Café Hillel bombing
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The Café Hillel bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing carried out on September 9, 2003 in a coffee shop in the German Colony neighborhood in Jerusalem. Seven people were killed in the attack and over 50 were injured.
A few hours prior to the Café Hillel bombing, Palestinian militants carried out a suicide attack in a bus stop next to the military base Tzrifin
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" coffee shop in the German Colony neighborhood of Jerusalem. Security guard Alon Mizrahi was attempting to prevent the bomber form entering when he blew himself up. At at 11:20 pm the suicide bomber detonated the explosive device he carried on his body.
Among those killed in the attack were Dr. David Applebaum
, head of the emergency room at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem , and his daughter Nava, who was to have been married the day after the bombing.
whom originated from from the village of Rantis
, and had been a student at Bir Zeit University.
On 14 March 2010 Israeli military forces caught the Hamas
militant leader Maher Udda
, whom participated in the execution of both these suicide attacks as well as other terrorist attack.
A few hours prior to the Café Hillel bombing, Palestinian militants carried out a suicide attack in a bus stop next to the military base Tzrifin
Tzrifin bus stop attack
The Tzrifin attack was a suicide bombing which occurred on September 9, 2003 in a bus stop in central Israel next to the military base Tzrifin. 9 people were killed in the attack and more than 15 people were injured....
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The attack
On Tuesday evening, 9 September 2003 a Palestinian suicide bomber approached the "Café HillelCafé Hillel
Café Hillel is a cafe, espresso bar, and sandwich bar chain in Israel.-History:The first branch opened on Hillel Street in Jerusalem in 1998, which became the source of its name. The chain now has 24 branches all over the country...
" coffee shop in the German Colony neighborhood of Jerusalem. Security guard Alon Mizrahi was attempting to prevent the bomber form entering when he blew himself up. At at 11:20 pm the suicide bomber detonated the explosive device he carried on his body.
Among those killed in the attack were Dr. David Applebaum
David Applebaum
David Applebaum was an American-born Israeli physician and rabbi. He was chief of the emergency room and trauma services of Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Applebaum was killed in a Palestinian suicide bombing at Cafe Hillel in Jerusalem on September 9, 2003.-Biography:David Applebaum...
, head of the emergency room at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem , and his daughter Nava, who was to have been married the day after the bombing.
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The perpetrators
The attack was perpetrated by the Hamas member Ramez Abu Salim whom originated from RantisRantis
Rantis is a Palestinian town in the West Bank, located in the northwestern Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, 33 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,900 in mid-year 2006...
whom originated from from the village of Rantis
Rantis
Rantis is a Palestinian town in the West Bank, located in the northwestern Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, 33 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,900 in mid-year 2006...
, and had been a student at Bir Zeit University.
Aftermath
In July 2004 Israeli military forces arrested members of a Palestinian militant squad whom were involved in the execution and planning of many attacks, including the Café Hillel bombing.On 14 March 2010 Israeli military forces caught the 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...
militant leader Maher Udda
Maher Udda
Maher Udda is a Palestinian terrorist suspected of planning suicide bombings in Israel.Udda is a top Hamas commander. On March 15, 2010 he was arrested by the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet in a joint operation which caught him by surprise. Hamas claimed that the Palestinian Authority was...
, whom participated in the execution of both these suicide attacks as well as other terrorist attack.
External links
- Suicide Bombings- Tzrifin and Jerusalem - September 9- 2003 - published at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Memorial video on youtubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Two separate suicide bombings kill at least 15 in Israel - published on USA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
on September 9, 2003 - 2nd Deadly Bomb Blast Hits Israel - published on CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
on September 9, 2003 - Attacks wreck peace hopes - published on BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
on September 9, 2003