terror2015-2021

Wave of terror 2015-2021

  •   Wave of terror 2015-2021
  • 9/19/2021
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    71 months of terror – 13 September 2015 to the present.​​


    Since September 2015, Israel has experienced a wave of terror perpetrated by individuals, many of them very young, inspired by vicious incitement in Palestinian social and traditional media and urged on by the Palestinian leadership. The Palestinian Authority goes so far as to pay convicted terrorists a monthly allowance – the more serious the offense, the more money they receive. The families of terrorists killed by Israeli security forces during a terror attack receive a monthly
    "pension" as well.

    On 30 March 2018, Hamas instigated a campaign that was billed as a peaceful civilian protest, but was actually an excuse for violent riots on the Gaza Strip-Israeli border. In addition, kites and helium balloons with incendiary material attached have been launched from the Gaza Strip to the Israeli side. The resulting fires (over 2,000) have destroyed thousands of acres of forests and agricultural land (8,747 acres as of July 2019), with a huge cost to farmers and to the entire ecosystem of the western Negev​. Experts estimate that it will take decades for the area to recover. During this same period, rocket launches from the Gaza Strip have also increased. An additional cost that cannot be estimated in money is the cost of the trauma suffered by the civilian population in southern Israel, especially the children.

    In May 2019, Hamas and Israel entered into an agreement for a six-month ceasefire. Attacks have decreased but not ceased altogether.

    In November 2019, there was a hiatus in the Hamas-orchestrated border riots. The arson kites and balloons have also decreased drastically.

    In December 2019, the organizers of the March of Return announced that the weekly border protests would be suspended until the end of March 2020, when they will be resumed on a monthly basis, or on "prominent national occasions." (Note: March 30 is Land Day, a day commemorating violent clashes between Arab Israelis and Israeli forces in 1976, in reaction to a government plan to expropriate land in the Galilee for state purposes.) Predictably, the Gaza fence protests did not achieve their stated goals: to end the "siege on Gaza" and to achieve the  "right of return" for Palestinians whose grandparents once lived in Mandatory Palestine. (It should be noted that, while Israel controls the border crossing points between Israel and the Gaza Strip, commercial goods pass through daily.) 

    Beginning May 10, 2021. Hamas launched an eleven-day rocket attack that targeting Israeli cities, towns and villages, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, in which 12 civilians and one IDF soldier were killed and many more were injured.  ​

    According to the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorisn Information Center (ITIC), beginning in September 2015, there has been a wave of terrorist attacks which began on the Temple Mount and in east Jerusalem. The attacks later spread to Judea and Samaria and even crossed the Green Line into Israel under the battle cry of "Al-Aqsa mosque is in danger."

    Popular Resistance​


    The current wave of terrorist attacks is part of the PA's strategy of "popular resistance" (i.e., popular terrorism) adopted by the PA and Fatah at the Sixth Fatah conference in August 2009. Statements by Fatah, Hamas and PIJ spokespersons have described the attacks as "heroic actions" and "the natural response to Israel's crimes".
    The terrorist attacks, which had been concentrated in greater Jerusalem, spread to other locations in Israel, including Kiryat Gat in the south, Tel Aviv, Afula in the north, and Gan Shmuel (near Hadera) and Raanana (in the center of the country). The attacks have been carried out by young lone terrorists, most of them from east Jerusalem, and some from Judea and Samaria. There were also two Israeli Arabs (from Nazareth and Um el-Fahm), Palestinians staying in Israel illegally, two women and two children. They were motivated for the most part by the lie spread by the Palestinian media that Israel allegedly threatened Al-Aqsa mosque, as well as by the frustration, desperation and anger of the younger generation. Generally speaking, the terrorists have not been operatives of any established terrorist organization, and the current wave of terrorism has not been directed by any organization, but rather is directly inspired by the intensive incitement accompanying it.

    A history of infamy

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    According to the Israel Security Agency, October 2015 saw the beginning of a wave of terrorism that has led to 620 attacks (483 in the form of firebombs) in one month, compared to 223 in September. Eleven people (one foreign national and 10 Israelis) were killed in terrorist attacks in October, and 80 were injured, 37 of them moderately or more severely (one foreign national, 18 Israeli civilians, and 18 members of the security forces).
    In November 2015, 10 people (one Palestinian and 9 Israelis) were killed in terrorist attacks. Among the non-fatal casualties, 22 were wounded in stabbings (including 5 in Jerusalem and 10 within Israel), 24 in vehicle attacks, and 12 in shootings.
    In December 2015, 3 civilians were killed. All three of the fatalities were caused by stabbings.
    In January 2016, 5 Israelis were killed in terrorist attacks. In the major shooting attack on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv two civilians were killed as well as a taxi driver who picked up the attacker near the scene. Two Israeli civilians were killed in stabbing attacks.
    In February 2016, 3 Israelis were killed in terrorist attacks. The decrease in terror attacks was manifest mostly in Judea and Samaria: 107 attacks, compared to January's 126.
    In March 2016, terrorists killed one foreign national (in a stabbing attack in Jaffa on 8 March) and injured 26, 9 of which were injured in the abovementioned stabbing attack.  Among the non-fatal casualties, 13 civilians and 13 security forces personnel were wounded.
    In April 2016, terrorist attacks caused 18 non-fatal casualties, most of which (16) were injured in an IED attack in Jerusalem on 18 April. In addition, on 3 April, one civilian was injured in a stabbing attack in Rosh HaAyin and one border-police member was injured in a firebomb attack in Isawiya (Jerusalem).
    In May 2016, terrorist attacks did not result in any fatalities. However, 12 Israelis – 4 civilians and 8 security personnel - were injured.
    In June 2016, five Israelis were killed and 21 injured. Most of the fatalities were registered during the shooting in Tel Aviv on 8 June that left four dead and 15 wounded. An Israeli teenager was stabbed to death on 30 June in Kiryat Arba, Hebron, and another civilian was moderately injured.  Non-fatal casualties include 2 civilians who were injured in a vehicle-ramming attack near Qiryat Arba (24 June); a member of the security forces in a firebomb attack in Isawiya, northern Jerusalem, (29 June); 2 civilians in a stabbing attack in Netanya on 30 June.
    In July 2016: 316 terrorist attacks; 1 person murdered and 17 injured. There were 6 stabbings or attempted stabbings, 6 shooting attacks, 1 ramming attack, 8 pipe/roadside bombs, 231 stone-throwing incidents, 51 petrol bombs. Several attacks occurred in Jerusalem; the rest in Judea and Samaria.
    In August 2016: 414 total attacks (the increase compared to July is mostly from stone throwing): 5 stabbing (including attempts), 3 shooting, 9 pipe/roadside bombs, 339 stone-throwing; 34 petrol bombs (Molotov cocktails).
    In September 2016: 480 total attacks: 14 stabbings or attempted stabbings; 3 shootings; 1 ramming attack, 11 roadside bombs/grenades; 365 stone-throwing attacks, 63 Molotov cocktails.
    In October 2016: 410 total attacks: 6 stabbings or attempted stabbings; 10 shootings; 1 ramming attack, 10 roadside bombs/grenades; 265 stone-throwing attacks, 71 Molotov cocktails.
    In November 2016: 423 total attacks (mostly stone-throwing): 5 stabbings or attempted stabbings; 2 shootings; 0 ramming attacks, 12 roadside bombs/grenades; 346 stone-throwing attacks, 41 Molotov cocktails.
    In December 2016: 258 total attacks; 6 stabbings or attempted stabbings; 8 shootings; 1 ramming attack, 5 roadside bombs/grenades; 199 stone-throwing attacks, 27 Molotov cocktails.
    In January 2017: 3 stabbings or attempted stabbings; 9 shootings; 2 ramming attacks, 9 roadside bombs/grenades; 293 stone-throwing attacks, 44 Molotov cocktails.
    In February 2017: 1 stabbing or attempted stabbing; 5 shootings; 1 ramming attack, 7 roadside bombs/grenades; 260 stone-throwing attacks, 53 Molotov cocktails.
    In  March 2017: 10 stabbings or attempted stabbings; 3 shootings; 1 ramming attack, 2 roadside bombs/grenades; 243 stone-throwing attacks, 62 Molotov cocktails.
    In April 2017: 7 stabbings or attempted stabbings; 5 shootings; 2 ramming attacks, 4 roadside bombs/grenades; 218 stone-throwing attacks, 40 Molotov cocktails.
    In May 2017: 9 stabbings or attempted stabbings; 6 roadside bombs/grenades; 284 stone-throwing attacks, 63 Molotov cocktails; no shootings or ramming attacks.
    In June 2017: 5 stabbings or attempted stabbings; 6 roadside bombs/grenades; 131 stone-throwing attacks, 27 Molotov cocktails; 4 shootings; no ramming attacks.
    In July 2017: 5 stabbings or attempted stabbings; 14 roadside bombs/grenades; 210 stone-throwing attacks, 61 Molotov cocktails; 6 shootings; 2 ramming attacks.
    In August 2017: 3 stabbings/attempted stabbings; 7 roadside bombs/grenades; 128 stone-throwing attacks, 23 Molotov cocktails; 1 shooting; no ramming attacks.
    In September 2017: 1 stabbing/attempted stabbing; 5 roadside bombs/grenades; 135 stone-throwing attacks, 27 Molotov cocktails; 1 shooting; no ramming attacks.
    In October 2017: 3 stabbing/attempted stabbings; 4 roadside bombs/grenades; 170 stone-throwing attacks, 32 Molotov cocktails; 2 shootings; no ramming attacks.
    In November 2017: 2 stabbing/attempted stabbings; 1 roadside bomb/grenade; 207 stone-throwing attacks, 25 Molotov cocktails; 1 shooting; no ramming attacks.
    In December 2017: 3 stabbings/attempted stabbings; 9 roadside bomb/grenade; 478 stone-throwing attacks, 111 Molotov cocktails; 3 shooting; no ramming attacks.
    January 2018: A total of 332 incidents, resulting in one murder and 16 injured. The incidents included 2 stabbings/attempted stabbings; 2 shootings; 1 ramming attack; 4 roadside bombs; 251 stone-throwing attacks; 45 Molotov cocktails.
    February 2018: Terrorist events –Total 384: 4 stabbings/attempted stabbings; 2 shootings; 4 roadside bombs; 283 stone-throwing; 49 Molotov cocktails.
    March 2018: Terrorist events –Total 300: 2 stabbings/attempted stabbings; 6 shootings; 3 roadside bombs; 240 stone-throwing; 24 Molotov cocktails, 2 ramming attacks​.
    April 2018: Terrorist events –Total 386: 1 stabbing/attempted stabbing; 4 shootings; 17 roadside bombs; 216 stone-throwing; 33 Molotov cocktails, 0 ramming attacks.
    May 2018: Terrorist events – Total 684 (including 190 rockets/mortar bombs): 10 shooting attacks, 2 attempted ramming attacks, 15 roadside bombs, 251 stone-throwing events; 134 fire kites.
    June 2018:  In Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria – 94 attacks: 14 IEDs; two small-arms shootings; 77 firebomb attacks; and one vehicular attack.
    Gaza: 29 rocket-launching* attacks (with 76 launches).
    July 2018: Terrorist events – 2 killed, 17 injured; 1 stabbing/attempted stabbing; 5 shooting attacks, 0 ramming attacks, 9 roadside bombs, 118 stone-throwing events; 202 arson terror events.
    August 2018: Terrorist events: 24 injured; 1 stabbing/attempted stabbing; 2 shooting attacks, 0 ramming attacks, 10 roadside bombs, 125 stone-throwing events; 99 arson terror events (includes petrol bombs and incendiary kites/balloons).
    September 2018: Terrorist events: 1 killed, 10 injured; 4 stabbing/attempted stabbing; 2 shooting attacks, 0 ramming attacks, 17 roadside bombs, 128 stone-throwing; 120 arson terror and petrol bombs.
    October 2018: Terrorist events: 2 killed, 18 injured; 4 stabbing/attempted stabbing; 1 shooting attack, 0 ramming attacks, 19 roadside bombs, 138 stone-throwing; 139 arson terror and petrol bombs.
    November 2018: Terrorist events: 2 killed, 12 injured; 4 stabbing/attempted stabbing; 5 shooting attacks, 1 ramming attack, 8 roadside bombs, 178 stone-throwing; 42 arson terror and petrol bombs.
    December 2018: Terrorist events: 3 killed, 28 injured; 3 stabbing/attempted stabbing; 3 shooting attacks, 4 ramming attack, 8 roadside bombs, 270 stone-throwing; 30 arson terror and petrol bombs.
    January 2019: Terrorist events: 13 injured; 3 stabbings/attempted stabbings; 4 shooting attacks; 19 roadside bombs; 145 stone-throwings; 30 arson terror events.
    February 2019: Terrorist events: 1 killed, 6 injured; 1 stabbing/attempted stabbing; 20 roadside bombs; 129 stone-throwing events; 35 arson terror events.
    March 2019: Terrorist events: 2 killed, 24 injured; 2 stabbing/attempted stabbings; 1 shooting (together with stabbing); 1 ramming attack; 36 IEDs; 126 stone-throwing events; 55 arson terror events.
    April 2019: April 2019 saw a significant drop in the number of terrorist attacks, compared to March: 126, as opposed to 308. 
    In Judea and Samaria, 88 attacks were executed in April, compared to 110 in March. 12 attacks took place in Jerusalem, as opposed to 15 in the preceding month. 
    No attacks were executed within the Green Line in April, similarly to March. Finally, 26 attacks originated from the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula in April, down dramatically from 181 in March. 
    There were no casualties from terrorist activity in April 2019.
    May 2019: May 2019 saw a dramatic increase in the number of terrorist attacks, compared to April: 449, as opposed to 126. Out of these 449 attacks, 362 were instances of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip in the latest round of fighting. 
    389 attacks originated from the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula in May, up from 26 in April. In Judea and Samaria, 50 attacks were executed in May, compared to 88 in April. 10 attacks took place in Jerusalem, as opposed to 12 in the preceding month. Finally, no attacks were executed within the Green Line in May, similarly to April. 
    Four people were killed and ten were injured due to terrorist activity in May 2019.
    June 2019: June 2019 saw a significant drop in the number of terrorist attacks, compared to May: 123, as opposed to 449. 
    42 attacks originated from the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula in June, down dramatically from 389 in May. In Judea and Samaria, 63 attacks were executed, compared to 50 in May. 18 attacks took place in Jerusalem, as opposed to ten in the preceding month. Finally, no attacks were executed within the Green Line, similarly to May.
    There were no casualties from terrorist activity in June 2019.
    July 2019: Five non-fatal casualties and no fatalities from terror attacks in July.  

    Five members of the security forces were wounded in a vehicle attack at the Hizme checkpoint in Binyamin. Click here for full breakdown.

    August 2019: Two people were killed and eight injured in terrorist attacks in August 2019. Click here for full breakdown.
    September 2019: Seven people were injured (no fatalities) in terrorist attack in September. Click here for full breakdown.​
    October 2019: Two non-fatal civilian casualties and no fatalities from terror attack in October. There were 108 attacks in Judea and Samaria during October. Click here for full breakdown.
    November 2019: Eleven non-fatal casualties, no fatalities. Overall, there were 159 attacks in Judea and Samaria during the month of November. Click here fo a full breakdown.  ​
    December 2019: There were 106 attacks in Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem during December 2019. There were no casualties. Click here for a full breakdown​.
    January 2020: There were 225 terror attacks during January 2020. There were three non-fatal casualties and no fatalities. Click here for a full breakdown.​
    February 2020: There were 161 terror attacks from the Gaza Strip in February including 127 instances of shelling (rockets and mortars). 171 terror attacks were carried out in Jerusalem and the West Bank. There were 16 non-fatal casualties and no fatilies. Click here fo a full breakdown.​
    March 2020: There were two rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip during March. 87 terror attacks were carried out in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Of these, 79 were bomb attacks (Firebombs and pipe bombs.) There were no There were 5 non-fatal casualties and no fatalities. Click here for a full breakdown.​ 
    April 2020: There was a single incident of small-arms fire from the Gaza Strip in April. 71 terror attacks were carried out in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Of these, 66 were bomb attacks (Firebombs and pipe bombs.) There were no There were 4 non-fatal casualties and no fatalities. Click here for a full breakdown. 
    May 2020: A single rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel during May. 80 terrorist attacks were carried out in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Of these, 66 were firebombs. There were also two knifing attacks. There were two casualties, one of which was a fatality. Click here for a full breakdown.​
    June 2020: Four rockets and one mortar were launched from the Gaza Strip during June. 91 Terror attacks took place in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Of these, 70 were firebomb attacks. There were also 12 cases of arson and two stabbings. Three people were injured in the terror attacks; there were no fatalities. Click here for a full breakdown​. 
    July 2020: There were no casualties or fatalities during July. Two rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip and a total of 92 terror attacks took place in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Of these, 61 were firebomb attacks and 14 were pipe bomb attacks. Click here for a full breakdown. 
    August 2020: There were 120 terror attacks during August, compared to 94 in July. A civilian was killed in a stabbing attack in Petah Tikva, 6 others were wounded. 106 terror attacks took place in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Of these, 85 were firebomb attacks, 6 pipe bomb attacks. There were also two attacks using firearms. 25 rockets were launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip, 5 incidents of small arms fire and one IED. Click here for a full breakdown.​
    September 2020: There were 100 terror attacks in September. There were no fatalities, although five people were injured, including two members of the security forces. The three civilians were injured by rocket fire in Ashdod.
    86 terror attacks took place in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Of these, 70 were firebomb attacks. There was one stabbing attack, one vehicular attack and eight arson attacks. Six rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel; there were also seven firebomb attacks.
    Click here for a full breakdown of September attacks.
    October 2020: 124 terror attacks took place in October. No fatalities resulted from these attacks, but two members of the security forces were injured in a pipe bomb explosion in Nablus. 117 attacks took place in Jerusalem and the West Bank in October. Of these, there were 95 incidents of firebombing, 14 of pipe bombing and six arson attempts. Of the seven attacks emanating from the Gaza Strip, four were rocket attacks. 
    November 2020: There were 83 terror attacks in November. There were no fatalities or casualties. 

    December 2020: There were 98 terror attacks in December 2020. There was one fatality: An Israeli citizen was killed in an assault near the settlement Tal Menashe on 20 December. In addition, a member of the security forces sustained slight injuries in a firebomb attack in Issawiya on 15 December.

    January 2021: There were 131 terror attacks during January, with one person injured and no fatalities​
    February 2021: A total of 92 terror attacks took place in February. One person was injured and there were no fatalities.  

    Click here for a full breakdown of February 2021 attacks​.

    March 2021: 89 terror attacks took place in March 2021, resulting in 5 non-fatal casualties and no fatalities. 

    For a full breakdown of the March 2021 attacks, click here.​

    April 2021: 130 terror attacks took place in April; there were no fatalities or casualties.

    May 2021: Approximately 4500 rockets were launched from Gaza, targeting Israeli civilian facilities in cities, towns and villages. Major cities were also targeted, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. A total of fifteen people were killed in terror-related incidents during May; of these, thirteen were directly related to the rocket arracks from Gaza.  In addition, there were 168 non-fatal injuries during the round of fighting and other terror incidents. For a full breakdown of May terror attacks, click here​.
    June 2021: One hundred and eighty-five terror attacks took place during June. Of these, 37 originated in the Gaza Strip. The attacks resulted in one non-fatal casualty. For a full breakdown of June terror attacks on the ISA website, click here​.
    July 2021: One hundred and forty-two terror attacks took place during July. These resulted in two non-fatal casualties; there were no fatalities. For a full breakdown of July attacks, click here​.
    August 2021: One hundred and forty-two terror attacks took place in August. One member of the security forces was killed in a shooting attack from the Gaza Strip on 30 August, ​a civilian was moderately injured in a stone-throwing attack in Binyamin on 31 August. For a full breakdown of August attacks, click here.​


     
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    A list of major terror attacks against Israelis since September 13, 2015, the eve of Rosh Hashanah:

    		 

    This is a partial list that does not include most of the daily instances of riots, rock-throwing and Molotov cocktails in which no one was hurt. 

    2021
    August 2021: One hundred forty-two terror attacks took place during August. Of these, 92 originated in Judea and Samaria, 25 in Jerusalem and the Green Line and 25 in the Gaza Strip. One person was killed and another injured in the August attacks. A member of the security forces, St.-Sgt. Barel Hadaria Shmueli (21) of Be’er Ya’akov​, was killed in a shooting attack in the Gaza Strip on 30 August. A civilian was moderately injured in a stone-throwing attack in Binyamin on 31 August. There were 19 rocket launches from the Gaza Strip during the month. Among other incidents, there were a total of 88 firebomb attacks, 12 pipe bomb attacks and 11 incidents of small-arms fire.
    July 2021: A total of 142 terror attacks took place during July. Of these, 97 originated in Judea and Samaria, 44 in Jerusalem and the Green line and one in the Gaza Strip. While a member of the security forces was moderately injured in a stabbing attack in the Jordan Valley and another slightly injured in a shooting attack at the Qalandiya checkpoint, there were no fatalities due to terror attacks during July. In total, there were 100 firebomb attacks, 7 pipe bomb attacks, 27 arson attempts, 7 incidents of small-arms fire and 1 assault.

    June 2021: A total of 185 terror attacks took place during June; of these,37 originated in the Gaza Strip. No fatalities resulted from these attacks; one civilian was moderately injured in a stone-throwing attack near Qalqilya.​
    May 2021: Rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, targeting civilian facilities in Israeli cities, towns and villages, resulted in 13 deaths and many casualties. Other terror attacks were responsible for two more deaths and additional casualties, bringing the total number of fatal casualties in May to fifteen, with ​ 168 non-fatal casualties.

    Apart from the over 4500 rocket launchings from Gaza, there were also incidents of stone-throwing, small-arms fire, pipe bomb, grenade and arson attacks as well as one vehicular attack.​ For additional information on Operation Guardian of the Walls click here​.
    April 2021
    130 terror attacks took place in April; there were no fatalities or casualties.​
    March 2021
    89 terror attacks took place during March. In separate incidents, one person was injured in a firebombing in East Jerusalem, another was injured in a stone-throwing attack and a third was injured in a firebombing. Two members of the security forces were also injured.​
    February 2021

    A total of 92 terror attacks took place during February. A civilian was moderately injured in a stone-throwing attack in Qalqilya, and there were no fatalities. 91 terror attacks took place in Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem and one originated in the Gaza Strip.​

    January 2021
    A total of 131 terror attacks took place during January.  A civilian was moderately injured in a stone throwing attack in Binyamin on 3 January and there were no fatalities. 85 terror attacks took place in Judea and Samaria, 39 in Jerusalem and within the Green Line and 7 originated in the Gaza Strip. There were 106 firebomb and five pipe bomb attacks and two stone throwing incidents. There were also two rocket launches from the Gaza Strip, four arson attacks, one vehicular attack, three incidents of small-arms fire and five stabbing assaults. Two IED attacks originated from within the Gaza Strip. 

    2020
    December 2020
    Esther Horgan (53)  of Tal Menashe, was killed in an assault near her home on 20 December. A member of the security forces sustained slight injuries in a firebomb attack in Issawiya on 15 Decembe. A total of 98 terror attacks took place in December. Of these, 94 took place in the West Bank and Jerusalem with the remaining four originating in the Gaza Strip. There were 85 firebomb, 5 pipe bomb and two small arms firing attacks during the month. There were also two arson attacks and one assault/stabbing attack as well as also three rocket launches from the Gaza Strip. 
    November 2020
    83 terror attacks took place in November. Of these, 80 took place in the West Bank and Jerusalem with the remaining three originating in the Gaza Strip. There were 60 firebomb, 12 pipe bomb and three small arms firing attacks during the month. There were also four arson attacks and one stabbing attack. There were also three rocket launches from the Gaza Strip.  There were no fatalities or casualties. ​
    October 2020
    There were 124 terror attack in October. Two members of the security forces were injured and there were no fatalities. 35 attacks took place in Jerusalem and the Green Line and 82 in Judea and Samaria. Seven attacks originated in the Gaza Strip. The majority were firebombing and pipe bombing attacks, with four rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. 
    September 2020
    A total of 100 terror attacks took place in September. 21 attacks took place in Jerusalem and the Green Line, 65 in Judea and Samaria and 14 from the Gaza Strip. There were no fatalities, five Israelis were wounded, including two members of the security forces. 
    August 2020
    There were a total of 120 terror attacks in August compared to 94 in July. There were 14 attacks from the Gaza Strip in July, 39 attacks in Jerusalem and the Green Line and 67 attacks in Judea and Samaria. 
    There was one fatality and six non-fatal casualties.
    15 August: A civilian was moderately injured in a stabbing attack in Rosh HaAyin.
    17 August: One civilian and one member of the security forces suffered slight injuries in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem.
    24 August: A member of the security forces was injured in a stone throwing attack at the Al Fawwar Refugee Camp.
    26 August: A civilian was killed in a stabbing attack in Petah Tikva.
    27 August: A member of the security forces was injured in a stone throwing attack in Issawiya.
    28 August: A member of the security forces was injured in a stone throwing attack Hebron. 
    The majority of attacks in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria consisted of firebomb and pipe bomb attacks (85 and 6 respectively). There were also incidents of stone throwing, small-arms fire, arson and stabbings. 
    There were five incidents of small-arms fire from the Gaza Strip, 8 rocket launches and one IED.
    July 2020
    There were two rocket launchings from the Gaza Strip in July, 22 attacks in Jerusalem and the Green Line and 70 attacks in Judea and Samaria. No people were injured and there were no fatalities.
    The majority of attacks in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria consisted of firebomb and pipe bomb attacks (61 and 14 respectively). There were no stone throwing, vehicular or stabbing attacks, but there were several incidents of small-arms fire and arson. 
    June 2020
    There were four rocket launchings from the Gaza Strip in June, 22 attacks in Jerusalem and the Green Line and 69 attacks in Judea and Samaria. Three people were injured and there were no fatalities.
    15 June: A member of the security forces sustained light injuries in a vehicular attack in Bethlehem.
    27 June: Two members of the security forces were wounded in a stabbing at the Qalandiya Checkpoint.
    The majority of attacks in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria consisted of firebomb and pipe bomb attacks (70 and 4 respectively), but there also incidents of small-arms fire, arson, vehicular and stabbing attacks. 
    May 2020
    In May there was a single terror attack from the Gaza Strip, 14 attacks in Jerusalem and the Green Line and 66 attacks in Judea and Samaria. The terror attacks resulted in one fatality and one non-fatal casualty.
    12 May: A member of the security forces was killed in a stone throwing attack in Ya'bad/Jenin.
    14 May: A member of the security forces was moderately injured in a vehicular attack in Beit Awa/Yatir.
    The majority of attacks in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria were firebomb and pipe bomb attacks (66 and 2 respectively), but there also incidents of stone throwing attacks, small-arms fire, arson and stabbing attacks. There were two vehicular attacks in May.
    April 2020
    In April there was a single incident of small arms fire from the Gaza Strip, 30 attacks in Jerusalem and the Green Line and 41 attacks in Judea and Samaria. The terror attacks resulted in four non-fatal casualties.
    14 April: One member of the security forces was injured in a stone throwing attack in Binyamin.
    22 April: A member of the security forces suffered slight injuries in a stabbing and vehicular attack in Judea.
    28 April: One civilian was injured in a stabbing attack in Kfar Saba.
    29 April: One member of the security forces was moderately injured in a stone throwing attack in Samaria.
    The majority of attacks in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria were firebomb and pipe bomb attacks (60 and 6 respectively), but there also incidents of stone throwing, arson and stabbing attacks. There was one vehicular attack in April.
    March 2020
    There were two rocket launches from the Gaza Strip in March, 37 in Jerusalem and the Green Line and 50 in Judea and Samaria. The attacks resulted in five non-fatal casualties.
    2 March: One person was injured in a firebombing attack in East Jerusalem.
    9 March: One person was injured in a stone throwing attack in Binyamin.
    15 March: A member of the security forces was injured in a firebombing attack in East Jerusalem.
    23 March: One person was injured in a firebombing attack in East Jerusalem.
    29 March: One member of the security forces was injured in a firebombing in East Jerusalem.
    The majority of attacks in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria were firebomb and pipe bomb attacks (74 and 5 respectively), but there also incidents of stone throwing attacks. small arms fire, arson and stabbing attacks.
    February 2020
    There were 161 terror attacks from the Gaza Strip in February including 127 instances of shelling (rockets and mortars). 171 terror attacks were carried out in Jerusalem and the West Bank. 
    Feb 3: One member of the security forces was slightly injured in a firebombing at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron
    Feb 6: One member of the security forces was moderately injured by gunfire in Binyamin
    Feb 6: One member of the security forces was moderately injured by gunfire at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
    Feb 6: Ten members of the security forces were injured - two moderately and eight slightly - in a vehicular attack in Jerusalem.
    Feb 10: One member of the security forces was moderately injured in a stone throwing attack in Hizma, Binyamin
    January 2020
    225 terror attacks took place during January. 9 rocket/mortar attacks were launched from Gaza. 
    Jan. 2: A member of the security forces was slightly injured in  a firebombing at Karmei Tzur in Judea.
    Jan. 18: An Israeli civilian was moderately injured in a stabbing attack in Hebron.
    Jan. 22: An Israeli civilian was moderately injured in a firebombing at Muaskar Al Urub in Judea​

    2019
    December 2020

    During Demeber there were a total of 106 terror attacks in Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem  and 10 from the Sinai. In total, there were 81 firebombs attacks, 19 pipe bomb attacks, 2 small-arms fire attacks, 4 arson incidents and 5 rocket bomb attacks from Gaza. No casualties resulted from these attacks.

    27 November 2019
    See 8 August below, update on the terrorists who murdered Dvir Sorek​.
    12-13 November 2019
    Southern Israel and Dan Region: The Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired 562 rockets and mortar bombs at a wide range of civilian targets in Israel – communities and farms close to the Gaza border, southern cities such as Netivot, Ashkelon and Ashdod, and as far away as Rehovot and Yavneh. Hamas was not involved. Several dozen Israelis were injured but no one was killed. This is due mainly to the Israeli defense apparatus that includes the Iron Dome system (which intercepted 90% of the rockets), the presence of bomb shelters and security rooms in houses and public buildings, and the disciplined behavior of the Israeli population. For additional information, click here​.
    2 November 2019
    Negev: Hikers discovered a booby-trapped book in Re'im Stream near Mitzpe Ramon. Police sappers neutralized it with no injuries.
    1 November 2019

    • Southern Israel: Seven rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Sderot, causing damage but no injuries, and three more were later intercepted by Iron Dome.
    • Gaza-Israel border: 6500 Palestinians rioted along the security fence, throwing rocks, petrol bombs and grenades at IDF forces. 
    31 October 2019
    Rachel's Tomb: Two pipe bombs were thrown at the tomb complex, causing damage to several vehicles. ​
    30 October 2019
    Hebron: A woman attempted to stab Border Police officers at the Patriarchs' Tomb. During their attempt to convince her to surrender, she suddenly rushed at the officers with the knife, at which point the officers opened fire. She was taken to hospital in moderate condition. 
    25 September 2019
    Maccabim Junction: A young woman (21) was stabbed and moderately wounded. IDF forces arrested a suspect, a youth (14) from the West Bank.
    23 August 2019
    Near Dolev, Benjamin region: Rina Shnerb ​(17), a resident of Lod, was murdered when terrorists detonated an IED near the spring where she was hiking. Her father and brother, who were with her, were seriously wounded.
    8 August 2019
    Gush Etzion: Dvir Yehuda Sorek (19, from Ofra) a yeshiva student in the IDF Hesder program, was stabbed to death and his body found on the side of the road in Gush Etzion early this morning (8 August). Dvir was the grandson of Rabbi Binyamin Herling, who was shot and killed in a terror attack near Nablus in October 2000.

    On 27 November 2019, security forces (IDF, Border Police, Civil Administration) destroyed the houses of 4 terrorists from Bet Kahil village who belonged to the terrorist cell responsible for Sorek's murder. The houses were destroyed after the High Court of Justice heard the families' petition against the demolition, which was denied. 

    7 July 2019

    Rivka Jamil​, who was injured while running for shelter near her home in Ashkelon during the May 5 rocket barrage, succumbed to her wounds. Her death brings the civilian death toll resulting from the attack to 5 individuals.

    6 July 2019
    Near Hizma, just north of Jerusalem: Five IDF soldiers were injured in a ramming attack. The attacker was arrested.
    2 June 2019
    Jerusalem: During visits by Jews to the holy Temple Mount in honor of Jerusalem Day, hundreds of Arab rioters threw chairs and other objects at security forces.
    26 - 27 May 2019
    Jerusalem: Petrol bombs caused fires in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze'ev.
    25 May 2019
    Benjamin Regional Council: Arson fire in the wadi between the communities of Talmon and Dolev.
    24 May 2019
    Jerusalem: Attempted arson in the areas of Mt. Scopus and Nahal Kidron: Several suspects were arrested.
    Shomron: Fires as a result of arson near Peduel and Har Bracha
    14 May 2019
    Gaza border: About 40,000 Gazans rioted along the border with Israel, throwing stones, burning tires and throwing petrol bombs and IEDs at IDF soldiers and launching incendiary materials in order to ignite fires in Israeli territory. Kerem Shalom crossing (where goods are transferred to the Gaza Strip) was set on fire by Palestinian mobs.
    4-6 May 2019
    690 rockets were launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip. Some fell in open areas. The Iron Dome defense system intercepted 240. Four people were killed during the barrage. An additional victim who was injured during the attack died in hospital on 7 July (see below). An additional 141 people were wounded, and 522 buildings were damaged.
    • Moshe Agadi (58) – a rocket hit his home in Ashkelon
    • Ziad Alhamada (47, from Bedouin village Savian in the Negev) – a rocket hit the factory where he worked in Ashkelon
    • Moshe Feder (68, from Kfar Saba) – his car was struck by an anti-tank missile on the way to his work in Kibbutz Erez near Gaza.
    • Pinchas Menahem Prezuazman  (21) – hit by shrapnel while running to a shelter in Ashdod.

    • Rivka Jamil (89, from Ashkelon) succumbed to her wounds on 7 July after sustaining injuries during the barrage.

    30 March 2019
    Gaza border: About 40,000 Gazans rioted along the border with Israel, throwing stones, burning tires and throwing grenades and IEDs in several places.
    26 March 2019
    Southern Israel: During the night, about 60 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel. Many were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system; the rest fell mostly in uninhabited areas. The people living in dozens of communities near Gaza and throughout southern Israel spent most of the night in shelters or specially reinforced rooms in their homes. Schools will be closed today in communities and cities throughout the south, including in Beersheba, the eighth most populous city (pop: over 207,550) in Israel.
    In Sderot, a house sustained a direct hit. A rocket crashed through the wall and luckily did not explode. The owner, alone in the house, made it to the 'safe room' before the rocket landed - in his son's room.
    Update on yesterday's injured: the grandmother's condition is stable; she is being treated for her wounds. The 12-year-old granddaughter will undergo a minor operation on her foot. The rest are recovering from light injuries.
    25 March 2019
    Moshav Mishmeret, near Kfar Saba: Seven people were injured when, early this morning, a house in the center of the country suffered a direct hit from a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip. The injured: parents, grandparents and three children – an infant, a 3-year-old, and a 12-year-old grandchild who lives next door. The house was almost totally destroyed; the family's four dogs were killed in the attack. Neighboring houses suffered damage, mainly to windows and tiled roofs. This community hasn't heard sirens warning of long-range rocket attacks since Operation Protective Edge (July 2014).
    17 March 2019
    Ariel Junction, Samaria: Sgt. Gal Keidan (19) was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist who stabbed him, grabbed his weapon and shot him. The terrorist continued shooting at civilians at the junction, critically injuring Rabbi Ahiad Ettinger​ (47, father of 12), who died of his wounds the next morning. The terrorist (20) stole a car from one of the civilians who fled the attack and drove to the Gitrai Avisar junction, where he shot and seriously injured another soldier. As of 18 March in the morning, the doctors were still fighting to save his life.
    4 March 2019
    Kfar Naama: An IDF officer was seriously wounded and a border policeman was lightly wounded in a car ramming attack in the middle of the night. Two of the assailants were shot and killed by IDF forces and a third was wounded. The terrorists had earlier thrown petrol bombs at a junction on Route 443. 
    7 February 2019
    19-year old Ori Ansbacher ​was violently assaulted and stabbed to death in the Jerusalem Ein Yael forest, while taking a walk nearby her workplace. On 8 February, Israeli Police arrested Arafat Irfiya (29), a Palestinian from Hebron. Arafat Irfiya admitted that the murder was a nationalistically motivated stabbing attack.
    7 January 2019
    Security forces arrested a terrorist suspected of perpetrating the 13 December attack at Givat Assaf, in which two soldiers were killed. The terrorist, a member of the Barghouti family which has a history of involvement in terror, was released from prison in April 2018 after serving an 11-year sentence. His brother, who carried out the shooting attack at the Ofra bus stop on 9 December (see below), was shot and killed on 12 December while attempting to evade arrest.
     2018
    13 December 2018:
    Givat Assaf junction, Route 60, Benjamin Region: In a shooting attack at a bus stop/hitchhiking post, two IDF soldiers were killed (Yoseph Cohen, 19, and Yovel Mor Yosef, 20); and two others were seriously wounded. The terrorist/s fled the scene.

    Later in the afternoon, an attempted ramming attack near Ramallah-El Bira (which is also off Route 60) was foiled by IDF soldiers.

    Old City, Jerusalem: At 5 a.m. a terrorist (26, from Qalandia) armed with a knife attacked two on-duty police officers, injuring them lightly. One of the officers managed to shoot and kill the attacker.

    12-13 December 2018:
    During the night, security forces located the terrorist that murdered two people in the Barkan Industrial Park (see below, 7 October). The terrorist was shot and killed while resisting arrest.
    Security forces located suspects in the terrorist attack outside Ofra on 9 December (see below). One was shot and killed during the struggle to apprehend them, and more suspects were arrested.
    12 December 2018
    Amiad Israel Ish-Ran, the 30-week-old premature baby delivered after his mother was critically wounded in the 9 December shooting attack, died. The mother's condition is stable.
    9 December 2018:
    Ofra, Benjamin region: In a drive-by shooting, 7 people waiting at a bus stop on Route 60 were injured. Among the injured was a pregnant woman (21). The baby (30 weeks) was delivered in an emergency C-section and the mother underwent surgery; both are fighting for their lives. In addition, 6 people, including the woman's husband and two 17- year-old girls, were lightly to moderately injured. The 30-week-old premature baby, delivered after his mother was critically wounded in the shooting attack, died on 12 December. The mother's condition is stable.
    On the night between Decenber 12-13, security forces located suspects in the murder outside Ofra on 9 December. One was shot and killed during the struggle to apprehend them, and a second man was arrested.
    At the same bus stop (which is also a hitch-hiking post), on 6 April 2017, Sgt. Elhai Teharlev (20) was killed and another soldier injured in a car ramming attack. In the current wave of terror since October 2015, there have been at least 7 terrorist attacks in or near Ofra.
    IDF sources report that in the past year, about 500 planned or attempted terrorist attacks have been foiled by security forces.
    14 November 2018:
    Jerusalem: A terrorist armed with a knife broke into a border police station and injured several officers. A fourth officer was injured in the attempt to overcome the terrorist, who was seriously wounded in the struggle.
    12-13 November 2018:
    Northern Negev: 460 rockets were launched from Gaza, falling in Ashkelon, Eshkol Regional Council, and the area. Toll (including victims of the direct hit in Ashkelon, below): 1 killed, 3 seriously injured, 1 moderately injured, and 73 treated for light injuries and panic attacks.
    12 November 2018:
    Ashkelon: One dead (a Palestinian contractor, 48, from Halhul in the West Bank), and two women injured, one seriously and one moderately, in a direct rocket hit on an apartment building. Netivot: direct hit on a home, with extensive damage. In a neighboring home, a single piece of shrapnel pierced the outer wall, sailed over beds, through the wall of the kitchen and through the refrigerator, finally stopping when it hit the oven. The family – parents and 2 small children – had fled outside when the siren sounded.
    26-27 October  2018:
    Southern Israel: 39 rockets were launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip; two of them fell in Gaza.
    17 October 2018:
    Beersheba: A rocket fired in a predawn attack from the Gaza Strip struck a house in Beersheba, causing extensive damage. The family sustained no injuries due to the mother's quick response, getting her children out of bed when the warning siren went off and pulling them into the home bomb shelter. Beersheba, the main city in southern Israel with over 200,000 people, is 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) from Gaza. A second rocket landed off the coast of Tel Aviv.
     
    12 October 2018
    Gaza border: Serious incidents in Friday's riots: Gazans planted an explosive device by the security fence which exploded and blew a hole in the fence. A number of assailants crossed into Israel and tried to assault an IDF post. Israeli troops fired on them, killing three. About 15,000 Palestinian rioters gathered at various points along the security fence, hurled explosive devices, firebombs and rocks, shot with crossbows at IDF troops and burned tires. The soldiers responded with riot dispersal means and fire in accordance with standard operating procedures. In total, 7 Palestinians were killed in the Friday riots.  
    Ten fires broke out in southern Israel, ignited by incendiary balloons launched over the border.
     
    7 October 2018
    Barkan Industrial Park: Two Israelis, Kim Levengrond-Yehezkel (28, mother of a baby) and Ziv Hajbi (35, father of three), were killed and a third wounded in a shooting attack. The assailant (23), who has been identified as an employee at a factory in the park, has not been caught. The third victim of the shooting was aided by another Palestinian employee at the scene and is in moderate condition. The businesses in Barkan Industrial Park employ some 8,000 people, about half Israelis and half Palestinians.
    16 September 2018
    Gush Etzion: In a stabbing attack near the shopping center, Ari Fuld (45, father of 4) was murdered. He managed to shoot the attacker (a 17-yr-old Arab from Yatta) before collapsing.
    Terrorists from Yatta, south of Hebron, have been involved in 6 terror events since October 2015, including a serious attack in an entertainment complex in Tel Aviv (8 June 2016) in which 4 people were murdered and 13 injured.
    8-9 August 2018
    More than 150 rockets were launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip. Two Thai workers were injured, one seriously. A number of Israeli civilians were injured and some were treated for panic/anxiety attacks.

    14 July 2018
    About 190 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel. One rocket fell in the yard of a house in Sderot, in southern Israel. Four family members were treated for shrapnel/glass shard injuries. 
     7 July 2018
    About 22 fires broke out, the worst in Or HaNer, where 9 firefighting teams and 4 firefighting planes worked to bring the fire under control. In the Be'eri Nature Reserve, about 30 dunams were destroyed by fire. Other sites were Nahal Shikma and Erez forest.

    6 July 2018
    Along the Israel-Gaza Strip border, about 3,000 Palestinians demonstrated. Terrorists threw an explosive device at IDF forces; the device exploded inside Gaza territory. The terrorists continue to hide among crowds of civilians. At least 19 fires were ignited by kites or balloons. In Gvaram Forest, 60 dunams were destroyed; in Nahal Besor about 5 dunams, and in open areas northwest of Sderot another 300 dunams were set ablaze.
    20 June 2018
    Rockets in the South: Terrorists in the Gaza Strip launched 45 rockets and mortar bombs overnight. No injuries. Seven of them were intercepted by Iron Dome and at least three fell inside Gaza territory. At least 5 rockets fell inside Eshkol region communities, causing damage to buildings and cars. A mortar bomb fell near a kindergarten.

    19 June 2018
    Israeli firefighters fought to extinguish 16 fires near the Gaza border, ignited by Gazan Palestinians hurling Molotov cocktails/kites/balloons.

    17 June 2018
    Twenty-one fires broke out in Israel near the Gaza border, ignited by incendiary kites and balloons. No human injuries, but extensive damage to flora and fauna.

    16 June 2018
    Seventeen fires in southern Israel ignited by incendiary kites/balloons from Gaza

    14-15 June 2018
    Eighteen fires broke out in the Negev and near the Gaza border, ignited by Molotov kites/balloons.

    8 June 2018
    Near Israel's border with Gaza, firefighters responded to more than 40 fires.

    6 June 2018
    Israel's border with Gaza – fire caused by incendiary kite in the Be'ery Reserve; 22 fires in open areas.

    1-3 June 2018
    Southern Israel, near Gaza border – 40 fires were extinguished.

    30 May 2018
    180 rockets/mortar bombs were launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip. No injuries.

    29 May 2018
    As a result of rockets/mortar bombs launched by terror groups in the Gaza Strip, including a rocket hit on a power station, thousands of Gaza residents were without electricity.

    26 May 2018
    Over the weekend, 18 fires caused by terror kites/balloons near the Gaza border.

    26 May 2018
    Al-Amri, near Ramallah: Ronen Lubarsky (20), of the elite Duvdevan unit, was mortally wounded on 24 May by a marble slab dropped on his head during an IDF operation to arrest suspected terrorists. He succumbed to his wounds two days later.

    18-19 May 2018
    20 fires broke out near Israel's border with Gaza, ignited by "terror kites".

    5 May 2018
    Route 60, Luban/a-Sharkiya: A woman was lightly injured by rocks thrown at her car.

    14 May 2018
    Israel's border with Gaza – 40,000 Gazans protested violently at 13 locations along the fence separating Israel from the Gaza Strip. Rioters tried to break through the fence and threw incendiary objects, causing 35 fires in the Eshkol region. A Palestinian mob set fire to the Kerem Shalom border crossing (through which supplies and fuel are transferred to the Gazan population). 64 Palestinians were killed during the day of riots; at least 50 of them were Hamas terrorists (source: Salah al-Bardawil, a Hamas high official, and the ISA).

    8 May 2018
    Nahal Oz in Sha'ar Hanegev region: A kite flown from Gaza carrying an explosive device ignited a wheat field and caused extensive damage.

    7 May 2018
    Sha'ar NaNegev; Eshkol region: Helium balloons launched from Gaza set fire to areas in southern Israel
    22 April 2018

    Arson terror on Israeli border with Gaza: Six fires broke out in Israeli territory, ignited by "terror kites", kites carrying incendiary material and sent by Gazans over the border towards Israel.
    18 April 2018
    Reihan crossing: Security checkers discovered a powerful car bomb hidden in a Palestinian truck. The driver was arrested.

    18 March 2018
    The Old City, Jerusalem: Adiel Kolman (32) was stabbed to death by a Palestinian Arab. Kolman left a wife and four small children. The terrorist was shot and killed by a nearby police officer.
     
    16 March 2018
    Outside PA town Ya'bad near Mevo Dotan, 10 km from Jenin: On the eve of the Sabbath, a Palestinian man purposely ran over soldiers posted in northern Samaria, killing two and injuring two. Captain Ziv Daus (21) from Azur and Sergeant Netanel Kahalani (20) from Elyakim were killed in the attack, one soldier was critically injured and another soldier was moderately injured. The assailant (26) from the town of Barta'a, was arrested and admitted that he had decided on the spur of the moment to murder the soldiers as he drove by. Barta'a is on the western (Israeli) side of the security fence.

    4 March 2018
    Acre: An Arab Israeli intentionally ran over and injured 3 IDF soldiers. The assailant was shot and injured and taken into custody.

    1 March 2018
    Bethlehem: A young woman (18) was arrested after threatening to stab soldiers at the checkpoint near Rachel's Tomb.

    17 February 2018
    Gaza border, southern Israel: Four soldiers were injured – two seriously, one moderately and one lightly – by the explosion of a roadside bomb.

    12 February 2018
    Jenin: Two IDF soldiers, who drove into Jenin by mistake, were injured by a rock-throwing Palestinian mob. The female soldier was taken to hospital with moderate injuries.

    7 February 2018
    Carmei Tzur: A security guard was stabbed and lightly injured. The assailant was shot and killed by another security guard.

    5 February 2018
    Ariel, Samaria: Rabbi Itamar Ben Gal (29) was murdered while waiting for a ride by the side of the road at the entrance to Ariel. The terrorist who stabbed R. Ben Gal was pursued by an IDF officer at the scene but managed to escape. Ben Gal, a teacher, left a wife and 4 small children aged 1-7.

    2 February 2018
    Abu Dis (Jerusalem): An Israeli civilian who entered the village was attacked by about 200 rioting Palestinians. His car was burned and he was lightly injured. IDF forces evacuated the civilian.

    17 January 2018
    Jenin: In an operation by anti-terrorist units to locate and arrest suspects in the murder on 9 January of Rabbi Raziel Shevach, two soldiers were wounded in an exchange of fire, one suspect was killed and several others arrested.

    9 January 2018
    Highway 60, near Nablus, Samaria: In a drive-by shooting near the settlement of Havat Gilad (Gilad Farm), Rabbi Raziel Shevach (35) was fatally shot while driving home in his car. He was able to phone for help before losing consciousness, but, despite the efforts of civilian and IDF medics, he died on the way to the hospital. Rabbi Shevach left a wife and 6 children.

    18 December 2017
    Jerusalem: A Molotov cocktail was thrown into Armon Hanatziv, a Jewish neighborhood bordering Jabel Mukaber. There were no injuries, but a building sustained damage.

    11 December 2017
    Ramallah : A Red Crescent ambulance brought Palestinian rioters to the entrance to Ramallah, where they exited the ambulance and joined hundreds of Palestinians throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at IDF forces and setting tires on fire.

    10 December 2017
    Jerusalem: A security guard (46) at the Jerusalem Central Bus Station was stabbed in the heart and seriously wounded by a terrorist during a security check at the entrance to the station. The attacker (24, from Nablus) was apprehended.

    30 November 2017
    Arad: A 19-year-old soldier, Ron Yitzhak Kokia, was stabbed to death at a bus station in the southern city of Arad, and his gun stolen. Two Palestinian suspects were arrested; one led investigators to the soldier's gun.

    17 November 2017
    Gush Etzion: A terrorist ran over a civilian (70) near the town of Efrat, then continued to the Gush Etzion junction and ran over another civilian (35), seriously injuring him. Then, he exited the car and tried to stab soldiers from an IDF unit. The forces shot and wounded the terrorist (17, from Halhoul in the West Bank).

    21 October 2017
    Hebron: At Abraham's Spring, a 12-year-old boy was struck in the head by a large stone thrown by Palestinians, causing him to fall into the spring. He was taken to Hadassah Hospital and treated and is in good condition.

    18 October 2017
    Gush Etzion junction: A terrorist attempted to stab IDF forces. During the attempt to stop and arrest him, the terrorist (20) was shot; he was taken to Hadassah Hospital in serious condition.

    4 October 2017
    Kfar Kassem: On the eve of the Succot holiday (Festival of Booths), Reuven Schmerling  (70), from Elkana in Samaria, was murdered. Two Palestinians (in their 20's, from Qabatiya in Samaria) who had entered Israel illegally with the intention of murdering Jews, were arrested.

    26 September 2017
    Har Adar: Youssef Ottman (25), Or Arish (25) and St. Sgt. Solomon Gavriya (20), were murdered in a shooting attack. The three, two civilian security guards and one border police officer, were on duty when the terrorist, who held a work permit, aroused their suspicions. The terrorist, who had intended to carry out an attack on the civilians in the community, opened fire, killing the three and injuring one other person. The terrorist was killed by security forces.

    2 August 2017
    Yavne: (Preliminary report) A terrorist (19) from the West Bank village of Yatta, stabbed a Jewish man (42) in a supermarket. The victim, the assistant manager of the supermarket branch, is in critical condition. The attacker, who entered Israel illegally, was apprehended and held by bystanders until the police arrived.

    24 July 2017
    Petah Tikva: Stabbing attack in a shwarma stand in the center of town left one man moderately wounded. The wounded man (32), an Israeli Arab, is an Egged bus driver. The attacker (21), who entered Israel illegally from Qalqilya in the West Bank, was apprehended by civilians at the scene and turned over to security forces when they arrived.

    21 July 2017
    Neve Tzuf-Halamish, western Binyamin region: On Friday night, three Israelis were murdered in their home as they sat at the Sabbath table. Yossi Salomon (70), his oldest daughter Chaya (46) and his son Elad (36) were stabbed to death; Yossi's wife, Tova, was stabbed in the back and, after undergoing surgery, is recovering in a Jerusalem hospital. Elad's wife managed to get their 5 small children to safety in an upstairs bedroom. The terrorist (19, from the nearby village Kaubar) was shot and wounded by a neighbor, an off-duty IDF soldier who rushed over when he heard screams.

    14 July 2017
    Temple Mount, Jerusalem: Two Israeli Border Police officers on duty on the Temple Mount were shot and killed by terrorists: Three armed terrorists entered the compound early Friday morning. After being discovered by police officers, they tried to escape into a mosque. In the exchange of fire between the terrorists and police officers, Haiel Stawi (30) and Kamil Shnaan (22) were fatally wounded; a medic was lightly wounded; and the terrorists (all from Umm el-Fahm) were shot and killed. The Temple Mount was closed by police. The unusually severe response was due to the unusually severe nature of the attack – staging an armed attack on the grounds of a site holy to both Jews and Muslims.

    20 June 2017
    Near Adam, north of Jerusalem: Attempted stabbing attack. Soldiers shot and killed the assailant.

    17 June 2017
    Old City, Jerusalem: A young Border Police officer Hadas Malka (23) was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist. Malka was serving as an officer in the Border Police unit that maintained security at the Damascus Gate. The attacker was shot to death by Border Police at the site. This attack was apparently coordinated with the attack at:
    Zedekiah's Cave near Damascus Gate, Jerusalem: Two Palestinians shot at passersby. In the combined attacks, 3-4 people were wounded, including a Border Police officer. The attackers were shot and killed. Police suspect that the three terrorists, all from villages in the West Bank, took advantage of the relaxed travel restrictions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to enter Israel.

    1 June 2017   
    Mevo Dotan, Samaria: A female terrorist stabbed a soldier, wounding him lightly. The attacker was shot and later died in hospital.

    20 May 2017
    Qalandia checkpoint: A girl (14) from Jalazun camp was arrested as she tried to pass through the lane for vehicles. She was carrying a knife and claimed that her intention was to perpetrate an attack as revenge for the incident at Damascus Gate (see 7 May below).

    13 May 2017
    Old City, Jerusalem: An Israeli police officer was wounded in a stabbing attack. The officer managed to shoot and kill the assailant, a Jordanian man, 57, who had arrived in Israel on a tourist visa a few days earlier. [A Jordanian citizen was involved in a similar terrorist attack last September – see 16 September 2016, Damascus Gate.]

    9-10 May 2017
    Binyamin region: (9 May) In Pesagot, a fire caused by a Molotov cocktail was extinguished without damage or injuries. The next day (10 May) a fire caused by Molotov cocktails was extinguished by Israeli and Palestinian firefighters. In Kokhav Hashakher, fires caused by arson were extinguished without damage or injuries.

    7 May 2017
    Damascus Gate, Jerusalem: A young Palestinian woman (16) tried to stab police officers and was shot and killed. At least 10 Israelis have been wounded at or near Damascus Gate, and Hadar Cohen, a Border Police officer, was murdered in a stabbing attack there in February 2016.

    28 April 2017
    Rachel's Tomb: At this holy site, an Israeli officer was lightly wounded by Palestinians throwing stones and Molotov cocktails.

    25, 26 April 2017
    Nablus: Attempted stabbings perpetrated by a Palestinian (17) and the next day by his cousin (21). In both cases, the assailants were shot and wounded by security forces and no one else was injured.

    24 April 2017
    Qalandia checkpoint: An Arab woman (41, from Duma near Nablus) stabbed a female guard at the checkpoint, wounding her lightly, and was shot and arrested. The attacker, married and the mother of nine, told her investigators that she has been engaged in a lengthy conflict with her husband, who has threatened to divorce her. She decided to commit a terrorist attack so that the security forces would shoot her because – in her words – she was fed up with her life.
     
    23 April 2017
    Tel Aviv: Four Israelis were stabbed and lightly wounded. The assailant (18, from Nablus) was arrested.
     
    19 April 2017
    Gush Etzion Junction: Car-ramming attack; an Israeli (70) was moderately injured. The assailant was shot and killed by security forces at the site.
     
    14 April 2017
    Jerusalem: Stabbing attack – A British exchange student, 21-year-old Hannah Bladon, was stabbed and killed by an Arab passenger while traveling on the light rail. The assailant (57, from Ras el-Amud) was arrested. He has a history of mental illness.

    6 April 2017
    Ofra, Route 60, Binyamin region: (Preliminary report) Car-ramming attack – Sgt. Elchai Taharlev (20, from Talmon, Binyamin region) was killed, another soldier injured. The terrorist, from Silwad, was arrested.

    1 April 2017
    Old City, Jerusalem: On the afternoon of the Sabbath, a Palestinian (17) stabbed 2 Jewish pedestrians, wounding them lightly, and fled. Border police officers gave chase. The terrorist stabbed one of them and then was shot and killed.

    13 March 2017
    Old City, Jerusalem: A terrorist entered the guard post at the Lions' Gate and attacked two border police officers with a knife, wounding them moderately. While struggling with the assailant, one of the officers succeeded in shooting and killing the terrorist (25, from Jabel Muqaber, an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem). This is the 9th terrorist from Jabel Muqaber caught committing a terrorist attack since the current wave of attacks began in October 2015; more have been arrested as suspects.

    2 February 2017
    Adam, Binyamin region: Car-ramming attack –Two police officers and a civilian security guard were wounded when a Palestinian woman drove her vehicle into a police car and a guard post outside the Adam community north of Jerusalem. The assailant confessed that the attack was deliberate (according to Times of Israel).

    25 January 2017
    Cochav Yakov, Binyamin region: Attempted ramming attack against people waiting at a bus stop was thwarted by metal posts placed around the bus stop to prevent just such attacks. The driver (18, from Qalandia), who was holding a knife but did not exit the car, was shot and killed by soldiers who were at the bus stop. The attacker was the cousin of the terrorist who murdered Shlomit Kriegman exactly one year ago today.
               
    Aboud, Binyamin region: Drive-by shooting at soldiers near the Arab village of Aboud. The assailant was shot and wounded.

    8 January 2017
    Jerusalem, Armon Hanatziv neighbourhood: A truck driven by a terrorist left the road, accelerated and ran over a group of young people who had just gotten off of a bus at the Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem. The attack occurred shortly after 1 pm. Four young people (3 women and one man in their 20s) were killed and over 11 injured. Soldiers in the group and a civilian bystander shot and killed the driver (28, from the nearby Jabel Mukaber neighborhood) as he turned around and backed up to run over the victims again. The injured (one very critically, several seriously and the rest moderately to lightly) were taken to hospital.

    25 December
    Beit El, Benjamin region: Terrorists fired shots from a vehicle and fled towards Ramallah. No injuries.

    24 December
    Old City, Jerusalem: Security forces thwarted a stabbing attack by an Arab woman (35) from eastern Jerusalem.
    Ofarim, Benjamin region: Six Molotov cocktails were thrown at cars; no injuries.

    23 December
    Efrat, Gush Etzion: A man (50) was stabbed and suffered light to moderate injuries. The terrorist escaped.
    Balata camp, Nablus: a soldier was shot and wounded in the leg. Two suspects were arrested.

    14 December
    Old City, Jerusalem: A resident of the West Bank who was in Israel without a permit stabbed 2 border police officers and a 13-year-old boy, wounding them mildly. One of the officers shot and killed the assailant.

    13 December
    Qalandia checkpoint: A car headed rapidly towards security forces and was stopped. The female driver exited the car and approached the forces with a knife in her hand, calling “Allahu akbar”. The assailant (30’s, from eastern Jerusalem) was arrested.

    8 December
    Tapuah Junction, Samaria: A young man (18) who aroused the suspicion of Border Police officers did not heed their calls to stop. When he tried to attack them with a knife, he was shot and killed.

    26 November
    Shuafat, Jerusalem: A Molotov cocktail was thrown at police officers; no injuries and no arrests.

    25 November
    Shuafat, Jerusalem: During a routine check of a minibus, a youth (16) pulled a knife and tried to stab an officer. In the struggle, the attacker was killed.

    23 November
    Hizma (a checkpoint and an Arab town of the same name, at the northern entrance to Jerusalem): Five Molotov cocktails were thrown at a bus.

    14 November
    Rachel’s Tomb: Arabs threw stones and a pipe bomb at forces.

    3 November
    Ofra base, Benjamin region: Shots were fired from a passing car; one soldier was lightly wounded.
    Ofra, Benjamin region: A terrorist tried to stab soldiers stationed at a roadside bus stop to provide security, and was shot and killed.

    31 October
    Focus checkpoint, Beit El: Three IDF soldiers were wounded in a shooting attack, two seriously. The assailant, a member of PA security forces, was shot dead by soldiers. Hints of the shooter’s plans were found in his Facebook posts.
     
    30 October
    Beit Ummar, near Hebron: Ramming attack injured three Border Police officers, one moderately and the other two lightly. Other officers shot and killed the terrorist (23, from Beit Ummar).
     
    29 October
    Ofra, Benjamin region: A Palestinian attempted to run over soldiers, exited his car and tried to stab them. The soldiers shot and wounded the terrorist, who was taken to Hadassah Hospital.
     
    26 October
    Migdal Oz, Gush Etzion: Two young Palestinians (8 years old) carrying knives were apprehended and admitted to having been sent to perpetrate a terrorist attack.
     
    19 October
    Tapuah junction: A female Palestinian (19) acting suspiciously refused to halt when Border Police officers called to her and fired warning shots in the air. When she drew a knife and attempted to stab the officers, she was shot and killed.

    9 October
    Jerusalem: Two murdered in a triple shooting attack from a moving car – Yosef Kirma (29), a police officer and a woman, Levana Melihi (60). The attacker shot at people waiting at a light rail stop in northern Jerusalem, seriously wounding a woman. Continuing the moving attack, he shot and wounded a woman inside her car. Near Sheikh Jarrah he stopped his car and shot at police officers pursuing on motorcycles, wounding Kirma and another officer. Border police shot and killed the attacker. The injured were taken to hospital, where Kirma and Melihi died shortly thereafter. Twelve others were treated; three remain in hospital (Monday morning, 10 October), in light-to-moderate condition. The terrorist, who had Hamas connections, had been repeatedly arrested for security offenses, and had posted hate speech against Jews and against Israel on his Facebook page.

    30 September
    Qalandia crossing: Stabbing attack. One of the security forces was moderately to seriously injured. The assailant (28) was killed.

    20 September
    Bani Naim (near Kiryat Arba industrial zone): Palestinian (16) tried to stab a soldier and was shot and killed.
    Two soldiers were injured by petrol bombs thrown by Palestinians in Dahaisha refugee camp near Bethlehem.

    19 September
    Hebron: A Palestinian who tried to stab a soldier was arrested without injury and detained for questioning.
    Hebron: Two Palestinians (17-20) attempted to stab soldiers at a Border Police roadblock. The two assailants were shot; one died on site and the other was taken to hospital and later died of his wounds.
    Flower Gate, Jerusalem: Two police officers were stabbed by a terrorist (20s) resident of eastern Jerusalem. One officer (45), moderately wounded, succeeded in shooting the terrorist, who was seriously wounded. The other officer (female, 38) was critically wounded in the neck and is in intensive care.

    18 September
    Efrat: A terrorist stabbed an officer (30) who was moderately-to-seriously wounded. The terrorist was shot and moderately wounded. Both the wounded were taken to Hadassa Ein Karen Medical Center in Jerusalem.
    Itamar (Samaria): Female Palestinian aroused suspicion and was arrested. She was armed with a knife admitted to planning an attack.

    17 Sepember
    Hebron: On the Sabbath, during a routine check, a terrorist stabbed and lightly wounded a soldier; soldiers on site shot and killed the terrorist.

    16 September
    Hebron: Soldier stabbed; assailant shot and killed.
    Kiryat Arba: Car ramming attack at entrance to town; one attacker killed and a second (female) wounded. Two Israeli teens were lightly injured.
    Damascus Gate, Jerusalem: A Jordanian citizen (28) attacked Israel Police officers with a knife. The officers shot and killed the terrorist; his body was transferred to Jordan.

    5 September
    Old City, Jerusalem: A female Palestinian (24) aroused the susicions of the ssecurity forces and was arrested. A knife was found in her bag. She stated that she had planned to attack police officers. She had been indicted 3 previous times for similar actions near Hebron.

    31 August
    Joseph’s Tomb, Nablus: A soldier guarding Jewish worshippers at Joseph’s Tomb was shot by fire coming from Balata refugee camp.

    24 August
    Gilad, Samaria: A soldier was stabbed and lightly wounded while chasing a Palestinian stone-thrower. The attacker was killed.

    18 August
    Jerusalem: Israeli riding in a bus was lightly injured by a stone thrown at the bus.

    14 August
    Shaked, Samaria: A female Palestinian got out of her car and stabbed a female soldier, lightly wounding her. The attacker was arrested.

    11 August
    Jerusalem: A young Jew, about 18, was stabbed and wounded moderately while visiting the Mount of Olives cemetery. The attacker was arrested.

    31 July
    Hawara, Samaria: A terrorist who got out of his car at the checkpoint and attempted to stab soldiers was shot and killed.

    26 July
    Kalandiya: A female Palestinian (18) who ran at soldiers at the checkpoint and refused orders to halt was shot in the legs and wounded. A knife was found in her bag.

    18 July
    Route 60, Gush Etzion-Hebron highway: A Palestinian terrorist stabbed two soldiers, wounding them lightly. One of the soldiers shot the terrorist, who later died of his wounds in hospital.

    17 July
    Jerusalem: A Palestinian standing by a light rail stop in the center of town aroused the suspicions of a security guard, who found several pipe bombs and knives in the Palestinian’s bag. The guard detained the Palestinian and called the police, who cleared the area of civilians and neutralized the bombs.
    9 July
    Tekoa junction, on the Tekoa-Efrat road: Shooting attack on an Israeli car. An Israeli man (30) was moderately wounded. His wife and five children who were in the car were not hurt.
    5 July
    Near Ariel: A Palestinian woman (17) tried to stab two soldiers. She was shot and wounded and taken to hospital for treatment.
    1 July
    Route 60, Gush Etzion: A man was killed and his wife seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting in which the car ran off the road and turned over. Two of their children (13 & 15) who were in the car (out of 10 children) were moderately injured.

    Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron: A Palestinian woman who tried to stab a female Border Police officer during a security check was shot by another officer on the scene. The attacker (in her 20s, from Bani Naim village) died of her wounds.

    30 June
    Kiryat Arba: A 13-year-old teenager was stabbed to death in her bed by a Palestinian (17) from a nearby village. A civilian guard (31) responding to the attack also suffered multiple stab wounds and was accidentally shot by other guards, who shot and killed the attacker.

    Netanya: Two Israelis were wounded in a stabbing attack near the market. An armed civilian at the site shot and killed the terrorist (40, from Tulkarm).

    28 June
    Temple Mount: Rioting by young masked Muslims continued, despite the government decision to forbid non-Muslims from visiting the Temple Mount. A woman (73) praying at the Western Wall (below the Temple Mount) was injured by a stone.
     
    27 June
    Temple Mount: Riots again took place, by Arabs who congregated overnight in Al-Aqsa mosque and prepared rocks and fireworks and other objects to throw at security forces in the morning. The rioting continued after the non-Muslim visitors were removed from the Mount. Five Arabs were arrested, including a minor.
     
    26 June
    Aboud bypass road, Benjamin region: A Molotov cocktail was thrown at an Israeli car. The woman driver was not hurt but damage was caused to the car. Security forces traced footsteps of two suspects leading in the direction of nearby village Dir Abu Mashal.

    Temple Mount: Masked Arabs threw stones at police officers who were on the Temple Mount to ensure that visits to the holy site during the Ramadan fast would be able to take place as usual. One Israeli police officer and two Waqf guards were lightly injured. Five Muslim rioters, from the West Bank and from abroad, were arrested.
     
    24 June
    Near Kiryat Arba: A female Palestinian driver rammed into a car at a hitch-hiking stop, lightly injuring two Israelis. A soldier at the scene shot and killed her.

    21 June
    Route 443, between Jerusalem and Modiin: Palestinian terrorists threw stones at cars traveling on Route 443, a major artery between Jerusalem and the center of the country. One terrorist was killed, one injured and several arrested by security forces.
     
    19 June
    Benjamin region, north of Jerusalem: A boy was slightly injured by a stone thrown in the Shaar Benyamin commercial/industrial center.
     
    18 June
    Psagot, Benjamin region (Samaria): Petrol bombs (reportedly over 20) were thrown at the settlement; no injuries.
     
    17 June
    Jerusalem:  Four petrol bombs were thrown at a house on Meir Nakar Street from the direction of Jabel Mukaber. Slight damage to the house. Four Palestinians from Hebron, in Israel illegally, were arrested for questioning.

    8 June
    Tel Aviv: Serious shooting attack in which 4 were murdered and 17 wounded, many with moderate-to-serious wounds. Two Palestinian men dressed in suits and ties, who were sitting at the popular café Max Brenner near the Sarona Market complex, suddenly stood up, pulled out machine guns and started shooting. The attackers, two cousins from Yatta in the West Bank, were arrested by police who quickly arrived at the scene. One, who refused to give himself up, was shot and wounded by a security guard; he is currently hospitalized together with his wounded victims.

    6 June
    Route 465, Benjamin region (Samaria): Shooting attack – a lone terrorist shone a flashlight on cars coming around a sharp curve in the road, and shot at them. No one was injured.

    5 June
    Road 437 approaching Jerusalem: Massive stone-throwing at a bus resulted in light injury to the driver and damage to the bus.

    2 June
    Joseph’s Tomb, Nablus: Two assailants threw Molotov cocktails at Jewish worshippers. Security forces shot and seriously wounded one attacker, who was taken for medical treatment.

    Near Einav community: A female Arab tried to stab a soldier; soldiers shot and killed her.

    1 June
    Maccabim, Route 443: A driver whose car was stoned lost control and hit a guardrail. The driver was lightly injured.

    30 May
    Tel Aviv: An Arab from Salfit (17) stabbed a soldier with a screwdriver. The assailant was arrested.

    24 May
    Jerusalem: Arabs threw rocks at a city bus, smashing the windshield. No one on the bus was physically injured.

    23 May
    Checkpoint north of Jerusalem: Female Arab terrorist attempted to stab Border Guard police officers and was shot and killed.

    22 May
    Hawara, Samaria: Molotov cocktail thrown at a bus passing through the village. The back end of the bus caught fire; no injuries reported.

    Highway 443, between Jerusalem and Modiin: Stones were thrown at a bus, causing damage but no bodily injuries to passengers.

    21 May
    Gush Etzion: Shots were fired at a passenger bus, with no injuries. The bus sustained damage.

    19 May
    Shuafat, Jerusalem: a young Arab (16) acting in a suspicious manner was arrested in possession of a knife and admitted his intention to carry out a stabbing attack.

    10 May
    Hizma, near Jerusalem: An IDF officer was seriously wounded and a soldier lightly wounded by pipe bombs that exploded while forces were on patrol in the area just north of Jerusalem. The forces found 5 more pipe bombs and estimate that a large terrorist attack was foiled.

    Jerusalem: Two women (82 and 86) were moderately injured in a stabbing attack on the Armon Hanatziv promenade. A group of elderly women were going for a walk when they were attacked by two young masked Arabs, who fled the scene.

    May 3
    Near Dolev, northwest of Jerusalem: Three IDF soldiers were injured, one critically, in a ramming attack in the Benyamin region. The attacker was shot and killed by IDF forces at the site.

    May 2
    Old City, Jerusalem: A man (60) was stabbed and is in moderate condition. The attacker fled and was later apprehended.

    Update on the 19 April bus bombing in Jerusalem (see below): One of the victims, Eden Levy (16), who suffered severe burns all over her body, and has been kept sedated in the hospital since the attack, regained consciousness. Doctors say her condition is stable. Hundreds of callers answered a radio appeal for the donation of a laptop so Eden can keep up with her studies while she is recovering.

    May 1
    Near Efrat (Gush Etzion): Palestinians threw rocks at a car in which a woman and three children were traveling. Two injured, including a young child.

    April 19
    Jerusalem: In the early evening, an explosion on a  bus and a subsequent fire led to the injury of 21 people, including passengers on a passing bus and in a nearby car. Two of the injured are in serious condition, 7 were moderately injured and 12 were lightly injured.

    April 14
    Al-Arub, Gush Etzion: An Arab man attacked a group of soldiers with an axe, hitting one soldier’s helmet without wounding him. The attacker was shot and killed. Two-three hours later, about 150 Palestinians from Al-Arub rioted; a soldier was injured lightly by a stone.

    Hwy 431, between Ramla-Nes Ziona: A woman (24) was lightly injured by a stone thrown at her car.

    The Old City, Jerusalem: Two 12-year-old boys were arrested for questioning when, at a checkpoint at one of the gates to the Old City, 3 knives were found in one of the boys’ knapsack along with a goodbye letter to his parents.

    April 3
    Rosh Ha-ayin (center of country): An Arab woman (23, from Kfar Kassem) attacked and lightly wounded a young Israeli woman (30). Civilians in the vicinity subdued the attacker, who was arrested.

    March 25
    Isawiya (an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem): A 15-year-old Palestinian girl approached a group of Border Police officers in the French Hill area, drew a knife and attempted to stab them. She was arrested.

    March 24
    Tel Rumeida (near Hebron): Two Palestinians stabbed an IDF soldier who sustained light to moderate wounds. Both were shot and killed.

    March 18
    Gush Etzion Junction: Three Palestinians attacked IDF soldiers with knives. One assailant was shot and killed, and the other two arrested.

    March 17
    Ariel (Samaria): A female soldier was seriously wounded after being stabbed in the upper body by two terrorists at a bus stop outside Ariel. Both assailants were shot and killed by security forces.

    March 14
    Elias Junction (near Kiryat Arba): Two Palestinians attempted a car ramming attack, later opening fire on civilians and soldiers standing in a nearby bus stop, near the entrance to Kiryat Arba. Both assailants were killed by IDF soldiers. A soldier was slightly wounded in the shooting. Shortly after the first incident, another vehicular attack took place at the same stop. An IDF officer was lightly wounded and two soldiers were lightly injured by shrapnel. The terrorist was shot and killed.

    March 11
    Jerusalem, Old City: An Israeli man, stabbed by a Palestinian terrorist (19), was moderately wounded. The assailant was arrested.
    Beit Horon (Route 443): Two IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in a shooting incident Friday evening. An Arab driver who arrived at the checkpoint shot at the soldiers with a handgun and drove away.

    March 9
    Jerusalem: Two Palestinians opened fire on police officers and civilians near the light rail stop opposite Damascus Gate. A 50-year-old man, resident of East Jerusalem, was seriously wounded. Both assailants were shot and killed.
    Weapon used by terrorists in Jerusalem attack
    Weapon used by terrorists in Jerusalem attack

    Scene of terror attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, March 9, 2016
    Copyright: Israel Police Spokesperson

    March 8
    Jerusalem, Old City: A Palestinian woman approached Border Police officers on Hagai Street, drew a knife from her back, and tried to stab them. The assailant was shot and killed.
    Jerusalem: Two Border Police officers were wounded, one critically, when a terrorist on a motorcycle opened fire with an automatic weapon on Salah a-Din Street, near Damascus Gate. The assailant was shot and killed.
    Petah Tikva: One Israeli was moderately wounded in a terror stabbing. The victim removed the knife from his neck and killed his assailant.
    Tel Aviv-Jaffa: 29-year-old American student Taylor Force was killed and 10 others wounded in a stabbing attack which began near the Jaffa port. The assailant fled on foot along the Tel Aviv beach promenade, stabbing passersby and motorists before he was shot and killed by police.
    Magen David Adom evacuates the wounded in Tel Aviv attack
    Magen David Adom evacuates the wounded in Tel Aviv attack
    Copyright: Magen David Adom

    Fatah celebrates the murder of Taylor Force (Source: PMW)

    Fatah and the Palestinian Authority celebrated the murder of Taylor Force    , an American who was visiting Israel with Vanderbilt University. Fatah's official Facebook page posted a drawing of a knife held over the PA map of "Palestine" that includes all of Israel and the PA areas.
    Text on arm: "The heroic Martyr (Shahid)" 
    Text on map is name of Taylor Force's murderer: "Bashar Masalha"
    [Official Fatah Facebook page, March 9, 2016]

    Hamas Spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri praised the attacks: "Hamas congratulates the three heroic operations this evening, in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Jaffa, and considers this proof of the failure for all these theories to abort the Intifada, which will continue until the realization of its goals. Hamas celebrates the martyrs that have ascended through these operations, and confirms that their pure blood will, God willing, be the fuel for escalating the Intifada."

    ​March 4
    Gush Etzion junction: An Israeli soldier was wounded when a Palestinian woman drove a vehicle directly into him. The driver was shot and killed. A large knife was found in the car.

    March 3
    Al-Auja (Jordan Valley): A police officer was stabbed and lightly injured while directing traffic on Route 90 following a tree collapse. The assailant, a 14-year-old girl from a nearby village, was taken into custody.
    Rahelim (Samaria): Shooting attack on a police car; an officer was lightly wounded.

    March 2
    Eli (north of Jerusalem): Around 6 a.m., two terrorists (17) waited outside a house in an outlying neighborhood of Eli. When the man stepped out the door, on his way to IDF reserve duty, one of the terrorists rushed in and attacked him with a knife and a wooden club, lightly wounding him. The man succeeded in pushing the terrorist out and locking the door, thus protecting his wife and 5 children inside the house. Local security forces responded and killed the two terrorists.
    Har Brakha (Samaria): Two terrorists stabbed and wounded two soldiers at a guard post before fleeing shortly after 7 PM.

    February 26
    Ma'ale Adumim: A security guard was critically wounded in an ax attack at a mall overnight. The terrorist escaped and was later arrested.
    Beit El checkpoint (Ramallah area): A Palestinian teenager who was shot and killed as he tried to stab IDF soldiers.

    February 24
    Gush Etzion junction: Maj. (res.) Eliav Gelman died after being critically wounded by a bullet fired by IDF forces to neutralize a terrorist who was attemping to stab him. IDF soldiers shot and moderately wounded the terrorist, identified as a math teacher in a Hebron area school.
    Jerusalem: Police apprehended two men with pipe bombs and ammunition hidden in their bagel cart near Herod's Gate in the Old City.

    February 21
    Tapuah Junction (Samaria): A young Palestinian woman aroused suspicions of border policemen at the junction, when she attempted to approach the area where Jews were waiting for rides. A large knife was found in her possession. The woman was arrested and taken in for questioning, where she confessed that Palestinian social networks, which encourage violence against Jews, influenced her decision to carry out an attack.
    Near Hebron: A 14-year-old Palestinian who tried to open the door of a military vehicle and stab one of the soldiers was arrested.
    Bitot Junction (near Nablus): A 15-year-old assailant was arrested when trying to stab a soldier.

    February 20
    Jerusalem, near Damascus Gate: Attempted stabbing attack foiled: A 18-year-old Palestinian man was arrested when he pulled out a knife in an attempt to stab border policemen.

    February 19
    Jerusalem, Damascus Gate: Two Border Policemen were wounded in a stabbing attack. The assailant, 20, entered the gate then assaulted the officers from behind. He was shot and killed by one of the officers. A 50-year-old Palestinian woman was lightly wounded from shrapnel.
    Silwad (northeast of Ramallah): A terrorist who attempted to run over IDF soldiers was shot and killed.

    February 18
    Sha’ar Binyamin: Off-duty St.-Sgt. Tuvia Yanai Weissman was killed while trying to stop two Palestinian teenage terrorists from stabbing shoppers at a Rami Levy supermarket. Another person was moderately wounded. The assailants, both 14 from Beitunia near Ramallah, were shot. One was killed, the other wounded.
    Scene of terror attack in the Sha'ar Binyamin Rami Levy supermarket
    Scene of terror attack in the Sha'ar Binyamin Rami Levy supermarket
    Copyright: Israel Police Spokesperson

    February 15
    Jerusalem, near the Damascus Gate: A young Palestinian woman was arrested following an attempted stabbing attack. When security forces approached the woman, who aroused their suspicion, she pulled out a large knife, and was taken into custody. A second knife was found in her possession.

    February 14
    Jerusalem, near Damascus Gate: A group of police officers noticed a suspicious man with a bag in his hand. They approached him and instructed him to stop and put down his bag. He then pulled out a homemade automatic rifle and aimed it at the officers, who shot him. The policemen were then shot at from another direction by a second attacker with an automatic rifle. Both attackers were killed at the scene.
    Hebron: A female Palestinian drew a knife in an attempted stabbing attack of a soldier near the Cave of the Patriarchs. She was shot and seriously injured.
    Tekoa-Har Homa (Mazmoriya Checkpoint): A man ran toward a group of police officers at the Mazmoriya checkpoint near Jerusalem’s Har Homa neighborhood with a knife. Another officer, watching the area through a security camera, saw the man charging with the knife and warned the officers, who shot and killed the attacker before anyone could be injured.
    Near Hinanit (West of Jenin): an IDF patrol was shot at by two Palestinian teenagers. Both were shot and killed. A gun and a knife were found in their possession.

    February 13
    Hebron: A woman stabbed a soldier near the Cave of the Patriarchs and then stabbed a Palestinian man (50) who tried to stop her. The soldier and the Palestinian man sustained light-to-moderate injuries; the attacker was shot and killed by security forces.

    February 9
    Neve Daniel (Gush Etzion): A man was stabbed and moderately wounded. The attacker fled to nearby Nahalin village. Several suspects were arrested.

    February 6

    Rahat - A 65-year-old woman was stabbed and moderately wounded at the market in Rahat, a Bedouin city in southern Israel. The assailant fled.

    February 4

    Ramle: Security guard stabbed by two teenage girls outside a building in the center of the city that houses a mall, the central bus station and government offices. The assailants, aged 13, were taken into custody by police with knives in their possession. One was carrying a school backpack.

    Knives and possessions of 13-year-old female assailants in Ramle
    Knives and possessions of 13-year-old female assailants in Ramle
    Copyright: Israel Police

    February 3

    Jerusalem: Three terrorists attacked Border Policemen at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem after they were asked for identification. Border Police Cpl. Hadar Cohen, 19, was mortally wounded and died in hospital. A second policewoman was seriously wounded. The assailants, who entered Israel illegally from the Jenin area armed with guns, knives and explosives, were shot and killed at the scene. Police neutralized two pipe bombs.

    Police and medics at the scene of terror attack outside Damascus Gate (Magen David Adom)
    Police and medics at the scene of terror attack outside Damascus Gate
    Copyright: Magen David Adom


    February 1

    Sal'it (east of Kfar Saba): Attempted stabbing. Assailant shot after infiltrating security fence.


    January 31

    Beit El (Samaria): Three IDF soldiers were wounded - two seriously - when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire at an IDF checkpoint near Beit El in the West Bank. The gunman was shot and killed by IDF forces at the scene. The shooter, Amjad Sakari, 35, was a member of the Palestinian Authority security forces.

    Route 443: A vehicle with Palestinian license plates attempted to burst through a checkpoint and ram into IDF soldiers manning the post. The assailant was shot and taken to hospital.


    January 30

    Jerusalem: A 17-year-old recent immigrant from the US was stabbed and lightly wounded near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on Saturday afternoon, while returning from the Western Wall. A 16-year-old Palestinian from East Jerusalem turned himself in to the police.


    January 27

    Givat Ze'ev (north of Jerusalem): Close to midnight, a man was seriously wounded when a terrorist stabbed him in the upper body at a gas station restaurant. The terrorist, identified as Obada Aziz Mustafa Abu Ras, 18, from the village of Bir Nabala, was apprehended at the scene.


    January 25

    Beit Horon (between Jerusalem and Modi'in): At about 5 p.m, two terrorists infiltrated the community and stabbed two women. A supermarket cashier stopped them from entering the busy store, blocking the entrance with a shopping cart. A security guard shot and killed them. The terrorists (aged 17 and 23), who apparently planned a combined attack using knives and explosives, were also carrying three pipe bombs. Shlomit Krigman, 24, of of Shadmot Mehola in the Jordan Valley, fatally injured, died of her wounds the next morning. The second victim is in moderate condition.

    Site of stabbing attack at Beit Horon supermarket
    Site of stabbing attack at Beit Horon supermarket
    Copyright: Reuters

    January 24

    Dolev (Samaria): A gunman opened fire at a vehicle driving near the community, firing 6 bullets.

    Vehicle damaged in Dolev shooting attack
    Copyright: IDF Spokesperson


    January 18

    Tekoa (south of Jerusalem): A 30-year-old pregnant woman was stabbed and moderately wounded by a 15-year-old assailant outside a clothing warehouse. The attacker was shot.

    January 17
    Samaria: Attempted stabbing attack was foiled and the assailant shot and killed by security forces.

    Otniel (south Hebron hills): Dafna Meir, 38, mother of six, was stabbed to death outside her home. The assailant, 15, from Beit Amra, near Hebron, was apprehended in his home several days later.

    January 15
    Nebi Salakh (Benjamin region, northwest of Jerusalem): In a demonstration that included stone-throwing and tire-burning, a soldier was lightly injured.

    January 14
    Near Nablus: Terrorist attacked security forces with a glass bottle and a knife; an officer was lightly wounded and the assailant was killed.
    Beit Anoun, north of Kiryat Arba: Attempted stabbing attack foiled, assailant killed by security forces.

    January 13
    Benjamin region, near Jerusalem: Arab driver of Egged bus was lightly injured when the windshield was smashed by a rock and a bottle of paint.

    January 12
    Beit Anoun junction, north of K. Arba: Attempted stabbing attack foiled; 2 assailants killed by security forces.

    January 9
    Jordan Valley: Attempted stabbing attack foiled; 2 assailants killed by security forces.

    January 7
    Beit Anoun junction, north of Kiryat Arba: Attempted stabbing attack foiled, assailant killed by security forces.
    Gush Etzion junction: Attempted stabbing attack foiled; 3 assailants killed by security forces.


    January 5
    Highway 79, northern Israel – driver lightly injured when his bus was stoned.
    Gush Etzion: Stabbing attack – IDF soldier lightly wounded. Assailant shot and killed by forces on site.

    January 4
    Jerusalem: Attempted stabbing attack near the National Police Headquarters – a passerby was very lightly wounded. Forces shot the assailant in the leg; when he continued to flee, they shot him again. He was brought to hospital in moderate condition.

    January 3

    Jerusalem: Attempted stabbing attack in Armon Hanatziv neighborhood; the knife didn’t penetrate. The attacker fled; a suspect was later apprehended.
    South Hebron hills: Soldier lightly wounded by gunfire during security check.

    Hebron, near Tomb of the Patriarchs: Female soldier moderately wounded by sniper fire from Abu Snena neighborhood. The two snipers were later arrested.

    January 2

    Jerusalem – on the road to Gush Etzion: Shooting at passing cars; Arab Israeli lightly wounded.
     
    January 1

    Tel Aviv: In a shooting attack at a pub, two killed – Alon Bakal (26), the pub’s manager, and Shimon Ruimi (30) – and 8 injured, two seriously. The assailant (29, Arab-Israeli citizen from Arara village in northern Israel) was killed a week later during an attempt to apprehend him. Taxi driver Amin Shaaban, 42, of Lod, was later shot and killed by the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack on Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street.

    December 31

    Samaria (between Hawara and Tapuah on Route 60): Ramming attack – one soldier lightly injured; driver shot and killed.

    December 30
    Genady Kofman (41) who was very critically injured in a stabbing attack near the Tomb of the Patriarchs on 7 December, has died. Kofman was a father of two and a resident of Kiryat Arba

    December 27 
    Hawara (south of Nablus): Stabbing attack by two terrorists; a soldier was wounded. The terrorists (17 & 27, from Jenin) were shot and killed by soldiers on site; one soldier was mistakenly hit by the fire.
    Three stabbing attacks were foiled, one in Hebron, one in Samaria, and one in the Old City of Jerusalem. The assailants, an Arab man who crossed into Jerusalem illegally, and two Arab women (one of them 15 years old), were apprehended.
    Jerusalem: IDF soldier (18) was stabbed and moderately wounded near the central bus station. Assailant (resident of eastern Jerusalem) was arrested.
     
    December 26
    Hawara checkpoint: Soldier lightly injured in a ramming attack. Assailant (56) shot by forces; later died of wounds in Nablus hospital.
    Jerusalem: Stabbing attack foiled – Resident (26) of Ras el-Amud, an eastern Jerusalem neighborhood, aroused suspicions of police officers (security cameras show that the Arab sat and waited in the area between Jaffa Gate and Tzahal Square; when he saw a man wrapped in a tallis – prayer showl – walking with his children on their way to Sabbath morning prayers, he followed them). When confronted by the officer, he pulled out a large knife. The officer shot him once; when the assailant continued to move towards the officers with the knife, he was shot a second time and killed on site. 

    December 25 
    Bethlehem: Palestinians threw stones at the vehicle of the Latin Patriarch, Fuad Twal, who was visiting Bethlehem on Christmas day.
    Silwad, near Ofra in the Benjamin region of Samaria: Attempted ramming attack by an Arab woman (40). The driver was shot and killed on site.

    December 24

    Hebron: A Palestinian attempted to stab security forces; assailant was shot.
    Ariel: Two security guards were stabbed, one seriously, in an attack at an industrial park near Ariel, in the West Bank. The terrorist was shot and killed by the guards.


    December 23

    Jerusalem: Two people were killed and one wounded in a stabbing attack outside Jaffa Gate, the main entrance to the Old City where thousands of tourists from around the globe are preparing to celebrate Christmas. Rabbi Reuven Birmajer, 45, died of multiple stab wounds to the upper torso. Ofer Ben Ari, 46, was hit by a stray bullet fired by two Border Police officers. The terrorists were shot and killed by Border Policemen on the scene.

    Scene of stabbing attack near Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem
    Copyright: Israel Police Spokesperson

    December 20

    Hebron: A terrorist attempted to stab soldiers and was taken into custody.


    December 19
    Raanana: A terrorist stabbed three people on Saturday afternoon, one seriously. He also attempted to enter a synagogue and a home before being apprehended by security forces. 

    December 18

    West Bank: Car ramming attack thwarted during violent riot near Ramallah. Palestinian assailant attempted to ram vehicle into security forces at Kalandia Crossing. Both assailants were shot.

    December 14

    Beit Aryeh – Luban: Three Israelis were lightly injured by a huge rock that crashed through the windshield of their car.

    Jerusalem: Eleven to fourteen people were injured in a vehicular ramming attack at a bus stop opposite the Calatrava Bridge at the entrance to Jerusalem, around 3 pm on Monday afternoon. The injured include two moderately, a 15-month-old baby who was seriously injured, and the baby's mother. The terrorist (21, originally from the Beit Hanina neighborhood in Jerusalem, currently residing in Hebron) was shot and killed by security forces.
    Scene of car ramming attack in Jerusalem
    Copyright: Israel Police Spokesperson


    December 13
    Kiryat Arba, Gush Etzion: A Palestinian woman who attempted to stab a civilian was shot and apprehended by IDF forces.

    December 11
    Halhoul Junction, near Kiryat Arba: A terrorist who attempted to run over IDF soldiers was shot and killed.
    Gilboa (Jalame) Crossing: Shots were fired at soldiers from a Palestinian vehicle. Attacker was shot and wounded by IDF forces and later arrested by PA police.
     
    December 10
    10 Dec. Between Beit Aryeh community and Luban village in the Benyamin region of Samaria: Ramming attack injured 4 soldiers, 2 lightly, one moderately and one seriously (20). The terrorist (a member of Hamas) was apprehended after a search.

    December 9
    Afula, northern Israel: Stabbing attack foiled when 3 Arab teens from Jenin were apprehended in possession of butcher knives.
    Samaria: A Jewish man was seriously injured, and his wife lightly injured, when 23 bullets hit their car in a drive-by shooting attack on the road from Avney Hefetz. The attackers are suspected of fleeing to nearby Tulkarm.
    Hebron: A terrorist stabbed a soldier and a civilian at a checkpoint near Beit Hadassah. The soldier was moderately wounded; the civilian lightly wounded. The terrorist (cousin of the terrorist who carried out the stabbing attack near the Tomb of the Patriarchs on 7 Dec.) was shot and killed by security forces.

    December 7

    Hebron, near the Tomb of the Patriarchs: An Israeli man was very critically injured in a stabbing attack . The assailant (21) was shot and killed.

    December 6

    Jerusalem, Romema neighborhood: Three people were wounded in a car-ramming and stabbing attack. After hitting two people with his car, the assailant exited the vehicle and stabbed a pedestrian. The assailant was shot and killed by an IDF soldier at the scene.

    Police at scene of attack in Romema neighborhood of Jerusalem
    Copyright: Israel Police Spokesperson


    December 4

    Ofra (northwest of Jerusalem): Two IDF soldiers were injured in a ramming attack. The Palestinian driver was shot and killed by soldiers on the scene.

    Abud (northwest of Jerusalem): Palestinian stabbed an IDF soldier in the neck. The attacker was shot and killed at the scene.

    Hebron: Two assailants stabbed and wounded a soldier. The assailants were shot and killed.

    December 3

    Hizme checkpoint: An IDF soldier and a civilian were shot near the checkpoint, north of Jerusalem. The assailant was killed.

    Jerusalem: An Israeli police officer was moderately wounded in a stabbing attack. The assailant approached a police car on Hanevi’im Street, near Damascus Gate, and stabbed the officer. The assailant was shot and killed.

    December 1

    Gush Etzion junction: A Palestinian (16) tried to carry out a stabbing attack at the hitchhiking stop, which has been the site of 10 terrorist attacks in the past two months. IDF forces shot and killed the assailant. An Israeli man was light-to-moderately wounded from bullet shrapnel.
    Einav Junction (Samaria): A female Palestinian attempted to stab a soldier at a checkpoint adjacent to the junction in the northern West Bank. She was shot and killed.

    November 29

    Jerusalem: A Border Police officer was stabbed near Damascus Gate, in the Old City. The assailant was shot and killed.
    A 31-year-old female foreign worker from Nepal was moderately wounded in a stabbing attack as she waited at a bus stop on Shamgar Street on her day off. The assailant fled and was later apprehended.

    November 27

    Kfar Adumim Junction (east of Jerusalem): Two soldiers were lightly to moderately hurt in a car-ramming attack.

    Beit Ummar: Six soldiers were lightly to moderately wounded when a Palestinian rammed his car into IDF troops at the entrance to the Beit Ummar refugee camp, south of the Gush Etzion junction.

    November 25

    An IDF soldier was stabbed and seriously wounded at the Al-Fawar junction, south of Hebron. The assailant, 19, a student at the Palestine Technical College, was shot and killed.

    November 24

    Tapuach Junction (northern West Bank): A Palestinian rammed a car into security forces, wounding three IDF soldiers and a Border Policeman who were at the junction assessing additional security measures to prevent terror attacks. The assailant was shot and apprehended.

    Border Police officers and IDF soldiers arrive on the scene of car ramming attack at Tapuach Junction
    Border Police officers and IDF soldiers arrive on the scene of car ramming attack at Tapuach Junction
    Copyright: Israel Police Spokesperson


    November 23

    Jerusalem: Two Palestinians (female, aged 14 & 16) stabbed passersby on Jaffa Road near the Mahane Yehuda market with scissors, wounding an elderly Palestinian man from Bethlehem. The assailants were shot, one killed on site. A security guard was wounded by the gunfire.


    Scissors used in stabbing attack in Jerusalem
    Copyright: Israel Police Spokesperson

    Israel Police examine school books of young terrorists
    Israel Police examine school books of young terrorists outside Jerusalem market
    Copyright: Israel Police webcast


    Northern Samaria: A youth (18) was lightly wounded in a ramming attack near Shavei Shomron. Later, a Palestinian tried to stab soldiers at the Samaria Brigade Junction and was killed.

    Route 443: IDF soldier Ziv Mizrahi (18) was killed in a stabbing attack at the gas station on the highway between Jerusalem and Modi'in. A female officer and another woman were lightly wounded. The attacker was shot and killed by security forces.

    November 22

    Samaria Brigade Junction: A Palestinian (16, female from Nablus) pulled out a knife and charged at a young Israeli woman waiting at a bus stop. The assailant was spotted by a civilian driver, who ran into her with his car. Security forces at the site shot the assailant, who died at the scene.

    Kfar Adumim junction (east of Jerusalem): A Palestinian taxi driver tried to ram his car into a group of Israeli pedestrians. After failing to hit anybody, he got out of the car and attacked them with a knife. One man slightly wounded. The attacker was shot and killed.

    Scene of car ramming at Kfar Adumim junction
    Scene of car ramming at Kfar Adumim junction
    Copyright: Israel Police Spokesperson

    Gush Eztion junction: Hadar Buchris, 21,was fatally stabbed as she waited for a ride at a hitchhiking stop at the junction. IDF soldiers at the site shot and killed the terrorist.

    November 21

    Kiryat Gat: Four people, including a 13-year-old girl, were wounded in a stabbing attack on King David Street. The stabber was apprehended several hours later.

    November 19

    Tel Aviv: Two people were killed and one wounded in a stabbing attack during afternoon prayers in a Judaica store located in the Panorama building - a commercial center in southern Tel Aviv. The terrorist, from Dura in the West Bank, was apprehended. Hamas "welcomed" the attack. The victims: Rabbi Aharon Yesayev, 32, of Holon and Reuven Aviram, 51, of Ramle.

    Scene of Tel Aviv stabbing attack during afternoon prayers

    Scene of Tel Aviv stabbing attack during afternoon prayers
    Copyright: ZAKA, Tel Aviv

    Gush Etzion: Three people were killed when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire with a submachine gun at cars in a traffic jam at the Alon Shvut junction, south of Jerusalem. The victims: Ezra Schwartz, 18, of Sharon, Massachusetts, Yaakov Don, 49, of Alon Shvut, and Shadi Arafa, 40, of Hebron. Four others were lightly wounded. The terrorist was apprehended.
    Schwartz came to Israel as part of a program in which young people come to Israel for nine months of volunteer work. The volunteers, who study at a yeshiva in Beit Shemesh, were visting the memorial established for the three Israeli teens who were kidnapped and killed last summer, and were handing out food to soldiers stationed in Gush Etzion when the attack took place.

    Ezra Schwartz, 18, of Massachusetts killed in terror attack
    Ezra Schwartz, 18, of Massachusetts killed in terror attack


    November 13

    Otniel (Route 60): Rabbi Ya'akov Litman, 40, and his son Netanel, 18, were killed in a shooting attack while driving on Route 60 near Otniel, south of Hebron. His wife and four other children in the vehicle were lightly wounded by shrapnel and the resulting crash. A suspect was taken into custody.

    Netanel Litman as an MDA volunteer
    Netanel Litman as an MDA volunteer
    Copyright: Magen David Adom


    November 10

    Jerusalem (Pisgat Zeev neighborhood): Two Palestinian youths (11 & 14) on their way home from school stabbed and moderately wounded a security guard on the Jerusalem light rail. The guard shot and wounded one of the attackers; the other was taken into custody.

    Police and paramedics arrive at the scene of stabbing attack in Pisgat Zeev
    Police and paramedics arrive at the scene of stabbing attack in Pisgat Zeev
    Copyright: Magen David Adom

    Shortly afterwards, there was an attempted stabbing of a police officer near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. Assailant was shot and died of his wounds. Later, a Palestinian youth (16) tried to stab a Border Policeman at a checkpost near Abu Dis. The assailant was shot and killed.

    November 9

    Eliyahu checkpoint (near Alfei Menashe, northern Samaria): Palestinian woman attempted to stab guards at the checkpoint. She was shot and killed by security forces.

    Knife and suicide note found on Palestinian woman killed in attempted stabbing
    Knife and suicide note found on Palestinian woman killed in attempted stabbing
    Copyright: Israel Ministry of Defense

    November 8

    Tapuah Junction (Samaria): Four Israelis were wounded, two seriously, in a car-ramming terror attack directed at a group of people at a hithchhiking stop. The attacker was shot and killed by security forces.

    Beitar Illit (south of Jerusalem): A civilian security guard was lightly wounded in a stabbing attack. The assailant, a Palestinian woman, was shot and wounded.

    Palestinian woman pulling a knife out of her purse to stab a security guard at the entrance to Beitar Illit
    Palestinian woman pulling a knife out of her purse to stab a security guard at the entrance to Beitar Illit (Screen capture)

    Northern West Bank: An Israeli man was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in the Palestinian village of Nabi Ilyas, when he stopped to shop at a stall.

    - Border Policeman St.-Sgt. Benjamin Yakubovich, 19, of Kiryat Ata, critically wounded in on November 4, died of his wounds.

    November 6

    Sha’ar Binyamin (north of Jerusalem): Israeli injured in stabbing attack outside supermarket.

    Hebron: Two teens, aged 16 and 18, were injured - one seriously - in a shooting attack near the Tomb of the Patriarchs. The two snipers were later arrested. A short time later, an Israeli soldier was severely injured in a shooting attack at the Beit Anun junction north of Hebron. The assailant (16, from the village of Bani Naim) was apprehended.

    November 5

    Gush Etzion: Attempted stabbing attack. Assailant shot on site.

    November 4

    Halhoul junction (north of Hebron): Three Border Policemen were wounded, one criticallly, in car-ramming attack. The terrorist was shot and killed by security forces. Border Policeman St.-Sgt. Benjamin Yakubovich, 19, of Kiryat Ata, critically wounded in the attack, died of his wounds on November 8.

    November 2

    Netanya (north of Tel Aviv): A 71-year-old man was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack. The assailant was shot.

    Rishon Lezion (south of Tel Aviv): Three people were wounded, two seriously - including an 80-year-old woman - in a stabbing attack by a Palestinian from Hebron (19) at a bus stop in the center of the city. The assailant was apprehended.

    Scene of stabbing attack in Rishon Lezion, Nov 2, 2015
    Scene of stabbing attack in Rishon Lezion
    Copyright: Magen David Adom/Eliran Avital

    Gilboa (Jalama) crossing, north of Jenin in the West Bank:    Two Palestinians attempted to stab a soldier at a a gas station adjacent to the crossing point. One assailant shot, the second apprehended.

    November 1

    Hebron: Three Border Policemen wounded in car ramming attack. Earlier, attempted stabbing attack of IDF soldier during a violent riot. Assailant shot on site.

    October 31

    Gilboa (Jalama) crossing, north of Jenin in the West Bank:    Palestinian (17) armed with a knife tried to stab Israeli guards and was killed on site.

    October 30

    Tapuach Junction (Samaria): Two terrorists, arriving on a motorbike armed with knives, attempted to stab Border Police officers. One killed, second apprehended.

    Jerusalem (French Hill): One person moderately injured in stabbing attack near light rail. Terrorist shot at the scene.

    October 29

    Hebron: Terrorist stabs and lightly injures soldier near the Tomb of the Patriarchs. Terrorist was shot and killed. Later a Palestinian attempted to stab an IDF soldier in the Beit Hadassah neighborhood. Assailant was shot on site.
    In the evening, shots were fired from a passing vehicle towards a bus stop near Jerusalem.

    October 28

    Gush Etzion Junction: A woman was stabbed in the back, moderately wounded, outside the Rami Levy supermarket. The assailant was apprehended.
    Earlier, a Palestinian who attempted to stab an IDF soldier near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron was shot and killed by security forces.

    October 27

    Gush Etzion Junction: IDF soldier moderately wounded in stabbing attack. Two assailants shot on site.

    Jerusalem: Terror attack foiled - two Arabs (17 & 16) from eastern Jerusalem armed with an axe and a knife were arrested in the center of town (Kikar Tzahal).

    October 26

    Hebron: IDF soldier stabbed, seriously wounded in the morning north of Hebron. Assailant shot on site. A second attempted stabbing of an IDF soldier outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron in the afternoon was thwarted. The assailant (19) was shot.

    October 25

    Metzad (Gush Etzion bloc): Man (58) moderately wounded in stabbing attack after his car was stoned.

    Car windshield struck by rocks near Metzad, Gush Etzion
    Car windshield struck by rocks near Metzad, Gush Etzion
    Copyright: Magen David Adom

    Hebron: Female Arab terrorist (17) attempted to stab border policeman with knife. Officer shot the terrorist, who later died of wounds.

    Ariel junction (Samaria): Israeli man (25) waiting for a ride was stabbed by terrorist who fled the scene and was later apprehended.

    October 24

    Gilboa (Jalama) crossing, north of Jenin in the West Bank: A young Palestinian (16) posing as a sweets vendor tried to stab a security guard and was shot and killed. 

    October 23

    Gush Etzion:  IDF soldier injured in stabbing attack. Assailant shot on site.

    Beit El (north of Jerusalem): Israeli couple and their three young children wounded in a firebombing attack on their car.

    Infant seat in car hit by firebomb
    Infant seat in car hit by firebomb
    Copyright: IDF Spokesperson

    October 22

    Bet Shemesh: Yeshiva student (18) moderately injured in stabbing attack at bus stop near a synagogue. Two terrorists (21) from the Hebron area armed with knives tried to board a school bus full of children. They were shot and killed by police.

    October 21

    Yitzhar (Samaria): Attack foiled when security forces noticed a young woman (15) approaching the gate armed with a knife. The woman was shot and apprehended.

    Ofra (north of Jerusalem): An Israeli policeman was mildly injured in an apparent car-ramming attack when the driver crashed into a checkpoint, ignoring police warnings to stop. The driver fled.

    Adam junction (north of Jerusalem): Female soldier critically wounded in stabbing attack. Terrorist killed by IDF forces.

    Maale Adumim (east of Jerusalem): Attack foiled when security forces found home-made explosive devices in a car. Two Palestinians were arrested.

    Beit Ummar (north of Hebron): Five soldiers injured - after their vehicle was stoned, the soldiers got out to arrest the stone-throwers and were rammed by a Palestinian car. The attacking driver was shot and seriously wounded.

    October 20

    South of Hebron (Al Fawar junction): Avraham Hasno (54) of Kiryat Arba run over and killed by truck after his vehicle was stoned. Earlier, an IDF officer was lightly injured in stabbing attack in Hebron.

    Gush Etzion junction: Two lightly wounded in car-ramming attack at bus stop at the Gush Etzion junction. The terrorist then drew his knife before he was shot and killed.

    Car-ramming attack at Gush Etzion junction (Oct 20, 2015)
    Copyright: Magen David Adom

    October 18

    Beer Sheva: IDF soldier Sgt. Omri Levy (19) killed and 10 civillians and police officers wounded when a terrorist armed with a knife and a pistol entered the central bus station, shot the soldier, grabbed his gun and started shooting. Police officers shot and killed the terrorist, an Israeli Arab (21) from the Bedouin town of Hura. An Eritrean asylum seeker, Habtom Zerhom (29), who was mistaken for a second terrorist and shot by a security guard, died of his wounds.

    Scene of terror attack in Beersheba Central Bus Station, 18 Oct 2015
    Copyright: Israel Police

    October 17

    Jerusalem (Armon Hanatziv neighborhood): Terrorist (16, from Jabel Mukaber) tried to stab Border Police officers; one of the officers shot and killed him.

    Knife used in terror attack in Jerusalem, Oct 17, 2015
    Knife used in terror attack in Jerusalem
    Copyright: Israel Police

    Hebron: Three separate attacks: (1) Palestinian tried to stab a civilian walking back from morning prayers; the civilian shot and killed the terrorist with his personal firearm. (2) Palestinian woman (16) stabbed and lightly wounded a female Border Police officer, who shot and killed her. (3) Terrorist (18) from Hebron, stabbed and moderately wounded an IDF soldier at Police checkpoint. Second soldier shot and critically wounded attacker.

    Kalandiya checkpoint (north of Jerualem): Terrorist tried to stab a police officer, and was shot in lower body; then tried to stab a bomb squad officer. Another officer shot and killed him.

    Oc    tober 16

    Nablus: Joseph's tomb, a Jewish holy site, set on fire overnight by Palestinian rioters.

    Palestinians set fire to Joseph's tomb in Nablus

    Jerusalem: Border Policeman foiled possible terror attack after detecting explosive device at a checkpoint at east Jerusalem's Issawiya neighborhood, near the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus.

    Hebron (Zayit junction outside Kiryat Arba): Palestinian terrorist disguised as a photojournalist stabbed and moderately wounded an IDF soldier. A second soldier shot and killed him.

    October 14

    Jerusalem: Attack foiled by Border Police. Officers who boarded a bus full of passengers discovered a knife hidden under a seat. The owner of the knife had boarded the bus with a young child in his arms to allay suspicion.

    Jerusalem, Damascus Gate at the Old City: Terrorist (19) from Hebron lightly injured two people before being shot and killed by the security forces.

    Jerusalem: Woman (72) stabbed and injured while waiting for a bus at the Central Bus Station. Terrorist shot and killed.

    October 13

    Raanana (northeast of Tel Aviv): Two stabbing attacks in the morning, an hour apart: The first at a bus stop in the center of town, in which a man (32) suffered light wounds; the attacker (22, from eastern Jerusalem) was subdued by passers-by and held until the police arrived. The second attack resulted in one seriously wounded and three lightly wounded; the terrorist (a construction worker at nearby Beit Levinstein) was arrested.

    Jerusalem: Two terrorists, both residents of the adjacent Jabel Mukaber neighborhood, boarded an Egged bus in East Talpiot in southern Jerusalem, one armed with a gun and the other with a knife. Chaim Haviv, 78, and Alon Govberg, 51, were killed, and 15 wounded, several seriously. One terrorist killed by police, second apprehended. Richard Lakin, 76, who was shot in the head and stabbed in the chest, succumbed to his wounds on October 27.

    Scene of attack on Egged bus in East Talpiot neighborhood in Jerusalem, Oct 13, 2015
    Scene of attack on Egged bus in East Talpiot neighborhood in Jerusalem
    Copyright: Israel Police

    Makor Baruch, a religious neighborhood. Rabbi Yeshayahu Krishevsky, 59, of Jerusalem was killed and five wounded. The terrorist, who was apprehended, is a resident of the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood who holds Israeli citizenship, was an employee of Israeli phone company Bezeq, and was using a company car to commit the attack.

    Hamas praised the attacks, saying they are "a message to anyone who harms our holy places."

    Scene of car-ramming and stabbing attack at bus stop on Malkhei Yisrael Street in Jerusalem
    Scene of car-ramming and stabbing attack at bus stop on Malkhei Yisrael Street in Jerusalem
    Copyright: GPO/Amos Ben Gershom


    October 12

    Jerusalem: Stabbing attack foiled at Lion's Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City. Terrorist (18, from eastern Jerusalem) was shot and killed.

    Knife used in terrorist attack at Lion's Gate, Jerusalem
    Knife used in terrorist attack at Lion's Gate, Jerusalem
    Copyright: Israel Police

    Jerusalem (Ammunition Hill, northern Jerusalem): Border policeman was stabbed and lightly  injured by a female terrorist (16). The officer managed to shoot and stop her, and she was evacuated to hospital.

    Jerusalem (Pisgat Zeev in northern Jerusalem): Two terrorists (both teenagers) stabbed and seriously wounded a man (25) and a boy (13) riding his bicycle. Police shot and killed one terrorist and apprehended the second. The boy is in critical condition.

    Scene of terror attack in Pisgat Zeev neighborhood of Jerusalem on Oct 12. 13-year-old boy riding his bike critically wounded.
    Scene of terror attack in Pisgat Zeev neighborhood of Jerusalem on Oct 12. 13-year-old boy riding his bike critically wounded.
    Copyright: Israel Police

    Jerusalem (8:30 pm near entrance to city): Terrorist on bus stabbed a soldier (19) and tried to grab his gun. After a struggle, the terrorist was shot and killed by a police officer.

    October 11

    Maaleh Adumim-Jerusalem highway: Police officer lightly injured when he pulled over a driver acting suspiciously, and the (female) driver set off an explosive device. Gas canisters were later found in the vehicle.The terrorist was seriously wounded.

    Female terrorist detonates explosive device near checkpoint between Ma'aleh Adumim and Jerusalem - Oct 11, 2015
    Female terrorist detonates explosive device near checkpoint between Ma'aleh Adumim and Jerusalem - Oct 11, 2015
    Copyright: Israel Police


    October 10

    Jerusalem (Sabbath morning): Arab (16) stabbed two Jewish men in their 60s near Damascus Gate, leaving them moderately and lightly wounded, respectively. The terrorist then attacked Border Police officers, who shot and killed him.
    Jerusalem (near Damascus Gate): Palestinian (19, from Shuafat) stabbed two police officers. Nearby police shot and killed him, and accidently wounded a third officer. Officers in serious-to-moderate condition. 
    October 9
    Jerusalem (Shmuel HaNavi St.): Jewish boy (16) was beaten and stabbed and lightly injured. Attacker (18, from Hebron in West Bank) was later apprehended by police.

    Kiryat Arba: Terrorist stabbed a police officer (47) and tried to grab his gun. Other officers shot him.
    October 8
    Tel Aviv: Female soldier and three others stabbed. Terrorist was shot and killed.
    Jerusalem: A yeshiva student (25) was seriously injured and another man lightly injured in stabbing attack near the light rail. Terrorist (age 19) arrested.

    Scene of terror attack in Jerusalem near Jerusalem light rail - Oct 8, 2015
    Scene of terror attack in Jerusalem near Jerusalem light rail - Oct 8, 2015
    Copyright: Israel Police

    Kiryat Arba (Jewish town near Hebron, south of Jerusalem): Man seriously wounded in stabbing attack. Victim evacuated to Jerusalem hospital. Terrorist escaped.
    Afula (town in Galilee): A soldier was wounded in stabbing attack. The terrorist was apprehended soon after.​
    October 7
    Petach Tikva: Knife attack at shopping mall wounded one man. The knife broke, preventing further victims. Bystanders apprehended the terrorist.
    Jerusalem: A Palestinian woman (18) stabbed a 36-year-old Jewish man at Lion’s Gate of the Old City. The victim, moderately wounded, shot and wounded the terrorist.
    Kiryat Gat (southeast of Tel Aviv): A terrorist stabbed an IDF soldier and snatched his gun, then ran into a nearby apartment, where a woman was just returning home. She fought with him and managed to flee. The terrorist was killed by police.

    Police officers enter a residential building in Kiryat Gat in search for terrorist - Oct 7, 2015
    Police officers enter a residential building in Kiryat Gat in search for terrorist
    Copyright: Israel Police

    October 4
    Jerusalem: Moshe Malka (15) was stabbed and wounded on his way to prayers at the Western Wall. Terrorist was shot dead by security forces.
    October 3
    Jerusalem: Two killed in stabbing attack near Lion’s Gate. Aharon Banita-Bennet (22) was stabbed to death on the way to the Western Wall in the Old City on Saturday evening with his wife and two young children. His wife and two-year-old son were wounded. Rabbi Nehemia Lavi (father of seven), who came to the aid of the Banita-Bennett family, was attacked and stabbed to death. Police shot and killed the attacker.

    Zaka Rescue and Recovery team at scene of stabbing attack Jerusalem's Old City
    Zaka Rescue and Recovery team at scene of stabbing attack Jerusalem's OldCity
    Copyright: Reuters


    October 1     
    Near Nablus in Samaria: Rabbi Eitam Henkin (31) and wife Naama (30) murdered in a drive-by shooting while traveling with their four young children (aged 9, 7, 4, and 9 months). Security forces arrested members of Hamas cell responsible.

    September 22

    Hebron: Attempted stabbing attack of IDF soldier in Hebron. Assailant apprehended on site.

    September 21

    Nablus: IDF soldier injured by firebomb near Joseph’s Tomb.

    September 17

    Jerusalem: Israeli civilian injured by rock throwing.


    September 13

    Jerusalem: Alexander Levlovich, 64, was killed while on his way home from a Rosh Hashana dinner when he lost control of his vehicle after it was struck by rocks. Two passengers were lightly injured.​​