1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing

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1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing
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Native nameהפיגוע בדוכן השווארמה ראש העיר
LocationTel Aviv, Israel
Coordinates 32°3′35″N34°46′42″E / 32.05972°N 34.77833°E / 32.05972; 34.77833
Date19 January 2006;17 years ago (2006-01-19)
15:50 pm (UTC+2)
Attack type
Suicide attack
Weapon Explosive device
Deaths0 civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured32 civilians
Perpetrator Islamic 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]

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A second suicide bombing occurred at the Rosh Ha’ir Restaurant on April 17 of the same year, killing 11 Israeli civilians and injuring 68. [3]

Perpetrators

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.

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References

  1. "Tel Aviv Blast Creates 'Shocking Scene'". Forward. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. Cohen, Avi. "32 hurt in Tel Aviv bombing". Ynetnews.com. Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. Azoulay, Yuval. "I'm Used to Attacks Here". Ha’aretz. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. Cohen, Avi. "32 hurt in Tel Aviv bombing". Ynetnews.com. Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 17 September 2023.