel from Georgia 30 years ago. His father died when he was a small child and his mother raised him, his two brothers and sister in Or Yehuda.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Yaffa Shemtov 49 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Aviv
Profile:
Yaffa Shemtov, 49, of Tel Aviv was one of six people killed when a suicide terrorist detonated a bomb in Dan bus No. 4 on Allenby Street, opposite the Great Synagogue in Tel-Aviv. Yaffa Shemtov worked for 20 years as a nursery school teacher for the Tel Aviv municipality. Close friends said that she loved children and usually worked until 4 P.M. at Gan Hashahar nursery school, not far from the bombing, but had taken the day off on Thursday and was killed in the explosion.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shoshana (Rosanna) Siso 63 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Gan Yavneh
Profile:
Shoshana (Rosanna) Siso, 63, of Gan Yavneh was one of six people killed when a suicide terrorist detonated a bomb in Dan bus No. 4 on Allenby Street, opposite the Great Synagogue in Tel-Aviv. Rosanna Siso was killed when she stepped out of her clothes shop on Allenby Street to buy lunch. Her eldest son Moshe owns a jewellery shop nearby. Uninjured in the explosion, he was hospitalized for shock after helping to evacuate the wounded from the scene. Rosanna immigrated to Israel from Romania at the age of 3 and was crowned Water Queen of Israel when she was 18.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ofer Zinger 29 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Moshav Pazael
Profile:
Ofer Zinger, 29, of Moshav Pazael was one of six people killed when a suicide terrorist detonated a bomb in Dan bus No. 4 on Allenby Street, opposite the Great Synagogue in Tel-Aviv. Ofer Zinger, who was studying electronic engineering at Tel-Aviv College, had been living with his grandfather in Tel-Aviv. He was on his way to the post office when he was killed. He had worked in the past as a security guard at the home of Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, who sent his condolences.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Jonathan (Yoni) Jesner 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
United Kingdom Jewish Glasgow, Scotland
Profile:
Jonathan (Yoni) Jesner, 19, of Glasgow, Scotland was one of six people killed when a suicide terrorist detonated a bomb in Dan bus No. 4 on Allenby Street, opposite the Great Synagogue in Tel-Aviv on September 19. Yoni Jesner, from Glasgow Scotland, was a student at the Har Etzion yeshiva in Gush Etzion. He and his cousin Gideon Black were traveling to a Tel-Aviv hotel to spend the Sukkot holiday with Gideon's father when the suicide bomber boarded the bus. Gideon was moderately injured. Yoni was mortally injured, and died of his wounds the following day. He was named after Yoni Netanyahu, who was killed leading the successful July 4, 1976 Entebbe rescue that saved the lives of 104 hijacked hostages. His family donated his organs for transplant. One of his kidneys helped save the life of an 8 year-old Palestinian girl who had been waiting for a transplant for 2 years.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
unknown unknown Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack on a Dan municipal bus in Tel Aviv on 19 Sep. 02
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Terror Attack - Sep 18, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus stop Um al-Fahm, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 3
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at a bus stop in the Israeli Arab city of Um al-Fahm, when police officers challenged him. One Israeli policeman was killed and two passersby injured.
Further Details
Rami Mahmid, a seventeen-year-old carpenter from Umm el-Fahm, was today awarded a certificate of honor by Israeli Police for alerting them to a suicide bomber on September 18. Mahmid, who was seriously injured in the blast, was considered a suspected terrorist accomplice for days until his version of the event was confirmed. Mahmid borrowed the terrorist's cellular phone and called police to warn them. "I saw a suspicious man, wearing a brown shirt and holding a black bag," Mahmid said, recalling his actions last week. "I was standing next to him [at the bus stop] and we started to talk [in Arabic]. I asked him where he was from and where he was going. He said he was from a village near Jenin and was traveling to Afula. He looked to me suspicious, and I asked to borrow his mobile phone. He gave me the phone and asked who I was calling. I told him I was calling a contractor in Tiberias, but instead I called the police and told them there was someone suspicious standing at the bus stop." When the police approached to question them, the terrorist blew himself up, killing policeman Moshe Hezkiyah. Three others were wounded. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack
Sources:
Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Moshe Hezkiyah 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Elyachin
Profile:
Police Sgt. Moshe Hezkiyah, 21, of Elyachin was killed and three people were wounded in a suicide bombing at a bus stop at the Umm al Fahm junction. Moshe was the eldest son of Miriam and Uri Hezkiyah. The family moved to Moshav Elyachin, where Miriam grew up, six years ago. Moshe completed high school in Hadera, majoring in Middle Eastern studies. His friends expected him to become a diplomat. He enlisted in the police force three years, and intended to remain in the force after completing his obligatory military service in a month's time.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Midhat el-Rawdra 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jenin
Profile:
Suicide bomber who blew himself up at Umm el-Fahm junction on 18 Sep. 02, killing a police officer and wounding three passersby.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Israel Radio
Terror Attack - Aug 4, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Meron Junction, Israel
Killed: 9
Injured: 40
Details:
Nine people were killed, and more than 40 wounded in a suicided bombing on a commuter bus in northern Israel.
Further Details
The blast occurred at roughly 8:45 local time, as the bus was stopping to pick up passengers at the Meron intersection enroute from Haifa to Safed. Bus number 361 was full of commuters returning home and soldiers returning to their bases after the weekend. The explosion tore the roof off the bus and completely destroyed the rear half of the vehicle, which burst into flame. Witnesses said that nearly everyone on the bus was either killed or wounded. Diners and workers from the nearby restaurant ran out to evacuate the wounded and render first aide. The six civilians killed in the bombing were identified as: -Mason Amin Hassan, 23 from Sajour -Marlan Menachem, 20 from Moshav Safsofa Mordechai Friedman, 27 from Ramat Beit Shemesh -Sari Goldstein, 22, from Karmiel -Adlina Kononen, 37, a citizen of the Philippines who had been working in Moshav Safsofa -Rebecca Roga, 40, a citizen of the Philippines, who had been working in Moshav Safsofa. The three soldiers killed in the attack were identified as: -Sergeant Major Roni Ranem, 28, from the Druze village of Marer -Sergeant Omri Goldin, 20, from Mitzpe Aviv -Sergeant Yifat Gavrieli, 19, from Mitzpe Adi
Sources:
Israel Radio, Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Maysoun Amin Hassan 19 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Druze Sajour
Profile:
Maysoun Amin Hassan, 19, of Sajur was one of 9 people killed in the suicide bombing of Egged bus No. 361 traveling from Haifa to Safed at the Meron junction. Maysoun Amin Hassan, of the well-known Hassan family from the Druze village of Sajur in the Galilee, was accompanying her older sister Jihan to an admissions exam to the Safed regional college. Maysoun was killed in the explosion; Jihan, who is to be married in two weeks, was injured. Their father, Amin Hassan, was a former senior police officer and serves as director of the olive growers' council. Maysoun, who was a gifted student, had been looking forward to begin studying psychology at Haifa University in October.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Marlan Miriam Menachem 22 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Moshav Safsofa
Profile:
Marlene Miriam Menahem, 22, of Moshav Safsufa was one of 9 people killed in the suicide bombing of Egged bus No. 361 traveling from Haifa to Safed at the Meron junction. Shimon, Marlene Menahem's father, dropped his daughter off at the bus stop at the Meron junction, a few minutes before the 361 bus was due. This was part of the regular Sunday routine. Marlene was on her way to work at a clothing shop in Safed. Shimon barely made it back to Moshav Safsufa, when he heard the boom emanating from the junction. Marlene never even made it into the bus. She was about to go enter its front door when the bomb went off. She was killed because the bomb was detonated on the right side of the bus.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Mordechai Friedman 27 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat Beit Shemesh
Profile:
Rabbi Mordechai Yehuda Friedman, 24, of Ramat Beit Shemesh, was one of 9 people killed in the suicide bombing of Egged bus No. 361 traveling from Haifa to Safed at the Meron junction. Mordechai Friedman, a Gur hassid, was a student at a yeshiva for married men. On the morning of the bombing he was on his way back to Safed after visiting the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai at Mount Meron with two fellow students, who were lightly wounded in the attack. The suicide bomber detonated his explosives just after Friedman and his friends boarded the bus at Meron.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Sari Goldstein 21 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Karmiel
Profile:
Sari Goldstein, 21, of Karmiel, was one of 9 people killed in the suicide bombing of Egged bus No. 361 traveling from Haifa to Safed at the Meron junction. Sari Goldstein, 21, of Karmiel, had recently completed her military service and was on her way to enroll in a training course at Safed Regional College when bus No. 361 was blown up. Originally from Bat Yam, the Goldstein family had moved to Karmiel three years ago, after living on a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. Family members told how Sari had spent most of her army service in the territories and was a fearless bus passenger.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Adlina Kononen 37 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Philippines Christian Moshav Safsofa
Profile:
Adelina Kononen, 37, of the Philippines was one of 9 people killed in the suicide bombing of Egged bus No. 361 traveling from Haifa to Safed at the Meron junction. Adelina Konone, a caregiver from the Philippines, was killed along with another caregiver, Rebecca Roga, who had just gotton off the bus. Adelina came to work in Israel six years ago for the Elkavetz family on Moshav Safsufa. "When I called Abu Kabir to see whether Adelina had been brought there, they asked me to note various identifying marks," said Motka Elkavetz, "I told them," he says, "if a woman with a golden heart reaches you, you'll know its Adelina. She took care of his late father and cared for his elderly mother, and also helped raise his three children. For the Elkazetz family it was like losing a family member, not a caregiver.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Rebecca Roga 40 Female
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Philippines Israel Christian Moshav Safsofa
Profile:
Rebecca Roga, 40, was one of 9 people killed in the suicide bombing of Egged bus No. 361 traveling from Haifa to Safed at the Meron junction. A citizen of the Philippines, Rebecca had been working in Moshav Safsofa as a caregiver.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Roni Ghanem 28 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Druze Maghar
Profile:
Sgt.-Maj. Roni Ghanem, 28, of Maghar, was one of 9 people killed in the suicide bombing of Egged bus No. 361 traveling from Haifa to Safed at the Meron junction. Sgt.-Maj. Roni Ghanem, of the Druze village of Maghar, was killed while on his way to his base on the northern border. A star player on his local soccer team, Ghanem had served as a combat soldier in a Druze unit. Early this year he joined the regular army and was soon to begin an officers course. He married his wife, Rita, in May.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Omri Goldin 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Mitzpe Aviv
Profile:
Sgt. Omri Goldin, 20, of Mitzpe Aviv, was one of 9 people killed in the suicide bombing of Egged bus No. 361 traveling from Haifa to Safed at the Meron junction. Sgt. Omri Goldin was returning to his base at Northern Command headquarters when he was slain with eight others on bus No. 361. Sitting beside him was his girlfriend, Aviv, who was seriously wounded in the attack. His father founded the Jewish-Arab regional school in Misgav. Born in Petah Tikva, Omri grew up in Yavne and moved with his family to the Galilee two years ago. He was drafted 16 months ago and served with distinction in the Northern Command. A talented musician, Omri played in a rock band.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Yifat Gavrieli 19 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Mitzpe Adi
Profile:
Sgt. Yifat Gavrieli, 19, of Mitzpe Adi, was one of 9 people killed in the suicide bombing of Egged bus No. 361 traveling from Haifa to Safed at the Meron junction in northern Israel. Sgt. Yifat Gavrieli, an operations sergeant in the Northern Command, was returning to her base after a week's leave in Eilat when she was murdered. Born and raised in Haifa, she moved with her family in 1995 to Mitzpe Adi, where she was a much-beloved counselor in the Bnei Hamoshavim youth movement.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
unknown unknown Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack on an Egged bus at Meron Junction on 4 Aug 02.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Comments:
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Sources:
Terror Attack - Jul 30, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Marketplace Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 5
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at a felafel stand on Jerusalem's main street. Five people were injured—most lightly—but the bomber was the only fatality.
Further Details
The blast occurred at roughly 13:00 at a kiosk selling felafel. A police spokesman said that the bomber had probably intended to target a more crowded area, but that the explosives detonated prematurely. A soldier on patrol near the Felafel stand speculated that the bomber may have become alarmed on sighting the soldiers nearby. Sgt. Ofir Yona said he saw the bomber enter the kiosk, carrying a black bag. "He didn't look suspicious," Yona said. "He was cleanly shaven. He had his hair gelled back. He noticed us and then he entered the shop." The shop owner and his son escaped without serious injury; they had gone into a storeroom at the back of the shop to fetch something when the blast destroyed the front of their stand.
Sources:
Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Hashem Atta Yousef Sarasar 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Beit Jallah
Profile:
Suicide bomber who blew himself up in Jerusalem on 30 July 2002, wounding five Israelis. The bomber was the sole fatality. Despite being a Muslim, he reportedly had attended the Talitha Kumi Lutheran school in Bethlehem
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Comments:
NYTimes reported his name as Yousef Atta Khasem, Jpost has it as Hashem Atta Yussuf, AP reported it as Hazem Sarasara
Sources:
Israel Radio, New York Times
Terror Attack - Jul 17, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Fatah
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Marketplace Tel-Aviv, Israel
Killed: 5
Injured: 30
Details:
Two Palestinian suicide bombers detonated explosives in central Tel-Aviv on the eve of Tisha b'Av, killing at least three people, and wounding thirty. Six of the wounded were in serious condition, the rest suffered moderate to light injuries.
Further Details
The simultaneous attacks occurred within several meters of each other across from the city's old central bus station. The area is filled with kiosks, cafes, and small shops, and is usually crowded at all hours. The nearby residential area, in the poorest section of Tel-Aviv, is home to many foreign workers. Two people were killed on the spot, while a third died of injuries in hospital. Police said that each bomb contained at least five kilograms of explosives, packed with nails and shrapnel to increase the extent of casualties. In addition to Romanian worker Adrian Andres, 30, whose name was publicized soon after the attack, also killed in the attack were Boris Shamis, 25, who immigrated to Israel from Russia only seven months ago, and Xu Hengyong, 39, a worker from China.
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Israel Radio, Associated Press
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Adrian Andes 30 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Romania Christian Cluj
Profile:
Adrian Andres, 30, of Romania was one of three people killed in a double suicide bombing on Neve Sha'anan Street near the old central bus station in Tel Aviv. Adrian Andres lived with his wife and son in a village near the city of Cluj (Kolosvar) in Romania. He worked in mines in the area and was seriously injured in a mine accident in 1992. In 1996 he came to work in Israel, and returned home after three years. A year and a half ago he decided to return, hoping to earn enough money to buy an apartment in his home town. He lived with his brother-in-law on Levanda Street, close to where the bomb went off. The two used to spend their leisure hours at the kiosk where the bombing took place. Adrian was killed in the blast.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Comments:
mfa
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Xu Henyong 39 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
China Christian unknown
Profile:
A foreign worker from China, who was killed in the double suicide bombing in Tel-Aviv on 17 July 2002.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Boris Shamis 25 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Boris Shamis, 25, of Tel-Aviv was one of three people killed in a double suicide bombing on Neve Sha'anan Street near the old central bus station in Tel Aviv. Boris Shamis arrived in Israel from Russia seven months ago and worked in the dining room of the Israel Electric Company. He lived with his parents, Robin and Lydia, in a small apartment on Levinsky Street in Tel-Aviv. His parents were visiting their daughter in Russia when Boris was killed in the blast.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Mohammed Attala 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Balata
Profile:
Mohammed Attala, 18, carried out the bombing near the old central bus station in Tel-Aviv on 17 July 2002, along with Ibrahim Najie, 19, from the Balata refugee camp, next to Nablus.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Fatah
Sources:
Associated Press
Name: Age: Gender:
Ibrahim Najie 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Balata
Profile:
Ibrahim Najie, 19, from the Balata refugee camp carried out the bombing near the old central bus station in Tel-Aviv on 17 July 2002, along with Mohammed Attala, 18. Abdel Nasser Najie a relative, said Ibrahim Najie "used to work in Israel and knew Israel very well." He said Najie left for Israel several days ago, and the family lost touch with him. He said if relatives had known he was going to carry out a suicide attack, "we would have stopped him."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Fatah
Sources:
Associated Press
Name: Age: Gender:
Li Bin 33 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
China Christian unknown
Profile:
Li Bin, a foreign worker from China, died at 24 Jul 02 of wounds he received during the double suicide bombing in Tel-Aviv on 17 July 2002.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Dimitri Pundikov 33 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Christian Bat Yam
Profile:
Dmitri Pundikov, 33, of Bat-Yam was one of five people killed in a double suicide bombing on Neve Sha'anan Street near the old central bus station in Tel Aviv on July 17. Dmitri Pundikov, who sustained mortal injuries to the head, died of his injuries on July 25 at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. Dmitri, who worked for an air conditioning company, immigrated to Israel with his family three years ago from Russia. They settled in Bat Yam to be near his wife Irena's family. At the time of the attack, he was sitting with a close friend, Boris Shamis, who was also killed. Dmitri's family decided to donate his organs, in the hope of saving other lives.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Jun 19, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus stop Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 7
Injured: 50
Details:
Seven Israelis were killed and 50 wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop at Jerusalem's French Hill Intersection.
Further Details
The bomber jumped out of a car at the French Hill Junction and, as Border Patrolmen on duty at the scene began to approach him, he ran past them towards the crowded bus stop on the eastern side of the road, setting off the bomb he was carrying in a crowd of people. Three Israelis and four others died in hospital. About 50 were wounded by shrapnel that was packed around the explosive, with several in critical and serious condition, including one of the Border Patrolmen who had tried to stop the bomber.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Noa Alon 60 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ofra
Profile:
Noa Alon, 60, of Ofra, was one of seven people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill intersection. Noa Alon, a kindergarten teacher in Ofra, organized an end-year party for the children. She invited her daughter and two grandchildren to attend the party in the afternoon. They had returned to Jerusalem and were waiting for the bus at the French Hill junction to return to her daughter's home in Ma'ale Adumim, where Noa was to babysit for her two grandchildren. Noa was killed in the explosion, along with her granddaughter Gal Eisenman (5). Her daughter and infant grandson were seriously injured. Noa and her husband Hanoch were among the founders of Ofra, where they raised their four children. She worked as a kindergarten teacher for many years, and had retired just two years ago.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Gal Eisenman 5 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ma'aleh Adumim
Profile:
Gal Eisenman, 5, of Ma'ale Adumim, was one of seven people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill. Gal Eisenman had gone in the afternoon with her mother and baby brother to an end-year party organized by her grandmother, Noa Alon, a kindergarten teacher in Ofra. They had returned to Jerusalem and were waiting at the French Hill junction for the bus back home in Ma'ale Adumim. Gal, who was described as a "bundle of energy with an impish smile that got her whatever she wanted," was killed along with her grandmother. Her father, a doctor at Sha'are Zedek hospital, identified her body. Her mother and brother were seriously injured.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Michal Franklin 22 Female
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel South Africa Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Michal Franklin, 22, of Jerusalem, was one of seven people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill intersection. Michal Franklin grew up in the Jewish quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem, the eldest in a family of six. Her parents had immigrated to Israel from South Africa. Michal attended the Zviya Ulpan Highschool, and did her national service in Tiberias, working with underprivileged children. She had a beautiful voice and loved to play the guitar. She was the niece of Israel's ambassador to South Africa, Tova Herzl. On the day she was killed, Michal had just completed her courses for a B.A. in educational counseling and history at the Orot College in Elkana - completing the degree in just three instead of four years. She woke up in the morning, excited about finishing her studies, and said, "What a wonderful day." Michal, who was on her way to a celebratory dinner with her parents, saw her friend and fellow student, Hadassah Jungreis, at the hitchiking stand at the French Hill junction, and stopped to talk to her. Both were killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Tatiana Igelski 42 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Moldova Jewish Moldova
Profile:
Tatiana Igelski, 43, of Moldova, was one of seven people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill intersection. Tatiana Igelski was in Jerusalem visiting her son, who immigrated to Israel and serves in the army. "Tatiana's heart was divided between Moldova and Israel," said her childhood friend, Larissa Colton.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Hadassah Jungreis 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Migdal HaEmek
Profile:
Hadassah Jungreis, 20, of Migdal Haemek, was one of seven people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill intersection in northern Jerusalem. Hadassah Jungreis, whose parents immigrated to Israel from South Africa, was born in Afula and grew up in Migdal Haemek. She attended primary school in at the Beit Ya'akov school in Haifa, and high school at the Ulpana in Kfar Pines. She completed her national service and began to study communications several months ago at the Orot College in Elkana. She was on her way to visit her uncle, Zvika, who was to pick her up at the French Hill junction. Her friend Michal Franklin saw her waiting and stopped to talk to her; both were killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Gila Sara Kessler 19 Female
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel United States Jewish Eli
Profile:
Gila Sara Kessler, 19, of Eli, was one of seven people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill intersection. Gila Kessler grew up in Eli. A gifted gymnast and swimmer, she attended the High School for the Arts in Jerusalem, majoring in dance, and completed her high school studies in the United States. Gila was in the first year of her national service, in the framework of the Jewish Agency, in a project of on-line learning with Jewish communities abroad. Her parents were divorced several years ago, and her father Ezra lives in the United States. The eldest in the family, she lived at home in order to help her mother Brigette rather than staying in the apartment in Jerusalem provided by the national service. She was killed on her way home.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shmuel Yerushalmi 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Shilo
Profile:
Shmuel Yerushalmi, 17, of Shilo, was one of seven people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill intersection. Shmuel Yerushalmi was a student at the yeshiva high school in Itamar, where three students killed on May 28, when a Palestinian gunman infiltrated the community and opened fire on the teenagers. Shmuel, who was unharmed in the attack, delivered a eulogy at the grave of his good friend, Avi Siton. Shmuel lived in Shilo since the age of one. He was a counseler in the Bnei Akiva youth movement, who could always be relied on if something had to be organized. He had spent the day in Jerusalem to take and exam and visit his grandmother. He was mortally wounded while waiting to catch a bus or a ride home, and died in hospital.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Saed Awadi 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Saed Awadi, 17, of Nablus was the suicide bomber in Wednesday's attack on a bus station in the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem, which killed seven Israelis. Awadi was working with the Mourabitoun, a group not known to be active in the area.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Israel Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Boston Globe
Terror Attack - Jun 18, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Patt Intersection - Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 19
Injured: 52
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a bus packed with schoolchildren and office workers near the busy Patt Intersection in southern Jerusalem, killing 19 people and wounding 52.
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Mohammed al Ghoul 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Fara Refugee Camp
Profile:
Mohammed al Ghoul, 22, from the Fara Refugee Camp near the West Bank city of Nablus, was the suicide bomber who blew himself up on a bus in Patt Intersection in southern Jerusalem. Ghoul was a student in a master's program in Islamic studies at the city's A Najah University.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Boaz Aluf 54 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Boaz Aluf, 54, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A travelling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Boaz Aluf was on his way to work at the Tefahot Bank's computer department when he was killed. Friends and relatives described him as "God-fearing and modest." His wife Gila is a nurse at Kupat Holim. They celebrated their son Barak's bar mitzva just a month ago.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shani Avi-Zedek 15 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Shani Avi-Zedek, 15, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Shani Avi-Zedek, a 10th grade student at Boyer High School, was to have flown next Sunday to Berlin as part of a youth delegation to meet with German youth; she was chosen because she was an excellent student. Yesterday, she was on for a fun day in the pool when she was killed. Shani, who would have been 16 next month, was the second of four children. She danced for years in the Mehola dance troupe and as part of her personal volunteer program, mentored the child of a disabled veteran.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Leah Baruch 59 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Leah Baruch, 59, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A travelling from Gilo to the Center of Jerusalem. Leah Baruch worked for the past 23 years at the President's official residence, as head of housekeeping. She kept house for presidents Chaim Herzog, Ezer Weizman and Moshe Katsav. Yitzhak Herzog, the late president's son recalled yesterday this his parents hired Baruch as the first family's housekeeper and "a warm personal relationship blossomed" between them during Herzog's years in office. Leah was a compassionate woman - towards people, towards the cats and dogs she adopted, and towards the plants she nurtured at the President's residence. She immigrated to Israel from Iraq at the age of six, after the death of her father. As a child, she was forced to help out supporting the family and learned to read and write in evening classes. She lost her hearing and her sight in one eye as a result of complications from a childhood illness. She was divorced many years ago, and raised her two daughters alone.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Mendel Bereson 72 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Mendel Bereson, 72, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Mendel Bereson immigrated to Israel from S. Petersburg in 1991 with his wife Sophia and daughter Nina. His son Simion had immigrated a year earlier. A shoemaker in Russia, he continued in the same profession in downtown Jerusalem. He was on his way to work when he was killed. Relatives said he loved life. "He was the center of the entire family," they said. Mendel's son Simion said, "He was a true Zionist who always said that the Jews have only one state. At the same time, until his last day, he was optimistic and believed in peace with the Palestinians." Bereson was a child during World War II and most of his family was killed in the Holocaust.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Rafael Berger 28 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Rafael Berger, 28, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Rafael Berger was born in Jerusalem and graduated from the Hebrew University high school. After completing his army service in the armored corps, he received a B.A. degree in chemistry from Tel-Aviv University. Last month, he completed his Master's degree in physical chemistry at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A year and a half ago he married Orit Ezra, a music teacher. Rafael also loved music and literature. The couple moved to Gilo nine months ago. In April 2002, Rafael was called up for reserve army duty in the IDF anti-terrorist Operation Defensive Shield.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Michal Biazi 24 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Michal Biazi, 24, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Michal Biazi had not traveled by bus in years. She and her husband Barak, who were married two years ago, were in their car, on their way to work, when she remembered that she had forgotten the bag she had prepared with a change of clothes for a family celebration later in the day. Barak went back home to get the bag. Michal, who did not want to be late for work at the Ministry of Tourism, boarded the bus and was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Tatiana Braslavsky 41 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Tatiana Braslavsky, 41, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Tatiana Braslavsky immigrated to Israel 11 years ago from Samara, Russia with her husband Alex and son Igor. An engineer, she worked for a construction company and took her regular bus to work. Igor, 15, who used to accompany her every morning, left the house early this time. "It was a miracle," said friends.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Galila Bugala 11 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Christian Jerusalem
Profile:
Galila Bugala, 11, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Galila Bugala was born in Israel to a family of Christian Ethiopians who immigrated to Israel 20 years ago. Shortly after her birth, the family returned to Ethiopia, but four years ago, they moved back to Jerusalem, where her parents worked in the hotel industry. Galila attended the Paula Ben-Gurion school in Rehavia and was busy planning her class's end-of-year party, of which she was in charge. This summer, her family was moving to New York, as the tourism slump had cost her parents their jobs.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Raisa Dikstein 67 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Raisa Dikstein, 67, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Raisa Dikstein, divorced and without children, immigrated to Israel from Moscow in September 2000. In Russia, she was a teacher and her only relative in Israel is a nephew, Idan Dikstein. Her brother, Igor, lives in Moscow. Raisa was a teacher in a technical college in Russia, and after retirement began to learn Hebrew and to translate books from Hebrew to Russian, especially about the Holocaust. She was attending classes at an ulpan in Jerusalem to improve her knowledge of Hebrew. She was on her way to class when she was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Moshe Gottleib 70 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Dr. Moshe Gottlieb, 70, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Dr. Moshe Gottlieb boarded the bus in the morning en route to Bnei Brak, where he was due to work with a group of children with Down's Syndrome. For years, he had been treating them for free once a week. Gottlieb, who immigrated to Israel with his family from the United States 24 years ago, was a chiropractor and maintained a private practice in both Jerusalem and Bnei Brak.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Baruch Gruani 60 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Baruch Gruani, 60, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Baruch Gruani, a retired employee of Israel Military Industries, was born in Jerusalem, and liked to describe his life in the divided city during his youth. His son, Doron, described his father as "a religious man, careful to pray and study Torah - a modest, quiet, humble man, who helped everyone who needed it." Yesterday, despite the warnings that a suicide bomber had entered the city, he boarded the bus to visit a friend downtown.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Orit Hayla 21 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Orit Hayla, 21, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Orit Hayla immigrated to Israel with her family from Ethiopia when she was four years old. Her family settled in Ashkelon. After finishing her studies at the Washington Hill high school near Ashdod, she did national service, and then went to study at Midreshet Atarot in Jerusalem. She lived in Gilo with a friend, and worked as a saleswoman.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Helena Ivan 63 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Helena Ivan, 63, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Helena Ivan lived with pediatrician Dr. Irina Minei and her son Yon in Gilo. Yon Minei said Helena was a lonely woman who had no relatives. She began to work for the family about 35 years ago when she cared for Yon and his sister back in Romania. Yon relates how Helena rescued him from an earthquake in Bucharest when he was eight. Helena came to Israel with the Minei family 20 years ago. Yon's father, Dr. Nicolai Minei, died three years ago. "She tied her fate to ours," said Yon. "She was like a second mother to me." She cleaned houses in several places and left for work each morning from their home, after walking the family's three dogs.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Iman Kabha 26 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Palestinian Muslim Barta
Profile:
Iman Kabha, 26, of Barta, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Iman Kabha, the sixth in a family of seven children from the Arab Israeli village of Barta in the Lower Galilee, was a first year student at the David Yellin Teachers College in Jerusalem, where he was studying special education and Hebrew. He had been working for a few years, saving up to be able to study. He had phoned his father a few days earlier to tell him about his good grades. Iman rented an apartment in Beit Safafa together with two fellow students. Yesterday, he got up at 6 A.M. and left the apartment at 7:35. Osama, one of his roommates, said, "He didn't want to be late for his final meeting of the year with our pedagogical teacher at 8:30. He was handsome, worked hard and everybody's friend. He loved to cook." He waited for the bus together with other Arab students of the college from Beit Safafa. The terrorist was waiting at the same bus stop.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shiri Nagari 21 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Shiri Nagari, 21, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Shiri Nagari was to have celebrated her 22nd birthday in 10 days and her family had planned a surprise birthday party for her. Her brother Shahar, 15, said Shiri had missed her regular bus to work at Bank Leumi in Jerusalem and he and their mother had taken her on a short cut so she would not have to wait for the next one. Shiri was mortally injured in the explosion and died on the operating table. Shiri, the third in a religious family of five children, had long blonde hair which reached her ankles, which she usually wore in a long braid. Her mother Esther works in the Central Bureau of Statistics and her father Tuvia is a well-known dentist. She served in the army as a teacher, working with young school drop-outs. Afterwards she traveled for a year in the United States, and then for another year in South America. She returned home on the eve of Passover this year.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Gila Nakav 55 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Gila Nakav, 55, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Gila Nakav lived in Gilo with her youngest daughter Noa. She was born in France and immigrated to Israel 30 years ago to realize her mother's dream, after her mother, a Holocaust survivor, died of cancer. At first, she lived in kibbutzim and then moved to Jerusalem. For many years, she was a travel agent in Jerusalem and in recent months began work in the offices of the archaeological excavations in the City of David. Although relatives tried to persuade her to move somewhere else, she said she loved Jerusalem and wanted to remain here.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Yelena Plagov 42 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Yelena Plagov, 42, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Yelena Plagov, a family doctor, was a new immigrant from Russia. Her husband, Andrei, arrived about 18 months ago to get established and Yelena followed with their three children six months ago. The couple found an apartment in Gilo. "Yelena began studying Hebrew at an ulpan in the center of town and traveled to class on the 32A bus each morning," said Andrei. Their eldest daughter was supposed to accompany her mother on Tuesday, but overslept.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Liat Yagen 24 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Liat Yagen, 24 of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Liat Yagen took the same bus as her 16-year-old brother Yoni. He sat toward the back with some of his friends while she sat toward the front. Yoni, who was lightly injured; his sister was mortally wounded and died shortly afterwards in hospital. Liat worked in a lawyers' office, after completing her national service in the police headquarters.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Rahamim Zidkiyahu 51 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Rahamim Zidkiyahu, 51, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem. Rahamim Zidkiyahu, the driver of the bus that exploded, had worked as an Egged driver since 1975. His cousin Yaron described him as a man full of the joy of life - always smiling, an exemplary father, someone who always gave of himself to others. He was also a devoted fan of the Betar Jerusalem soccer team and was its regular driver for many years. Rahamim was killed in his seat, his hands still on the steering wheel. He had replaced the scheduled driver, who was late for his shift. He was planning to return home by 9:30 to see the soccer match between Japan and Turkey. He had been planning to take his youngest son, Ron, to Euro Disney in Paris to celebrate his bar mitzva next month.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Guerilla Attack - Jun 17, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Militant/Member of Terrorist Group Near Tulkarem, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on Israel's frontier with the West Bank, shortly after Israel angered the Palestinians by starting work on a security fence between the two territories.
Further Details
At around 8 A.M. a Border Police patrol noticed a Palestinian youth walking through a field in Israeli territory, near the communities of Zemer and Bahan. The policemen ordered the youth to stop, but he ignored them, turning to face them as they approached him and detonating the explosive device on his person.
Sources:
Reuters, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Ala Araeshi 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Tulkarem Area
Profile:
The Palestinian suicide bomber who blew himself up along the seam line, north of Tul Karm. According to reports, the youth was a carrier of the AIDS virus. Palestinian sources said the youth contracted the disease after he received tainted blood during an operation in Nablus.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Reuters, Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Jun 11, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Restaurant Herzliya, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 11
Details:
A 15-year-old Israeli girl was killed and 11 others were wounded when a Palestinian suicide bomber set off a relatively small pipe bomb at a popular shwarma restaurant in Herzliya.
Further Details
The Herzliya blast occurred at around 7:50 P.M. and killed the bomber. The wounded were taken to Meir Hospital in Kfar Sava and Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. One person, who was critically wounded by shrapnel that sliced into much of his body, was in surgery last night, and the 15-year-old died on the operating table after she was severely wounded in the chest by the bomb. Another 15-year-old was also seriously wounded. Witnesses said that the terrorist asked for a bottle of water at the shwarma stand before setting off his bomb.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Hadar Hershkowitz 14 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Herzliya
Profile:
Hadar Hershkowitz, 14, of Herzliya was killed when a Palestinian suicide bomber set off a relatively small pipe bomb at a shwarma restaurant in Herzliya. Hadar was the daughter of Aryeh Hershkowitz, Director-General of the Hapoel Tel-Aviv Soccer Club. Hadar, a 9th grade student, was to have sung and danced in a special performance of fairy tales created by the students at her graduation from the Ze'ev Jabotinsky Junior High School next week.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Amed Ahmed Ziyada 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack in Herzliya on June 10, 2002. A 14 year-old girl was killed in the attack.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Terror Attack - Jun 5, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Megiddo Junction, Israel
Killed: 17
Injured: 50
Details:
A car packed with explosives blew up next to a bus near the Megiddo Junction in Northern Israel at 7:15 local time. Seventeen Israelis were killed, and at least 50 were wounded – 10 of them seriously.
Further Details
The #830 bus had left Tel Aviv at 5:50 A.M., bound for the town of Tiberias on the shore of the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinerret). According to witnesses, a car exploded next to the bus as it pulled into a bus stop. The car was reduced to a lump of metal, and the explosion lifted the entire bus into the air. The bus, reduced to a charred shell, was still smoldering an hour later. Body parts and debris were scattered hundreds of meters from the bus. Witnesses reported that some passengers were trapped alive inside the burning bus, including one couple who hugged each other as they burned to death.
Sources:
Reuters, Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, Associated Press
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Zion Agmon 50 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
Zion Agmon, 50, of Hadera, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Attorney Zion Agmon was on his way to the Tiberias Court House with his only son, Yuval, who was going to his base near the Golani Junction. Yuval was injured in the blast. Zion served in the past as a police prosecutor in Netanya, and afterwards opened a private practice in Netanya. He also served on the directorate of the local radio station "Emtza Haderech" and was a member of the Or Association which provided aid to the needy. The Agmons moved to Hadera six years ago.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Liron Avitan 19 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
Cpl. Liron Avitan, 19, of Hadera, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Liron Avitan was on her way to the Shimshon army base, for the last day of a course. She took the bus early in the morning, after going to the local grocery to buy chocolate milk for her younger siblings. "She was like a mother to her younger sister and brother and supported the family in difficult moments, of which there were many," relatives said yesterday of Liron. Liron's younger brother, Matan, was seriously injured in an accident a few years ago.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Avraham Barzilai 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Cpl. Avraham Barzilai, 19, of Netanya, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Avraham Barzilai was on his way back to his base from an unexpected furlough. His father accompanied him to the bus stop and saw him off about an hour before the terror attack occured. Avraham graduated from the ORT High School in Netanya, majoring in electronics. He postponed his army service to attend the ORT Hermlin College in Haifa, but after six months decided to leave school and began his military service in the Ordnance Corps.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Dennis Bleuman 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
Cpl. Dennis Bleuman, 20, of Hadera, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Cpl. Dennis Bleuman was careful to take the express bus rather than buses that picked up passengers in Wadi Ara, where he twice narrowly missed suicide attacks. Dennis, who immigrated with his family from Ukraine in 1991, was a quiet soldier who was interested in computers and loved to build software and music websites, which he began doing when he was 15.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Eliran Buskila 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
St.-Sgt. Eliran Buskila, 21, of Hadera, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. St.-Sgt. Eliran Buskila was looking forward to becoming a career soldier in the Ordnance Corps and hoped to rent an apartment with friends in Tiberias. Eliran grew up in Hadera, where he attended at the Beit Shmuel Yeshiva. He was very interested in computers and electronics, and liked to invent electronic devices.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Adi Dahan 17 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Afula
Profile:
Adi Dahan, 17, of Afula, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Adi Dahan boarded the bus in Tel-Aviv, where she had spent the evening with her boyfriend Noam, to return home to Afula. The youngest in her family, Adi was an 11th grade student at the ORT School in Afula. Her brother Shlomi (26) was killed two months ago in the Eilat mountains, when his car fell from a cliff. Adi had been the family's mainstay since the accident.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Zvi Gelberd 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
St.-Sgt. Zvi Gelberd, 20 of Hadera, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. St.-Sgt. Zvi Gelberd was on his way to the army base where he served when he was killed. He began his military service in the Armored Corps, but transfered to a non-combattant post for health reasons. Zvika was a football referee in the lower leagues, and was thought to have a bright future in the sport. He was excited about the Mondial games. He was also a talented artist, who had won a prize for his drawings.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Violetta Hizgayev 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
Sgt. Violetta Hizgayev, 20, of Hadera, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Sgt. Violetta Hizgayev took bus number 830 every day to the Ordnance Corps base where she served as a technician. She was planning to attend university after completing her army service in a few months. Her brother was also supposed to be on the bus, but had a doctor's appointment, and his life was spared. Violetta immigrated to Israel with her mother, brother and sister from the Northern Caucasus eight years ago. Their father had passed away in Russia and their mother was killed in a car accident two years ago. Since then, the three children lived with their aunt Mina in Hadera. Violetta graduated from the Bosmat High School in Haifa, majoring in industry and management.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ganadi Issakov 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
St.-Sgt. Ganadi Issakov, 21, of Hadera, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Ganadi Issakov was supposed to take a later bus yesterday, but left home early to replace a friend who wanted to go off base. His commander planned to tell Issakov yesterday that he had been granted his wish to be named non-commissioned officer in charge of computers in his unit and that he would be promoted to sergent. Ganadi immigrated to Israel in 1998 with his family from Degastan, in the former Soviet Union. He began studying at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, but decided to leave school to begin his army service.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Sariel Katz 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Sgt. Sariel Katz, 21, of Netanya, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Sariel Katz would return home every day, due to the ill health of his parents, and return to the base in the morning. He was killed in the blast. Sariel's Commanding Officer described him as one of the best soldiers he ever saw. He studied at the ORT Yad Leibowitz School in Netanya, majoring in computers and electronics. He was active in the Young Maccabi Youth Movement and volunteered to help the movement when he was on leave from the army. He wanted to be an army officer.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Yigal Nedipur 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Sgt. Yigal Nedipur, 21, of Netanya, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Sgt. Yigal Nedipur served in the Ordnance Corps in a base near Afula. His father Roni drove him to the bus stop in the morning of the terror attack. Raised in Netanya, where he attended the ORT High School, Yigal worked as a waiter in Kfar Sava during his furloughs to help his family's finances. He liked music and sports.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Dotan Reisel 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
Sgt. Dotan Reisel, 22, of Hadera, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. The youngest in a family of three, Sgt. Dotan Reisel was serving in the Ordnance Corps base near Afula and had been in the army for about a year. He graduated from the Amal High School for Science and Art in Hadera and also completed a degree in electronic engineering. His friends describe him as fun-loving and as someone who loved to travel. He would always go out shopping and spend time with friends during his furloughs from the army. Prior to his conscription, Dotan had been a volunteer for the Magen David Adom.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
David Stanislavksy 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
St.-Sgt. David Stanislavksy, 23, of Netanya, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. St.-Sgt. David Stanislavksy immigrated to Israel from Ukraine four years ago with his mother Irena. He was her only child. David had also already bought a plane ticket to travel to Ukraine next month to become engaged to Victoria, a childhood friend. She was going to come to live in Israel.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shimon Timsit 35 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Shimon Timsit, 35, of Tel-Aviv, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Shimon Timsit was on his way to the North, to take his final test for a diploma as a football coach, when a terrorist blew up the bus. His wife, Claudine, told reporters yesterday that Shimon, an avid cyclist, was known for his culinary expertise. He would go fishing and then come home to cook the catch for the family and neighbours. He worked in the Powell Cafe in Jaffa.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Sivan Wiener 19 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Sgt. Sivan Wiener, 19, of Holon, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. Sgt. Sivan Wiener turned 19 just one day before the bus bombing. She celebrated her birthday with her young nieces at her brother's house, and in the evening, went out with friends to a Tel Aviv club. She wanted to return to the army base that night, but her brother Dudo asked her to wait until early morning when it is safer to travel. Next week she was to begin training her first group of army recruits. The youngest in the family, Sivan majored in sports and athletics at the Sharett High School. Before her enlistment in the army at the end of 2001, she was a member of the Hora Re'im dance troupe from Holon, with which she performed both in Israel and abroad.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Hamza Aref Hassan Samudi 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jenin
Profile:
Hamza Aref Hassan Samudi, a PIJ suicide bomber, who detonated a car full of explosives at the Megiddo Junction on 5 June 02.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Reuters
Name: Age: Gender:
Eliahu Timset 32 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Sderot
Profile:
Six months after being killed in a terrorist attack, the 17th victim of the June 5 Megiddo Junction bus bombing has been identified as Eliahu Timset, 32, of Sderot, a chronically unemployed man who lived with his parents. His 70-year-old father Michael has been searching for Eliahu since, firmly believing him to be alive. The last time they saw one another was on the morning of June 5 when Eliahu left home in Sderot for a vacation in Tiberias. He had promised his sister Geula he would be back for the weekend to take care of their ailing mother, but he never returned.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Vladimir Morari 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
Cpl. Vladimir Morari, 19, of Hadera, was one of 17 people killed when a car packed with a large quantity of explosives struck Egged bus No. 830. He immigrated to Israel with his family from Moldavia about three years ago. Vladimir joined the army about 6 months ago and served in the Ordnance Corps.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - May 27, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Restaurant Petah Tikvah, Israel
Killed: 2
Injured: 57
Details:
Two people--a toddler and an elderly woman -- were killed when a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated a bomb filled with shrapnel at a shopping center in Petah Tikvah.
Further Details
The bombing occurred at roughly 18:50 this evening at the Em HaMoshavot shopping center in Petah Tikva, some 10 kilometers East of Tel-Aviv. The bomber, described as an ordinary-looking young man wearing over-alls, walked into the dining area of an ice cream parlor and detonated. Among the injured were many children, who were inside the cafe and a nearby ice-cream parlor. Police said the bomb used contained around 10 kilograms of explosives, packed with metal objects to maximize the number of casualties. The perpetrator apparently tried to enter a supermarket in the center, but was turned away by a security guard. Petah Tikva Mayor, Yitzhak Ohayoun, said that the bomber arrived at the scene in a yellow Subaru car packed with explosives, which was neutralized by police sappers. Witnesses described a scene of carnage: body parts scattered among overturned tables and chairs, blood and broken glass everywhere. Several blood-stained baby strollers were evident among the ruins. Two infants were among the roughly 30 people injured, which included many children who had been in the ice cream parlor.
Sources:
Israel Radio, Jerusalem Post, Ha'Aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Ruth Peled 56 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Herzliya
Profile:
Ruth Peled, 56, of Herzliya and her infant granddaughter Sinai Keinan, aged 14 months, of Petah Tikva were killed when a suicide bomber detonated himself near an ice cream parlor outside a shopping mall in Petah Tikva. Lior and Chen Keinan had gone to buy ice cream with their infant daughter Sinai and Chen's mother, Ruth Peled, when the blast occurred. Ruth and Sinai were killed. The infant's parents were among the 37 injured in the attack. "You are talking about their first child," a family member said. "She was their whole world. They had gone for a walk and then stopped to rest and buy ice cream." Ruth worked as an investigator for the Modi'in Ezrahi Company and later as a medical secretary for the Mor Medical Institute. She suffered from kidney failure, and on the morning of the explosion had undergone tests for a possible transplant. Her husband, Natan, said: "If Ruthie had known that Sinai was killed, she would not have wanted to live." Her daughter Chen said, "I would need 30 years to write about my mother. It was 30 years of love, friendship and happiness. Not every mother is also a friend."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Sinai Keinan 1 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Herzliya
Profile:
Ruth Peled, 56, of Herzliya and her infant granddaughter Sinai Keinan, aged 14 months, of Petah Tikva were killed when a suicide bomber detonated himself near an ice cream parlor outside a shopping mall in Petah Tikva. Lior and Chen Keinan had gone to buy ice cream with their infant daughter Sinai and Chen's mother, Ruth Peled, when the blast occurred. Ruth and Sinai were killed. The infant's parents were among the 37 injured in the attack. "You are talking about their first child," a family member said. "She was their whole world. They had gone for a walk and then stopped to rest and buy ice cream." Ruth worked as an investigator for the Modi'in Ezrahi company and later as a medical secretary for the Mor Medical Institute. She suffered from kidney failure, and on the morning of the explosion had undergone tests for a possible transplant. Her husband, Natan, said: "If Ruthie had known that Sinai was killed, she would not have wanted to live." Her daughter Chen said, "I would need 30 years to write about my mother. It was 30 years of love, friendship and happiness. Not every mother is also a friend."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Jihad Titi 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Balata
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the suicide bombing in Petah Tikvah on 27 May 02. Cousin of Muhammed Titi, the local leader of the Martyrs of Al-Aqsa Brigades, who was killed in an Israeli attack the previous week.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - May 23, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Militant/Member of Terrorist Group Tel Aviv, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 5
Details:
An Israeli security guard shot and killed the driver of a car packed with pipe bombs as it sped towards a crowded nightclub in Tel Aviv.
Further Details
The attack on the Studio 49 Club was foiled when a guard opened fire at the driver of a car which was speeding towards it at one o'clock in the morning, as hundreds of revellers danced inside. His shots detonated explosives inside the vehicle. Five people received light injuries in the blast.
Sources:
BBC News, CBS
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Amar Skukani 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Tulkarem
Profile:
Amar Shkukani drove an explosives-laden car toward a nightclub at the Tel Aviv night club. Security guard Eli Federman spotted him and opened fire, wounding Shkukani and detonating the explosives. There were no Israeli casualties in the attack.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Israel Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
BBC News, CBS
Terror Attack - May 22, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Rishon LeTzion, Israel
Killed: 2
Injured: 50
Details:
In Rishon LeTzion, a suicide bomber entered a semi-open public park at about 21:30, mingled with a crowd of mostly elderly residents playing chess in the plaza, and detonated. Two people were killed besides the bomber, a 15 year-old boy and a 65 year-old man.
Further Details
The attack occurred near Gan Ha'ir -- a place with sheltered benches for people to sit which is often used by the elderly. According to the local police commander, the terrorist did not arouse suspicions of the crowd. "He dyed his hair blond to camouflage himself," said the police chief. He said it was not clear if the terrorist was wearing an explosives belt or carrying the bomb in another manner. The bomb was estimated to be large and packed full of shrapnel and nails.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Israel Radio, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Elmar Dezhabrielov 16 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeTzion
Profile:
Elmar Dezhabrielov, 16, of Rishon Lezion was one of the two victims of a suicide bombing in the heart of the city. It was the second such attack in Rishon Letzion in two weeks. Elmar immigrated to Israel in 1997 from Azerbaidjan, together with his mother, sister and grandparents. His father had died in a car accident before the family moved to Israel. In addition to being a 9th grade student at the Na'amat Timon Technical School in Rishon Lezion, he took on part-time jobs in an effort to contribute to his family's livelihood.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Gary Tauzniaski 65 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeTzion
Profile:
Gary Tauzniaski, 65, of Rishon Lezion was one of the two victims of a suicide bombing in the heart of the city. It was the second such attack in Rishon Letzion in two weeks. Born in Ukraine, Gary and his mother survived World War II by hiding from the Nazis in an apartment in Odessa. He and his wife immigrated to Israel three years ago in order to be closer to Angela. Another daughter remained in Ukraine. Tauzniaski contracted cancer of the throat 10 years ago, underwent surgery and has been unable to speak ever since. His illness forced him to leave his job as a painter.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Issa Bdeir 16 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack in Gan Ha'Ir, Rishon LeTzion on 22 May 02.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Associated Press
Terror Attack - May 19, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Marketplace Netanya, Israel
Killed: 3
Injured: 59
Details:
Three people were killed and 59 injured - 10 seriously - when a suicide bomber, disguised as a soldier, blew himself up in the market in Netanya.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, MFA
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Yosef Haviv 70 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Yosef Haviv, 70, of Netanya was one of three Israelis killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded section of Netanya’s open-air market. Since retiring, Yosef was in the habit of going to the Netanya esplanade to meet friends and returning home via the open-air market. His son-in-law, Itzak, said Haviv enjoyed the daily walk to the nearby market to do the family shopping. He wasn't afraid and always said, "Nothing will happen to me." Miriam Fierberg, Mayor of Netanya, spoke at his funeral and told of his love for the city during the 40 years he resided there. Yosef Haviv immigrated to Israel from Iraq at the age of 18. He worked as a construction worker until his retirement in 1984.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Victor Tatrinov 63 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Victor Tatrinov, 63, of Netanya was one of three Israelis killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded section of Netanya's open-air market. Victor Tatrinov was retired. He had immigrated to Israel in 1997, together with his second wife, Yelena. The couple resided together in Netanya until their divorce two years ago. He had gone to the market to buy groceries when he was killed. Publication of Victor Tatrinov's name was delayed until Israeli embassy and Jewish Agency officials could locate his 90-year-old mother and two sons who reside in Russia, and inform them of his tragic death. A sister resides in Ukraine.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Arkady Vieselman 39 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Arkady Vieselman, 39, of Netanya was one of three Israelis killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded section of Netanya's open-air market. Arkady Vieselman was returning from his job as a hotel chef when he decided to stop at the market. Seconds after Arkady entered, the suicide bomber struck, mortally injuring Vieselman. Doctors fought for hours to save his life, but his injuries were too severe. Arkady immigrated to Israel from Odessa in 1990 and worked at the Park Hotel, Netanya for nearly a decade. He had been working as the Park Hotel's head chef on March 27, 2002, when 29 people were killed and 150 were injured in the suicide bombing of the hotel during the Passover Seder. Vieselman survived that attack because he had gone to a downstairs pantry moments before the bomb went off. He immediately ran to the dining room and helped to evacuate the wounded. After the bombing, Vieselman called his family to say, "A miracle saved me."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
unknown unknown Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the bombing in Netanya on 19 March 02.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Comments:
find details
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - May 8, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Megiddo Junction, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A Palestinian bomber standing at the busy Megiddo Junction exploded, possibly prematurely, injuring only himself.
Further Details
Ha'aretz: Palestinian Human Rights Association Addameer said Zeidan Zeidan, 20, from the West Bank town of Jenin, was carrying goods to sell in villages inside Israel when soldiers fired at him, wounding him in the stomach. Police spokesman Gil Kleiman said Zeidan was definitely carrying a bomb. "An explosion did occur, and the bag that the bomber was carrying blew up," Kleiman said. Kleiman said there was only partial detonation of the explosive device, and most of it did not blow up. Kleiman said shots were fired, but he did not know if Zeidan was injured by gunfire. Photos and video footage filmed shortly after the explosion show the bomber lying semiconscious near a bus stop. No explosive device is visible. The Palestinian does not appear to be badly wounded. Parts of Zeidan's face and hands are blackened. The ground surrounding him appears to be covered with white powder, and small pieces of debris are scattered around him. No Palestinian organization took responsibility for the alleged explosion. Kleiman said the remains of the bomb were destroyed in a controlled explosion. Zeidan was underguard at a hospital, he said.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Zeidan Zeidan 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jenin
Profile:
Zeidan Zeidan was the would-be suicide bomber whose bomb blew up prematurely at the Megiddo Junction on May 8, 2002. He was injured by detonation but not killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Comments:
Palestinian Human Rights Association Addameer said he was carrying goods to sell in villages inside Israel when soldiers fired at him, wounding him in the stomach. Police spokesman Gil Kleiman said Zeidan was definitely carrying a bomb.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - May 7, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Entertainment Facility Rishon Le Zion, Israel
Killed: 15
Injured: 60
Details:
A suicide bomber detonated a powerful bomb in a crowded billiards hall in Israel, killing fifteen and wounding more than 50. The attack took place at the "Sheffield Club" pool hall, on the third floor of a building in Rishon LeTzion, South of Tel-Aviv. The building, located in a suburban industrial zone filled with shops, was about a block distant from one of the country's largest shopping malls.
Further Details
Police said the attack was carried out by a lone terrorist who carried a suitcase full of explosives, spiked with shrapnel and nails to cause maximum injury. Witnesses said the bomber took a few steps into the crowded room shortly before 23:00 and detonated. "There was no time to flee; no time to do anything," a survivor told Israel Radio. The explosion blew out the entire front of the pool hall and caused part of the ceiling to collapse. "It looks like a battlefield," said a television reporter, adding that the ground outside was littered with body parts of people who had been flung out of the building. According to hospital officials, some 60 people had been evacuated to hospital, 16 of them in very serious condition. "Most of those injured were hurt as a result of the explosion, not from the collapse of the building," said Avi Zohar, general director of Magen David Adom (Israel's equivalent to the Red Cross). Rescue workers said some of the dead were trapped under the collapsed roof. Firemen used two cranes to clear away the debris to get to those buried underneath.
Sources:
Associated Press, Israel Radio, Channel 2 TV, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Pnina Hikri 60 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Aviv
Profile:
Pnina Hikri, 60, of Tel-Aviv was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Pnina Hikri was a housewife who raised four children in the Kfar Shalem neighborhood in Southern Tel-Aviv. "Mom and Dad liked to go out and enjoy themselves," said Assaf, her son. They went together to the Sheffield Club. Pnina was killed in the blast. Her husband, Eliahu, was unharmed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Rassan Sharouk 60 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Rassan Sharouk, 60, of Holon was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Rassan Sharouk was at the Sheffield Club with his wife, Shaku. He had just gone to bring her something to drink when he was killed in the blast; Shaku was lightly injured. The couple immigrated to Israel from Iran in 1974. Sharouk worked for many years for the Bezek Phone Company and the Israel Electric Company. He recently became religiously observant and studied in a yeshiva. He also worked in a store that sells Jewish religious articles.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shoshana Magmari 51 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Aviv
Profile:
Shoshana Magmari, 51, of Tel-Aviv was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Shoshana Magmari, who cared for children, had been on leave while receiving treatment for cancer. After overcoming the cancer just a month ago, she went out to celebrate with friends to the Sheffield Club, where she was killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Anat Temporush 36 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ashdod
Profile:
Anat Teremforush, 36, of Ashdod was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Anat and Danny Teremforush went to the Sheffield Club with family members. They told their three children they would be safe because the terrorist attacks had stopped. Anat died instantly in the exlosion. Danny was injured, as were Anat's mother, Hannah Almasi, and her sister Batsheva. "How do I tell my children they don't have a mother?" asked Danny from his hospital bed. Anat and Danny had been married for 12 years. Anat, an accountant by profession, worked the Jumbo store in Ashdod so that she could devote time to her three sons: Eden (10), Din (7) and Chen (5).
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Rafael Haim 64 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Aviv
Profile:
Rafael Haim, 64, of Tel-Aviv was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Rafael Haim immigrated to Israel with his family from Iraq when he was 11. He worked as a truck driver in the wholesale market, transporting fresh produce until his retirement two months ago. Rafael went to the Sheffield Club on Tuesday night for the first time with a friend from the wholesale market and was killed in the blast.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Daliah Masa 64 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Nahalat Yehuda
Profile:
Dalia Masa, 56, of Nahalat Yehuda was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Dalia Masa, who was widowed two years ago, had gone to the Sheffield Club with a friend. She was mortally wounded in the explosion and died on the operating table. Dalia worked as a cook at the WIZO youth village outside Rishon Lezion. The children at the boarding school were deeply attached to her, and hundreds attended her funeral.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Nir Lovatin 31 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Herzliya
Profile:
Nir Lovatin, 31, of Rishon Lezion was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Nir Lovatin was born into a traditional family in Herzliya as the youngest child in the family. He and Narkis, who had been living together for seven years, were married four years ago. Nir owned a cleaning service and often met clients at the Sheffield Club, where he was killed. He was anxiously looking forward to the birth of their twins - a boy and a girl - in another four months. Narkis told her unborn twins, "He wanted you two so much; he waited a long time for you two. He was so happy about this pregnancy; it was our dream."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Avi Bayaz 26 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Nes Tziona
Profile:
Avi Bayaz, 26, of Nes Ziona was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Avi Bayaz was in charge of a shift at the Kapulsky coffee shop in a shopping mall located near the Sheffield Club. He was planning to go to a beach cafe, and went into the club with a friend to call on another friend, who was waiting in the club, when the bomb went off. Avi was killed instantly and his friend, Tomer Sasson, was seriously injured.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Rahamim Kimche 58 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeTzion
Profile:
Rahamim Kimhi, 58, of Rishon Lezion was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Rahamim Kimhi, formerly an employee of the Israel Aircraft Industries, became a taxi driver after suffering a serious work accident 12 years ago in which he lost a leg. On Tuesday night, he had gone to pick up a fare from the Sheffield Club. When the customer did not come down, Rahamim went to look for him and was killed in the blast.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Edna Cohen 61 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Edna Cohen, 61, of Holon was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Edna Cohen and her husband Avraham were celebrating their 44th wedding anniversary at the Sheffield Club, where they often went with friends. Edna was standing very close to the terrorist and was killed instantly. Avraham was severely wounded. Edna was born in Holon, where she met and married Avraham. She worked for many years as a seamstress, but had stopped working recently because of ill health. Her daughter Miri, who lives near Hebron said fear of terrorist attacks kept her mother from visiting her. "In the end she was killed in a terrorist attack near her home," she said.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Israel Shikar 49 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeTzion
Profile:
Israel Shikar, 49, of Rishon Lezion was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Israel Shikar, a plumber, grew up in Bat Yam. He married his wife, Sarit, 27 years ago. He dreamed of having a villa, which he bought in Rishon Lezion last year. Israel had gone to the Sheffield Club to collect payment from a customer when he was killed in the blast.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Yitzhak Bablar 57 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat Yam
Profile:
Yitzhak Bablar, 57, of Bat Yam was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Esther (Etti) and Yitzhak Bablar were childhood sweethearts. They met in their teens and went out for two years. They parted when Etti moved with her parents to the US. Each married and had children. Seven years ago, when Etti heard that Yitzhak had divorced his first wife, she came to Israel to see him, went home to divorce her first husband, and came back to marry Yitzhak. Yitzhak's daughter, Tali, said, "They loved each other very much and had loved each all these years." Friends described their love like "Romeo and Juliet". Yitzhak and Etti had gone out to dinner and then stopped at the Sheffield Club. Yitzhak was killed instantly. Etti died the next morning.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Esther Bablar 54 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat Yam
Profile:
Esther Bablar, 54, of Bat Yam was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Esther (Etti) and Yitzhak Bablar were childhood sweethearts. They met in their teens and went out for two years. They parted when Etti moved with her parents to the US. Each married and had children. Seven years ago, when Etti heard that Yitzhak had divorced his first wife, she came to Israel to see him, went home to divorce her first husband, and came back to marry Yitzhak. Yitzhak's daughter, Tali, said, "They loved each other very much and had loved each all these years." Friends described their love like "Romeo and Juliet". Etti had just returned from a visit to her children in the US. The couple had gone out to dinner and then stopped at the Sheffield Club. Yitzhak was killed instantly. Etti died the next morning.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Regina Malka Boslan 62 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Aviv
Profile:
Regina Malka Boslan, 62, of Jaffa was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Regina immigrated to Israel from Turkey alone as a young girl. Her mother had died, and her father remained in Turkey with his family. She was married twice; she had three children from her first husband and two daughters from her second. Since the death of her second husband Daniel five years ago, Regina had suffered from depression. Regina had gone to the Sheffield Club with two of her friends. She and Nawa Hinawi were killed; the other friend was severely injured.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Nawa Hinawi 51 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Christian Tel Aviv
Profile:
Nawa Hinawi, 51, of Tel-Aviv was one of 15 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful charge in a game club located on the 3rd floor of a building in Rishon Lezion. Nawa Hinawi, a hairdresser, had gone to the Sheffield Club with two of her friends. She and Regina Boslan were killed; the other friend was severely injured. The Hinawi family is a well-known Christian Arab family from Jaffa which owned many stores and an import business. Nawa's dream of becoming a grandmother soon, when both her daughters-in-law were to give birth, was cut short when she was killed in the blast. Chairman of the Orthodox Council in Jaffa, Yusuf Dik, said: "There is no difference today between Jews, Muslims and Christians. We are all victims of terrorism, victims of hatred. We pray that Nawa will be the last terror victim."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
unknown unknown Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack on May 7, 2002 in a pool hall in Rishon LeTzion.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Terror Attack - Apr 20, 2002
Mode of Operation:
Suicide Bomb
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Kalkilya, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A Palestinian terrorist wearing an explosives belt was killed while attempting to infiltrate Israel West of Kalkilya to perpetrate a suicide-bombing.
Further Details
The soldiers spotted the man approaching their position and called out to him to stop. The man ignored their calls and soldiers opened fire in accordance with regulations. Seconds later the man's belt exploded.
Sources:
the Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
unknown unknown Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
A Palestinian terrorist wearing a belt of explosives was killed while attempting to infiltrate Israel West of Kalkilya and perpetrate a suicide-bomb attack. The soldiers spotted the man approaching their position and called out to him to stop. The man ignored their calls and soldiers opened fire in accordance with regulations. Seconds later the man's belt exploded.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Unclear High
Sources:
the Jerusalem Post
Guerilla Attack - Apr 19, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Militant/Member of Terrorist Group Checkpoint in the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber blow himself up at a military checkpoint in the Gaza Strip. Two soldiers were slightly wounded.
Sources:
New York Times
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
unknown unknown Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
A Palestinian suicide bomber who blew himself up at a military checkpoint in the Gaza Strip
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
New York Times
Terror Attack - Apr 12, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Marketplace Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 6
Injured: 100
Details:
A female suicide bomber exploded a powerful charge in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market on a Friday afternoon, killing six people and injuring more than 85.
Further Details
From the initial police investigation, it appears that the bomber had attempted to enter the market place, but was deterred by the heavy police presence. She apparently returned to the bus stop on Jaffa Road.
Sources:
Israel Radio, Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Nissan Cohen 57 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Nissan Cohen, 57, of Jerusalem was killed by a woman suicide bomber who detonated a powerful charge at a bus stop on Jaffa road next to the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market. Nissan Cohen immigrated to Israel as a young boy with his family from Afghanistan in 1952. Twelve years ago, he moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Nissan worked in construction
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Rivka Fink 75 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Rivka Fink, 75, of Jerusalem was killed by a woman suicide bomber who detonated a powerful charge at a bus stop on Jaffa road next to the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market. Rivka Fink was born in the Old City of Jerusalem, the fourth generation of her family in the city. She was a nurse during the war of 1948.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Suheila Hushi 48 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Suheila Hushi, 48, of Jerusalem was killed by a woman suicide bomber who detonated a powerful charge at a bus stop on Jaffa road next to the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market. Suheila Hushi imigrated to Israel with her husband from Iran. She worked in an old-age home.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Yelena Konrab 43 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Yelena Konrab, 43, of Jerusalem was killed by a woman suicide bomber who detonated a powerful charge at a bus stop on Jaffa road next to the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ling Chang Mai 39 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
China Christian Fujian Province
Profile:
Ling Chang Mai, 39, a foreign worker from China, was killed by a woman suicide bomber in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market. Ling Chang Mai came to Israel four months ago from Fujian Province in China. Mai worked as a builder for the Aronson Company which constructs buildings in Jerusalem. Monthly, he would send money back to his family in China. Mai lived in an apartment in the Pisgat Zeev neighborhood of Jerusalem with other workers from China.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Chai Siang Yang 32 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
China Christian Fujian Province
Profile:
Chai Siang Yang, 32, a foreign worker from China, was killed by a woman suicide bomber who detonated a powerful charge next to the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market. Chai Siang Yang came to Israel four months ago from Fujian Province in China. Yang worked as a builder for the Aronson Company which constructs buildings in Jerusalem. Monthly, he would send money back to his family in China.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Andaleeb Takataqah 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Beit Fajar
Profile:
Suicide bomber who blew herself up at a bus stop next to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market on Friday, April 12, 2002. Andaleeb Takataqah was a 20-year-old seamstress from Beit Fajar, a village located between Bethlehem and Hebron.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Apr 10, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Yagur Junction, Israel
Killed: 8
Injured: 22
Details:
A suicide bomber blew up on an express bus during morning rush hour in northern Israel, killing at least eight. The bus was travelling from Haifa to Jerusalem, but was still on the outskirts of Haifa when the blast occurred.
Further Details
The express route bus had left the new Haifa Bay Bus Station at 7:00 AM. The suicide bomber, from the Jenin Refugee Camp, boarded the bus wearing IDF fatigues and carrying an army conscript bag in order to avoid drawing attention. Just after passing the Yagur Junction, he detonated his explosives belt, killing 8 and wounding 22.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Michael Weissman 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Yam
Profile:
Sgt. Michael Weissman, 21, of Kiryat Yam was one of eight people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus #960, en route from Haifa to Jerusalem, which exploded near Kibbutz Yagur, east of Haifa.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shimon Stelkol 33 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Yam
Profile:
Prison Warr.Off. Shimshon Stelkol, 33, of Kiryat Yam was one of eight people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus #960, en route from Haifa to Jerusalem, which exploded near Kibbutz Yagur. Shimshon Stelkol worked as a warden at the Ashmoret prison in the Sharon area. There, for a time, he was responsible for guarding Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Shimshon did not usually take the No. 960 bus to work and his wife Sigal was not worried when she heard about the bomb.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Noa Shlomo 18 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Nahariya
Profile:
Border Police Lance Cpl. Noa Shlomo, 18, of Nahariya was one of eight people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus #960, en route from Haifa to Jerusalem, which exploded near Kibbutz Yagur, east of Haifa. Noa, the niece of Israel's Ambassador to the UN Yehuda Lancry, was raised in Nahariya. She graduated from the Amal high school, majoring in film and television. She also was a member of the school dance group, and had received an award for her photography skills. She recently refused an offer to study ballet in London so that she could finish her military service.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ze'ev Hanik 24 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Karmiel
Profile:
Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Ze'ev Hanik, 24, of Karmiel was one of eight people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus #960, en route from Haifa to Jerusalem, which exploded near Kibbutz Yagur, east of Haifa. Ze'ev Hanik, a combat medic in the Givati Brigade, was called to reserve duty during the Passover holiday. He was returning by bus with Shlomi Ben Haim and Nir Danieli to their reserve service in Bethlehem, when they were killed in the explosion.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Keren Franco 18 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Yam
Profile:
Border Police Lance Cpl. Keren Franco, 18, of Kiryat Yam was one of eight people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus #960, en route from Haifa to Jerusalem, which exploded near Kibbutz Yagur, east of Haifa.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Nir Danieli 24 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Ata
Profile:
Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Nir Danieli, 24, of Kiryat Ata was one of eight people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus #960, en route from Haifa to Jerusalem, which exploded near Kibbutz Yagur. Nir Danieli was returning by bus with Shlomi Ben Haim and Ze'ev Hanik to their reserve service in Bethlehem, when they were killed in the explosion.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shlomi Ben Haim 27 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Yam
Profile:
Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Shlomi Ben Haim, 27, of Kiryat Yam was one of eight people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus #960, en route from Haifa to Jerusalem, which exploded near Kibbutz Yagur
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Avinoam Alfia 26 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Ata
Profile:
Avinoam Alfia, 26, of Kiryat Ata was one of eight people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus #960, en route from Haifa to Jerusalem, which exploded near Kibbutz Yagur, east of Haifa.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ayman Abu al-Haijah 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jenin refugee camp
Profile:
Ayman Abu al-Haijah from the Jenin refugee camp carried out the suicide bombing on the bus #960, en route from Haifa to Jerusalem, which exploded near Kibbutz Yagur, east of Haifa. Haijah wore IDF fatigues and carried an army conscript bag in order to avoid drawing attention.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Apr 2, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Militant/Member of Terrorist Group Roadblock near Bakka al-Sharkiya, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a roadblock near Bakka al-Sharkiya when IDF soldiers opened fire at him.
Further Details
Soldiers spotted a Palestinian approaching the roadblock and ordered him to stop. As the Palestinian continued approaching, the soldiers first fired warning shots in the air and then shot him. This set off an explosive belt the Palestinian was wearing, killing him. None of the soldiers was hurt.
Sources:
the Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Akram Khalifa 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
A suicide bomber blew up at a roadblock near Bakka al-Sharkiya after IDF soldiers shot at him.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Comments:
Check age.
Sources:
the Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Apr 1, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 2
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a Jerusalem roadblock, killing an Israeli policeman and injuring two other Israelis.
Further Details
The car exploded after a police officer at a road-block on Nevi'im and Shivtei Yisrael streets stopped it for a security check. The policeman died on the way to the hospital. It is unclear whether the car itself was rigged or the terrorist was carrying a bomb. Police suspects that the attacker intended to drive the car to a pub or restaurant in a West Jerusalem area.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Rami Shuani 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
The terrorist who detonated a car bomb at a Jerusalem roadblock on 01 April 02.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Comments:
Check age.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Tomer Mordechai 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Policeman Tomer Mordechai, 19, of Tel-Aviv, was killed in Jerusalem, when a Palestinian suicide bomber driving toward the city center blew himself up after being stopped at a roadblock. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. Tomer was a volunteer in the Civil Guard. He graduated from Alliance High School in Tel Aviv. When he was drafted into the army in November 2001, he fought to be allowed to complete his compulsory service in the police force. About two months ago, he entered the police force in the Yarkon District. Still in training, he was sent to reinforce the Jerusalem police when he was mortally wounded at the roadblock.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - Mar 31, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Haifa, Israel
Killed: 15
Injured: 30
Details:
A Palestinian bomber targeted a restaurant in Haifa Sunday morning, killing fifteen people and injuring more than 35.
Further Details
The bomber walked into the "Matza" Middle Eastern food restaurant in Haifa's Neve Sha'anan neighborhood, near the city's largest shopping mall at roughly 14:45. He detonated a "significant quantity" of explosives, packed with nails and shrapnel among the diners.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Sh'hadi Al-Tubas 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jenin
Profile:
Sh'hadi Tubasi, a Hamas activists, was the suicide bomber that detonated an explosive device in "Matza" restaurant in Haifa.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Comments:
According to Palestinian sources he was 24 years old.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Suheil Adawi 32 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Muslim Turan
Profile:
Suheil Adawi, 32, of Turan was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant of the gas station near the Grand Canyon shopping mall. The Matza restaurant was managed by the Adawi family from the Arab town of Turan in the Lower Galilee. Suheil Adawi worked as a waiter in the restaurant. Sunday was his day off, but he came in to fill in for his brother Mundir who took the day off. Suheil was killed in the blast; five other family members were wounded, among them the owner of the restaurant. Suheil Adawi, married with a four-year-old son, was part of an extended family from whose members included judges, lawyers, and businessmen with extensive connections in the Jewish community. His wife is due to give birth to their second child next month.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Dov Chernevroda 67 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Dov Chernevroda, 67, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant of the gas station near the Grand Canyon shopping mall. Architect Dov Chernevroda ate nearly every day at the Matza restaurant, where he met his death. Dov was born in Tel Aviv, and moved to Kibbutz Misgav Am, where he met his late wife, Ilana. At the end of the 60s the family moved to Kibbutz Beit Oren, and a year later to Haifa. Ilana was an advisor to the mayor of Haifa on the status of women, and a well-known political activist. She died five years ago of cancer. Dov was very active in left-wing political events, and before the Oslo Accords was instrumental in arranging meetings between Faisal Husseini and well-known Israeli personalities. He was also active in the Mapam and Meretz parties. He was always optimistic about the peace process, said his son Shaul, and worked all his life for peace and co-existence.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shimon Koren 55 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Shimon Koren was having lunch at the Matza restaurant with his two sons. His wife Rachel was supposed to join them, but at the last minute backed out of the date. A few minutes before the explosion, her husband called to ask if she wanted him to bring home some take-away. Shimon was killed along with his sons Ran and Gal. Shimon Koren managed Zim's Mediterranean lines. Friends described him as the son of Holocaust survivors, full of humor and wisdom who loved two things in particular - being with his family, and the Manchester United football team. The family lived in England for several years when he was there on assignment for Zim, and, said friends, Shimon's love of football and the team, infected his two sons.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Moshe Levin 52 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Moshe Levin had stopped in the restaurant briefly to buy humous to take home. His daughter Anat was spared because she opted to wait for her father in the car. Moshe was killed in the explosion. Moshe, an attorney, was assistant legal adviser for the Haifa district of the Israel Lands Administration, where he had worked since 1994. He was professional and well-like by his co-workers. "As a person, he was tolerant and friendly; as a professional, he was demanding," one said. He loved the land of Israel and its landscapes.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Carlos Yerushalmi 52 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Karkur
Profile:
Carlos Yerushalmi, 52, of Karkur was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. Carlos Yerushalmi died two days later of injuries sustained in the attack. Carlos immigrated to Israel from Argentina with his family ten years ago, first to Kibbutz Metzer and then to Karkur. He was a television producer and well-loved teacher of electronic communications. Carlos went to the Matza Restaurant with his friend Carlos Wegman, who was killed instantly. Carlos "so believed in peace, and in our living here - Jews and Arabs together," said Carlos's wife. His family donated his organs for transplants; one of his kidneys was transplanted into an Armenian woman from Beer Sheva.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Daniel Carlos Wegman 50 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Daniel Carlos Wegman, 50, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. Wegman immigrated to Israel in 1973 from Argentina. He studied at the Technion in Haifa and ran an office for engineering and construction. Father of two grown daughters, he had planned to be married for the second time this summer to Marie Zlotnik, whom he had known for three years.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Danielle Manchell 22 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Danielle Manchell, 22, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. Danielle, the eldest of four children, grew up in Rome, where her father was studying, until the age of 10. She served in the army as a teacher, and was completing her matriculation exams at the Ankori external high school in Haifa. She dreamed of studying in Rome. She lived in a rented apartment in the Neve Sha'anan neighborhood and worked as a waitress
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ran Koren 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Ran Koren, 18, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. Ran Koren was having lunch at the Matza restaurant with his father, Shimon, and younger brother, Gal. His mother Rachel was supposed to join them, but at the last minute backed out of the date. A few minutes before the explosion, Shimon called to ask if she wanted him to bring home some take-away. Ran was killed along with his father and brother. Ran was a 12th grader at the Reali school, considered Haifa's best. He is described by his friends as always having a smile on his face. He loved sports and was always riding his skateboard.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Gal Koren 15 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Gal Koren, 15, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. Gal Koren was having lunch at the Matza restaurant with his father, Shimon, and older brother, Ran. His mother Rachel was supposed to join them, but at the last minute backed out of the date. A few minutes before the explosion, Shimon called to ask if she wanted him to bring home some take-away. Ran was killed along with his father and brother. Gal attended junior high the Reali school, considered Haifa's best. He was artistic and loved to draw.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Orly Ophir 16 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Orly Ofir, 16, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. Orly Ofir was having lunch with her mother and two sisters at the Matza restaurant when the blast occurred. Her sister Roni was lightly injured. Although Orly spoke to them in the ambulance, she died of her wounds shortly after arriving at the hospital. Orly was a high school student, and played on the Maccabi Haifa girls' soccer team. Yesterday the head of the team, Shuki Frankel, described Orly as an outstanding player. Her friends described her as a very special girl, with a lively, cheerful personality.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Aviel Ron 54 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Aviel Ron, 54, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. After taking his daughter Anat shopping for clothes, Aviel Ron was eating lunch with his wife Carmit and their two children at the Matza restaurant. Only Carmit survived the blast, lightly wounded in the leg. Aviel Ron was a colonel in the reserves, in the Artillery Corps, and was one of the planners of the Merkava 3 tank. He was General Manager of the Survey of Israel, a unit of the Ministry of Housing which produces cartographic maps for the State of Israel. He loved exercising and particularly enjoyed long bicycle trips. Lately he had opted to stay within the Carmel area for security reasons.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Anat Ron 21 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Anat Ron, 21, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. After going shopping for clothes with her father, Anat Ron was eating lunch with her parents and her brother Ofer at the Matza restaurant. Only her mother Carmit survived the blast, lightly wounded in the leg. Anat Ron completed her army service last year. She spent last summer working with handicapped children in a Jewish Agency camp in America and planned to return this summer. She hoped to study occupational therapy.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ofer Ron 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Ofer Ron, 18, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. Ofer had planned to go to the shore on Sunday. But because of the bad weather he decided to go with his parents, Aviel and Carmit and his sister Anat, 21, to the restaurant. Only his mother Carmit survived the blast, lightly wounded in the leg. A 12th grade student, Ofer was studying architecture. He planned to join a Golani unit in the army.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ya'akov Shani 53 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Ya'akov Shani, 53, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. Ya'akov Shani had gone with his wife Dalia to visit her elderly mother, and Ya'akov had fixed her shutters. "Then he went to eat at the restaurant, as he did almost every day. He wanted me to go with him, but I had to stay with my mother who was sick." Ya'akov was killed in the blast. Shani, an engineer by profession, was director-general of the Israeli company ABB. He is also survived by his two children, a son who is studying in America and a daughter who is married.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Adi Shiran 17 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Adi Shiran, 17, of Haifa was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant. Adi Shiran was eating lunch with her parents, Shimon and Hili at the Matza restaurant. Adi was killed in the blast; her parents were injured. Both are unconscious in intensive care at Ramban Hospital in Haifa - Shimon in critical condition and Hili in very serious condition. Adi wrote music and sang, and was a member of the school singing group. She dreamed of being accepted into an army performing troupe and of studying acting in London.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - Mar 31, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Efrat, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 4
Details:
A 17-year-old suicide bomber exploded himself near a medical station in Efrat.
Further Details
In Efrat, around 5 P.M., a 17-year-old wearing a five kilograms' explosives belt, climbed into the settlement from Wadi Nis and headed on foot toward the commercial center. Spotted by a resident, the terrorist ignored calls to halt and continued walking toward the commercial center, on his way passing near the paramedic station. The resident called out to a soldier on duty at the paramedic station, who in turn called for the youth to halt. But he didn't, and as the soldier approached, the youth blew himself up, critically wounding the soldier and moderately wounding three other paramedics.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Jamil Khalaf Hamid 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Bethlehem
Profile:
A 17-year-old suicide bomber exploded himself in Efrat settlement.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Mar 30, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Tel Aviv, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 30
Details:
Around 25 people were wounded, five seriously when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at approximately 9:30 P.M. in the "My Coffee Shop" cafe on the corner of Allenby and Bialik Streets in downtown Tel Aviv. A young woman later died of sustained injuries.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Muhanad Salahat 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Muhanad Salahat, A Martyrs of al-Aqsa activist, was the suicide bomber who detonated an explosive device in the "My Coffee Shop" cafe in Tel Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Rachel Charhi 36 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat-Yam
Profile:
Rachel Charhi, 36, of Bat-Yam, died five days after being critically injured in a suicide bombing in a cafe on the corner of Allenby and Bialik streets in Tel-Aviv on March 30. Rachel and her husband Ben-Zion, who was among the injured, saw the terrorist and tried to escape but did not succeed, reported Rachel's siblings. Rachel was a secretary at an accounting firm. Her daughter had often suggested she quit her job so as not to have to ride the busses, but Rachel told her not to worry. On the day of the attack, Rachel and Ben-Zion thought to dine in a different cafe but chose My Coffee Shop instead, since it was less crowded.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - Mar 29, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 2
Injured: 30
Details:
An Israeli man and a young woman were killed and more than 30 others injured in a suicide bombing carried out by a woman, at a supermarket on Uruguay Street in Jerusalem's Kiryat Yovel neighborhood shortly before 2 P.M. on Friday.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Ayat Akhras 18 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Deheisheh Refugee Camp
Profile:
Ayat Akhras, 18, the female suicide bomber who detonated herself at a supermarket in Kiryat Yovel - Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Rachel Levy 17 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Rachel Levy, 17, of Jerusalem, was one of two people killed when a female suicide bomber blew herself up in the Kiryat Yovel supermarket in Jerusalem. Rachel Levy was a senior at the Sieff High School. Fellow pupils from her photography class at school said that she was an excellent pupil, and that an exhibition of Rachel's photographs is being held at her school.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Haim Smadar 55 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Haim Smadar, 55, of Jerusalem, was one of two people killed when a female suicide bomber blew herself up in the Kiryat Yovel supermarket in Jerusalem. Haim Smadar, who worked as a guard at a school, was only working as a security at the supermarket in Jerusalem's Kiryat Hayovel neighborhood during the Passover holidays. Haim, was born in Tunis and immigrated to Israel when he was two years old. He grew up in Jerusalem. He married soon after completing his army service, and soon divorced. In 1977, father to a son of 7, he met and married his second wife, Shoshana. He was well known for his diligence and good relations. He received a certificate of appreciation from the Jerusalem Municipality last year, for dedication and excellence in his job as a security guard at educational institutions. The school at which he worked is attended by autistic children, children with communication difficulties and normal children. Haim was like another parent to the children, who were very attached to him. He would greet each child arriving at school by name. "It is so characteristic of him that he was the one to block the terrorist from entering the supermarket," said one of the parents. "Shoshana, if a suicide bomber ever comes close to my school, he will not get past me. With my own body I would stop him," remembers his wife.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - Mar 27, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Netanya, Israel
Killed: 30
Injured: 150
Details:
Twenty-nine Israelis were killed and around 150 were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the dining room of the Park Hotel in Netanya.
Further Details
The bomber was identified as a member of the Hamas, Iz a Din al-Kassam Brigades, from the West Bank city of Tulkarem, which is just 10 kilometers (six miles) East of Netanya. He was on the list of wanted terrorists Israel had requested to be arrested.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Abed Al-Basat Muhammad Ouda 25 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Tulkarem
Profile:
Abd Al- Bassat Uda, a Hamas activist, was the suicide bomber that detonated an explosive device in the dining room of the Park Hotel in Netanya. Before the outbreak of the Palestinian war, he had been employed in Netanya at several restaurants. Tulkarm residents believe Odeh became a bomber because he wanted to avenge Israel's killing of Palestinians but he was also bitter over the army's refusal to allow him to leave the West Bank to visit his fiancee in Baghdad. Joining the Islamic group Hamas, he went into hiding after learning he was on Israel's list of wanted militants. Odeh's familiarity with Netanya's beachfront may have helped him make his way into the Park Hotel as 300 people sat down for a communal seder, the ritual meal ushering in Passover, the celebration of the Jews' biblical exodus from Egypt.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Reuters
Name: Age: Gender:
Anna Yakobovitch 78 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Anna Yakobovitch, 78, of Holon was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel in the coastal city of Netanya, in the midst of the Passover holiday seder. She died on 11 April.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shula Abromovitch 63 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Shula Abramovitch, 63, of Holon was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel in the coastal city of Netanya, in the midst of the Passover holiday seder. Shula Abramovitz, 63, from Holon, was killed in the Park Hotel attack and her husband Mordechai was injured. She is survived by two daughters. Shula Abramovitz was born in Poland, and immigrated to Israel as a teenager. She lived most of her life in Holon. She worked in the accounting department of a textile plant in Holon, where she met her husband. After her marriage, she focused her energies on raising her two daughters. In recent years, Shula and one daughter became Orthodox.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
David Anichovitch 70 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
David Anichovitch, 70, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel in the coastal city of Netanya. David was born in Poland and fought in World War II. He immigrated to Israel from Russia in the 1950's. Here he met and married Frieda, born in Czechoslovakia. He worked in industry until his retirement and then moved to Netanya.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Avraham Beckerman 25 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ashdod
Profile:
Sgt.-Maj. Avraham Beckerman, 25, of Ashdod was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Avraham Beckerman grew up in Ashdod. He served at the Tel-Nof Air Force base in the helicopter squadron as a flight mechanic, and hoped to become an officer. Avraham was also a diving instructor, both in Ashkelon and in Eilat.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shimon Ben-Aroya 42 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Shimon Ben-Aroya, 42, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. His wife Corrine was seriously injured in the blast. Their three children were also injured, as were Corrine's parents, Gabi and Rachel Shimla, Corrine's brother Eli Shimla, his wife Sigalit and their four children - the youngest, Gabriel, 5, was seriously injured.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Andre Fried 47 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Andre Fried, 47, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Andre Fried immigrated to Israel from Hungary with his wife Idit in the late 1970s. Andre was a successful and well-known dentist with two clinics in Netanya. During the last few years, they celebrated the Passover seder at the Park Hotel, a short walk from their home in Netanya. This year they were to celebrate together with Andre's mother and step-father, Idit's mother, and their two children. The children phoned to say they were delayed; Idit and Andre Fried were both killed, as was Andre's stepfather, George Yakobovitch and mother Anna.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Idit Fried 47 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Idit Fried, 47, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Idit Fried immigrated to Israel from Hungary with her husband Andre in the late 1970s. She was a nurse in Laniado Hospital and also helped Israelis arrange to study medicine in Hungary.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Miriam Gutenzgan 82 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat Gan
Profile:
Miriam Gutenzgan, 82, Ramat Gan was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Miriam Gutenzgan worked for years as a nurse. After retirement, she was active in volunteer work and provided clothes to the needy. Her name changed from Oren to Gutenzgan when she married Shmuel Gutenzgan, a former diamond merchant.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Amiram Hamami 44 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Amiram (Ami) Hamami, 44, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Ami Hamami, the Park Hotel manager and security officer, was married to Corinne, the hotel owners' daughter, but she was not at the seder. The couple have six children, ages 6 to 20. Two of his sons, Yair, 13, and Yotam, 16, were saved because they were on the second floor playing backgammon. They came down for the seder minutes after the explosion. Another son, seven, was slightly wounded in the leg. Ami reportedly saw the terrorist enter the hotel and chased him, but was fatally injured and later died of his wounds two days later.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Perla Hermele 79 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Sweden Jewish Sweden
Profile:
Perla Hermele, 79, of Sweden was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Perla was born in Poland. In the early 1930s, her family moved to Sweden where she was married and gave birth to two sons. Perla was active in the Jewish community in Stockholm, both in Keren Hayesod and the Jewish Agency. For 25 years, Perla has been coming to Israel to celebrate the seder, even after her husband passed away six years ago.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Dvora Karim 73 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Dvora Karim, 73, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Dvora, who immigrated to Israel from Iran, married Michael Karim, and the couple lived for many years in Bet Shemesh. They moved to Netanya 20 years ago. Dvora was active in WIZO, and worked with young children in a Na'amat nursery.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Michael Karim 78 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Michael Karim, 78, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Michael Karim, who immigrated to Israel from Iran, worked for many years in a senior position in the Jewish National Fund. He married Dvora, and the couple lived for many years in Bet Shemesh. They moved to Netanya 20 years ago. Michael Karim was a devoted community worker and was active in the Iranian Jewish community. Last week Karim met with President Moshe Katsav to discuss a plan to establish a senior citizens' facility for the Iranian community. Recently Karim purchased a Torah scroll for his community's synagogue. Relatives speculated yesterday that Karim might have made such a purchase because he knew that his end was near - his health had been poor lately.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Yehudit Korman 70 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat HaSharon
Profile:
Yehudit Korman, 70, of Ramat Hasharon was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Although Yehudit and her husband had celebrated the seder for many years at the Park Hotel, they were not planning to attend this year. However, when the hotel phoned and offered to host them at last year's price, they agreed to "travel to the front". "We mustn't give in to them. We must continue and live without fear," said Yehudit, who was killed in the blast. Her husband Eliezer, 74, was seriously injured. Yehudit Korman's parents immigrated to Israel from Russia in 1931 and were among the founders of Ramat Hasharon. Yehudit, born a year later, lived on the site of her parent's home her whole life, and her children were born and raised there.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Marianne Lehmann Zaoui 77 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Marianne Lehmann Zaoui, 77, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Marianne Lehmann, a Holocaust survivor, was born in Germany. She fled to France during World War II, where she hid in a village near Lyon under an assumed identity, attending a Catholic school together with her sister. After the war, Marianne studied in England and taught English for many years in high schools in France. After an unsuccessful early marriage, she married Lucien Zaoui. They lived in Pau, in southern France, where their two children, Deborah and Bernard were born.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Lola Levkovitch 70 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Lola Levkovitch, 70, of Jerusalem was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Lola Levkovitch lived alone in the Arnona neighborhood in Jerusalem. Her daughter Elisheva, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren live in Paris. Elisheva had invited her mother to celebrate Passover with them in Paris, but Lola had promised a friend, who was alone, to spend the seder with her in the Park Hotel in Netanya. Lola was killed in the blast.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Furuk Na'imi 62 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Furuk Na'imi, 62, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Furuk and Nusrat Na'imi immigrated to Israel from Iran 18 years ago. They were invited by friends to celebrate the Passover seder at the Park Hotel. Furuk was killed in the blast; Nusrat was wounded.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Eliahu Nakash 85 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Eliahu Nakash, 85, of Tel-Aviv was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Eliahu Nakash immigrated to Israel from Syria in 1948. After his wife Leah passed away, he remarried 11 years ago. Eliahu worked for many years as a fruit and vegetable dealer in Holon. He had a large garden at his home, where he grew herbs, vines and fruit trees. Eliahu Nakash had no children. A religious man, he devoted much of his time to the local synagogue. Eliahu Nakash had gone to Netanya with his wife Geula for the Passover seder. He was killed in the blast; his wife was injured.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Irit Rashel 45 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Moshav Herev La'Et
Profile:
Irit Rashel, 45, of Moshav Herev La'et was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Irit was born and raised in Moshav Herev La'et, in the Sharon area. She married Israel Rashel, a former Prisoner of Zion in Soviet Russia who immigrated to Israel. Israel heads the Jewish Agency office in Odessa, where he works with young potential immigrants. He visited home last week but returned to Odessa to arrange a seder for 100 Jews.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Yulia Talmi 87 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Yulia Talmi, 87, of Tel-Aviv was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Yulia Talmi immigrated to Israel from Russia in 1933. Until the death of her husband, the family used to hold the seder at the family's small apartment near Rabin Square. This was the first time that Yulia and her childhood friend Chanah Rogan had decided to spend the holiday at a hotel. The family lost another family member, a sister-in-law, Aya Meiri, in a terror attack on a tour in Egypt in February, 1990.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Sivan Vider 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bekaot
Profile:
St.-Sgt. Sivan Vider, 20, of Bekaot was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. St.-Sgt. Sivan Vider served as an IDF course instructor. After completing her army service in a month, she planned to travel to Thailand. Sivan was at the seder organized by her grandparents for the rest of the family. Her father, Ze'ev Vider, seriously hurt in the blast, died six days later. Her mother Zahava was lightly injured, and her older sister, Gili suffered moderate injuries. Gili's fiance, Avraham Beckerman, who was attending the family seder, was killed in the attack.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ernest Weiss 80 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Petah Tikva
Profile:
Ernest Weiss, 80, of Petah Tikva was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Ernest and Eva Weiss were in concentration camps in World War II, and married in 1946 in Romania. In 1964 the couple came to Israel and settled in Petah Tikva. Ernest was in the diamond business, Eva was a homemaker. They had no children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Eva Weiss 75 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Petah Tikva
Profile:
Eva Weiss, 75, of Petah Tikva was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Eva and Ernest Weiss were in concentration camps in World War II, and married in 1946 in Romania. In 1964 the couple came to Israel and settled in Petah Tikva. Ernest was in the diamond business, Eva was a homemaker. They had no children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
George Yakobovitch 76 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
George Yakobovitch, 76, of Holon was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. George (Meir-Shlomo) Yakobovitch was a gentle and modest man, a Holocaust survivor from Hungary. Twenty years ago, he married Andre Fried's mother Anna (Annika), also a Holocaust survivor, whom he had known since childhood in Hungary. George was a well-known lawyer and notary in the community of Hungarian immigrants. He worked in Tel Aviv but returned to Holon every day for the afternoon break to be with Anna before returning to Tel Aviv for the rest of the workday.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Alter Britvich 88 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Alter Britvich, 88, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Alter Britvich was injured in the suicide bombing and died of his injuries six days later. Alter immigrated to Israel in the 1930s from Romania and was injured here during World War II. He met his wife, Frieda, after a long courtship by mail, married her in 1947 and settled in Netanya. Each year, Alter and Frieda would celebrate the seder in a different location. This year, concerned about traveling, they decided to celebrate the holiday in Netanya. Several hours after Alter died, his wife Frieda, also injured in the blast, passed away.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Frieda Britvich 86 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Frieda Britvich, 86, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Frieda Britvich was injured in the suicide bombing and died a week later. Frieda was born on the Romania-Czechoslovakia border and survived Auschwitz thanks to her profession as a seamstress. She met her husband, Alter, after a long courtship by mail, married him in 1947 and settled in Netanya. Each year, Frieda and Alter would celebrate the Seder in a different location. This year, concerned about traveling, they decided to celebrate the holiday in Netanya. Frieda died several hours after the death of her husband Alter.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ze'ev Vider 50 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Beka'ot
Profile:
Ze'ev Vider, 50, of Beka'ot was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Ze'ev Vider was seriously injured in the suicide bomb attack and died of his injuries six days later. Ze'ev, who formerly served in the regular army, was working in Nigeria. He returned to Israel for the Passover holiday. He was described by a family friend as "an officer and a gentlemen, a dedicated family man". His family donated his organs for transplants; one of his kidneys was transplanted into a 45-year old Arab woman from Jerusalem. "He loved to help anyone in a difficult situation and I think this step is in keeping with his character," said his son. Ze'ev's daughter Sivan, 21, was also killed in the attack. A second daughter, Gili, was moderately injured and her fiance, Avraham Beckerman, was killed. Ze'ev's wife, Zahava, was slightly injured.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Chanah Rogan 90 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Chanah Rogan, 90, of Netanya was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Chanah Rogan was injured in the suicide bombing and died six days later. Chanah was born in Kishinev and emigrated to the USA after World War II. In 1972, she immigrated to Israel with her Israeli husband Pinhas, who died several years ago. Chanah usually celebrated the seder at the guesthouse of Shefayim. This year, she attended the seder at the Park Hotel with her childhood friend, Yulia Talmi, who was also killed in the attack. "Chanah used to warmly hug everyone and she contributed generously." She donated a recovery room and a room in the surgery department to the Laniado Hospital in Netanya.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Sara Levy-Hoffman 89 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Sarah Levy-Hoffman, 89, of Tel-Aviv was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Sarah Levy-Hoffman died 11 days after the blast. Sarah was born in Czechoslavakia. During World War II, she was sent to Auschwitz but managed to survive. In 1949, she immigrated to Israel and settled in Tel-Aviv. For the past four years, she celebrated the seder with her son and his family at the Park Hotel. Her son was slightly injured in the blast. His wife and three children were in their room at the time and therefore were not injured.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Eliezer Korman 74 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat HaSharon
Profile:
Eliezer Korman, 74, of Ramat Hasharon was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel. Eliezer, who was seriously injured, died on May 5.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Clara Rosenberger 77 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Clara Rosenberger, 77, of Jerusalem was one of 30 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Park Hotel in the coastal city of Netanya, in the midst of the Passover holiday seder on March 27, 2002. Clara Rosenberger, who had gone to the hotel to spend the holiday with several of her friends, suffered a spinal injury in the blast and remained completely paralysed. After extensive treatment in hospital, she was moved to the Nofe Gilo old age home in Jerusalem. An independent and active women, she became deeply depressed and lost her will to live. She stopped eating, did not want to see family and friends, and cut herself off from the world, refusing psychological help. She passed away on June 25, 2003. Clara was born in Czechoslavakia. At the age of 19 she was transported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where her father perished. She and her mother survived and were released a year later and subsequently immigrated to Israel.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Work Accident - Mar 26, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Other/Unknown Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
Two Fatah members suspected of being on their way to carry out a bombing in Jerusalem died when their car exploded near a police roadblock on the southern outskirts of the city Monday.
Further Details
Two terrorists tried to enter through the Wallaje valley in the Malha area and were asked to stop by security forces. They did not, and a bomb in their car exploded. Israel's Army Radio said the blast occurred after Israeli security forces opened fire at the fleeing car.
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Shadi Shaker Hamamreh 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Husan village - Beitlehem
Profile:
A member of Martyrs of al-Aqsa Brigades who was on his way to carry out a bombing attack. He killed along with his driver when the car they were driving exploded.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Ha'aretz, JMCC
Name: Age: Gender:
Khaled Yusef Dabash 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim El- Hader
Profile:
The driver that drove Hamamra to carry out a bombing attack. He was killed when the car exploded.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Guerilla Attack - Mar 22, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Between Anin Village and Umm al-Fahm, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 1
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a Golani force at the Salem Roadblock near Anin Village. An IDF officer commanding the force was moderately wounded from the explosion.
Further Details
In the village of Anin in the West Bank on Friday afternoon, soldiers were suspicious of a vehicle approaching their roadblock to which they signaled it to stop. Three Palestinians got out of the vehicle and one approached the soldiers and detonated his explosives, moderately wounding an IDF officer. The other two fled.
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Imad Shakirat Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Ein Beit Alima refugee camp- Nablus
Profile:
Imad Shakirat, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad activist, blew himself up near a Golani force at the Salem Roadblock near Anin village. According to the Jerusalem Post the Fatah's al-Aksa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Mar 21, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 5
Injured: 86
Details:
Three Israelis were killed—including a pregnant woman with twins--and 86 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb, packed with metal spikes and nails, in the center of a crowd of shoppers on King George Street in the center of Jerusalem.
Further Details
Ha'aretz: The suicide bomber was Muhamed Hashaika, 21, from Talusa village, North of Nablus. He blew himself up at 4:15 P.M. outside the Aroma Cafe on King George St. in an area that has seen four suicide bombings in the last four months. Those killed were Yitzhak Cohen of Modi'in, and Tzipi and Gad Shemesh, of Pisgat Ze'ev. More than 60 people were taken to hospital, with several in a moderate to serious condition. Most were released after a few hours. Hashaika, a former PA police officer had been arrested by the PA on information provided by the Shin Bet, as he was setting out with an explosives belt to attack a Ra'anana mall, in what was planned as a joint operation by Fatah and Islamic Jihad. After his arrest, it was discovered that he had been involved in plotting a car bombing that went awry in Wadi Ara on February 8, killing the two terrorists inside the car. The PA asked Israel for permission to move Hashaika to Ramallah, where, said PA security officials, they had safe apartments where he could be held under tight control. But once there, he was either released or escaped and immediately went to work preparing yesterday's bombing. A senior security services source said the Nablus wing of Fatah, headed by Nasser Awis, from the Balata Refugee Camp, was behind the bombing. Awis is considered close to several aides of Marwan Barghouti, the Fatah secretary general in the West Bank and commander of Tanzim. The network behind yesterday's bombing, said the source, was also behind the series of attacks on army check-points in recent weeks in which 17 Israelis, mostly soldiers, were killed.
Sources:
mfa, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Yitzhak Cohen 48 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Modi'in
Profile:
Yitzhak Cohen, 48, of Modi'in was one of three people killed and 86 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb, packed with metal spikes and nails, in the center of a crowd of shoppers on King George Street in the center of Jerusalem. Yitzhak Cohen left the nearby perfume store where he worked on Thursday afternoon. He was walking toward his bus stop when he was killed in the blast. Yitzhak Cohen immigrated to Israel as a child from Tunisia with his parents and five brothers and sisters. His father died when he was young. Yitzhak was married and had six children. Seven months ago, he moved with his family from Alon Shvut in the Gush Etzion bloc to Modi'in because he felt it was safer.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Gad Shemesh 34 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Sgt.-Maj. Gad Shemesh, 34, of Jerusalem, was one of three people killed and 86 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb, packed with metal spikes and nails, in the center of a crowd of shoppers on King George Street in the center of Jerusalem. On Thursday afternoon, Gadi accompanied his wife Tzipi, in her fifth month of pregnancy, for an ultrasound exam. There they learned, but never lived to tell, that Tzipi was carrying twins. On leaving the medical clinic, they passed next to the terrorist who blew himself up. Tzipi was killed instantly; Gad Shemesh died shortly afterwards in hospital. Tzipi and Gadi met eight years ago through a common friend. They were married in Jerusalem after a courtship of only nine months, so that Gad's ill father Yosef would be able to participate in his wedding. Gad served in the regular army and was responsible for the IDF's graphics and printing department at Tel Hashomer. About three months ago Gad and Tzipi moved to the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood. According to relatives, they had a lot of plans for the future, they loved each other and their two daughters.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Tzipi Shemesh 29 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Tzipi Shemesh, 29, of Jerusalem was one of three people killed and 86 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb, packed with metal spikes and nails, in the center of a crowd of shoppers on King George Street in the center of Jerusalem. On Thursday afternoon, Tzipi, in her fifth month of pregnancy, went with her husband Gadi for an ultrasound exam. There they learned, but never lived to tell, that Tzipi was carrying twins. On leaving the medical clinic, they passed next to the terrorist who blew himself up. Tzipi was killed instantly; Gadi died shortly afterwards in hospital. Tzipi and Gadi met eight years ago through a common friend. They were married in Jerusalem after a courtship of only nine months so that Gadi's ill father would be able to participate in the wedding. About three months ago they moved to the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood. According to relatives, they had a lot of plans for the future, they loved each other and their two daughters. Tzipi was an accountant at Akademon bookstore at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
unknown Shemesh 0 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Unborn baby of Tzippi Shemesh, killed with his mother in a suicide bombing in central Jerusalem. She had only that day learned that she was pregnant with twins.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
unknown Shemesh 0 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Unborn baby of Tzippi Shemesh, killed with his mother in a suicide bombing in central Jerusalem. She had only that day learned that she was pregnant with twins.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Muhamed Hashaika 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Talusa
Profile:
Muhamed Hashaika, 21, from the Talusa village north of Nablus. He blew himself up at 4:15 P.M. outside the Aroma cafe on King George St. in an area that has seen four suicide bombings in the last four months. Hashaika, a former PA police officer had been arrested by the PA on information provided by the Shin Bet, as he was setting out with an explosives belt to attack a Ra'anana mall, in what was planned as a joint operation by Fatah and Islamic Jihad. After his arrest, it was discovered that he had been involved in plotting a car bombing that went awry in Wadi Ara on February 8, killing the two terrorists inside the car. The PA asked Israel for permission to move Hashaika to Ramallah, where, said PA security officials, they had safe apartments where he could be held under tight control. But once there, he was either released or escaped and immediately went to work preparing yesterday's bombing.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - Mar 20, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Mus Mus, Wadi Ara, Israel
Killed: 7
Injured: 42
Details:
Seven people were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful bomb on a bus in northern Israel. The bombing occurred on an intercity bus enroute from Tel Aviv to Nazareth.
Further Details
The bomber got on at the stop at the Israeli Arab town of Mus Mus, along with two elderly Arabs and a school child. The bomber, a man in his thirties, did not look in any way suspicious. "He paid his fair all the way to Afula, and wasn't carrying any bags, Ben-Yosef said." As the day was cool and people were wearing heavy coats, an explosives' belt could be easily hidden. Casualties include both Jews and Arabs. Shortly after boarding, the bomber moved toward the center of the bus, where he detonated the explosives. According to one witness, an armed passenger approached the bomber as he sat down several seats behind the driver. The two reportedly argued moments before the terrorist detonated the bomb he was wearing.The killed were Sgt. Michael Altfiro, 19, of Pardess Hanna; SWO Meir Fahima, 40, of Hadera; St.-Sgt. Shimon Edri, 20, of Pardess Hanna; Cpl. Aharon Revivo, 19, of Afula; Mogus Mahento, 75, of Holon; Alon Goldenberg, 27, of Tel Aviv; and Bella Schneider, 54, of Hadera. Islamic Jihad identified the bomber as Rafat Abu Diyak, 24, of Jenin.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz, Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Michael Altfiro 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Pardess Hanna
Profile:
Sgt. Michael Altfiro, 19, of Pardes Hanna, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing of an Egged bus No. 823 traveling from Tel Aviv to Nazareth at the Musmus junction on Highway 65 (Wadi Ara) near Afula. Sgt. Michael Altfiro was one of four soldiers and three civilians killed in the blast. Michael Altfiro immigrated to Israel with his family from Moldavia in 1990. His father Alex said he was an avid reader of Hebrew and Russian language books. A Liverpool football fan, Altfiro took Bus 823 on Wednesday morning back to the army base, after having switched guard shifts on the IDF artillery base where he served, so he could be home to watch the team's game against AS Roma.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Meir Fahima 40 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
Senior Warrant Officer Meir Fahima, 40, of Hadera, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing of an Egged bus No. 823 traveling from Tel Aviv to Nazareth at the Musmus junction on Highway 65 (Wadi Ara) near Afula. Meir Fahima was borned and raised in Kadima. He served in the IDF for 23 years. After serving on the Golan Heights for many years, he was transfered six years ago to the IDF Na'ura base and lived with his family in Hadera. He traveled each morning by bus to his base.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Shimon Edri 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Pardess Hanna
Profile:
St.-Sgt. Shimon Edri, who served in the IDF Home Front Command, was head of discipline at a base in Na'ura. He moved with his family from Be'er Sheva to Pardes Hannah in 1991, where he attended the ORT high school. He loved horses, and kept one of his own for a while in the yard of the family home.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Aharon Revivo 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Afula
Profile:
Cpl. Aharon Revivo, 19, of Afula
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Mogus Mahento 75 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Mogus Mahento, 75, of Holon, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing of an Egged bus No. 823 traveling from Tel Aviv to Nazareth at the Musmus junction on Highway 65 (Wadi Ara) near Afula. Mogus Mahento immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia in 1991, in Operation Solomon. He came from a village in the Gonder region, where he was a locksmith. In Israel, he first lived in an absorption center in Hadera, before moving to a senior citizens' home in Holon. Friends said that he spent most of his time helping with his grandchildren.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Alon Goldenberg 27 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Aviv
Profile:
Alon Goldenberg, 28, of Tel Aviv, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing of an Egged bus No. 823 traveling from Tel Aviv to Nazareth at the Musmus junction on Highway 65 (Wadi Ara) near Afula. Alon was born and grew up in Tel-Aviv, where he attended high school. After serving in an IDF anti-aircraft unit, Alon traveled extensively in South America and the Far East. Recently he had been involved in the building of a youth village near Nitzanim. Alon loved the sea, and to surf. His father Shlomo is a well-known fisherman in Jaffa. Alon, who often helped his father at sea, was called Dagim (fish) by his friends. He was also an amateur photographer, and had taken thousands of nature photos all over the world.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Bella Schneider 54 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
Bella Schneider, 53, of Hadera, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing of an Egged bus No. 823 traveling from Tel Aviv to Nazareth at the Musmus junction on Highway 65 (Wadi Ara) near Afula. Bella Schneider immigrated to Israel form Moldavia with her husband Yaakov and their two sons in 1980. Bella had worked for years as a rgistered nurse in the Sha'arei Menashe psychiatric hospital. Early Wednesday morning she had taken the bus to attend a course at the Jezreel Valley Regional College, where she was studying to complete a degree.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Ra'afat Tahsin Salim Diab 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jenin
Profile:
Ra'afat Tahsin Salim Diab, 20, from Jenin, set off a bomb as the bus traveled near the Musmus village, in Wadi Ara, one kilometer east of the Umm al-Fahm junction. Israeli security officials believe that the terrorist boarded the bus at the Umm al-Fahm junction, sat down in the middle of the vehicle, and detonated the bomb when passengers began to suspect his intentions.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Mar 9, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Restaurant Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 11
Injured: 50
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber walked into Jerusalem's Moment cafe in the city's Rehavia neighborhood last night at 10:30 and blew himself up, killing at least 11 people and wounding over 50, 10 seriously.
Further Details
The bomber walked into the cafe, located at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets about 100 meters from the Prime Minister's residence, and detonated a powerful explosive charge that completely gutted the restaurant. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was not home at the time of the explosion. The cafe was crowded with dozens of people at the time of the attack.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Asimel Horami 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
The Palestinian suicide bomber who blew himself up at the Moment cafe in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Limor Ben-Shoham 27 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Limor Ben-Shoham, 27, of Jerusalem was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Nir Borochov 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Givat Ze'ev
Profile:
Nir Borochov, 22, of Givat Ze'ev was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Nir attended the Feldman high school, specializing in auto mechanics. He completed his army service less than a year ago after serving in a combat engineering unit. Lately, he began studying to improve his matriculation exam results, so that he could go on to university, while working as a mechanic in the Subaru garage.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Danit Dagan 25 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Danit Dagan, 25, of Tel-Aviv was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Danit was at the cafe with her boyfriend, Uri Felix, who was also killed in the terrorist attack. They were supposed to be married on May 15. Danit served in the IDF's Home Front Command. After her discharge, she studied tourism at the Open University and worked at a travel agency until recently. She is described by friends and family as a beautiful, smart, good-hearted and mature person.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Livnat Dvash 28 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Livnat Dvash, 28, of Jerusalem was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Before she went out, Livnat's mother asked her not to go, saying, "Don't go, there was a terror attack in Netanya and there are warnings of more terror attacks. Livnat said: "Don't worry, I am going to the safest place there is, across from the Prime Minister's residence." Limor spent her last evening with her friends Nir Borochov and Dan Imani, who were both killed in the attack. The Dvash family had already lost a son five years ago, when he was an accidental witness to a murder.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Tali Eliyahu 26 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Tali Eliyahu, 26, of Jerusalem was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Tali grew up in a very religious family, the youngest of ten brothers and sisters. Although she later decided to leave the religious way of life, she remained very close with her family. After a year of studying pre-school education, she enrolled in the Hebrew University, majoring in Middle East studies. On Saturday Tali began her first day as a waitress at Cafe Moment. She was supposed to work for just two hours. She was killed that same night.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Dan Imani 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Dan Imani, 23, of Jerusalem was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Dan's family immigrated to Israel from Iran in 1980. The eldest of the family's five children, Hezi, was killed in Lebanon. According to Dan's brother Herzl, their mother is still mourning and he does not know how they would cope with another death. He described his youngest brother Dan as an Israeli patriot, who cared deeply for what was happening in the country. Dan completed his high school studies at the ORT school in Jerusalem, and then he joined the army. After completing his army service, he helped at the family's clothing store.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Uri Felix 25 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Givat Ze'ev
Profile:
Uri Felix, 25, of Givat Ze'ev was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. The Cafe Moment was like a second home to Uri - he used to go there every day, and even celebrated his last birthday there. On Saturday night he went with his girlfriend, Danit Dagan, who was also killed in the terrorist attack. They were supposed to be married on May 15.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Natanel Kochavi 31 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kiryat Arba
Profile:
Natanel Kochavi, 31, of Kiryat Ata was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Natanel Kochavi lived in Katamon, in Jerusalem. According to friends and family, Cafe Moment was his favorite place to hang out. After studying at the Nativ Meir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Natanel served in the IDF Golani Brigade. Natanel would volunteer for reserve duty every month. After his army service he studied law and computers at Bar Ilan University. He was under a lot of pressure to finish his internship in law. In the past, he was the head of the Students Association at the university.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Baruch Lerner-Naor 28 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Eli
Profile:
Baruch Lerner-Naor, 28, of Eli was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Baruch Lerner served in the IDF Shaked unit and the Givati Brigade, both in Lebanon and in Gaza. Friends relate that Baruch would often say: "It is good to die for our country." Baruch was named after his grandfather, a member of the French underground, who died, also at the age of 28, fighting the Nazis. After his army service, Baruch studied at the Ariel regional college, where he wrote a paper about the Palestinian 'shahids' ("martyrs"), and about the phenomenon of suicide bombers. He worked as a security guard in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Orit Ozerov 28 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Orit Ozerov, 28, of Jerusalem was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Orit Ozerov, a Foreign Ministry employee, was was born in 1974, and grew up in Jerusalem. Orit joined the Foreign Ministry about four years ago, and worked as an office manager while studying for her Master's degree. Orit is a graduate of the Rene Cassin High School, where she was known as the singer of her class, and was also considered a very talented artist. Following her military service, she completed her teaching degree at Jerusalem's David Yellin Teachers College.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Avraham Haim Rahamim 29 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Avraham Haim Rahamim, 29, of Jerusalem was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Avraham (Avi) Rahamim worked for a computer company. Avi Sasson, director-general of the company, described him as a peace-seeking person. Avi was particularly close with his twin brother Yaron who used by ride their motorcycles together in the city.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - Mar 2, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Place of Worship Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 11
Injured: 40
Details:
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Yeshiva in Jerusalem at the end of the Jewish Sabbath. Ten Israelis were killed and more than forty wounded. Among the dead was an entire family--both parents and two young children--as well as several relatives. A young mother and her seven-months old baby were also killed.
Further Details
The blast occured outside a yeshiva (Jewish religious school) just as people were leaving synagogue services. Initially the explosion was attributed to a car-bomb, due to the fact that the detonation caused a nearby car to explode. The Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement took responsibility for the attack. Hizbullah identified the bomber on Al Jazeera TV as Muhammad Darameh, 20, of the Dehaishe Refugee Camp near Bethlehem.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Shlomo Nehmad 40 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeZion
Profile:
Shlomo Nehmad, 40, of Rishon Lezion was one of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. The Nehmads, a tightly-knit, traditional-religious family, had strong roots in their Rishon Letzion neighborhood. Hannah Nehmad, Shlomo's mother, who yesterday buried five grandchildren, a son and a daughter-in-law, is a fixture in the neighborhood. Shlomo worked as a sanitary worker in the veterinary department in Rishon Lezion. The Nehmad family had come to Jerusalem for Shabbat to celebrate a family bar mitzvah at the Mahane Israel yeshiva in Jerusalem. When the Sabbath ended and guests started to leave, the Nehmad family gathered on the street outside for the havdalah ceremony (held at the conclusion of the Sabbath). Shlomo Nehmad was killed together with his entire family: his wife, Gafnit, and his daughters Shiraz and Liran. Also killed in the suicide bombing were his nephew Shaul Nehmad, and two of his sister's children - Lidor and Oriah Ilan.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Gafnit Nehmad 32 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeZion
Profile:
Gafnit Nehmad, 32, of Rishon Lezion was one of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Gafnit was a secretary in the Rishon municipality's human resources department. Her desk at work is covered with family photographs, along with friendly messages written to her by her colleagues from work.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Shiraz Nehmad 7 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeZion
Profile:
Shiraz Nehmad, 7, and her sister Liran, 3, of Rishon Lezion were two of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Shiraz and Liran were killed together with their parents, Shlomo and Gafnit. Also killed in the suicide bombing were Shlomo's nephew Shaul Nehmad, and two of his sister's children - Lidor and Oriah Ilan.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Liran Nehmad 3 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeZion
Profile:
Shiraz Nehmad, 7, and her sister Liran, 3, of Rishon Lezion were two of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Shiraz and Liran were killed together with their parents, Shlomo and Gafnit. Also killed in the suicide bombing were Shlomo's nephew Shaul Nehmad, and two of his sister's children - Lidor and Oriah Ilan.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Name: Age: Gender:
Shaul Nehmad 15 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeZion
Profile:
Shaul Nehmad, 15, of Rishon Lezion was one of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Shaul's father, Ezra, asked him to bring some wine from the yeshiva. Shauli twice ran to fetch some wine. The explosion went off as he was returning the second time. Shauli died on the spot. His older brother Eli, 16, who was a short distance behind him, was badly injured. He lost an arm. Also killed in the blast were Ezra Nehmad's brother Shlomo, along with his wife and two daughters, and his sister Ronit Ilan's two children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Lidor Ilan 12 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeZion
Profile:
Lidor Ilan, 12, and his sister Oriah 18 months, of Rishon Lezion were two of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Lidor and Oriah were at the Mahane Israel yeshiva in Jerusalem with their parents, Shimon and Ronit, and sister celebrating a family bar mitzvah - Ronit's nephew.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Oriah Ilan 1 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeZion
Profile:
Lidor Ilan, 12, and his sister Oriah 18 months, of Rishon Lezion were two of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Lidor and Oriah were at the Mahane Israel yeshiva in Jerusalem with their parents, Shimon and Ronit, and sister celebrating a family bar mitzvah - Ronit's nephew.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Tzofia Eliyahu 23 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Tzofia Eliyahu, 23, and her son Ya'akov, 7 months, of Jerusalem were two of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Tzofia Ya'arit Eliyahu lived in the Beit Yisrael neighborhood. On Saturday, she went with her two children, 2-year-old Shira and the baby Ya'akov, to her sister's house, who lived nearby. They went for a walk. "When we came back", said her sister Livnat, "Yaakov started crying, and Tzofia lifted him from the baby carriage." Livnat continued walking with Shira and the carriage, when the explosion occurred. "I looked back, and I didn't see Tzofia and Ya'akov - I just saw fire." The baby died with his mother, in her arms. The young mother, who was newly religious and had moved to Jerusalem in search of a more spiritual life together with her husband Ofir. They moved to Jerusalem, so they could live near Ofir's yeshiva. Ofir received the tragic news while in military jail for refusing to go to the army reserve duty, remaining to study at the yeshiva.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Ya'akov Eliyahu 1 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Tzofia Eliyahu, 23, and her son Ya'akov, 7 months, of Jerusalem were two of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Tzofia Ya'arit Eliyahu lived in the Beit Yisrael neighborhood. On Saturday, she went with her two children, 2-year-old Shira and the baby Ya'akov, to her sister's house, who lived nearby. They went for a walk. "When we came back", said her sister Livnat, "Yaakov started crying, and Tzofia lifted him from the baby carriage." Livnat continued walking with Shira and the carriage, when the explosion occurred. "I looked back, and I didn't see Tzofia and Ya'akov - I just saw fire." The baby died with his mother, in her arms. The young mother, who was newly religious and had moved to Jerusalem in search of a more spiritual life together with her husband Ofir. They moved to Jerusalem, so they could live near Ofir's yeshiva. Ofir received the tragic news while in military jail for refusing to go to the army reserve duty, remaining to study at the yeshiva.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Muhammad Daraghmeh 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Dehaishe Refugee Camp
Profile:
The Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades identified the suicide bomber who carried out the attack in Jerusalem on 2 March 02 as Muhammad Darameh, 20, of the Dehaishe refugee camp near Bethlehem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Avi Hazan 37 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Adora
Profile:
Avi Hazan, 37, of Moshav Adora, died of injuries sustained on March 2 in a suicide bombing near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem, bringing the death toll to 10. Avi Hazan was the uncle of 13-year-old Naveh Hazan, who was celebrating his bar mitzvah at the Mahane Israel yeshiva. He never regained consciousness after sustaining severe cranial injuries from the blast and was pronounced clinically dead in the hospital's intensive care unit after brain surgery failed to improve his condition.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Avraham Eliahu Nehmad 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Rishon LeZion
Profile:
Avraham Eliahu Nehmad, 17, of Rishon Lezion was one of 11 people killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem on March 2, 2002. Avraham Eliahu Nehmad, who was severely injured, died on June 20. Every day since the attack, Eliahu's parents made the trip from their home in Rishon Lezion to the hospital in Jerusalem to sit at the bedside of their son. Eliahu, who lost an arm and suffered severe internal injuries in the explosion, never regained consciousness. On the evening of the attack, Eliahu had been walking several paces behind his younger brother Shaul, who was killed on the spot. Both had been students at the Or Gaon yeshiva. Also killed in the blast were Eliahu's uncle Shlomo Nehmad, along with his aunt Gafnit and their two daughters, as well as his two cousins, Lidor and Oriah Ilan.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - Feb 27, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Militant/Member of Terrorist Group Maccabim roadblock, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 3
Details:
A female Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up at the Maccabim roadblock on the Jerusalem-Modi'in highway wounding three policemen, two lightly and one moderately. The two other passengers, that the bomber drove with to the roadblock, were also killed.
Further Details
The suicide bomber and two other passengers drove up to the roadblock close to 10:30 p.m. The policemen asked to check their identity papers, and the two men claimed to be Israeli Arabs, showing blue identity cards, and were allowed to remain in the car. The woman was asked to step out of the car, and as she did so the policemen moved to the side, suspecting something, just before she detonated the explosives.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Dareen Abu Aisheh 21 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Balata refugee camp
Profile:
Dareen Abu Aisheh, an english literature student at An Najah University is the suicide bomber that blew herself up at the Maccabim roadblock on the Jerusalem-Modi'in highway. According to ha'aretz, her brother and fiance were killed by IDF troops in January.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
unknown unknown Unknown Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian unknown Muslim unknown
Profile:
One of the The two passengers that drove with the bomber to the roadblock, was shot by soldiers who feared he might be wearing explosive belts. Security officials did not rule out that the two may have been terrorists using stolen identity cards because before the explosion they show blue identity cards and claimed to be Israeli Arabs
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Probable Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
unknown unknown Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
One of the The two passengers that drove with the bomber to the roadblock, was shot by soldiers who feared he might be wearing explosive belts. Security officials did not rule out that the two may have been terrorists using stolen identity cards because before the explosion they show blue identity cards and claimed to be Israeli Arabs
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Probable Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Feb 21, 2002
Mode of Operation:
Suicide Bomb
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Other/Unknown Efrat, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
An alert customer shot dead a would-be suicide bomber who tried to set off an explosive device in a supermarket in Efrat.
Further Details
A customer in the packed supermarket in Efrat saw a terrorist trying to set off an explosion and shot him twice in the head from close range. The terrorist had exploded, few seconds before, two small explosions leaving one customer in shock but causing no casualties.
Sources:
AP
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Muhammad Tawfik Ashimali 24 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Douha- Bethlehem
Profile:
Muhammad Ashimali was the terrorist which detonated the explosions in a supermarket in Efrat. Ashimali had a permit allowing him to work in Efrat.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Israel Extremely High
Sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Feb 18, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Police Facility/Personnel Outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 0
Details:
A suicide bomber blew himself up on the outskirts of Jerusalem killing an Israeli police officer who had pulled the car over for a routine check.
Further Details
The car was pulled over for a routine check. When it turned out to be a stolen vehicle, Policeman Ahmed Mazarib drew his weapon. The terrorist activated the explosive detonator and the car blew up. Chief of Police Shlomo Aharonishki said that the car bomber was headed for central Jerusalem, and that "there is no doubt that Ahmed's courage prevented many casualties."
Sources:
AP
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Muhamed Hamuda Unknown Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian unknown Muslim unknown
Profile:
A suicide bomber blew himself up on the outskirts of Jerusalem killing one Israeli police officer.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Sources:
AP
Name: Age: Gender:
Ahmed Mazarib 32 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Muslim Beit Zarzir
Profile:
Policeman Ahmed Mazarib, 32, of the Bedouin village Beit Zarzir in the Galilee, was killed by a suicide bomber whom he had stopped for questioning on the Ma'ale Adumim-Jerusalem road. Ahmed Mazarib's family and friends were devastated by his death. They had just recently ended a 40-day-morning period after the death of his cousin, Maj. Ashraf Hawash, who was killed in a terrorist attack on an IDF post in the Gaza Strip on January 9. Mazarib joined the police eight years ago and worked in the Jerusalem district. He was planning to be transferred to the Galilee division in the near future.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - Feb 16, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Karnei Shomron, West Bank
Killed: 3
Injured: 6
Details:
Three Israeli teenagers were killed and 29 other people wounded, six seriously, when a suicide bomber blew himself up next to a pizzeria in the Yovelim shopping mall in Karnei Shomron, between Kalkilya and Nablus.
Sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Sadak Ahad Abdel-Haq 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Kalkilya
Profile:
The suicide Bomber who killed three teenagers in Karnei shomrom mall.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
Sources:
The jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Nehemia Amar 15 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ginot Shomron
Profile:
Nehemia Amar, 15, of Ginot Shomron was one of three teenagers killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up on Saturday night at a pizzeria in the shopping mall in Karnei Shomron in Samaria. Nehemia was the third student from the Bnei Chayil Yeshiva in Kedumim to be killed in a terrorist attack during the past year. The junior and senior high school for boys was established four years ago to provide a framework for pupils suffering from attention deficit disorders (ADD).
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Keren Shatsky 15 Female
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel United States Jewish Ginot Shomron
Profile:
Keren Shatsky, 15, of Ginot Shomron was one of three teenagers killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up on Saturday night at a pizzeria in the shopping mall in Karnei Shomron in Samaria. Keren was the youngest daughter of Chava and Shabtai Shatsky, who immigrated to Israel from the US in 1984 and moved to Ginot Shomron in 1986.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Name: Age: Gender:
Rachel Theler 16 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ginot Shomron
Profile:
Rachel Theler, 16, of Ginot Shomron died on 27 February of wounds suffered on February 16 when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a pizzeria in the shopping mall in Karnei Shomron in Samaria, bringing the death toll in the attack to three. Rachel was the oldest of the family's three children. Her parents - Ganette, from England, and Michael, from the US - moved to the Ginot Shomron neighborhood five years ago, and were divorced three years later. Michael had moved back to the US, while Ganette remained in Ginot Shomrom with the children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
mfa
Work Accident - Feb 7, 2002
Mode of Operation:
Suicide Bomb
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Bethlehem, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
On Friday morning, soldiers discovered the remains of a would-be suicide bomber who apparently detonated his explosives prematurely near the roadblock on the outskirts of Bethlehem late Thursday night. The bomber was identified as Muhammad Ayahab, 23, a salesman from Bethlehem.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Muhammad Ayahab 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Bethlehem
Profile:
A would-be suicide bomber who apparently detonated his explosives prematurely near the roadblock on the outskirts of Bethlehem late Thursday night. The bomber was identified as Muhammad Ayahab, 23, a salesman from Bethlehem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Jan 30, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Fatah
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Taiba, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 2
Details:
Murad Abu Asal, a member of the Fatah, detonated an explosives belt, injuring two Israeli intelligence agents near Taiba.
Further Details
The incident occurred at about 8 a.m., South of the Tulkarm crossing point on the Green Line. The Shin Bet agents had apparently made a rendezvous with Asal at this point, and had awaited his arrival after he had crossed the border. While Asal was being frisked by the agents, he detonated the device hidden in his trousers. The bomb was relatively small and designed to escape detection, which helped prevent serious injuries to the agents. The van in which they had been sitting prior to his arrival was set on fire by the blast, which was heard in nearby Kfar Saba.
Sources:
the Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Murad Abu Asal 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Anabta
Profile:
Murad Abu Asal, a member of Fatah, detonated explosives hidden on his body, wounding two Israeli intelligence agents near Taiba.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Fatah
Comments:
It was not clear whether he had been working as a double agent, was a collaborator who had been turned by persuasion or threats to family and friends, or had been planted by Palestinian security forces.
Sources:
the Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Jan 27, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Fatah Tanzim
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 150
Details:
A Palestinian bomber detonated a powerful bomb on a busy Jerusalem street corner during lunch hour. An elderly Israeli was killed. Two people were seriously injured and nine moderately wounded in the explosion. More than 150 were treated for shock and cuts from flying glass.
Further Details
Police believe the bomber did not intend to carry out a suicide attack, but that the bomb detonated prematurely.
Sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Idris Wafa 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
The bomber was identified by Hizballah's al-Manar television as Shinaz Amuri, a female university student in her 20s from the A-Najah University in Nablus.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Fatah Tanzim
Sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Pinhas Emanuel Tokatli 81 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Pinhas Emanuel Tokatli, 81, of Jerusalem was killed and over 150 people were wounded in a suicide bombing on Jaffa Road, in the center of Jerusalem, shortly before 12:30. Pinhas Tokatli was returning home from a painting class via the downtown area, where he was going to buy some paints, when he was killed. According to police, Pinhas stood very close to the female suicide bomber when she blew herself up. He died only a short distance from the spot on Jaffa Road where, in the 1940s, British soldiers beat him up, damaging his vision. Tokatli, the youngest in a family of nine children, was a fifth generation Jerusalemite. He served in the Haganah and later worked in advertising. After retiring, he became interested in cycling and was one of the founders of the Jerusalem cycling club. He also served as a guide in the Western Wall tunnels and other sites in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Terror Attack - Jan 25, 2002
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Tel-Aviv, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 26
Details:
A suicide bomber targeted Tel-Aviv's pedestrian mall near the old Central Bus Station on a Friday morning , wounding 26 people. At the scene of the bombing, police found a bag containing a Kalashnikov automatic rifle and spare magazines.
Further Details
A Palestinian arrested a short time later told the police that the bombing was to have been followed by a shooting spree aimed at rescuers and security forces gathered at the scene. The Palestinian suicide bomber was identified by Hizballah's al-Manar television as Safwat Abdurrahman Khalil, a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
Sources:
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Safwat Abdurrahman Khalil Abu Aishe 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Safwat Abu Aishe blew himself up in a suicide attack in Tel Aviv Jan. 25, 2002. He was a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Dec 9, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus stop Haifa, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 8
Details:
A suicide bomber set off his explosives at a bus stop in Haifa, lightly injuring eight people.
Further Details
The bomber apparently set off his explosives when approached by police. A second bomb was found at the scene and successfully detonated.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Nimer Muhammad Yussuf Abu Sayfin 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Yamun
Profile:
Nimer Sifen, 20, from Yamun, near Jenin in the northern West Bank is the Palestinian who carried out the suicide attack in Haifa on 9 Dec 01. Sifen left a note in his house saying his deed was in revenge for Israeli attacks against Palestinians, Army Radio said, quoting Palestinian sources.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, captured document relating to Saudi finance.
Terror Attack - Dec 5, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 8
Details:
Shortly after 7:30 Wednesday morning, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb on King David Street in the Mamila neighborhood in Jerusalem. Eight people were very lightly injured from flying glass or were treated for shock.
Further Details
According to reports, the bomber approached the hotel from the direction of the Old City. He then exploded a "very large bomb," police said. Police are currently investigating whether the bomb went off prematurely. They are also investigating whether the bomber intended the David Citadel as his chief target or some other downtown Jerusalem spot.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Daoud Ali Ahmed Abu Sway 43 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Artas
Profile:
Daoud Ali Ahmed Abu Sway from the village of Artas, was named by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad as the suicide bomber who blew himself up near Jerusalem's Citadel Hotel on December 5th.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Dec 2, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Haifa, Israel
Killed: 15
Injured: 60
Details:
Fifteen Israelis were killed and more than 60 wounded in a suicide bombing of a bus in Haifa. The explosion took place in Haifa's Halissa neighborhood, a quite district renowned for the peaceful coexistence between its Arabs and Jewish residents.
Further Details
The blast occurred as the bus crossed HaGibborim bridge, completely destroying the bus, which continued downhill out of control, eventually crashing into several large vans. Another bus immediately behind the targeted vehicle was badly damaged as well. The driver of the No. 16 bus said that the suicide bomber paid for his ticket with a five shekel coin and moved to the back of the bus. When the driver called the man back to receive his change, the bomber detonated the bomb strapped to his waist. The driver was moderately injured. One Philappina was killed in the blast, and four other Philippino citizens injured. Two of them, Mario Libao and Lily Bassi, were serious condition at a Haifa hospital. Two others, siblings Raul and Maricar Vibas, were recovering.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz, Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Mikhail Zaraisky 71 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Dr. Mikhail Zaraisky, 71, of Haifa, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing on an Egged bus No. 16 in Haifa. Dr. Mikhail Zaraisky was a retired geologist who had been living for two years in Haifa since he and his wife Marina immigrated from Sochi on the Black Sea. On the morning of the attack, he was on his way to the bank, and his wife was at work. "I heard about the terrorist attack and tried to reach him on his cellular phone," Marina said. "He didn't answer and I immediately knew something had happened. Michael never went out for long."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel foreign ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Faina Zabiogailu 64 Female
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Ukraine Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Faina Zabiogailu, 64, immigrated to Israel from the Ukraine seven years ago. She was joined five years later by her only daughter, Larissa (44), who found an apartment near her mother in the port area of Haifa. Zabiogailu worked as a practical nurse in a geriatric hospital in the Neveh Sha'anan quarter of the city.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Leah Strick 73 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Leah Strick, 73, Leah Strick was one of five sisters who survived the Holocaust in the Bialystok ghetto and concentration camps in Poland and came to live in Israel 50 years ago. During the past two years, she was living together with her sister Bella Fuchs, 76, in an apartment on Hagiborim Street in Haifa. On Sunday morning, Leah Strick went to visit her elder sister, 82, in a geriatric institution in the Neveh Sha'anan quarter of Haifa and was returning home. Bella was waiting for her at noon on a bench at the Gevura intersection. She saw the bus approaching and got up to greet her sister when the explosion occurred
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Rassim Safulin 78 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Rassim Safulin, 78, immigrated to Israel in 1993 with his wife, Valentina, and son from Leningrad in Russia. They lived in Ramot Remez quarter of Haifa. On the day of the bombing, he took the bus to the bank to withdraw his pension. When Valentina heard the news, she called the bank and was told that Rasim had not arrived.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Yitzhak Ringel 41 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Yitzhak Ringel, 41, lived alone in the apartment left to him by his parents after their death. He became religious a few years and frequented the synagogue in the Neveh Sha'anan quarter.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Rosaria Reyes 42 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Philippines Christian Batangas
Profile:
Rosaria Reyes, 42, from the town of Batangas in the Philippines, and had been working as a caregiver in Haifa since March. Whe took the job to pay for a college education for her two children, aged 17 and 19. Reyes' income was her family's only means of support since her husband is ill and unable to work. On the day of the bombing, she had a day off and was on her way to visit a friend.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Cecelia Kozamin 76 Female
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Ukraine Jewish Haifa
Profile:
A resident of a seniors' home in the Neveh Sha'anan quarter of Haifa, Cecilia (Tzila) Kozamin immigrated to Israel 10 years ago from Odessa with her son and grandson. In the Ukraine, Kozamin sold tickets at a circus and her grandson remembered fondly how he had enjoyed going there with her. Kozamin's daughter-in-law died a year ago of cancer. Tzila Kozamin was looking forward to the birth of her first great-grandchild. Always ready to sing and dance, she appeared much younger than her age, her friends at the seniors' residence said yesterday.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Mark Khotimliansky 76 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Mark Khotimliansky, 75, immigrated to Israel 11 years ago from Baku in Azerbaijan, where he was a scientist and inventor. He first worked as a building laborer and lived in the Hadar quarter of Haifa. His daughter said he had tried unsuccessfully to interest many people in Israel in his inventions. Khotimliansky had gone to visit his daughter who lived near the site of the explosion, and apparently boarded the bus together with the suicide bomber.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Yelena Lomakin 62 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Yelena Lomakin went on Sunday morning to sign up for a trip to the south organized by a community center in the Neveh Yosef quarter of Haifa. She was active in a group for new immigrants at the community center and had acclimatized well to her new life in Israel, a counselor at the center said. Lomakin immigrated to Israel in 1996 together with her husband and daughter, while her son went to the United States. Lomakin was a volunteer worker with patients in a geriatric hospital.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Samion Kalik 64 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Samion Kalik was born in Chelabinsk in Russia and immigrated to Israel with his wife, Vera, two years ago. Their two daughters remained in Russia. Samion, an avid chess player, dashed out of the house to catch the No. 16 bus in order to be on time for a chess game in the public park in Nordau Street. When he failed to appear at the park, his friends called his home and only then did his wife realize that he was on the ill-fated bus.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Ronen Kahalon 30 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Ronen Kahalon attended the Leo Baeck high school in Haifa and had served in the navy, and had recently set up two business ventures. He was to have celebrated his 30th birthday in a few days. His parents, Tzuri and Pnina, were preparing a big party for him, and had invited the family and friends.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Riki Hadad 30 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Yokneam
Profile:
Riki Hadad was born in Moshav Netua in the Western Galilee, near Israel's northern northern border. As a child, she received a kidney transplant donated by her mother. She moved to Yokne'am seven years ago, after marrying Mickey Hadad.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Ina Frenkel 60 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Ina Frenkel, 60, and her son, Mikhail (32), immigrated to Israel from Moscow 11 years ago. In Russia she taught German, and in Israel she lived in the Neveh Sha'anan quarter of Haifa and worked as a caregiver for the elderly. Ina's family was not worried initially by news of the blast, as she normally did not take the No. 16 line. Later they learned that she had met a friend and joined her on the fatal bus ride.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Mara Fishman 52 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Mara Fishman lived with her husband, Ilya, and their only son in the Sprinzak quarter of Haifa. They immigranted to Israel from the former Soviet Union several years ago. Her husband said they would be desolate without her.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Tatiana Borovik 23 Female
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Ukraine Jewish Haifa
Profile:
Tatiana Borovik came to Israel in 1995 from the Ukraine as part of a program for high school students. She wrote home how wonderful life in Israel was, and her parents, brother and grandmother arrived a year later and settled in Netanya. A student at the Camera Obscura school in Haifa, Tatiana Borovik dreamed of being an artist. She was on her way to her studies, together with a friend, when the suicide bomber cut her plans short. "She was a gifted artist," her father said.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Maher Habashi 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Maher Habashi killed himself and 15 Israelis when he blew himself up on a city bus in Haifa. He was a plumber by profession.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Lily Pace 41 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Philippines Christian unknown
Profile:
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Raoul Divas 30 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Philippines Christian unknown
Profile:
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Maricar Divas 26 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Philippines Christian unknown
Profile:
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Name: Age: Gender:
Mario Libao Unknown Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Philippines Christian unknown
Profile:
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Dec 1, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 11
Injured: 188
Details:
Eleven young people were killed and more than a hundred injured when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at different places along Jerusalem's pedestrian mall at about 11:30 Saturday night.
Further Details
The mall was crowded with mostly young people, who had come out after sundown at the end of the Jewish Sabbath to sit at the outdoor cafe's and socialize. Ten people -- all between the ages of 14 and 20 -- were killed in the blasts, not counting the bombers, and at least 19 critically injured. Twenty-eight others sustained moderate injuries and the rest were lightly injured. Some twenty minutes later, as rescue and emergency forces worked to evacuate the wounded, a car bomb exploded about 40 meters away, on nearby on Rav Kook Street. No one was injured in the car bomb, which was apparently aimed at the rescuers and the crowds on the periphery of the blast scene.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Assaf Avitan 15 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
After bowling in Talpiot, Assaf Avitan and his friend Golan Turgeman met with friends on the Ben Yehuda mall to celebrate the 16th birthday of twins from the neighborhood. They were standing and talking when the bomb exploded. Assaf and Golan were killed; 10 of their friends were injured. Assaf and Golan and grown up together in Jerusalem's Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood, and were the "neighborhood clowns". Assaf, the youngest child in his family and a computer freak, was a 10th grade student at the Ort Nevi'im high school in downtown Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Michael Moshe Dahan 21 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel France Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Michael Moshe Dahan came to Israel from France in 1995, and attended boarding school in Kfar Maimon. His family immigrated to Israel a year ago, and live in the Beit Hakerem neighborhood in Jerusalem. Moshe volunteered for military service in the Nahal brigade. Everyone remembers Moshe Dahan as a person who was full of life. His teacher at the Lev Institute, where he studied recently, said he was an excellent student in Bible, Talmud, and computers. While at high school at "Havat Hanoar Hazioni" in Jerusalem, he met his fianc?, Flora. They were engaged two months ago and were planning to get be married in a few months.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Israel Ya'akov Danino 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Israel Ya'akov Danino, a son of a religious family living in the Har-Nof Jerusalem neighborhood, was the seventh of 10 children. His baby brother, aged 1 1/2, died a few years ago in an accident. Israel Danino left school after ninth grade, and recently began to study for his matriculation exams independently. He was due to enter the army in four months, and wanted to serve in a combat unit. His bother-in-law, Nati said that after he was getting away a bit from religion, he started wearing a 'kipa' again and told his sister that he had a feeling something bad was going to happen to him.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Yosef El-Ezra 18 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Yosef El-Ezra, a gifted student, was in the army's academic track, studying computers at the ORT Technological College on the Hebrew University campus in Givat Ram. He completed his basic army training last summer. His friends described him as "modest, quiet, and warm-hearted." He worked in a sports shop in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Nir Haftzadi 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Sgt. Nir Haftzadi, a soldier in the Armored Corps, attended the Gilo Comprehensive school and did a post-matriculation year before beginning his army service. He was an avid fan of the Betar Jerusalem soccer club. On leave from the army, he went with friends on Saturday night to the Ben Yehuda mall, where he and his friend Moshe Yedid-Levy were killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Yuri Korganov 20 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Ukraine Jewish Ma'alei Adumim
Profile:
Yuri (Yoni) Korganov, an only child, immigrated to Israel with his parents from the Ukraine 11 years ago and settled in Ma'ale Adumim. His mother worked in the post office and his father is a plumber. After attending the technological college of the IDF Ordnance Corps, he was served in the Corps, and completed his army service three months ago. Recently he started working in a factory for baking matzot and had registered to continue his studies at Hadassah College. He hardly left the house over the last few months, because he was completing his matriculation exams, said his father.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Golan Turgeman 15 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
After bowling in Talpiot, Golan Turgeman and his friend Assaf Avitan met with friends on the Ben Yehuda mall to celebrate the 16th birthday of twins from the neighborhood. They were standing and talking when the bomb exploded. Golan and Assaf were killed; 10 of their friends were injured. Golan and Assaf and grown up together in Jerusalem's Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood, and were the "neighborhood clowns". Golan was a 10th grade student at the Kiryat Hinuch high school in Pisgat Ze'ev, where just a week before he was elected to the student council.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Guy Vaknin 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Guy Vaknin, a resident of the Orthodox Beit Israel neighborhood of Jerusalem, studied mechanics at the Amit religious borading school in Petah Tikva. He was to begin his army service in a few months. On Saturday night Guy went downtown with his girlfriend, whom he het met recently. After the first blast, he headed towards Zion Square, and was fatally injured by the second bomb. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died soon afterwards.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Adam Weinstein 14 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Givon Hahadasha
Profile:
Adam Weinstein was celebrating a friend's birthday in a cafe in Jerusalem. At 11:30 he was on his way with his friends to take the bus home. A few minutes before the suicide bombing, his mother and brother called him, and he told them, "I'm on my way to the bus." Five minutes later he was killed. Adam lived in Givon Hahadasha, a community north of Jerusalem. He was the youngest of three brothers. "Adam was a computer genius", said his brother Assaf.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Moshe Yedid-Levy 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Moshe Yedid-Levy, the eldest son of Ya'akov and Anat, attended the Gilo Comprehensive school and was doing a post-matriculation year in electronics before beginning his army service. He was due to be drafted next May. He went with friends on Saturday night to the Ben Yehuda mall. His cousin, Avihu Yedid, was injured in the first blast. Moshe, who tried to help his cousin, and his friend Nir Haftzadi were killed by the second bomb.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Osama Mohammed Abed Baher 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Abu Dis
Profile:
Killed himself and 10 Israeli youths when he blew himself up in Jerusalem's pedestrian plaza.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Reuters, Jerusalem Post
Name: Age: Gender:
Mohammed Nabil Jamil Abu Halabiyeh 25 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Abu Dis
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out one of two bombings in Jerusalem's pedestrial plaza on December 1st. He resigned as an officer in the Palestinian intelligence service two days before the bombings and announced that he was joining Hamas.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Comments:
AP later gave his name as Nabil Khaldaiya
Sources:
The Independent UK
Name: Age: Gender:
Ariela Feinstein 20 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
United States Jewish Los Angeles
Profile:
Ariela Feinstein had spent a year and half attending religious school in Israel, and had just left a frozen yogurt stand in Zion Square when she heard an explosion and noticed blood trickling from her face. Looking down, she saw two large wounds where metal bolts had lodged in her legs. Her father said she is in serious condition after surgery.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
Los Angeles Times
Name: Age: Gender:
Ido Cohen 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Ido Cohen had gone to the Rehov Ben-Yehuda pedestrian mall with his older brother and some classmates. His brother went for a pizza, and Ido sat with some friends on a bench. Two of his friends, Yoni Korganov and Guy Vaknin, were killed instantly. Ido, who suffered a fatal head injury and had been unconscious since the attack, died of his wounds a week later. Ido was to have celebrated his 18th birthday in several weeks. He had a beautiful voice and loved to sing.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Terror Attack - Nov 29, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Wadi Ara, Israel
Killed: 3
Injured: 9
Details:
Three passengers were killed and nine wounded when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on an Israeli bus. A 22 year-old woman and two men, aged 28 and 25, were killed, along with the suicide bomber.
Further Details
The explosion on the No. 823 intercity bus, which was traveling from Nazareth to Tel Aviv, occurred at 8:45 in the evening. Nine people -- some of whom were in cars near the bus at the time of the blast -- were taken to hospital for treatment of shrapnel injuries. One was listed in moderate to serious condition; the other victims sustained light injuries. Bus driver Tal Goldberg, who escaped with relatively minor injuries, said that a well-dressed young Arab with a moustache had boarded his bus at the Israeli Arab town of Umm el-Fahm. He said that many bus drivers have expressed anxiety about stopping in Um el-Fahm, which has a reputation as a center of Islamic fundamentalism. The suicide bomber apparently aroused no suspicions; he paid his fare with a 200 shekel note, and took his seat near the middle of the bus. The bus driver said the the man had been waiting at the Umm al Fahm bus stop with two friends, who patted him on the back and kissed him on the cheeks before he boarded the bus. The bus route runs through a part of the country whose population is mixed Jewish and Israeli Arab. The bus, normally full during the daytime, was carrying only a handful of passengers at the time of the blast. It is possible that the bomber had originally intended to target a more crowded bus, and that the explosives detonated prematurely. At the same time, the blast occurred just as the bus passed a petrol station and a military training base. There is some speculation that the terrorist hoped that the explosion would start a blaze at the station, and that it would spread to the nearby army base.
Sources:
Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post, Israel Radio
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Yehiav Elshad 28 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Yehiav Elshad, the youngest of eight brothers and sisters, immigrated to Israel with his family from Azerbaijan seven years ago. The family settled in Nazareth, but Yehiav moved to Tel Aviv a few months ago to look for work.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Samuel Milshevsky 45 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kfar Sava
Profile:
Samuel Milshevsky immigrated to Israel a year and half ago from Estonia. His wife, whom he divorced, and their son (17) and daughter (16), remained in Estonia. When told of his death, his family in Estonia said that Samuel always wanted to live in Israel, and therefore should be buried in Israel. His sister Sonia, who also immigrated to Israel, lives in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry website
Name: Age: Gender:
Inbal Weiss 22 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Zichron Ya'akov
Profile:
Inbal Weiss was on her way to her parents' home for the weekend from Afula, where she had recently rented an apartment. Her parents were waiting for her at the Gan Shmuel junction and saw a lot of ambulances driving by. They were unable to reach her on her cellular phone, and rushed to the nearby Hillel Yaffe hospital in Hadera, where they learned that their eldest daughter had been killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Fares Abu Suleiman 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jenin
Profile:
Member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Carried out the suicide bombing on the No. 823 bus in Wadi Ara, killing three Israelis and wounding nine.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Guerilla Attack - Nov 26, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Checkpoint/Border Crossing Erez Crossing, Gaza Strip
Killed: 0
Injured: 2
Details:
A Hamas suicide bomber detonated his explosives next to a Border Police position at the Erez crossing, wounding two border policemen
Further Details
Taysir Ahmed Ajrami, who worked at the terminal, arrived at the border police position and lifted up his belt of explosives so it was level with the post as he detonated them. Two border policemen were lightly wounded in the legs and taken to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Taysir Ahmed Ajrami 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jebaliya refugee camp
Profile:
Taysir Ahmed Ajrami, 26, blew himself up at the Erez Crossing, worked at the terminal. Hamas officials said Ajrami had carried out the surveillance work for the attack himself and had left a letter at his home, which said: "It is time for me to offer my soul... I have long wished to be a martyr for the sake of God to get revenge on the Zionists for all they have done to our people and the killing of five children last week and the assassination of the holy fighter Mahmoud Abu Hanoud."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Guerilla Attack - Nov 8, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Police Facility/Personnel Baka el-Sharkiya, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 2
Details:
A Hamas suicide bomber blew himself up in Baka al-Sharkiya adjacent to the Green Line wounding two members of the Border Police's special Yamam unit when he detonated his bomb.
Further Details
One officer was moderately wounded, the second sustaining lighter injuries in the blast. The policemen, part of a combined special forces unit, which included Duvedevan undercover and Yamam special forces agents, were in the midst of carrying out arrests of wanted Palestinians, when they came upon the bomber, who then detonated the charge he was carrying.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Mued Mahmud Ayadah Salah al-Din 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Tulkarm
Profile:
A Hamas suicide bomber who blew himself up in Baka al-Sharkiya, adjacent to the Green Line, wounding two members of the Border Police's special Yamam unit.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Comments:
From captured documents: a Hamas activist. He was a student at Bir Zeit University and later at Al-Najah University (institutions where the fundamentalist Islamic movements have considerable influence). He carried out a suicide attack in Baq’a al Sharqiya on 8 November 2001. He blew himself up next to a border guard force approaching to arrest him en route to a suicide attack inside Israel. As a result, two Israeli border guard policemen were lightly wounded.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Oct 7, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Kibbutz Sheluhot, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 0
Details:
A 43 year-old resident of Kibbutz Sheluhot was killed when a Palestinian suicide terrorist detonated a large bomb strapped to his body near the entrance of the kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley.
Further Details
Yair Mordechai, who was apparently driving into Kibbutz Sheluhot at around 8:15 A.M., had stopped alongside the terrorist and appeared to be questioning him when the explosion occurred. Both Yair and the terrorist were killed instantly.
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Yair Mordechai 43 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kibbutz Sheluhot
Profile:
Mordechai, a kibbutz member, had worked for several years as manager of a nearby regional factory for processing dates. He came to Kibbutz Sheluhot 20 years ago from Kiryat Shmona because of his love for one of the kibbutz members. They married and had four children, but later were divorced. Several years ago, he married a second time to a judge at the magistrate's court in Beit-She'an, Ira Mordechai. The couple had a daughter who is now two years old. Yair Mordechai was laid to rest at the Kibbutz Shluhot cemetery. Thousands of relatives and friends attended the funeral. "Thank you Yair. You saved the whole kibbutz. Who knows what would have happened if you hadn't been alert," were the words of goodbye to Yair.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Ahmad Abdul Mun'em Ahmad Daraghmeh 17 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Toubas - Jenin
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the 7 Oct 01 attack at the entrance to Kibbutz Sheluhot.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
phrmg
Terror Attack - Sep 9, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Nahariya, Israel
Killed: 3
Injured: 90
Details:
Three people were killed and some 90 injured, most lightly, in a suicide bombing near the Nahariya train station in Northern Israel. The terrorist, killed in the blast, waited nearby until the train arrived from Tel-Aviv and people were exiting the station, and then exploded the bomb he was carrying. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
Further Details
reported: The Nahariya suicide bomber, an Israeli Arab, reportedly departed from Jenin to carry out the attack. The Israel Security Agency said the bomber had been sent by Qayas Adwan, one of the senior members of the military wing of Hamas, a resident of Jenin.
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website, Israelinsider
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Yigal Goldstein 47 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Yigal Goldstein was a successful landscape architect. He traveled to Nahariya on Sunday morning to work on a project in the nearby town of Shlomi together with his relative by marriage, Morel Derfler, a professional photographer. A terrorist carrying a bomb waited near the train station in Nahariya until the train arrived from Tel-Aviv. As the passengers were exiting the station, he detonated the bomb. Yigal Goldsetin and Morel Derfler were two of the three people killed in the explosion, in which some 90 were injured. Yigal Goldstein was born in Nahariya. He studied architecture at Carlton University in Ottawa, Canada. He began his career as an architect in Israel 19 years ago in Tel-Aviv, and moved to Jerusalem a year later. In 1994 he opened his own firm, working mostly on public projects. Family friends told reporters, "He was a wonderful man with distinctive qualities, a good friend, a dedicated husband and father, and an excellent professional." He was a firm believer in peace and co-existence with the Palestinians.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Morel Derfler 45 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Mevasseret Zion
Profile:
Morel Derfler, a professional photographer, traveled to Nahariya on Sunday morning with his relative by marriage, architect Dr. Yigal Goldstein to work on a project in the nearby town of Shlomi. A terrorist carrying a bomb waited near the train station in Nahariya until the train arrived from Tel-Aviv. As the passengers were exiting the station, he detonated the bomb. Morel Derfler and Yigal Goldtstin were two of the three people killed in the explosion, in which some 90 were injured. Derfler was a well-known photographer who had exhibited his work both in Israel and abroad, including ArtFocus at the Israel Museum and exhibits at the Ramat-Gan Museum, the Haifa Museum, and the Artspace Gallery in the United States. Most of his photographs were black and white. Morel Derfler was the official photographer of the Haifa Theater for 15 years, and also worked with other theaters, including Habimah and Beit Lessin. Many of his photographs appeared in well-known theater placards. He also headed the photography department at the Wizo College in Haifa, where he himself had studied. Oded Kotler, former director of the Haifa Theater, related that Morel Derfler was a wonderful and sensitive photographer who penetrated the very spirit of the play. Noam Semel, another former director of the Haifa Theater, related that Derfler believed in co-existence and was active in the establishment of the Haifa Theater's Arabic theater program in the 1980s.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Daniel Yifrah 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Daniel Yifrah began his army service about a year ago, and on Sunday morning was returning to his base in northern Israel, after spending the weekend vacationing with friends in Tiberias. He had stayed in Tel-Aviv on Saturday night in order to catch the morning train to Nehariya. A terrorist carrying a bomb waited near the train station in Nahariya until the train arrived from Tel-Aviv. As the passengers were exiting the station, he detonated the bomb. Sgt. Daniel Yifrah was one of the three people killed in the explosion, in which some 90 were injured. Danny lived with his family first in the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem and later in Pisgat Ze'ev. He studied both theater and music at the High School of the Arts. His friends described him as a great actor, a gifted writer and musician. He loved soccer, and had many friends. Jonathan Friedman, Danny's friend since first grade, said, "There was no one who didn't love him. He was the best person, he couldn't hurt a fly."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Mohammed Salah Hobeishi 48 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Israel Muslim Abu Snan
Profile:
Israel Arab who carried out the suicide bombing at the Nahariya train station on 9 Sep 01. He was the first Israeli Arab to carry out this kind of attack since the start of the al-Aksa intifada. The Israel Security Agency said the bomber had been sent by Qayas Adwan, one of the senior members of the military wing of Hamas, a resident of Jenin.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
IsraelInsider, phrmg
Terror Attack - Sep 9, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Beit Lid Junction, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber died in the explosion of a car at the Beit Lid Junction. Four Israeli civilians were injured, but the bomber was the sole fatality.
Further Details
According to documents captured in Operation Defensive Shield, on the suicide bomber: Born in Tulkarm, served as a police officer in the Palestinian Authority. At the end of the 1980s, he was a Fatah activist who participated in attacks against Palestinian collaborators and in the kidnapping of a Jew in Tulkarm. He later joined the PIJ. On 9 September 2001, he carried out a suicide attack in Bet Lid Junction, where a car bomb wounded 8 Israelis.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, PHRMG
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
'Abd al Fatah Muhammad Muslah Rashed 25 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Irtah - Tulkarm
Profile:
A Palestinian suicide bomber died in the explosion of a car at the Beit Lid Junction. Four Israeli civilians were injured, but the bomber was the sole fatality.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Comments:
Documents captured in Operation Defensive Shield: Born in Tulkarm, served as a police officer in the Palestinian Authority. At the end of the 1980s he was a Fatah activist who participated in attacks against Palestinian collaborators and in the kidnapping of a Jew in Tulkarm. He later joined the PIJ. On 9 September 2001, he carried out a suicide attack in Bet Lid Junction, where a car bomb wounded 8 Israelis.
Sources:
phrmg
Terror Attack - Sep 4, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 13
Details:
Thirteen people were injured by a suicide bomber in downtown Jerusalem during the morning rush hour.
Further Details
Police said that passersby had called to their attention a suspicious person in front of the city's Bikur Holim Hospital. Two border policemen approached the man, who was disguised as an orthodox Jew, and called on him to stop. One of the border policemen, Gai Mugrabi told Israel Radio that he and his partner approached to within some four meters of the suspect. At that point, said Mugrabi, "The man stopped, turned toward us with a sort of grin, and reached for his bag with his right hand to detonate the bomb." Mugrabi was lightly injured, but his partner sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Bikur Holim Hospital for emergency surgery. A dozen other people were also admitted to hospital, but most sustained minor injuries. A doctor at Bikur Holim hospital said the injured were suffering from burns, and injuries inflicted by the nails, screws and shards of metal contained in the bomb. "If he had managed to walk another hundred meters, it would have been a massacre," said a police source. The blast occurred about two blocks from Jerusalem's busiest pedestrian crossing on the corner of King George and Jaffa roads. A suicide bombing there last month killed 15 people and injured over a hundred.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Israel Radio, Ha'aretz
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Ra'ed Nabil al-Barghouti 26 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim 'Aboud - Ramallah
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack near the Bikur Holim hospital in Jerusalem on 4 Sep 01. The bomber was the sole fatality.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
phrmg
Terror Attack - Aug 12, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Embassy Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 21
Details:
21 people were injured in a suicide bombing in the Wall Street Cafe in the center of Kiryat Motzkin at 17:30. The terrorist was killed.
Further Details
The attack occurred at about 17:25 on Sunday afternoon, in the Wall Street Restaurant in Kiryat Motzkin, a suburb of Haifa. Witnesses said the bomber walked into the crowded restaurant, approached a waitress and said, "Do you know what I'm carrying?" He then showed her the belt of explosives around his waist, at which she shouted, "Terrorist! Terrorist!" Upon hearing her cries, the diners jumped to their feet and rushed from the restaurant. Restaurant owner, Aharon Roseman picked up a chair and hurled it at the bomber, before taking cover behind a low wall. It was at that point that the attacker activated his explosives. The bomber reportedly entered Haifa in a taxi, thus evading a cordon of police blockades encircling the city in the wake of intelligence warnings that a suicide attack was imminent. Police in Haifa arrested the taxi driver, who admitted to ferrying the attacker to the restaurant, while claiming that he had no notion of what the man intended until it was too late.
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Mahmoud Baker Nasser 27 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Qabatiya - Jenin
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack on a cafe in Kiryat Motzkin on 12 August. The bomber was the sole fatality. According to the PIJ, he had served in the Palestinian security services prior to being chosen to carry out the suicide operation.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
phrmg
Terror Attack - Aug 9, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Restaurant Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 15
Injured: 130
Details:
A suicide bombing at a pizza restaurant in the center of Jerusalem killed 15 people--mostly young families and tourists--and wounded more than 90. Six children were among the dead. At roughly 14:00, a blast devastated a crowded Sbarro Pizzeria at the corner of King George and Jaffa streets. More than 90 people were wounded--two critically and ten seriously. The pizzeria, located at one of the busiest street corners in downtown Jerusalem, is a favorite for families and school children on summer vacation, and a number of infants are amongst the dead and wounded. Five of the dead were members of the same family, including the parents and three children, aged 14, 4 and 2. Two other daughters, 8 and 7, were wounded, one severely. Unexploded fragments of the bomb were found by police sappers and detonated in a controlled explosion. Security forces are currently searching for additional devices. Both Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. Israeli security sources later said that the bombing was the work of Hamas.
Further Details
The following information is from the website of the Israel Foreign Ministry: The headquarters of the Hamas organization in Samaria, located in Nablus, is responsible for today's (9 August) attack in Jerusalem. That same headquarter is responsible for the attacks on the Dolphinarium nightclub (1 June) and the "HaSharon" shopping mall in Netanya (18 May), as well as a long list of additional lethal attacks. This cell has operated for a long time, undisturbed, in areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority (PA). It has prepared bombs, recruited and trained suicide bombers and dispatched them to locations in Israel. This past month, as a result of Israel's attempt to implement the Tenet document, detailed information - which included the names of senior members of this cell - was given to the Palestinian Security Forces. This information was accompanied by the request that specific terrorist attacks be prevented, as Israel's Security Forces had information about the plans for these attacks. On July 13, the Palestinian Security Forces were asked to arrest Abas Sayid from Tulkarem, who was in the process of dispatching a terrorist attack against Israel. The Palestinian Authority did nothing. On July 29, the Palestinian Security Forces were asked to arrest Iman Halaveh from Nablus, in order to prevent another planned terrorist attack. Yet again the PA did nothing. Members of this cell who had been dispatched by these two terrorists carried out two attacks in Jerusalem: a car bomb which exploded in the underground parking garage of an eight-story residential building in the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood and an explosive devise placed in a supermarket (29 July). By some miracle, neither attack caused serious casualties. On July 31, Israeli Security Forces were left with no choice but to attack Jamal Mansour and Jamal Damoni, two of the leaders of this same headquarters in Nablus, in order to prevent their plan to send suicide bombers to attack Israeli targets. On August 8, another member of this cell - Nihad Abu Kishak - was apprehended by Israel. Amongst his belongings was the will of an additional suicide bomber - Basset Uda from Tulkarem. Kishak admitted his activities, conducted jointly with Amar Hadiri (also from Tulkarem) aimed at sending suicide bombers into the Sharon area. As a result, the Israeli Security Forces were compelled to act against Hadiri so as to prevent his activities. Information about Uda, the designated suicide bomber was given to the Palestinian Security Forces. Again, nothing was done. On August 8, an additional suicide bomber was dispatched in a car bomb driven by Asraf Sayid. The car exploded close to Moshav Baka'ot, causing injury to an Israeli soldier. At the same time, the cell planned another attack in Jerusalem. Information about Abdullah Barghouti, who was in Ramallah and was directly responsible for dispatching the suicide bomber was given on August 9 to the Palestinian Security Forces in an attempt to prevent the attack. Yet again nothing was done, and the result was the terrible terrorist attack against a pizzeria in the center of Jerusalem.
Sources:
.il, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Giora Balash 60 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Brazil Jewish Brazil
Profile:
Giora Balash, 60, of Brazil, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Giora Balash and his wife, Flora, were in Israel to celebrate the marriage of their son. Flora was injured in the blast. Giora Balash was buried in Ashkelon.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Flora Balash Unknown Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Brazil Jewish Brazil
Profile:
Flora Balash was wounded in the suicide bombing at the Sbarro Pizzeria, in which her husband Giora was killed. The couple were in Israel to celebrate the marriage of their son.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Name: Age: Gender:
Zvika Golombek 26 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Carmiel
Profile:
Zvika, the oldest son in the Golombek family, had spent a year traveling in South America after completing army service in the Engineering Corps. He completed his BA studies in international relations at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he met Na'ama. Zvika and Na'ama, who were both planning to begin studies for master degrees, had recently become engaged. The two were dining together in the Sbarro fast-food restaurant when the bomb was detonated. Na'ama was injured in the blast. Zvika Golombek was buried in Carmiel.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Comments:
Zvika's fiance, Na'ama was injured in the same attack.
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Shoshana Greenbaum 31 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
United States Jewish New Jersey
Profile:
Shoshana Yehudit Greenbaum, 31, an American tourist from New Jersey, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Shoshana, an only child, had arrived in Israel with her husband, Shmuel, as part of her graduate studies. She was pregnant at the time of her death. She and her husband were excited about having their first child. Shoshana Yehudit Greenbaum was buried in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Lily Shimashvili 33 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Lily Shimashvili, 33, of Jerusalem, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Among the other victims of the attack was Lily's daughter, Tamara, 8. Lily and Tamara arrived in Israel only eight months ago from Moscow, following the rest of their family, who are originally Georgian. Lily, a doctor by profession, had been studying Hebrew in Jerusalem and hoped to find employment in one of the city's hospitals. Lily Shimashvili was buried in Jerusalem alongside her daughter, Tamara. She is survived by her parents, a son, Yaakov, 3, and her husband, Yura, who was in Moscow at the time of the bombing.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Tamara Shimashvili 8 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Tamara Shimashvili, 8, of Jerusalem, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Among the other victims of the attack was Tamara's mother, Lily. Her father, Yura, was in Moscow at the time of the bombing. Lily and Tamara arrived in Israel only eight months ago from Moscow, following the rest of their family, who are originally Georgian. Tamara had successfully completed first grade in Pisgat Ze'ev. Tamara Shimashvili was buried in Jerusalem alongside her mother, Lily.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Tehila Moaz 18 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Tehila Maoz, 18, of Jerusalem, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Tehila was a waitress at the Sbarro fast-food restaurant, where the attack occurred. She was to celebrate her 19th birthday in two weeks, and was due to begin her national service in another month. Her older brother Amnon described her as a special and intelligent girl, full of warmth and love. Tehila Maoz was buried in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Frieda Mendelsohn 62 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Frieda Mendelsohn, 62, of Jerusalem, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Frieda Mendelsohn, in town for medical tests, had not eaten since the previous day. Although she never ate out, she stopped to have something with her daughter at the Sbarro fast-food restaurant when the bomb went off. Her daughter was injured in the explosion. Frieda Mendelsohn was buried in Jerusalem. She left behind a husband, Shimon, six children and 38 grandchildren.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Mordechai Schijveschuurder 43 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Neria
Profile:
Mordechai (Moti) Schijveschuurder, 43, of Neria, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Among the other victims were Mordechai's wife Tzira, 41, and children Ra'aya, 14, Yitzhak, 4, and Hemda, 2. Two other daughters were injured in the attack. They had come to spend the day in Jerusalem, to relax from the tension of frequent shootings near their home in Neria, a community in Samaria. Three older brothers who did not join the family outing identified the bodies. Mordechai Schijveschuurder was born in Amsterdam to a long-established Dutch Jewish family, who had lived in the Netherlands for 400 years. He immigrated to Israel in 1977 and studied at the Ponevitz Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. He met Tzira in Israel, and they were married in 1978. Alongside his religious studies, Mordechai studied economics at Bar Ilan University and later managed a chemical import business. The family later moved to Jerusalem, and in 1994 to Neria. Mordechai Schijveschuurder was buried in Jerusalem, along with his wife and three children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Tzira Schijveschuurder 41 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Neria
Profile:
Tzira (Dura) Schijveschuurder, 41, of Neria, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Tzira (nee Friedman) was born in Netanya. She married Mordechai Schijveschuurder in 1978, and over the years gave birth to eight children. After completing her studies at Tel-Aviv Univeristy, she worked as a therapist at the Shmaya school for deaf children in Bnei Brak. The Schijveschuurder family later moved to Jerusalem, and in 1994 to Neria, where their two youngest children, Yitzhak and Hemda, were born.. Tzira Schijveschuurder was buried in Jerusalem, along with her husband and three children.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Comments:
Among the other victims were Tzira's husband Mordechai, and their children Ra'aya, 14, Yitzhak, 4, and Hemda, 2. Two other daughters were injured in the attack. They had come to spend the day in Jerusalem, to relax from the tension of frequent shootings near their home in Neria, a community in Samaria. Three older brothers who did not join the family outing identified the bodies.
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Ra'aya Schijveschuurder 14 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Neria
Profile:
Ra'aya Schijveschuurder, 14, of Neria, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Ra'aya grew up in Petah Tikva. She had completed junior high school in Ofra, and was to enter the Ma'ale Levona school for girls in September. Ra'aya Schijveschuurder was buried in Jerusalem, along with her parents and her two young siblings.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Hemda Schijveschuurder 2 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Neria
Profile:
Hemda Schijveschuurder, 2, of Neria, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Comments:
Among the other victims were Hemda's parents, Tzira and Mordechai, her brother Yitzhak, 4, and sister Ra'aya, 14. Two other sisters were injured in the attack. They had come to spend the day in Jerusalem, to relax from the tension of frequent shootings near their home in Neria, a community in Samaria. Three older brothers who did not join the family outing identified the bodies.
Sources:
ww..il
Name: Age: Gender:
Avraham Yitzhak Schijveschuurder 4 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Neria
Profile:
Yitzhak Schijveschuurder, 4, of Neria, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Avraham Yitzhak was born in Neria, where he attended kindergarten. He had recently boasted that he knew the entire "aleph-bet" by heart. His eldest brother, Meir, told how his youngest brother would jump on him and hug him whenever he came home from the army. Avraham Yitzhak Schijveschuurder was buried in Jerusalem, along with his parents and his two sisters.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Comments:
Among the other victims were Yitzhak's parents, Tzira and Mordechai, her sister Ra'aya, 14, and sister Hemda, 2. Two other sisters were injured in the attack. They had come to spend the day in Jerusalem, to relax from the tension of frequent shootings near their home in Neria, a community in Samaria. Three older brothers who did not join the family outing identified the bodies.
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Malka Roth 15 Female
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Australia Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Malka (Malki) Roth, 15, of Jerusalem, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Malka immigrated to Israel with her family from Melbourne, Australia in 1988. Born in the middle of three older brothers and three younger sisters, one of whom is severely handicapped, Malka helped her mother caring for the handicapped child. Based on her experience with her handicapped sister, she volunteered to work with handicapped children. Malki was a gifted musician who played the classical flute. She studied at the prominent Horev girls' school in Jerusalem. She and Michal Raziel, who was also killed in the explosion, had grown up together and were good friends from an early age. They were both members of the Ezra youth movement, and had stopped for lunch at the pizzeria on their way to an activity in Talpiot. Malka Roth was buried in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Michal Raziel 15 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Killed in Sbarro Pizzeria bombing on 9 Aug 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Yocheved Shoshan 10 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Yocheved Shoshan, 10, of Jerusalem, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant. Yocheved had gone with her mother, Esther, and her sisters Rachel and Michal, to the pizzeria and were seated on the second floor. Yocheved and Michal had gone back downstairs to order another slice of pizza. Yocheved was killed instantly in the explosion; Michal was seriously wounded. Yocheved Shoshan was the great-granddaughter of Rabbi Israel Abuhatzeira, the Baba Sali, a Moroccan sage. She was buried in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Ezzedin Ahmad al-Masri 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Qubeiba - Jenin
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack on the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem on 9 Aug 01, killng 15 people.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
phrmg
Name: Age: Gender:
Chana Nachenberg 32 Female
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel United States Jewish unknown
Profile:
Chana Nachenberg, 32, an American Israeli, was injured on Aug. 9, 2001 when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a Jerusalem restaurant.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
Associated Press
Guerilla Attack - Aug 8, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel B'kaot, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 1
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber was killed when he detonated his car bomb, lightly wounding one soldier, at a roadblock near the B'kaot moshav in the Northern Jordan Valley shortly after 9:00. One soldier was lightly wounded.
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Ashraf Mohammad Subhi Assayed 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
Suicide bomber who detonated a car bomb, lightly wounding one soldier, at a roadblock near the B'kaot moshav in the northern Jordan Valley.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
phrmg
Terror Attack - Aug 4, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Jordan Valley, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
The quick thinking of a bus driver prevented the bombing of a public bus in the Jordan Valley. The bus driver said that a young man carrying a suspicious-looking bag got on the bus at one of the stops near Beit She'an. The driver immediately moved to push the man off the bus and get the bag away from him before he could detonate the explosives. After calling for two soldiers on the bus to disable the bomber, the driver moved the bus a safe distance away.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz
Terror Attack - Jul 16, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus stop Binyamina, Israel
Killed: 2
Injured: 11
Details:
At about 19:30 on a Monday evening, a suicide bomber exploded a bomb at a bus stop near the train station in Binyamina, halfway between Netanya and Haifa. Cpl. Hanit Arami, 19, and St.Sgt. Avi Ben Harush, 20, both of Zichron Yaakov, were killed and 11 wounded - 3 seriously.
Further Details
On July 11, the Palestinian Security Forces were asked to arrest Mahmoud Norsi from the Jenin refugee camp, in order to prevent a terrorist attack he had planned. The Palestinian Authority did nothing and the result was the deadly attack near the Binyamina train station, in which two people were killed and eight injured. This cell continued its activities and on July 22, it attempted to carry out another terrorist attack in Haifa. A catastrophe was prevented thanks to Israeli Security Forces who managed to arrest Morad - Mahmoud Norsi's brother - who was supposed to blow himself up in the Carmalit subway in Haifa. Mahmoud Norsi was also responsible for a terrorist attack in Beit She'an (August 2), in which heavy casualties were prevented only by miracle. A statement published by the Israel Foreign Ministry on August 10 said that Mahmoud Norsi and fellow members of his terrorist cell were continuing their activities undisturbed. According to the statement, the cell is currently planning a terrorist attack in Israel to be carried out by a suicide bomber by the name of Hassin Abu Nassa from Jenin.
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Hanit Arami 19 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Zichron Yaakov
Profile:
Hanit grew up in Zichron Yaakov, where she excelled in her studies. She had been in the army for about a year, serving in an intelligence unit in Tel Aviv, and was returning home from the base. Her parents, Carmela and Sammy, heard about the bombing on the radio and came to the train station to look for their daughter. Several hours later, they were informed that she had been killed. Hanit Arami was buried in Zichron Yaakov. She is survived by her parents, an older sister who is serving in the army, and two younger sisters.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Avi Ben Harush 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Zichron Yaakov
Profile:
Avi, the second in a family of five children and a soldier in the Golani brigade, was on his way home on leave. He grew up in Zichron Yaakov where he attended the Javetz School. He completed his high school studies at a boarding school in Carmiel. Avi Ben Harush had originally served in a commando unit and could have been released from army service following an injury. He had chosen instead to join the computer unit at the Golani base near Nahariya. Relatives related that Avi loved life, loved the army, and especially loved the sea. His family is well-known in the small town of Zichron Yaakov. His father, Yehuda, a retired Border Guard officer, writes a column in a local newspaper.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Uniformed Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Nidal Mustafa Ibrahim Abu Shaduf 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Burkin
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack in Binyamina on 16 July 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
MOD, phrmg
Terror Attack - Jul 10, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Checkpoint/Border Crossing Kissufim Crossing, Gaza Strip
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber was killed in a car-bombing attack near the Kissufim crossing point in the Southern Gaza Strip, causing no other casualties.
Further Details
Disaster was averted as the bomb exploded without hitting any other vehicles.
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Nafez Ayesh Al-Nad'ar 26 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jabalya refugee camp
Profile:
Palestinian suicide bomber killed in a car-bombing attack near the Kissufim crossing point on 10 July 01. He was the sole fatality.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
MOD, phrmg
Guerilla Attack - Jun 22, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Dugit, Gaza Strip
Killed: 2
Injured: 0
Details:
Two Israeli soldiers were killed near Dugit in the Gaza Strip when they went to the aid of Palestinians who said their car was stuck in the sand. The jeep with yellow Israeli license plates, supposedly stuck in the sand, blew up as they approached. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
Further Details
On a Friday afternoon, a Givati unit was patrolling the Shikma beach area near Dugit when the soldiers noticed a jeep with Israeli license plates apparently stuck in the sand. Several Palestinians nearby beckoned to the soldiers for assistance. Iszak and Kit got out of their jeep and walked towards the stuck jeep. The suicide bomber inside detonated his explosives, mortally wounding the two, who died shortly after.
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Aviv Iszak 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kfar Saba
Profile:
Sgt. Aviv Iszak, 19, of Kfar Saba was killed near Dugit in the Gaza Strip as a jeep with yellow Israeli license plates, supposedly stuck in the sand, blew up as he and Sgt. Ofir Kit approached the jeep. A close friend of the Iszak family described Aviv as an outstanding student and excellent basketball player. Aviv, drafted 11 months ago into the army, had wanted to serve in an elite combat unit, but joined the Givati infantry brigade because of his eyesight. He served for two months in Kfar Darom, in the southern Gaza Strip and was recently sent to the Dugit area, considered a quieter assignment. He was to have soon to have begun officer training. Aviv graduated from the Katznelson high school in Kfar Saba. He began his studies in the special basketball track, but then switched to a class for gifted pupils, majoring in chemistry and physics. He had planned to continue his studies in physics after his army service. Aviv Iszak is survived by his parents, Hannah and Ilan, and his younger brother, Omer (16), and sister, Noa (10). He was laid to rest in the military cemetary in Kfar Saba.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Ofir Kit 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Jerusalem
Profile:
Sgt. Ofir Kit, 19, of Jerusalem was killed near Dugit in the Gaza Strip as a jeep with yellow Israeli license plates, supposedly stuck in the sand, blew up as he and Sgt. Aviv Iszak approached the jeep. Ofir had phoned his parents just 15 minutes earlier. He told his father that he was not afraid to die for his country, if necessary. He said he had to hang up because his friend, Aviv, needed his help. They then approached the jeep. Ofir's cousin related that he was tall and good-looking, a good student and an excellent sportsman. He attended at the Himmelfarb religious school in Jerusalem. The Kit family lost their eldest son, Israel, eight years ago, to cancer. Ofir was the family's mainstay, encouraging them to continue with their lives. He had planned to study law after his army service. Kit's father Omer delivered the final eulogy. "Burying a son is like the destruction of the Temple," he said. "I've lost two sons, and experienced, it seems, the destruction of both Temples. I hope I won't become a second Job, bereft of all sons." Ofir Kit was buried at the military cemetery on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem. He is survived by his parents, Dina and Omer, and his younger brother Yair.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Ismail Ma'asuabi 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Al-Shati/ Gaza
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack near Dugit on 22 Jun 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
MOD
Terror Attack - Jun 1, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Entertainment Facility Tel-Aviv, Israel
Killed: 21
Injured: 120
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt amid a crowd of youngsters outside a beachfront nightclub on Friday night, killing at least 20 and injuring more than 120. The blast occurred shortly after 11:00 pm, when Tel-Aviv's Promenade was full of young people, who gather on weekends to dance, drink and socialize. Hundreds of young Israelis, including many Israeli Arabs, flock to the area's beachfront nightclubs and discotheques every Friday night. The Dolphinarium, where the blast occurred, is also popular with the children of new immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry Website
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Marina Berkovizki 17 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Marina Berkovizki, 17, of Tel Aviv, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Marina, who rarely went out, perferring to study, according to friends, was at the discotheque to celebrate her 17th birthday. Berkovizki immigrated to Israel with her family from Uzbekistan four and a half years ago. Her father passed away two years ago, and Marina is survived by her mother and older brother. Marina Berkovizki was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Jan Bloom 25 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat Gan
Profile:
Jan Bloom, 25, of Ramat Gan, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night, June 1. Mortally wounded in the blast, he died two days later. Jan Bloom came to Israel six months ago with his wife Irena and their two-year old daughter. Jan studied Hebrew during the day at an ulpan, and worked as a security guard at night at the Dolphin discotheque. On Friday night, he had just completed a check of the parking area and had returned to the entrance to open the disco. He suffered a serious head injury as a result of the blast, with two metal balls lodging in his brain, and remained unconscious until his death on Sunday, June 3. Jan is survived by his wife and daughter, and by his parents - his father living in Israel, and his mother in the Ukraine. Jan Bloom was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Roman Dezanshvili 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat Yam
Profile:
Roman Dezanshvili, 21, of Bat Yam, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Roman Dezanshvili immigrated to Israel with his family seven years ago from Tbilisi, Georgia. Roman was about to finish a dental technician program at Jaffa's Amal high school, and worked three times a week at a Holon dental clinic. He delayed his army service to complete his studies. His mother said her son was industrious and helped her financially. Roman Dezanshvili is survived by his father, mother, and brother Lary. He was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Yevgenia Dorfman 15 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat-Yam
Profile:
Yevgenia Dorfman, 15, of Bat-Yam, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night, June 1. Mortally wounded in the blast, she died 18 days later. Yevgenia Dorfman suffered a mortal head injury in the explosion. For 18 days, the doctors fought to save her life, although they knew, given the extent of the brain damage, that her chances of survival were very slim. Her mother gave her a new middle name, Haya - "alive" - in the hope that her life would be spared. On June 19 she succumbed to her injuries. Yevgenia lived alone with her mother, a single parent. They immigrated to Israel from Tashkent nine years ago. They lived simply, because of economic hardships, but Yevgenia was well integrated and happy at school, where she was known by the Hebrew name Keren. Yevgenia studied music and dance at the Arts School in Holon and she had hoped to be a dancer. The school principal related that Yevgenia-Keren was a good student and a very talented dancer. The members of her dance class embroidered a patchwork quilt, which they had planned to present to her on her 16th birthday in a few weeks. Yevgenia Dorfman was laid to rest in the Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Ilya Gutman 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat Gan
Profile:
Ilya Gutman, 19, of Ramat Gan, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Ilya Gutman immigrated to Israel from Kazakhstan nine years ago with his parents, Larissa and Boris, and his brother Michael. He graduated from the Sharett high school in Bat Yam and planned to study computers. He was exempted from army service so he could help care for his severely disabled brother. Ilya was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Anya Kazachkov 16 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Anya Kazachkov, 16, of Holon, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Anya was outside the discotheque with her best friend, Mariana Madbaneko, when the bomb exploded. Both were killed in the blast. Anya immigrated to Israel from Russia two years ago with her mother and brother. Her mother related that Anya was full of life. "She wanted to study, to serve in the army, and to get married." Anya was an 11th grade student at Shevach High School, studying robotics. The school principal, Dr. Benvenisti, said, "Her drawings decorate the walls of the school and they will remain as a living memorial." She is survived by her mother and her brother Alex, aged 11. Her father passed away 7 years ago in Russia. Anya Kazachkov was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Mariana Medvedenko 16 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Mariana Medvedenko, 16, of Tel-Aviv, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Medvedenko immigrated to Israel with her family two and a half years ago from northern Russia. She was studying drafting at Shelah High School in Tel-Aviv, where she was to have taken her matriculation examinations during the week following the attack. Her cousin Marik Mazganov said Mariana she loved to laugh, and was very fond of her youngest brother Sasha. Mariana wanted to take her younger sister Sofa, 14, with her to the discotheque on Friday night, but her parents said she was too young. Mariana is survived by her parents, a brother who remained in Russia, her sister Sofa, twin brothers, and Sasha. Mariana Medvedenko was buried in Kibbutz Givat Brenner.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Aleksei Lupalu 16 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Ukraine Christian Ukraine
Profile:
Aleksei Lupalu, 16, of the Ukraine, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Aleksei was killed only six months after arriving in Israel with his family from the Ukraine. They are not Jewish, but came to work in Israel to save money, hoping to improve their financial situation and then to return home. Aleksei is survived by his parents, Lova and Ivan, and by his older sister. His family announced their decision to return to the Ukraine, where Aleksei was buried.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Yelena Nelimov 18 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Yelena Nelimov, 18, of Tel Aviv, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Yelena and Yulia immigrated from Russia five years ago with their mother, Ella, their brother Sasha, now 14, and their grandmother. A family friend said it was the girls who pressed for the family to immigrate to Israel. Yelena graduated from Shevah high school and planned to continue her studies. Friends said the girls loved dancing and going out. Yelena is survived by her brother, Sasha, as well as her mother and father, who still resides in Russia. She was buried alongside her sister in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Comments:
Yelena's sister, Yulia, 16, was also killed in the blast.
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Yulia Nelimov 16 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
Yulia Nelimov, 15, of Tel Aviv, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Yelena and Yulia immigrated from Russia five years ago with their mother, Ella, their brother Sasha, now 14, and their grandmother. A family friend said it was the girls who pressed for the family to immigrate to Israel. Yelena graduated from Shevah high school and planned to continue her studies. Friends said the girls loved dancing and going out. Yulia is survived by her brother, Sasha, as well as her mother and father, who still resides in Russia. She was buried alongside her sister in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Comments:
Yulia's sister, Yelena, 18, was also killed in the blast.
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Irina Nepomneschi 16 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Bat Yam
Profile:
Irina Nepomneschi, 16, of Bat Yam, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Irina Nepomneschi immigrated to Israel from Uzbekistan five years ago with her family. She studied business administration at the Shevah high school in Tel Aviv. Keren Benayoun, vice principal at the school, said Irina was very intelligent and vivacious, serious about her studies but also fun-loving. Irina was two weeks away from her 17th birthday. She leaves behind her parents and a younger brother, Pavel. Irina was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Raisa Nimrovsky 15 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Raisa Nimrovsky, 15, of Netanya, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Raisa Nimrovsky immigrated to Israel with her mother seven years ago. According to Raisa's mother, she usually went out in the Netanya area. Friday was to be her first time in a Tel Aviv club, to which she went with her neighbor and friend, Maria Tagilchev. She was excited about partying in Tel Aviv's big-city scene. Raisa and Maria were both killed in the blast. Raisa is survived by her mother and grandmother. She was buried in Netanya.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Sergei Pancheskov 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Ukraine Jewish Ukraine
Profile:
Sergei Pancheskov, 20, of the Ukraine, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night, June 1. Mortally wounded in the blast, he died the following day. Sergei Pancheskov, an only child, came to Israel nine months ago to join his mother who was living here. His father said, "He was a special, charming boy. Insteading of being drafted into the Ukrainian army, he preferred to come to Israel." He planned to serve in the IDF.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Simona Rodin 18 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Simona Rodin, 18, of Holon, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. An only child, Simona immigrated to Israel from Russia 12 years ago with her father, Mark, and mother Ira. She attended the Kugel high school in Holon. Simona was a very sensitive and quiet girl, who was liked by all. According to a cousin, Simona had told her she was going to Dolphinarium club she had not been to for five months. She went there with her best friend, Rita, who was severely wounded. Simona was very close to her parents and was looking forward to serving in the army. Simona was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Liana Sakiyan 16 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat Gan
Profile:
Liana Sakiyan, 16, of Ramat Gan, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Liana arrived in Israel from Moscow a year and a half ago, together with her mother and twin brother Pyotr. Her father Leonid remained in Moscow. A friend of hers said that, despite her family's absorption difficulties, she had tried to integrate into Israeli society as quickly as possible. The principal of the Ironi Aleph high school she attended said that Liana was an extremely gifted artist, and a high-spirited girl who quickly made friends with both immigrants and Israeli-born. On Friday night, Liana went to the disco with her brother and two girlfriends, who were both injured in the blast. Her brother left soon after they arrived at the Dolphinarium because he did not have enough money with him - entry was free for girls that night. Liana was buried in Kibbutz Givat Brenner.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Ori Shahar 32 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat Gan
Profile:
Ori Shahar, 32, of Ramat Gan, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Ori Shahar, who lived alone and worked as the "house father" at the Geulim community center in Ramat Gan, was out walking near the Dolphinarium when bomb exploded, and was returning to his car. Ramat Gan municipality spokesman Memi Pe'er said Ori was a warm and gracious man, who helped the children at the community center. Ori is survived by his parents, a sister and two brothers, one of whom lives in the United States. Ori Shahar was buried in Kiryat Shaul.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Yael-Yulia Sklianik 15 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Yael-Yulia Sklianik, 15, of Holon, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night, June 1. Mortally wounded in the blast, she died the following day. Yael-Yulia Sklianik immigrated to Israel with her family in 1990 from the former Soviet Union. Yael was a 9th grade student at the Katzir high school in Holon. Her teacher said, "Yael was blond, blue-eyed, full of life, and always smiling." Yael left behind her parents, Oleg and Iriana, and an older sister, Liora. She was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Maria Tagilchev 14 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Maria Tagilchev, 14, of Netanya, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Maria immigrated to Israel from the Ural Mountains in Russia a year and a half ago with her mother, Olga. Maria was an eighth-grader at the ORT Leibovich school, and was still having trouble with Hebrew, but had many friends. Just two days before, a car bomb exploded outside her school, while she was still inside. She decided to go to the Dolphin disco on Friday night to relieve the tension. Maria was buried in Netanya.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Katherine Kastaniyada-Talkir 15 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Ramat Gan
Profile:
Katherine Kastaniyada-Talkir, 15, of Ramat Gan, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Katherine immigrated to Israel from Colombia nine years ago with her mother. Her biological father lives in the United States. Katherine recently visited him in the U.S., after not seeing him for a long time. In Israel, her mother married Gabi Talkir, who adopted Katherine as his daughter. They have a second child, now three. Katherine was a student at the Pitman high school in Ramat Gan. She went to the discotheque on Friday with her close friend, Alona, who was seriously injured in the attack. She was buried in the Catholic cemetery in Jaffa.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Irena Usdachi 18 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Holon
Profile:
Irena Usdachi, 18, of Holon, was one of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night. Irena Usdachi, an only child, immigrated to Israel with her mother from the Ukraine four years ago, when her parents separated. She celebrated her 18th birthday just a week ago. Irena was an 11th-grader at Holon's Herzog high school and also worked after school. School principal Ruti Tendler said Irena was a remarkably industrious, intelligent girl, who had chosen a difficult course of study in Russian language and literature. Irena was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Sa'ed al Hotary 21 Male
Nationality: Secondary Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Jordan Muslim Kalkilya
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack at the Dolphinarium on 1 Jun 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, phrmg
Name: Age: Gender:
Diez (Dani) Normanov 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel-Aviv
Profile:
One of 21 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel-Aviv discotheque shortly before midnight on Friday night 1 June 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
mfa
Guerilla Attack - May 29, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Other/Unknown Tufah Checkpoint, Gaza Strip
Killed: 0
Injured: 2
Details:
Two Hamas members were killed while committing a suicide attack accompanied with throwing grenades at the Tufah Checkpoint. Two soldiers were injured.
Sources:
MOD, PCHR
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Ismail Arafat Al-‘Ashur 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim al-Amal, Gaza City
Profile:
A Hamas member killed while throwing grenades towards Tufah checkpoint.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
MOD, PCHR, phrmg
Name: Age: Gender:
‘Abdel-Mu’ti ‘Ali El-‘Assar 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim khan Yunis
Profile:
A Hamas member killed while throwing grenades towards Tufah checkpoint.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
MOD, phrmg
Terror Attack - May 25, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus stop Hadera, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 65
Details:
65 people were injured in a car bombing at the Hadera Central Bus Station. The two terrorists were killed in the explosion.
Sources:
Israel Foreign Ministry
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
'Ala Hilal Abdel Satar Sabbah 19 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jenin
Profile:
One of two PIJ suicide bomber who carried out a suicide car bomb in Hadera on 25 May 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
MOD, phrmg
Name: Age: Gender:
Osama Nimer Darwish Abu el Heija 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Jenin refugee camp
Profile:
One of two PIJ suicide bombers who carried out a suicide car bomb in Hadera on 25 May 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Sources:
MOD, phrmc
Guerilla Attack - May 24, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Netsarim, Gaza Strip
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A Hamas suicide bomber attempted to blow up an Israeli army guard post in Gaza. Aventually the truck exploded some distance from the guard post killing only the terrorist incide. According to an army statement, the driver drove an explosives-laden truck at high speed toward the heavily fortified guard post at the Netzarim Junction after bypassing a roadblock. After signaling the driver to stop and firing warning shots, the soldiers opened fire on the truck, which exploded some distance from the guard post. The driver was killed, but there were no casualties among the Israeli troops.
Further Details
According to an army statement, the driver drove an explosives-laden truck at high speed toward the heavily fortified guard post at the Netzarim Junction after bypassing a roadblock. After signaling the driver to stop and firing warning shots, the soldiers opened fire on the truck, which exploded some distance from the guard post. The driver was killed, but there were no casualties among the Israeli troops.
Sources:
MOD, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Associated Press
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Hussein Abu Nasser 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Beit Lahiya
Profile:
Palestinian suicide bomber who crashed a truck-laden with explosives near Netzarim Junction on 25 May. He was the sole fatality.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Unclear High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
MOD
Terror Attack - May 18, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Shopping Center Netanya, Israel
Killed: 5
Injured: 100
Details:
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the entrance of HaSharon Shopping Mall in Netanya, killing five people and injuring 100.
Sources:
.il
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Tirza Polonsky 66 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kfar Haim
Profile:
Tirza Polonsky, 66, of Moshav Kfar Haim was killed in a suicide bombing at Hasharon Mall in the seaside city of Netanya. Tirza Polonsky was shopping in the Hasharon Mall as she does every Friday when the terrorist exploded the bomb he was carrying at the entrance to the shopping mall. Four other people were killed in the blast and over 100 were injured. Polonsky was a teacher for many years and worked at a community day-club in Hadera after her retirement. The day-club asked her to replace another teacher that fateful Friday, but she refused because she did not want to give up her day of shopping. Tirza Polonsky is survived by a husband, three daughters, two sons and 11 grandchildren. She was laid to rest at the Kfar Haim cemetery.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Vladislav Sorokin 34 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Vladislav Sorokin, 34, was killed in a suicide bombing at Hasharon Mall in the seaside city of Netanya. Vladislav Sorokin, originally from the Ukraine, immigrated to Israel with his family in November 2000 from Magnitogorsk in northern Russia, where they had already studied Hebrew in preparation for the move. In Israel, they joined his wife's younger brother, German, who had immigrated five years earlier. Vladislav worked as a helicopter technician. He is survived by his wife and 6-year-old son Sasha, who were both seriously injured in the bombing. Since their arrival in Israel, the Sorokin family lived together in one apartment in Netanya together with German's girlfriend, Yulia Tratiakova. They went together to the mall on Friday morning, where Vladislav and Yulia were killed.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Yulia Tratiakova 21 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Yulia Tratiakova, 21, of Netanya was killed in a suicide bombing at Hasharon Mall in the seaside city of Netanya. Yulia Tratiakova immigrated to Israel about six months ago from her home in the northern Caucasus, leaving behind her parents and younger sister. Three months ago, she met her boyfriend, German, who had immigrated five years earlier. Yulia was taking a special Hebrew course for nurses together with German's sister. Yulia Tratiakova went together with the Sorokin family to the mall on Friday morning, where Yulia and Vladislav Sorokin were killed. Yulia is survived by her parents and sister, as well as by her grandmother who lives in Netanya. Yulia, who so wanted to live in Israel, was buried in Netanya.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Miriam Waxman 51 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Hadera
Profile:
Miriam Waxman, 51, of Hadera was killed in a suicide bombing at Hasharon Mall in the seaside city of Netanya. Miriam Waxman was shopping in the Hasharon Mall when the terrorist exploded the bomb he was carrying at the entrance to the shopping mall. Four other people were killed in the blast and over 100 were injured. Her husband Yosef was critically injured. Miriam taught management at the Hadassah Neurim boarding school. Her brother, Haim Washler, described her as "charismatic and a perfectionist in everything she did." She loved animals, and raised parakeets, dogs, cats and fish in her Hadera home. Their two sons, Chen and Hanoch, who are studying dentistry in Romania, returned home for the funeral.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
David Yarkoni 53 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
David Yarkoni, 53, of Netanya was killed in a suicide bombing at Hasharon Mall in the seaside city of Netanya. David Yarkoni was killed when the terrorist exploded the bomb he was carrying at the entrance to the shopping mall. Four other people were killed in the blast and over 100 were injured. David Yarkoni immigrated to Israel from India in 1948. He worked as a gardener at the Wingate Institute for 20 years and had recently started looking for a new job. He is survived by two sisters, both of whom live in the Golan Heights. His brother, Shmuel, died 18-years ago. Yarkoni's sister, Tova Yevel, described her brother as "a bookworm. He used to read non-stop, especially history books. His house was full of books." His neighbor, Rina Barok, described him as a quiet, modest man who loved movies and had a great knowledge of history.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Mahmoud Ahmad Marmash 20 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Danba/ Tulkarem
Profile:
The suicide bomber who carried out the attack in Netanya on 18 May 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians Extremely High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
MOD, phrmg
Terror Attack - Apr 29, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Near Nablus, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A car bomb blew up close to a school bus travelling near the West Bank city of Nablus. There were no injuries in the attack. The body of the suicide bomber was found in the car. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sources:
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Jamal Abd Ghani Rashid Nasser 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nablus
Profile:
The suicide bomber.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
MOD, phrmg
Terror Attack - Apr 22, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus stop Kfar Sava, Israel
Killed: 1
Injured: 60
Details:
A terrorist detonated a powerful bomb that he was carrying near a group of people waiting at a bus stop on the corner of Weizman and Tchernichovsky streets in Kfar Saba. One person was killed and about 60 injured in the blast, including two severely. The terrorist was also killed in the explosion, for which Hamas claimed responsibility.
Sources:
.il
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Mario Goldin 53 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Kfar Saba
Profile:
Dr. Mario Goldin, 53, of Kfar Sava, was killed when a terrorist detonated a powerful bomb he was carrying near a group of people waiting at a bus stop on the corner of Weizman and Tchernichovsky streets. Goldin, 53, married with three children, was in charge of the pain clinic at the Beit Levinstein rehabilitation center. He also worked in the orthopedic ward at Meir Hospital and had treated and helped many victims of terror attacks. He was on his way to Meir Hospital on Tuesday morning, and decided to take the bus. He was killed immediately. Mario Goldin immigrated from Argentina 24 years ago. Colleagues and friends said he was a "genuinely good man" and an outstanding doctor who had pioneered the establishment of the pain clinic in the early 1980s. His main aim in life was to ease the suffering of others. He is survived by his wife, a physiotherapist at Meir Hospital, two sons, and a daughter. He was buried in Kfar Sava.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Omar Salem Abu 'Ateiwy 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Gaza City
Profile:
The suicide bomber who carried out the attack in Kfar Saba on 22 Apr 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
mod, phrmg
Terror Attack - Mar 28, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus stop "Peace Rendezvouz" Kiosk, Israel
Killed: 2
Injured: 4
Details:
A suicide bomber blew himself up near a bus stop frequented by pupils on their way to school. Two children were killed, along with the bomber. Four youths, aged 13 to 15, were injured, one critically.
Further Details
The bomber was seen alighting from a van driven from the direction of the Palestinian autonomous city of Kalkilya at 7:30 in the morning. He approached the bus stop where a dozen teenagers were waiting for rides to school and detonated an explosive belt. In a phone call to Reuters news agency, the Hamas military wing, Izz e-Din al-Qassam, claimed responsibility for the blast.
Sources:
Israel Radio, Jerusalem Post, Reuters
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Naftali Lanzkorn 13 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Petah Tikvah
Profile:
Naftali Lanzkorn, 13, of Petah Tikva was killed in a suicide bombing at the Mifgash Hashalom ("peace stop") gas station east of Kfar Saba. Naftali was a student at the "Bnei Hayil" yeshiva in Kedumim in Samaria. The school for junior high and high school boys was established three years ago to provide a framework for pupils suffering from attention deficit disorders (ADD) who have difficulty coping in a regular framework. He and some of his fellow students would wait near the gas station every morning for the bulletproof bus that took them to school. On Wednesday morning, the suicide bomber positioned himself among the group of teenage boys in the parking lot and then blew himself up. Naftali Lanzkorn was killed along with Eliran Rosenberg-Zayat. Four of their fellow students were injured. Math teacher Efrat Velner related that Naftali was loved by pupils and teachers alike. "He was very mature for his age, he was concerned as to whether we would succeed in completing the required learning material by the end of the year. He often used to talk about trips he planned to take with his family. I really enjoyed teaching him," she said. Naftali Lanzkorn, who loved basketball, celebrated his Bar-Mitzva only two months ago. He was the youngest child of 10 of a family that immigrated to Israel from Britain in the early 1970s. His father said that on his way to school, the boy told him he thought there would be a bombing yesterday morning. Naftali Lanzkorn was buried in Petah Tikva.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Eliran Rosenberg-Zayat 15 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Givat Shmuel
Profile:
Eliran Rosenberg-Zayat, 15, of Givat Shmuel was killed in a suicide bombing at the Mifgash Hashalom ("peace stop") gas station east of Kfar Saba. Eliran was a 9th grade student at the "Bnei Hayil" yeshiva in Kedumim in Samaria. The school for junior high and high school boys was established three years ago to provide a framework for pupils suffering from attention deficit disorders (ADD) who have difficulty coping in a regular framework. He and some of his fellow students would wait near the gas station every morning for the bulletproof bus that took them to school. On Wednesday morning, the suicide bomber positioned himself among the group of teenage boys in the parking lot and then blew himself up. Eliran Rosenberg was killed along with Naftali Lanzkorn. Four of their fellow students were injured. Eliran was a computer enthusiast, and was always ready to help his classmates. His math teacher Efrat Velner related that Eliran always smiled and laughed. "He treated me as a friend and not just a teacher, he was very bright," she said. Eliran was the oldest child of Michal and Yoram Rosenberg, who had divorced and remarried. He was close to both families who lived in Givat Shmuel, comprising seven brothers and sisters. His stepfather, Rafael Zayat, related that, on the day he was killed, Eliran was to have received a school award for excellence. Eliran Rosenberg-Zayat was buried in Petah Tikva.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Fadi Attalah Yousef 'Amer 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Kalkilya
Profile:
Suicide bomber that carried out the attack at the "Peace Rendezvouz" near Neve Yamin on 28 March 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Terror Attack - Mar 27, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Bus Jerusalem, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 27
Details:
A suicide bomber targeted a bus in Jerusalem's French Hill, killing one person. The bus driver was critically injured, and some 27 others sustained light to moderate injuries. The suicide bomber was the sole fatality.
Further Details
A police spokesman told Israeli radio that the bomber was either waiting to board onto the bus, or had just alighted from it. According to one account, suspicious passengers caused the bomber to get off the bus just before the explosion. "A man with a bag got onto the bus number 6, and raised the suspicions of the passengers. He immediately got off the bus and then the explosion occurred," said Jerusalem police spokesman Shmuel Ben-Ruby. Earlier the same morning, at 7:40 local time, a powerful car bomb hidden in a stolen detonated near a large shopping mall in Jerusalem's East Talpiot industrial zone. Seven people were injured, one moderately and the others lightly. A passing bus and several nearby storefronts were heavily damaged. A police spokesman said that the type of bomb was similar to previous devices used by Palestinian groups to attack civilian targets. In a declaration to the Arabic television channel Al-Jazeera, the fundamentalist Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the Talpiot bomb. Hamas took responsibility for the suicide bombing the same afternoon.
Sources:
Israel Army Radio, Israel Radio, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Dia'a Mohammed Hussein Al-Tawill 21 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim al-Bireh
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the 27 March 01 attack on a No. 6 bus at French Hill, Jerusalem.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)
Sources:
MOD, phrmg
Terror Attack - Mar 4, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Marketplace Netanya, Israel
Killed: 3
Injured: 50
Details:
Three people were killed and up to 50 wounded in a suicide bombing in the Israeli city of Netanya. The blast occurred a few minutes before 9:00 in the city center, not far from the Central Bus Station. One of the dead was believed to be the bomber.
Further Details
Eye witnesses said that a bearded man wearing a military-style backpack attempted to get on a bus stopped near an intersection. When the bus driver refused to let him on, the man detonated the explosives. A police source interviewed on Israel Radio reported that a police bomb sapper unit had already been called to the area of the attack to deal with a suspicious object. He speculated that the presence of the sappers may have caused the bomber to panic, detonating his explosives earlier than planned.
Sources:
Israel Radio, Army Radio, Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Naftali Dean 85 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Tel Mond
Profile:
Naftali Dean, 85, of Tel Mond was one of three people killed in a suicide bombing in downtown Netanya. Naftali Dean immigrated to Israel from Romania in 1934. Originally a citrus grower, he soon became involved in public life. In the 1948 War of Independence, he was the regional Haganah commander. In 1954, Naftali Dean became the first head of the Tel Mond local council, a post he held until 1970. In 1963 he received an award from the President of Israel for his work in immigrant absorption. After retiring from public life, he set up an insurance agency. His son, Moshe, relates that despite his age, Naftali Dean had remained active in many fields and helped everyone who came to him with a problem. Shortly before 9:00 on Sunday morning, he by chance met his niece, Shlomit Ziv, at the corner of Herzl Street in Netanya. They barely had a chance to say hello when the bomb exploded. Both were fatally wounded. Shlomit's son Eitan - for whom Naftali was like a father - said, "Today I lost my mother and my uncle, the two people closest to me." Naftali Dean is survived by 3 children, 10 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Shlomit Ziv 58 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Shlomit Ziv, 58, of Netanya was one of three people killed in a suicide bombing in downtown Netanya. Shlomit Ziv, a secretary of the teachers' union in Netanya, had met with her son Eitan at 8:00 in the morning to register her 3-year old grandson for pre-school. It was important to her that he have the best teacher. Twenty minutes later they parted. Shortly before 9:00, Shlomit by chance met her uncle, Naftali Dean, at the corner of Herzl Street. They barely had a chance to say hello when the bomb exploded. Both were fatally wounded and died, despite efforts of the doctors to save them. Shlomit Ziv is survived by her son Eitan. She lost her father, husband, and 2-year old daughter in a fatal car accident 29 years ago. After the tragedy, she dedicated herself to raising her son. Eitan said, "Today I lost my mother and my uncle, the two people closest to me."
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Yevgenia Malchin 70 Female
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Israel Jewish Netanya
Profile:
Yevgenya Malchin, 70, of Netanya was one of three people killed in a suicide bombing in downtown Netanya. Yevgenya Malchin, a pediatrician by profession, immigrated to Israel from the Ukraine with her husband and only son 10 years ago, and settled in Netanya. After immigrating to Israel, she helped care for the elderly. Her son, Michael Waxman, related that she was probably shopping in the market on her way to work. Yevgenya had lost her husband just one month ago, and was trying to cope the recent loss. The couple had been living for several years in a home for elderly immigrants in Netanya, where Yevgenya was loved by all. Yevgenya Malchin is survived by her son.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Non-Combatant Palestinians Extremely High
Sources:
.il
Name: Age: Gender:
Ahmed Omar ‘Alayyan 23 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Nour Shams Camp - Tulkarem
Profile:
Suicide bomber who carried out the attack in the center of Netanya on 4 March 01.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, phrmg
Terror Attack - Jan 1, 2001
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Civilian Netanya, Israel
Killed: 0
Injured: 20
Details:
A car bomb exploded near a busy intersection in the coastal town of Netanya, injuring twenty people. Witnesses reported hearing three consecutive explosions, apparently all from the same source. The explosion appeared timed to go off during the busiest time of day, when the streets were filled with shoppers and people returning home from work. However, only one man, the suspected bomber, was injured seriously. The rest were moderately or lightly wounded. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
Further Details
The suicide bomber, Hamed Saleh Abu Hejleh died on 8 January of injuries sustained in the bombing.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Hamed Saleh Abu Hejleh 24 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim unknown
Profile:
A Palestinian bomber detonated a carbomb in Netanya on 1 Jan 01. Twenty people were injured, but only the bomber was seriously injured, and died on 8 January.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, phrmg
Terror Attack - Dec 22, 2000
Mode of Operation: Organizational Affiliation:
Suicide Bomb Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Restaurant Mehola, West Bank
Killed: 0
Injured: 5
Details:
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at a roadside cafe in the Jordan Valley, killing himself and seriously wounding three Israelis.
Further Details
The bombing occurred at the roadside inn in Mehola, a popular stopping place for motorists and tourists on the Jordan Valley road.
Sources:
phrmg
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Hashem Abdallah Najar el Faloji 22 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Hebron
Profile:
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad suicide bomber, who blew himself up at a roadside cafe in the Jordan Valley, killing himself and seriously wounding three Israelis.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel: Organizational Affiliation:
Full Combatant Palestinians High Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Comments:
He may have been a Hamas member, rather than a member of PIJ.
Sources:
phrmg, MOD, Jerusalem Post
Guerilla Attack - Nov 6, 2000
Mode of Operation:
Suicide Bomb
Target Type: Location: No. Casualties:
Military Personnel Rafah, Gaza Strip
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Details:
A would-be suicide bomber died in an explosion at Rafah beach.
Sources:
PHRMG
Casualties:
Name: Age: Gender:
Hamdi Arafat Enseyo 29 Male
Nationality: Religion: Residence:
Palestinian Muslim Shatti Refugee Camp
Profile:
A would-be suicide bomber died in an explosion at Rafah beach.
Status: Side Responsible for Casualty: ConfidenceLevel:
Full Combatant Palestinians High
Sources:
phrmg
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