2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing
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The 2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on May 18, 2001 in the HaSharon Mall
in Netanya
. 5 people were killed in the attack.
The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas
claimed responsibility for the attack.
mall in the center of Netanya
. The suspicious looking militant was approached by the mall's security guard whom soon thereafter attempted to prevent the suicide bomber from entering the mall. As a result, the militant immidiatly blew himself up at the entrance to the mall. The blast killed five people and injured more than 100.
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HaSharon Mall
HaSharon Mall is the main mall in Netanya. The mall was opened in 1989. At the time of its opening it was the third Shoping mall which was opened in Israel after the Dizengoff Center and the Ayalon Mall. The mall's trade area is 17,000 square meters and it includes 675 Parking Spaces...
in Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
. 5 people were killed in the attack.
The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack
On Wednesday, May 18, 2001 at 11:30 am, a Palestinian suicide bomber wearing a long blue jacket with hidden explosives attached to his body, approached the popular HaSharon MallHaSharon Mall
HaSharon Mall is the main mall in Netanya. The mall was opened in 1989. At the time of its opening it was the third Shoping mall which was opened in Israel after the Dizengoff Center and the Ayalon Mall. The mall's trade area is 17,000 square meters and it includes 675 Parking Spaces...
mall in the center of Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
. The suspicious looking militant was approached by the mall's security guard whom soon thereafter attempted to prevent the suicide bomber from entering the mall. As a result, the militant immidiatly blew himself up at the entrance to the mall. The blast killed five people and injured more than 100.
Fatalities
- Tirza Polonsky, 66, of Kfar HaimKfar HaimKfar Haim is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 500....
- Vladislav Sorokin, 34, of NetanyaNetanyaNetanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
- Yulia Tratiakova, 21, of NetanyaNetanyaNetanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
- Miriam Waxman, 51, of HaderaHaderaHadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along of the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain...
- David Yarkoni, 53, of NetanyaNetanyaNetanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
Aftermath
Following the attack Israeli sent F-16s which shelled the Palestinian security forces headquarters in the West BankWest Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
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See also
- HaSharon Mall suicide bombing (December 5, 2005)HaSharon Mall suicide bombing (December 5, 2005)The third HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on December 5, 2005 in the HaSharon Mall in Netanya. Five people were killed in the attack....
- HaSharon Mall suicide bombing (July 12, 2005)HaSharon Mall suicide bombing (July 12, 2005)The second HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on July 12, 2005 in the HaSharon Mall in Netanya. 4 people were killed in the attack....
External links
- CNN's Sheila MacVicar describes bomb scene - published on CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
on May 18, 2001 - Israeli jets strike back after bomb - published on The TelegraphThe Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
on May 19, 2001