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{{Infobox terrorist attack
|title=Netanya Market bombing
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|location=Netanya's open-air market, [[Netanya]], Israel
|target=
|date=May 19, 2002<br />16:20 pm<ref name="ynet-main"/>
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|type=[[suicide bombing]]
|fatalities=3 (+ 1 bomber)
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|perps=[[Hamas]] and the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]] claimed responsibility
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The '''Netanya Market bombing''' was a [[suicide bombing]] which occurred on May 19, 2002 at the entrance to the main fruit and vegetable open-air market in [[Netanya]]. The site of the attack was chosen in order to cause maximum number of casualties. Three people were killed in the attack, and 56–59 were injured.<ref name="cnn" />

==Background==
Netanya has been a frequent target of Palestinian suicide bombers. A [[Passover massacre|prior attack on March 27, 2002 at the Park hotel]] in Netanya killed 29 people during the Jewish [[Passover Seder]] and triggered [[Operation Defensive Shield]], a large Israeli military offensive in the [[West Bank]].<ref name="gilmore"/>

==The attack==
[[File:Natanjap114.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Netanya's open-air market, 2010]]
On Sunday, May 19, 2002, during the afternoon hours, a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] suicide bomber disguised as an [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] soldier managed to slip through several police checkpoints<ref name="newsbank1" /> with the assistance of a female collaborator.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2003/1/The%20Role%20of%20Palestinian%20Women%20in%20Suicide%20Terrorism The Role of Palestinian Women in Suicide Terrorism]</ref> The suicide bomber who wore an explosive belt hidden underneath his clothes, packed with nails and bolts,<ref name="gilmore">Nail bomber kills three in Israeli market. By Inigo Gilmore . The Telegraph (UK). May 20, 2002</ref> and detonated the explosive device at the entrance to the main open market of the Israeli coastal city of [[Netanya]].<ref name="bbc"/> The blast killed three innocent civilians and injured 56 people, among them at least 10 in severe condition.<ref name="ynet-main"/><ref name="cnn"/>

Two Palestinian militant groups, [[Hamas]] and the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]], claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref name="ynet-main"/> The attack is thought to have been carried out by the PFLP's [[Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades]].<ref name="dictionary"/>

The PFLP said the attack purpose was to protest the detention of the group's leader, [[Ahmad Saadat]], by the [[Palestinian Authority]] in connection with the PFLP assassination of the Israeli tourism minister [[Rehavam Ze'evi]].<ref>Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 32, no. 1 (Autumn 2002), p. 171.</ref>

==Subsequent related events==

Lawsuits were filed against [[Arab Bank]], [[NatWest]] and [[Crédit Lyonnais]] for channeling money to [[Hamas]].<ref name=Preston>{{cite news|last1=Preston|first1=Julia|title=Hurt by Hamas, Americans Sue Banks in U.S.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/15/nyregion/15hamas.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=16 August 2015|work=New York Times|date=15 April 2006}}</ref>

In response to the attack Israeli army forces conducted several operational activities in the towns of [[Tulkarm]] and [[Ramallah]] in the [[West Bank]] for a relatively short period time during the late Sunday, though there was no major Israeli retaliation for the Netanya Market bombing.<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2002/05/21/0000136935 Suicide bomber kills himself day after attack killed four – Taipei Times]</ref>

After the attack the Israeli defense establishment stated that the attack was ordered by the head of the PFLP [[Ahmed Saadat]] from his cell in the [[Palestinian Authority|PA]]-run [[Jericho Prison]], under U.S. and British supervision.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/05/21/usat-israel.htm|work=USA Today|title=Israel blames suicide bombing on prisoner|date=May 21, 2002}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1999032.stm|work=BBC News|title=Jailed Palestinian 'planned attack'|date=May 20, 2002}}</ref> They also found that the suicide bomber managed to reach the market in Netanya with the assistance of another person who drove him there.<ref name="ynet-main" />

Later on it was revealed that the driver was Adel Adnan Mahmoud Jumaa, a resident of [[Taybeh]], who admitted that he had driven the suicide-bomber and a woman collaborator to Netanya. The woman was Da'a Jiusi, a 21-year-old Palestinian female student from the Palestinian city [[Tulkarem]] who later on confessed that she was asked to accompany the suicide bomber provide cover as an innocent-looking couple.<ref name="ynet2" /><ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>ISA and Israel Police discover PFLP cell that perpetrated May 19 Netanya suicide bombing. Israel MFA Press Release. June 19, 2002</ref>

In addition, after the attack Israeli officials revealed that the Israeli security forces received an actual warning about the attack 20 minutes before the suicide bomber detonated his explosive device but added that at that point they were powerless from stopping him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1997672.stm|work=BBC News| title=Palestinians condemn bombing|date=May 20, 2002}}</ref>

On June 30, 2003 an Israeli Military Court sentenced Da'a Jiusi to three life sentences plus 30 years in prison. Jiusi was convicted of leading a suicide bomber to explode in a civilian market.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.walla.co.il/?w=%2F21%2F407218 |title=עובד בולגרי נרצח ביריות בגדה; פתח קיבל אחריות – וואלה! חדשות |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319052038/http://news.walla.co.il/?w=%2F21%2F407218 |archive-date=March 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another man, Alam Kabi from [[Nablus]], was sentenced in 2004 to nine life sentences, for dispatching the suicide bomber who perpetrated the Netanya Market bombing, along with several other attacks.<ref>Arnon Regular, Jonathan Lis. [http://www.haaretz.com/news/palestinians-2-people-killed-18-hurt-in-idf-operation-in-gaza-1.121949 Court hands down life sentences to two terrorists]. Haaretz, 2004.</ref>

=== Jiwasi's Release ===
{{Main|Gilad Shalit prisoner swap deal}}
On October 18, 2011 Jiwasi Ziyad Dawa'a, who was originally sentenced to 3 life sentences, was released to the West Bank as part of the [[Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange]] between Israel and Hamas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shabas.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/09ED13AD-30EB-4F28-8FEA-7A9EDB0F9119/0/listeng1.xls|title=שרות בתי הסוהר|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref>

==Official reactions==
;Involved parties
{{Flag|Israel}}: Immediately after the attack in Netanya, Israeli officials stated that Israeli government was unlikely to launch a broad military operation in retaliation to the terror attack. Instead, they stated that Israeli military forces would continue to carry out targeted raids against armed Palestinian militants.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/120590391.html?dids=120590391:120590391&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT| first=Edward|last=Cody|title=Israeli Market Bombed; At Least 3 Killed In Suicide Attack|date=May 20, 2002}}</ref>

{{Flag|Palestinian National Authority}}: PNA officials issued a statement declaring "full condemnation for the terror attack that targeted Israeli civilians."<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1997672.stm|title=BBC NEWS - Middle East - Palestinians condemn bombing|date=May 20, 2002|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2A>[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/mideast_05-20-02.html Online NewsHour Update: Suicide Bombers Strike Israel–May 20, 2002]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-05-20/news/18192876_1_israeli-army-uniform-west-bank-netanya|title=Breaking, World, US & Local News - nydailynews.com - NY Daily News|work=NY Daily News|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref>

; International
{{Flag|United States}}:
* U.S. Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] called on Yasser Arafat to crack down on Palestinian militant armed groups but added that "there clearly is a class of bombings that he can't rein in". Cheney also stated that the United States plans to send CIA Director [[George Tenet]] to the region to assist the security forces of Arafat in targeting the militant organizations.<ref name=autogenerated2A /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-05-20/news/0205200024_1_israeli-soldier-palestinian-west-bank|title=Suicide bomber kills 3 in Israel|work=Baltimore Sun|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref>
* National Security Adviser [[Condoleezza Rice]] stated that the attack underlined the need of the Palestinians leadership in creating "a unified security apparatus that can be accountable and can deal with issues of terrorism."<ref name=autogenerated2A/>
{{Flag|United Kingdom}}: British Foreign Office spokesman has stated that the UK has asked Israel to provide evidence that [[Ahmed Saadat]], the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), gave a green light for the attack in the Netanya Market bombing while held by British and American warders in the West Bank city of Jericho.<ref name=autogenerated2A/>

==References==
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<ref name="ynet-main">{{cite news|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-1899809,00.html|title=Three Killed in Netanya Terror Attack|author1=Ben Tzur, Ra'anana |author2=Somfavli, Attila |work=[[Ynet]]|date=May 19, 2002|access-date=August 21, 2011|language=he}}</ref>
<ref name="ynet2">{{cite news|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3101470,00.html|title=Suicide Bomber Caught at Erez Crossing on Her Way to Soroka|author=Greenberg, Hanan|work=[[Ynet]]|date=June 20, 2005|access-date=August 23, 2011|language=he}}</ref>
<ref name="cnn">{{cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/05/19/mideast.blast/index.html|title=CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="dictionary">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3En3Uz5ACQC&pg=PA539|page=539|title=Historical Dictionary of Terrorism|author1=Anderson, Sean |author2=Sloan, Stephen |year=2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810863118|access-date=August 21, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="newsbank1">{{cite news| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F3AD51F90B8E1B1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | title=Pioneer Press: Search Results | date=May 20, 2002}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/05/18/blast.htm Israel blast kills 3, wounds at least 50] – published on [[USA Today]] on May 21, 2002
* [http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/05/19/mideast.blast/index.html Suicide bomber kills 3 Israelis, injures 56] – published on [[CNN]] on May 19, 2002
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1997012.stm Bomb shatters Israeli calm] – published on [[BBC News]] on May 19, 2002
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/19/world/main509509.shtml http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/19/world/main509509.shtml] – published on [[CBS News]] on May 19, 2002
* [http://www.haaretz.com/news/three-killed-56-injured-in-suicide-attack-in-netanya-1.44739 Three killed, 56 injured in suicide attack in Netanya] – published on [[Haaretz]] on May 19, 2002
* [http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2980312,00.html Do Female suicide bombers go through a less thorough examination?] – published on [[ynet]] on May 19, 2002 (Hebrew)
* [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/120590391.html?dids=120590391:120590391&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT Israeli Market Bombed; At Least 3 Killed In Suicide Attack] – published on the [[Washington Post]] on May 20, 2002

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Netanya Market bombing - Revision history

->John of Reading: Fixed the cite error: commented out the list-defined reference named "btl", left unused after Special:Diff/1034601316 in July.