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{{Infobox terrorist attack | {{pp|small=yes}} | ||
|title=Meron Junction Bus 361 attack | {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}{{Infobox terrorist attack | ||
|partof=the [[Second Intifada]] militancy campaign | | title = Meron Junction Bus 361 attack | ||
|map= | | partof = the [[Second Intifada]] militancy campaign | ||
| map = {{Location map|Israel northeast|caption=|float=center}} | |||
|map_caption=The attack site | |||
| location = Meron Junction, [[Israel]] | |||
|location=Meron | | native_name = הפיגוע בקו 361 בצומת מירון | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|32|59|18|N|35|26|37|E|display=inline}} | | native_name_lang = he | ||
|target= | | coordinates = {{coord|32|59|18|N|35|26|37|E|display=inline,title}} | ||
|date= | | target = | ||
|time-begin= | | date = {{start date and age|2002|08|04}} | ||
|time-end= | | time = {{Circa}} 8:45 am | ||
|timezone= | | time-begin = | ||
|type=[[ | | time-end = | ||
|fatalities=6 Israeli civilians and 3 soldiers (+ 1 bomber) | | timezone = UTC+2 | ||
|injuries=38 | | type = [[Suicide bombing]] | ||
|perps=[[Hamas]] claimed responsibility | | weapon = [[Suicide vest]] | ||
| fatalities = 6 Israeli civilians and 3 soldiers (+1 bomber) | |||
| injuries = 38 | |||
| perps = | |||
| perpetrator = [[Hamas]] claimed responsibility | |||
| numpart = 1 | |||
}} | }} | ||
On August 4, 2002, a [[Palestinian suicide attacks|Palestinian suicide bomber]] from the militant group [[Hamas]] conducted a [[suicide bombing]] aboard an [[Egged (company)|Egged]] bus at the Meron junction in northern Israel near [[Safed]]. In addition to the bomber, six Israeli civilians, and three Israeli soldiers were killed. Thirty-eight people were injured.<ref name="salaries" /><ref name="CNN">{{cite news |title=Latest terror attacks kill 12 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/08/04/mideast/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=CNN |date=2002-08-04}}</ref> | |||
[[Hamas]] subsequently publicly claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming it was in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike against a Hamas commander and to express displeasure with a UN-sponsored investigation into the Israeli incursion into the Jenin refugee camp that April.<ref name="CNN" /> | |||
[[Saeb Erakat]] condemned the attack, and Palestinian minister [[Nabil Shaath]] claimed that Palestinians were continuing to try to halt attacks on Israel, despite the Israeli actions. The bus attack occurred a week after the [[Hebrew University bombing]], in which a Palestinian attacker affiliated with Hamas killed 9 people.<ref name="CNN" /> | |||
On 27 August, Israeli authorities arrested 7 Arab-Israelis, all members of the same family, who allegedly assisted the bomber. According to police, the suspects helped store explosives in a nursery school, dressed the bomber as a tourist, and scouted the target.<ref name="LAT">{{cite news |title=7 Israeli Arabs Arrested in Bus Bombing |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-27-fg-mideast27-story.html |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2002-08-27}}</ref> | |||
In 2019, Israeli Defense Minister [[Naftali Bennett]] signed an order enabling Israel to seize "[[pay-for-slay]]" payments from the Palestinian Authority to Arab Israelis convicted on terrorism charges. This order included two prisoners who Israeli claimed assisted the Meron Junction bomber.<ref name="salaries">{{cite news |last1=Oster |first1=Marcy |title=Israel will seize 'pay for slay' salaries paid to Arab-Israeli prisoners |url=https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/israel-will-seize-pay-for-slay-salaries-paid-to-arab-israeli-prisoners |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=2019-12-26}}</ref> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:2002 mass murders]] | ||
[[Category:Hamas suicide bombings of buses]] | [[Category:Hamas suicide bombings of buses]] | ||
[[Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2002]] | [[Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2002]] | ||
[[Category:August 2002 | [[Category:August 2002 in Asia]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada]] | ||
[[Category:Suicide bombings in 2002]] | |||
[[Category:August 2002 crimes in Asia]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century mass murders in Israel]] | |||
[[Category:2002 murders in Israel]] | |||
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| Native name | הפיגוע בקו 361 בצומת מירון |
| Location | Meron Junction, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°59′18″N 35°26′37″E / 32.98833°N 35.44361°E |
| Date | August 4, 2002 c. 8:45 am (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapon | Suicide vest |
| Deaths | 6 Israeli civilians and 3 soldiers (+1 bomber) |
| Injured | 38 |
| Perpetrator | Hamas claimed responsibility |
| Participant | 1 |
On August 4, 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber from the militant group Hamas conducted a suicide bombing aboard an Egged bus at the Meron junction in northern Israel near Safed. In addition to the bomber, six Israeli civilians, and three Israeli soldiers were killed. Thirty-eight people were injured.[1][2]
Hamas subsequently publicly claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming it was in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike against a Hamas commander and to express displeasure with a UN-sponsored investigation into the Israeli incursion into the Jenin refugee camp that April.[2]
Saeb Erakat condemned the attack, and Palestinian minister Nabil Shaath claimed that Palestinians were continuing to try to halt attacks on Israel, despite the Israeli actions. The bus attack occurred a week after the Hebrew University bombing, in which a Palestinian attacker affiliated with Hamas killed 9 people.[2]
On 27 August, Israeli authorities arrested 7 Arab-Israelis, all members of the same family, who allegedly assisted the bomber. According to police, the suspects helped store explosives in a nursery school, dressed the bomber as a tourist, and scouted the target.[3]
In 2019, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett signed an order enabling Israel to seize "pay-for-slay" payments from the Palestinian Authority to Arab Israelis convicted on terrorism charges. This order included two prisoners who Israeli claimed assisted the Meron Junction bomber.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oster, Marcy (December 26, 2019). "Israel will seize 'pay for slay' salaries paid to Arab-Israeli prisoners". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Latest terror attacks kill 12". CNN. August 4, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ "7 Israeli Arabs Arrested in Bus Bombing". Los Angeles Times. August 27, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
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