Numerous attacks were carried out by Palestinians near the French Hill neighbourhood in northern East Jerusalem. The neighbourhood is considered an illegal Israeli settlement[1][2][3] by numerous sources but this is disputed by Israel than annexed the area as part of the Jerusalem Law and by others.
List of attacks
edit- On September 22, 1992, a border policeman, Avinoam Peretz, was killed at the junction. The gunman claimed he had been recruited by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.[4]
- In July 1993, a car was hijacked in the junction by a Hamas terrorist, and the woman driving the car was killed.
- On February 26, 1996, a car was deliberately driven over a group of civilian pedestrians in the junction, killing civilian Flora Yehiel, 28, of Kiryat Ata.[5]
- On March 27, 2001, 27 people were injured and one killed in a suicide bombing on a bus. Hamas claimed responsibility.[6]
- On September 15, 2001, Meir Weisshaus, 23, of Jerusalem, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting.[7]
- On October 7, 2001, a civilian, Salomon Haim, was murdered.[8]
- On November 4, 2001, two teenage residents were killed and 45 others were injured in a sub-machine gun attack by a Palestinian terrorist.[9]
- On March 17, 2002, a suicide bombing of an Israeli bus in French Hill injured 25.[10]
- On June 19, 2002, 2002 French Hill suicide bombing: a suicide bomber affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades blew himself up at a crowded bus stop. Seven people were killed, most of them teenagers and children.[11][9]
- On May 18, 2003, 2003 French Hill suicide bombing: a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt detonated himself on a bus at the French Hill Junction. Seven Israelis were killed, and 20 were wounded.[12]
- On March 19, 2004, George Khoury, son of Elias Khoury of Beit Hanina, was shot in a drive-by shooting while. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.[7]
- On September 22, 2004, an 18-year-old female suicide bomber belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades killed 2 people and wounded 33 in the crowded bus station at the junction.[13]
References
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- ^ "All about French Hill". www.jpost.com. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ Steinberg, Jessica. "From Arab to Orthodox, Chinese to Korean, it's love thy neighbor in French Hill". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ Alexander, Yonah (2021-10-01). Palestinian Religious Terrorism: Hamas and Islamic Jihad. BRILL. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-04-47981-4.
- ^ Jewish Virtual Library; Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principles [1] Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Palestinian Terrorism February-April 2001- Photos". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 15 February 2001. Archived from the original on 26 December 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Comprehensive Listing of Terrorism Victims in Israel". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "רופא נרצח בי-ם; החשודים - שני פורצים פלשתינאים". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ a b "Take A Pen: Terrorism". Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Anti-Defamation League, June 2002; Syria, Sponsor of Terrorism, Assumes U.N. Security Council Presidency [2] Archived 2006-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Gila Sara Kessler
- ^ Silver, Eric (26 October 2013). "Nightmare images from a Jerusalem commuter's bus". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Yedioth Ahronoth, September 2004