Tzrifin bus stop attack
2003 suicide bombing in Israel
31°58′12″N 34°50′36″E / 31.97000°N 34.84333°E / 31.97000; 34.84333
17:50 pm (UTC+2)
Attack type
The Tzrifin attack was a suicide bombing, which occurred on 9 September 2003 in a bus stop in central Israel next to the military base Tzrifin. 9 IDF soldiers were killed in the attack and more than 15 soldiers were injured.[1]
The attack was carried out by a terrorist sent by the Hamas from Beit Liqya. He blew himself up inside the hitchhiking station at the Jaffa Gate of Camp Tzrifin, during an evening hour when dozens of soldiers and civilians were waiting there. The steel structure of the hitchhiking station absorbed part of the explosion's force, with many metal fragments and shrapnel embedded in it, thereby preventing the further escalation of the disaster.[2]
The reactions in the Israeli political system to the attack were intense. Members of the Knesset from "Likud" and "Shinui" demanded the elimination of the entire Hamas leadership and the expulsion of Yasser Arafat from the Palestinian Authority territories.[3]
Just hours after the attack, the Cafe Hillel bombing was carried out by the same terrorist infrastructure.[4]
In July 2004, a terror cell from Beit Liqya involved in the execution and planning of many attacks, including the Tzrifin bombing, was arrested.[4] On 14 March 2010, Israel captured Maher Ouda, who headed the Hamas command in Ramallah, and was responsible for carrying out these two attacks and others.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Suicide attack at Israeli army base". 9 September 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "עלה ל-8 מספר הרוגי הפיגוע בצריפין". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ שומפלבי, אילן מרסיאנו ואטילה (9 September 2003). "בימין דורשים: להרוג את ראשי החמאס ולגרש את ערפאת". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b וייס, אפרת (13 September 2004). "נחשפה החוליה שביצעה את פיגועי צריפין וקפה הלל". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ גרינברג, חנן (14 March 2010). "נעצר ראש התארגנות פיגועי קפה הלל וצריפין". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
External links
- Suicide Bombings- Tzrifin and Jerusalem - 9 September- 2003 - published at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Two separate suicide bombings kill at least 15 in Israel - published on USA Today on 9 September 2003
- Suicide attack at Israeli army base - published on BBC News on 9 September 2003
- MidEast: Suicide Blast Kills Eight - published on Sky News on 9 September 2003
- v
- t
- e
Prominent Palestinian militancy attacks in the 2000s
- Azor attack3 (February 14, 2001)
- Netanya bombing2 (March 4, 2001)
- 1st HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (May 18, 2001)
- Dolphinarium discotheque massacre2 (June 1, 2001)
- Binyamina train station suicide bombing (July 16, 2001)
- Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing2 (August 9, 2001)
- Nahariya train station suicide bombing (September 9, 2001)
- Camp 80 junction bus 823 attack (November 29, 2001)
- Ben Yehuda Street Bombings (December 1, 2001)
- Haifa bus 16 suicide bombing (December 2, 2001)
- Hadera attack (January 18, 2002)
- Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing (January 25, 2002)
- Jaffa Street bombing (January 27, 2002)
- Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing (February 16, 2002)
- Yeshivat Beit Yisrael bombing (March 2, 2002)
- Seafood Market attack (March 5, 2002)
- Atzmona attack (March 7, 2002)
- Café Moment bombing (March 9, 2002)
- Matzuva attack1 (March 12, 2002)
- Egged bus 823 bombing (March 20, 2002)
- King George Street bombing (March 21, 2002)
- Passover massacre (March 27, 2002)
- Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing (March 29, 2002)
- Matza restaurant suicide bombing (March 31, 2002)
- Yagur Junction bombing (April 10, 2002)
- Mahane Yehuda Market bombing (April 12, 2002)
- Rishon LeZion bombing (May 7, 2002)
- Netanya Market bombing (May 19, 2002)
- Pi Glilot bombing attempt (May 23, 2002)
- Megiddo Junction bus bombing (June 5, 2002)
- Herzliya shawarma restaurant bombing (June 11, 2002)
- Patt Junction bus bombing (June 18, 2002)
- Neve Shaanan Street bombing (July 17, 2002)
- Hebrew University bombing (July 31, 2002)
- Meron Junction Bus 361 attack (August 4, 2002)
- Allenby Street bus bombing (September 19, 2002)
- Karkur junction suicide bombing (October 21, 2002)
- Metzer attack (November 2, 2002)
- Kiryat Menachem bus bombing (November 21, 2002)
- Beit She'an attack (November 28, 2002)
- Tel Aviv central bus station massacre (January 5, 2003)
- Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing (March 5, 2003)
- Mike's Place suicide bombing (April 30, 2003)
- Jerusalem bombings (May 18, 2003)
- Afula mall bombing (May 19, 2003)
- Davidka Square bus bombing (June 11, 2003)
- Murder of Oleg Shaichat (July 28, 2003)
- Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing (August 19, 2003)
- Tzrifin bus stop attack (September 9, 2003)
- Café Hillel bombing (September 9, 2003)
- Maxim restaurant suicide bombing (October 4, 2003)
- Geha Interchange bus stop bombing (December 25, 2003)
- 2004 Erez Crossing bombing3 (January 14, 2004)
- Gaza Street bus bombing (January 29, 2004)
- Liberty Bell Park bus bombing (February 22, 2004)
- Ashdod Port bombings (March 14, 2004)
- Beersheba bus bombings (August 31, 2004)
- Carmel Market bombing (November 1, 2004)
- Karni border crossing attack (January 13, 2005)
- Stage Club bombing (February 25, 2005)
- 2nd HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (July 12, 2005)
- Hadera Market bombing (October 26, 2005)
- 3rd HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (December 5, 2005)
- 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (April 17, 2006)
- Gaza cross-border raid2 (June 25, 2006)
- Eilat bakery bombing (January 29, 2007)
- Dimona suicide bombing (February 4, 2008)
- Jerusalem yeshiva attack (March 6, 2008)
- Jerusalem bulldozer attack (July 2, 2008)
- Jerusalem BMW attack (September 22, 2008)
- Ramallah lynching (October 12, 2000)
- Murder of Ofir Rahum (January 17, 2001)
- Assassination of the Israeli Minister of Tourism Rehavam Ze'evi2 (October 17, 2001)
- Murder of Shalhevet Pass (March 26, 2001)
- Palestinian fatal stoning attack (June 5, 2001)
- Immanuel bus attack (December 12, 2001)
- Ein 'Arik checkpoint attack (19 February 2002)
- Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack (March 3, 2002)
- French Hill Junction suicide bombing (June 19, 2002)
- Itamar attack (June 20, 2002)
- Immanuel bus attack (July 16, 2002)
- Sonol gas station bombing (October 27, 2002)
- Hebron ambush (November 15, 2002)
- Yeshivat Otniel shooting (December 27, 2002)
- Kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel (September 21, 2005)
- Kedumim bombing (March 30, 2006)
- Murder of Eliyahu Asheri (June 25, 2006)
- Nahal Telem shooting (December 28, 2007)
- Bat Ayin axe attack (April 2, 2009)
- Killing of Rabbi Meir Hai (December 24, 2009)
- Kissufim tank ambush (September 5, 2002)
- Murder of the Hatuel family (May 2, 2004)
- IDF outpost bombing attack (December 12, 2004)
- Sinai bombings (October 7, 2004)
1 Attacks launched from Lebanon 2 Attacks launched from the West Bank 3 Attacks launched from the Gaza Strip 1990s 
2010s
2010s  | This Israeli history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
 | This terrorism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
