The first suicide attack was carried out in 1989 and the attacks stopped in 2008. The high point was in 2002 during the Second Intifada. A 2007 study of Palestinian suicide bombings during the Second Intifada (September 2000 through August 2005) found that 39.9 percent of the suicide attacks were carried out by Hamas, 26.4 percent by Fatah, 25.7 percent by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), 5.4 percent by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and 2.7 percent by other organizations.[5]
Name |
Date |
Location |
Dead |
Injured |
Notes |
Netanya centre bombing |
January 1, 2001 |
Netanya |
none |
60 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Tayibe Bridge bombing |
January 30, 2001 |
Tayibe |
none |
2 |
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Beit Yisrael bombing |
February 8, 2001 |
Jerusalem |
none |
2 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Mei Ami junction bombing |
March 1, 2001 |
Vadi Ara |
1 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Netanya bombing |
March 4, 2001 |
Netanya |
3 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Talpiot industrial zone bombing |
March 27, 2001 |
Jerusalem |
none |
7 |
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Egged bus 6 bombing |
March 27, 2001 |
French Hill, Jerusalem |
none |
28 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Mifgash Shalom attack |
March 28, 2001 |
Mifgash Shalom gas station, Kfar Saba |
2 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Kfar Saba bombing |
April 22, 2001 |
Kfar Saba |
1 |
50 |
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Or Yehuda bombing |
April 23, 2001 |
Near Ben Gurion Airport |
none |
8 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Nablus school bus bombing |
April 29, 2001 |
Nablus, West Bank |
none |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
HaSharon Mall suicide bombing |
May 18, 2001 |
HaSharon shopping mall, Netanya |
5 |
100 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Hadera Mall bombing |
May 25, 2001 |
Hadera |
none |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Hadera bus station suicide bombing |
May 25, 2001 |
Central bus station, Hadera |
none |
65 |
2 Palestinians within a car bomb. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Jerusalem Center bombing |
May 27, 2001 |
Jerusalem |
none |
|
PFLP claimed responsibility. |
Jaffa Road bombing |
May 27, 2001 |
Jerusalem |
none |
30 |
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Netanya school bombing |
May 30, 2001 |
Netanya |
none |
8 |
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing |
June 1, 2001 |
Tel Aviv |
21 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility.[10] |
Dugit bombing |
June 22, 2001 |
Gaza Strip |
2 |
|
Booby-trapped car explosion. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Yehud suburb bombing |
July 2, 2001 |
Tel Aviv |
none |
6 |
Explosion of two separate bombs. PFLP claimed responsibility. |
Kissufim bombing |
July 9, 2001 |
Southern Gaza Strip crossing point |
none |
|
Explosion of two separate bombs. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Binyamina train station suicide bombing |
July 16, 2001 |
Binyamina |
2 |
|
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Moshav Beka'ot bombing |
August 8, 2001 |
Northern Jordan Valley |
none |
1 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing |
August 9, 2001 |
Downtown Jerusalem |
15 |
|
Carried out by Hamas together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. |
Wall-Street Restaurant bombing |
August 12, 2001 |
Kiryat Motzkin |
none |
21 |
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Russian Compound bombing |
August 21, 2001 |
Downtown Jerusalem |
none |
1 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Jerusalem car bombings |
September 3, 2001 |
Jerusalem |
none |
3 |
Series of car bombs. |
Hanevi'im street bombing |
September 4, 2001 |
Jerusalem |
none |
20 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Nahariya train station suicide bombing |
September 9, 2001 |
Nahariya train station |
3 |
|
Suicide bomber was an Arab Israeli citizen. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Beit Lid junction bombing |
September 9, 2001 |
Near Netanya |
none |
17 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Talpiot neighborhood bombing |
October 1, 2001 |
Jerusalem |
none |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
1st Erez Crossing attack |
October 7, 2001 |
Erez Passage near Gaza |
none |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Kibbutz Shluhot bombing |
October 7, 2001 |
Kibbutz Shluhot |
1 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
2nd Erez Crossing attack |
November 26, 2001 |
Gaza Strip |
none |
2 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
1st Egged bus 823 bombing |
November 29, 2001 |
Wadi Ara Junction |
3 |
|
Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad together with Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. |
Ben Yehuda Street Bombing |
December 1, 2001 |
Downtown Jerusalem |
11 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Haifa bus 16 suicide bombing |
December 2, 2001 |
Haifa |
15 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Hilton Mamilla bombing |
December 5, 2001 |
Mamilla, Jerusalem |
none |
11 |
Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad together with Hamas. |
Check Post Junction bombing |
December 9, 2001 |
Check Post Junction in the direction of Tel Hanan (Haifa area) |
none |
30 |
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Neve Dekalim bombing |
December 12, 2001 |
Neve Dekalim |
none |
4 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Name |
Date |
Location |
Dead |
Injured |
Notes |
Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing |
January 25, 2002 |
Tel Aviv |
none |
25 |
Double Suicide attack, carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad together with Fatah. |
Jaffa Street bombing |
January 27, 2002 |
Jerusalem |
1 |
|
First female suicide bomber in Al-Aqsa Intifada, Wafa Idris. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Tayibe bombing |
January 31, 2002 |
Tayibe |
none |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing |
February 16, 2002 |
Karnei Shomron, West Bank |
3 |
ca. 30, 6 seriously |
PFLP claimed responsibility.[11][12] |
Maale Adumim - Jerusalem road bombing |
February 18, 2002 |
Jerusalem |
1 |
|
Soldier killed by an explosive that was detonated by the driver of the car he was checking. Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
Efrat supermarket bombing attack |
February 22, 2002 |
Efrat, West Bank |
none |
1 |
Suicide bomber in supermarket. |
Maccabim bombing |
February 27, 2002 |
Maccabim |
none |
3 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Yeshivat Beit Yisrael massacre |
March 2, 2002 |
Yeshiva in Jerusalem |
11 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
2nd Egged bus 823 bombing |
March 5, 2002 |
Afula |
1 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.[12] |
Ariel hotel lobby bombing |
March 7, 2002 |
Ariel, West Bank |
none |
15, 1 seriously |
PFLP claimed responsibility.[12] |
Café Moment bombing |
March 9, 2002 |
Rehavia, Jerusalem |
11 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Egged bus 22 bombing |
March 17, 2002 |
Jerusalem |
none |
25 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
3rd Egged bus 823 bombing |
March 20, 2002 |
Vadi Ara, Muzmuz Junction |
7 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
King George Street bombing |
March 21, 2002 |
Jerusalem |
3 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
Passover massacre |
March 27, 2002 |
Netanya |
30 |
|
Suicide attack on Passover seder in Park Hotel. Carried out by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. |
Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing |
March 29, 2002 |
Kiryat Yovel in Jerusalem |
2 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Allenby Street coffee shop bombing |
March 30, 2002 |
Tel Aviv |
1 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
Baqa al-Gharbiyah bombing |
March 30, 2002 |
Baqa al-Gharbiyah |
1 |
|
Booby-trapped vehicle that Palestinians tried to sneak into Israel. |
Matza restaurant suicide bombing |
March 31, 2002 |
Haifa |
15 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Efrat Medical Center |
March 31, 2002 |
Efrat, West Bank |
none |
4, 1 seriously |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Jerusalem Roadblock bombing |
April 1, 2002 |
Jerusalem |
1 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
Yagur Junction bombing |
April 10, 2002 |
Yagur |
8 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
3rd Mahane Yehuda Market attack |
April 12, 2002 |
Jerusalem |
6 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
Rishon LeZion bombing |
May 7, 2002 |
Rishon LeZion |
15 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Netanya Market bombing |
May 19, 2002 |
Netanya |
3 |
|
Carried out by Hamas together with PFLP. |
Afula road bombing |
May 20, 2002 |
Afula |
none |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Rothschild Street bombing |
May 22, 2002 |
Rishon Lezion |
2 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Pi Glilot bombing |
May 23, 2002 |
North of Tel Aviv |
none |
|
A bomb exploded underneath a fuel truck. The truck burst into flames, but the blaze was quickly contained. |
Studio 49 Disco bombing |
May 24, 2002 |
Tel Aviv |
none |
5 |
The security guard opened fire on a Palestinian attempting to detonate a car bomb. The Palestinian was killed, but the bomb exploded prematurely, injuring bystanders. |
Petah Tikva Mall bombing |
May 27, 2002 |
Petah Tikva |
2 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
Megiddo Junction bus bombing |
June 5, 2002 |
Megiddo Junction |
17 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Herzliya shawarma restaurant bombing |
June 11, 2002 |
Herzliya |
1 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Patt Junction Bus Bombing |
June 18, 2002 |
Jerusalem |
19 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
French Hill Junction massacre |
June 19, 2002 |
French Hill, Jerusalem |
7 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
Immanuel bus attack |
July 16, 2002 |
Emmanuel-Bnei Brak bus 189 |
9 |
|
Detonation of an explosive device and shooting. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Neve Shaanan Street bombing |
July 17, 2002 |
Southern Tel Aviv |
5 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Nevi'im Street bombing |
July 30, 2002 |
Jerusalem |
none |
5 |
Apparently the bomb exploded prematurely. |
Hebrew University massacre |
July 31, 2002 |
Hebrew University, Jerusalem |
9 |
|
Included American and French casualties. Bomber was from East Jerusalem. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Meron Junction Bus 361 attack |
August 4, 2002 |
Meron Junction |
9 |
|
Arab bomber with Israeli citizenship. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
1st Umm al-Fahm bombing |
August 5, 2002 |
Umm al-Fahm Junction in Wadi Ara |
none |
1 |
The Palestinian exploded in a taxi killing himself and wounding an Israeli-Arab driver from Nazareth. |
2nd Umm al-Fahm bombing |
September 18, 2002 |
Umm al-Fahm Junction in Wadi Ara |
1 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Allenby Street bus bombing |
September 19, 2002 |
bus 4, near the Great Synagogue, Tel Aviv |
6 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Geha road bombing |
October 10, 2002 |
Bar-Ilan interchange, Geha road |
1 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Karkur junction suicide bombing |
October 21, 2002 |
Carcur Junction |
14 |
|
2 Suicide bombers used a booby-trapped jeep with 100 kg TNT. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Sonol gas station bombing |
October 27, 2002 |
Ariel, West Bank |
3 |
|
Victims killed while trying to prevent the Palestinian from detonating the bomb. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Kfar Saba shopping mall bombing |
November 4, 2002 |
Kfar Saba |
2 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Kiryat Menachem bus bombing |
November 21, 2002 |
Kiryat Menahem, Jerusalem |
11 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Name |
Date |
Location |
Dead |
Injured |
Notes |
Tel-Aviv central bus station massacre |
January 5, 2003 |
Southern Tel Aviv |
23 |
|
Carried out by two members of the Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, with the help of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. |
Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing |
March 5, 2003 |
Carmeliya neighborhood, Haifa |
17 |
|
Carried out by Hamas member and attributed to Hamas, yet never acknowledged. |
London Cafe bombing |
March 30, 2003 |
Netanya |
none |
54 |
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Kfar Saba train station bombing |
April 24, 2003 |
Kfar Saba |
1 |
13, 2 seriously |
PFLP claimed responsibility jointly with Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.[12][13] |
Mike's Place suicide bombing |
April 30, 2003 |
Mike's Place pub, Tel Aviv |
3 |
|
Carried out by Hamas using a British Muslim citizen of Pakistani descent and together with al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. |
Gross square attack |
May 17, 2003 |
Gross square, Hebron, West Bank |
2 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Jerusalem bus 6 bombing |
May 18, 2003 |
Jerusalem |
7 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
3rd Kfar Darom bombing |
May 19, 2003 |
Gaza Strip |
none |
3 |
A Palestinian suicide bomber riding a bicycle blew up himself next to a military jeep. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Afula mall bombing |
May 19, 2003 |
Afula shopping center |
3 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Netzarim bus bombing |
May 22, 2003 |
Netzarim, Gaza Strip |
none |
9 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Davidka Square bus bombing |
June 11, 2003 |
Downtown Jerusalem |
17 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Sdei Trumot bombing |
June 19, 2003 |
Moshav Sdei Trumot |
1 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Kfar Yavetz bombing |
July 7, 2003 |
Kfar Yavetz |
1 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Ariel bus station bombing |
August 12, 2003 |
Ariel, West Bank |
2 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Rosh HaAyin bombing |
August 12, 2003 |
Rosh HaAyin |
1 |
|
Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing |
August 19, 2003 |
Shmuel Hanavi, Jerusalem |
23 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Tzrifin bus stop attack |
September 9, 2003 |
Bus stop near Tzrifin army base |
9 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Café Hillel bombing |
September 9, 2003 |
Hillel Cafe, Jerusalem |
7 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Maxim restaurant suicide bombing |
October 4, 2003 |
Haifa |
21 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Tulkarem bombing |
October 9, 2003 |
Tulkarem, West Bank |
none |
3 |
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Beit Hanoun Junction bombing |
October 15, 2003 |
Gaza Strip |
3 |
|
The victims were part of a US diplomatic convoy. |
Azzoun bombing |
November 3, 2003 |
Azzoun, West Bank |
none |
1 |
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
Geha Interchange bus stop bombing |
December 25, 2003 |
Geha Junction |
4 |
|
Over 20 injured. PFLP claimed responsibility.[12][13] |
Name |
Date |
Location |
Dead |
Injured |
Notes |
3rd Erez Crossing attack |
January 14, 2004 |
Gaza Strip |
4 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade and Hamas claimed joint responsibility. |
Gaza Street bus bombing |
January 29, 2004 |
Rehavia, Jerusalem |
11 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade and Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Liberty Bell Park bus bombing |
February 22, 2004 |
Liberty Bell Garden, Jerusalem |
8 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade claimed responsibility. |
4th Erez Crossing attack |
March 6, 2004 |
Gaza Strip |
3 |
|
The victims were Palestinian policemen who died in a shooting spree and suicide car bomb attack. Two of the vehicles exploded on the Palestinian side of the crossing. Four Palestinians were killed. There were no IDF casualties. Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the military wing of Fatah claimed responsibility. |
Ashdod Port massacre |
March 14, 2004 |
Port of Ashdod |
10 |
|
Double suicide bombing. Carried out by Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade together with Hamas. |
5th Erez Crossing attack |
April 17, 2004 |
Erez Crossing, Gaza Strip |
1 |
|
Carried out by Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade together with Hamas. |
Deir al-Balah suicide attack |
April 26, 2004 |
Gaza Strip |
2 |
|
The victims were Palestinians killed when a suicide bomber detonated himself on the way to carry out an attack in Israel. |
Beka'ot checkpoint bombing |
May 22, 2004 |
Beka'ot checkpoint, Jordan Valley, West Bank |
none |
1 |
PFLP claimed responsibility.[12][14] |
Tel Aviv bus stop bombing |
July 11, 2004 |
Tel Aviv |
1 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Kalandia checkpoint attack |
August 11, 2004 |
Kalandia, West Bank |
2 |
|
The victims were Palestinian bystanders. 18 people (including six Border Policemen) were injured. |
Beersheba bus bombings |
August 31, 2004 |
Downtown Beersheba on buses 7 and 12 |
16 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Baka al-Sharkiyeh checkpoint attack |
September 8, 2004 |
Near the Green Line border with the West Bank |
none |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
Kalandia Gate suicide bombing |
September 14, 2004 |
South of Kalandia, West Bank |
none |
2 |
A suicide bomber riding on a bicycle blew himself up near an armored IDF jeep at an agricultural gate. |
French Hill Junction bombing |
September 22, 2004 |
French Hill, Jerusalem |
2 |
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
Sinai bombings |
October 7, 2004 |
Sinai peninsula, Egypt |
34 |
|
Suicide bombing at two Sinai holiday resorts frequented by Israeli tourists: thirty-one died at the Taba Hilton and three at Ras a-Satan. Among the dead were 12 Israelis; over 120 were wounded. The attack was masterminded by Iyad Saleh and carried out by a Palestinian group. |
Carmel Market bombing |
November 1, 2004 |
Tel Aviv |
3 |
Over 30 |
PFLP claimed responsibility.[12][15] |
Karni Crossing attack |
December 7, 2004 |
Karni Crossing, Gaza Strip |
1 |
|
An IDF soldier of the Oketz canine unit was killed by a bomb, along with his dog, when a booby-trapped chicken coup exploded northwest of the Karni Crossing. Four soldiers were wounded in the exchange of fire while evacuating him. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. |
Name |
Date |
Location |
Dead |
Injured |
Notes |
Morag attack |
January 12, 2005 |
Morag, Southern Gaza Strip |
1 |
|
One Israeli civilian was killed and three IDF soldiers wounded when a bomb was detonated against a military vehicle patrolling the route near Morag. Two Palestinians were killed by IDF forces. The area was booby-trapped with explosive devices, in addition to the bomb that exploded. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Karni border crossing attack |
January 13, 2005 |
Karni crossing, Gaza Strip |
6 |
|
Carried out together by Hamas with Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Popular Resistance Committees. |
Gush Katif checkpoint attack |
January 18, 2005 |
Gush Katif, Gaza Strip |
1 |
|
Hamas claimed responsibility. |
Stage Club bombing |
February 25, 2005 |
Tel Aviv sea promenade |
5 |
|
Carried out together with Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and with Hizballah involvement. |
1st HaSharon Mall suicide bombing |
July 12, 2005 |
Netanya |
5 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Beersheba central bus station bombing |
August 28, 2005 |
Beersheba |
|
50, 2 critically |
Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad together with Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. |
Hadera Market bombing |
October 26, 2005 |
Hadera |
7 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
2nd HaSharon Mall suicide bombing |
December 5, 2005 |
Netanya |
5 |
|
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
Tulkarem roadblock bombing |
December 29, 2005 |
Near Tulkarem, West Bank |
3[dubious – discuss] |
10 |
One Israeli soldier was killed when a Palestinian en route to carry out an attack in Israel was discovered and detonated himself at a checkpoint. A second intended suicide bomber was also killed in the blast as well as the driver and a third passenger.[dubious – discuss] Three soldiers and seven Palestinians were also wounded. |
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