List of Palestinian suicide attacks

This article contains lists of Palestinian suicide attacks carried out by Palestinian individuals and militant groups, usually against Israeli civilian targets. The use of indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations[1] is illegal under international law.[2]

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.[3]

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has advocated classifying suicide bombings as crimes against humanity, a position adopted by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in 2002.[4]

The criteria used for this list: successful deliberate attacks committed by Palestinian militant groups against either civilians or security forces, in which the perpetrators intended to die during the attack.

• Bold indicates attacks resulting in over 10 deaths.
• Bold Underscored indicates attacks resulting in over 20 deaths.
• The perpetrator(s) are not included in the death tolls noted in this list.

1980s

1989 (1 attack)

Name	Date	Location	Death toll	Notes
Bus 405 suicide attack	July 6, 1989	Near Kiryat Yearim	16	Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

1990s

1993 (2 bombings)

Name	Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Notes
Mehola Junction bombing	April 16, 1993	Mehola junction	2	10	Hamas claimed responsibility.[5] Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Beit El car bomb	October 4, 1993	Near Beit El	none	29	Hamas member Sulayman Zidan was responsible.[6][7]

1994 (5 bombings)

Name	Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Notes
Afula Bus suicide bombing	April 6, 1994	Afula	8		Hamas claimed responsibility. Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Hadera bus station suicide bombing	April 13, 1994	Hadera	5		Hamas claimed responsibility. Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Dizengoff Street bus bombing	October 19, 1994	Tel Aviv	22		Attributed to Hamas.
Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing	November 11, 1994	Netzarim	3		Hamas claimed responsibility. Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Jerusalem Binyanei Hauma suicide bombing	December 25, 1994	Jerusalem	none	13	Attributed to Hamas.

1995 (4 bombings)

Name	Date	Location	Death toll	Notes
Beit Lid massacre	January 22, 1995	Beit Lid Junction	21	Two bombers. One detonated at rescue party. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
Kfar Darom bus attack	April 9, 1995	Vicinity of Kfar Darom	8	Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
Ramat Gan bus 20 bombing	July 24, 1995	Ramat Gan	6	Hamas claimed responsibility.
Ramat Eshkol bus bombing	August 21, 1995	Jerusalem	4	Police Chief Noam Eisenman was killed. Hamas claimed responsibility.

1996 (4 bombings)

Name	Date	Location	Death toll	Notes
Ashkelon bus station bombing	February 25, 1996	Ashqelon	1	Hamas claimed responsibility.
First Jerusalem bus 18 suicide bombing	February 25, 1996	Jerusalem Central Bus station	26	Hamas claimed responsibility.
Second Jerusalem bus 18 suicide bombing	March 3, 1996	Jaffa street, Jerusalem	19	Hamas claimed responsibility.
Dizengoff Center suicide bombing	March 4, 1996	Tel Aviv	13	Attributed to Hamas. Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

1997 (3 bombings)

Name	Date	Location	Death toll	Notes
Café Apropo bombing	March 21, 1997	Tel Aviv	3	Hamas claimed responsibility.
1st Mahane Yehuda Market attack	July 30, 1997	Jerusalem main market	16	Hamas claimed responsibility.
Ben Yehuda Street Bombing	September 4, 1997	Jerusalem Ben Yehuda Street	5	Hamas claimed responsibility.

1998 (2 bombings)

Name	Date	Location	Death toll	Notes
1st Kfar Darom bombing	October 29, 1998	Gaza Strip	1	Hamas claimed responsibility.
Jerusalem bombing	November 6, 1998	Jerusalem	2	20 wounded. Two Islamic Jihad suicide bombers.[8]

1999 (2 bombings)

Name	Date	Location	Death toll	Notes
Egged bus 960 bombing	September 5, 1999	Tveria	none	Hamas claimed responsibility.
Haifa Central Bus Station bombing	September 5, 1999	Haifa	none	Hamas claimed responsibility.

2000s

The Al-Aqsa intifada saw a dramatic upswing in suicide bombings, with A, 40% of the total number originated in East Jerusalem.[lower-alpha 1]

2000 (5 bombings)

Name	Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Notes
Gaza bombing	October 26, 2000	Gaza Strip	none	1	Youth suicide bomber on bike. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
2nd Mahane Yehuda Market attack	November 2, 2000	Jerusalem	2		Booby-trapped car. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
2nd Kfar Darom bombing	November 20, 2000	Gaza Strip	2		Hamas claimed responsibility.
Hadera main street bombing	November 22, 2000	Hadera	2		Booby-trapped car. Hamas claimed responsibility.
Mehola bombing	December 22, 2000	Mehola Junction	none	3	Hamas claimed responsibility.

2001 (40 bombings)

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.

2002 (47 bombings)

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.

2003 (23 bombings)

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]

2004 (17 bombings)

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.

2005 (9 bombings)

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	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. Three soldiers and seven Palestinians were also wounded.

2006 (3 bombings)

Name	Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Notes
1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing	January 19, 2006	Near Tel Aviv old central bus station	none	31	Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
Kedumim bombing	March 30, 2006	Kdumim, West Bank	4		Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.
2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing	April 17, 2006	Near Tel Aviv old central bus station	11	68	Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad together with Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.

2007 (1 bombing)

Name	Date	Location	Death toll	Notes
Eilat bakery bombing	January 29, 2007	Eilat	3	Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claim joint responsibility.

2008 (2 bombings)

Name	Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Notes
Dimona bombing	February 4, 2008	Dimona	1	9	The Damascus leadership of Hamas claimed responsibility,[16] but it has been argued they knew nothing of it, and that the operation was undertaken at the initiative of Hamas leaders in Gaza.[17]
Kerem Shalom suicide bombing	April 19, 2008	Kerem Shalom border crossing, Gaza Strip	none	13	Three Palestinian suicide bombers broke through the border fence to attack the Kerem Shalom IDF post, blowing themselves up and wounding several Israeli soldiers. Hamas claimed responsibility.

2010s

2015 (1 bombing)

Name	Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Notes
Ma'ale Adumim attempted bombing	October 11, 2015	Jerusalem	0	1	Palestinian female bomber detonates a bomb in her car after being stopped by traffic cops, on the road from the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim to Jerusalem.[18]

2016 (1 bombing)

Name	Date	Location	Dead	Injured	Notes
2016 Jerusalem bus bombing	April 18, 2016	Jerusalem	0	20	A member of Hamas was involved, but Hamas, while praising the act, did not claim responsibility.[19][20][21]

Total number of injuries and fatalities, by year

Note: statistics are taken from lists above.

Year	Dead	Injured	Total	Suicide attacks
1989	16	n/a	16	1
1993	2	39	41	2
1994	38	13	51	5
1995	39	n/a	39	4
1996	59	n/a	59	4
1997	24	n/a	24	3
1998	3	n/a	3	2
1999	0	n/a	n/a	2
2000	6	4	10	5
2001	85	476	561	40
2002	238	114	352	47
2003	145	83	228	23
2004	98	33	131	17
2005	33	60	93	9
2006	15	99	114	3
2007	3	n/a	n/a	1
2008	1	22	23	1
2015	0	1	1	1
2016	0	20	20	1
Total	805	964	1.769	171

See also

• List of attacks on non-combatants in the Second Intifada
• Civilian casualties in the Second Intifada
• Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2000
• Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2001
• Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2002
• Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2003
• Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2004
• Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2005
• Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2006
• Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2007
• Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2008
• Israeli West Bank barrier
• Israeli casualties of war
• Palestinian political violence
• First Intifada (1987-1993)
• Second Intifada (2000-2005)
• Silent Intifada (2014)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015)
• Sumud (steadfastness)

Sources and external links

• Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Johnston's Terrorism Archive
• Jewish Virtual Library Fatal terrorist attacks in Israel since the Declaration of Principles
• Palestinian Suicide Bombers: A Statistical Analysis
• Willing to Die: Palestinian suicide bombers, TruTV

Notes

1. "During the second intifada, from October 2000 until October 2005, 30 suicide bombings and other attacks killed 195 people and injured many more in Jerusalem. Of these, 186 casualties resulted from attacks perpetrated by Jerusalem residents."[9]

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