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1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing

Coordinates: 32°3′35″N 34°46′42″E / 32.05972°N 34.77833°E / 32.05972; 34.77833
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1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing
The attack site is located in Tel Aviv
The attack site
The attack site
The attack site is located in Central Israel
The attack site
The attack site
Native nameהפיגוע בדוכן השווארמה ראש העיר
LocationTel Aviv, Israel
Coordinates32°3′35″N 34°46′42″E / 32.05972°N 34.77833°E / 32.05972; 34.77833
Date19 January 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-19)
15:50 pm (UTC+2)
Attack type
Suicide attack
WeaponExplosive device
Deaths0 civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured32 civilians
PerpetratorIslamic Jihad claimed responsibility
Participant1

The 1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing was a suicide bombing on January 19, 2006, at Rosh Ha'ir shawarma restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel. Thirty two Israeli civilians were injured. The Palestinian militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the terror attack.[1][2]

A second suicide bombing targeted the same restaurant on April 17 of the same year, killing 11 Israeli civilians and injuring 68.[3]

Perpetrators

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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as Sami Abd al-Hafiz Antar from Nablus.[4] The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade also claimed responsibility for the bombing.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tel Aviv Blast Creates 'Shocking Scene'". Forward. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Cohen, Avi (19 January 2006). "32 hurt in Tel Aviv bombing". Ynetnews. Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ Azoulay, Yuval. "I'm Used to Attacks Here". Haaretz. Ha’aretz. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ Cohen, Avi (19 January 2006). "32 hurt in Tel Aviv bombing". Ynetnews. Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 17 September 2023.