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{{Short description|2002 Palestinian militant attack in Haifa, Israel}}
{{Short description|2002 Palestinian militant attack in Haifa, Israel}}
{{Infobox terrorist attack
{{Infobox terrorist attack
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The '''Matza restaurant suicide bombing''' occurred on March 31, 2002, when a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] [[Hamas]] [[suicide bomber]] detonated his bomb inside the Matza restaurant in [[Haifa]], [[Israel]], near the [[Grand Canyon (mall)|Grand Canyon shopping mall]], killing 16 Israeli civilians and injuring over 40 people.<ref>{{cite news | last = Bennet | first = James  | title = MIDEAST TURMOIL: THE VIOLENCE; Bomber Strikes Jews and Arabs At Rare Refuge | work = [[New York Times]] | date = 2002-04-01 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03E0DD153AF932A35757C0A9649C8B63 | access-date = 2008-07-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1077927.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-04-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415134709/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1077927.html |archive-date=2009-04-15 }}</ref> Journalist [[Giulio Meotti]] described the attack as a massacre.<ref name=meotti>{{cite book|last= Meotti|first=Giulio |title=A New Shoah: The Untold Story of Israel's Victims of Terrorism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0OpIxcBBJwC&q=Matza+restaurant+massacre|year=2003|publisher=Encounter Books|page=47|isbn=978-1594034770}}</ref>
The '''Matza restaurant suicide bombing''' occurred on March 31, 2002, when a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] [[Hamas]] [[Palestinian suicide attacks|suicide bomber]] detonated his bomb inside the Matza restaurant in [[Haifa]], [[Israel]], near the [[Grand Canyon (mall)|Grand Canyon shopping mall]], killing 16 people and injuring over 40.<ref name="NYT20020401">{{cite news | last = Bennet | first = James  | title = MIDEAST TURMOIL: THE VIOLENCE; Bomber Strikes Jews and Arabs At Rare Refuge | work = [[New York Times]] | date = 2002-04-01 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03E0DD153AF932A35757C0A9649C8B63 | access-date = 2008-07-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1077927.html |title=Israeli man succumbs to wounds sustained in 2002 Hamas suicide bombing - Haaretz - Israel News |access-date=2009-04-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415134709/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1077927.html |archive-date=2009-04-15 }}</ref> Reporting has described the cafe as both "Arab-owned" and "owned by Israeli Jews, but run by Palestinian citizens of Israel".<ref name="NYT20020401"/><ref name="Guardian-israel9">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/mar/31/israel9 | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Arafat siege continues | date=March 31, 2002}}</ref>
 
==The attack==
The attack occurred at 14:45 during the [[Passover]] vacation in Israel, and the restaurant was crowded with families having their lunch. Despite the [[Passover suicide bombing]] which occurred just four days earlier in [[Netanya]], and the tense atmosphere following it, the clients and restaurant owners were not particularly worried about security:  The Matza restaurant is operated by an [[Israeli Arab]] family, and its multi-ethnic nature was thought to make it an unlikely choice for a terrorist attack.


==The perpetrators==
==The perpetrators==
The military wing of [[Hamas]] claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the bombings would continue as long as the siege of then President of the [[Palestinian National Authority]], [[Yasser Arafat]] in [[Ramallah]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/apr/01/israel2 Israel vows to avenge bombings], [[The Guardian]], April 1, 2002.</ref> In addition, Hamas spokesman stated that the suicide bomber was a 22-year-old Palestinian named Shadi Tubasi who originated from the [[Jenin]] area.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/mar/31/israel9 | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Arafat siege continues | date=March 31, 2002}}</ref>
The military wing of [[Hamas]] claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in retaliation for Israeli raids on Palestinian cities and towns, including [[Ramallah]] where the then President of the [[Palestinian National Authority]], [[Yasser Arafat]], was under siege.<ref name="NYT20020401"/><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/apr/01/israel2 Israel vows to avenge bombings], [[The Guardian]], April 1, 2002.</ref> A Hamas spokesman stated that the suicide bomber was a 22-year-old Palestinian named Shadi Tubasi. Tubasi came from a refugee camp near [[Jenin]] area that had recently been invaded by Israeli forces.<ref name="Guardian-israel9"/><ref name="NYT20020401"/>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of massacres committed during the Al-Aqsa Intifada]]
*[[Palestinian political violence]]
*[[Palestinian political violence]]
*[[Israeli casualties of war]]
*[[Israeli casualties of war]]
==External links==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1903912.stm Israel hit by double suicide attack] – published on [[BBC News]] on March 31, 2002
* [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F86CB1307B04573&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Palestinian bomber rips open restaurant in city that prides itself on coexistence] – published on the [[Associated Press]] on March 31, 2002


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 14 December 2025


Matza restaurant suicide bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
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Native nameהפיגוע במסעדת מצה
LocationHaifa, Israel
Coordinates32°47′19″N 35°0′9″E / 32.78861°N 35.00250°E / 32.78861; 35.00250
DateMarch 31, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-03-31)
c. 3:00 pm (UTC+2)
Attack type
Suicide bomber
Deaths16 (+1 bomber)
Injured40+
PerpetratorHamas claimed responsibility
AssailantShadi Tobassi

The Matza restaurant suicide bombing occurred on March 31, 2002, when a Palestinian Hamas suicide bomber detonated his bomb inside the Matza restaurant in Haifa, Israel, near the Grand Canyon shopping mall, killing 16 people and injuring over 40.[1][2] Reporting has described the cafe as both "Arab-owned" and "owned by Israeli Jews, but run by Palestinian citizens of Israel".[1][3]

The perpetrators[edit | edit source]

The military wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in retaliation for Israeli raids on Palestinian cities and towns, including Ramallah where the then President of the Palestinian National Authority, Yasser Arafat, was under siege.[1][4] A Hamas spokesman stated that the suicide bomber was a 22-year-old Palestinian named Shadi Tubasi. Tubasi came from a refugee camp near Jenin area that had recently been invaded by Israeli forces.[3][1]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bennet, James (2002-04-01). "MIDEAST TURMOIL: THE VIOLENCE; Bomber Strikes Jews and Arabs At Rare Refuge". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  2. ↑ "Israeli man succumbs to wounds sustained in 2002 Hamas suicide bombing - Haaretz - Israel News". Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Arafat siege continues". The Guardian. London. March 31, 2002.
  4. ↑ Israel vows to avenge bombings, The Guardian, April 1, 2002.

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