1997 Mahane Yehuda Market bombings

Suicide bombing by Hamas in Jerusalem yes September 2020 1997 Mahane Yehuda Market bombings 250px 7pxThe attack site Mahane Yehuda Market, Jerusalem 30 July 199713:15 pm (GMT+2) suicide bombings 16 civilians (+ 2 suicide bombers) 178 Hamas claimed responsibility 250px|thumb|Mahane Yehuda Market in 2007, 10 years after the terrorist attack Two consecutive suicide bombings were carried out by Hamas militants on 30 July 1997 at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, the city's main open-air fruit and vegetable market. Sixteen people were killed in the attack and 178 were injured.Trounson Rebecca Miller 1997-07-31 Suicide Blasts at Busy Market Kill 15 in Jerusalem https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-31-mn-18153-story.html live 2021-07-20 Los Angeles Times en-US Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat publicly condemned the bombings as the actions of terrorists... https://web.archive.org/web/20210720182604/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-31-mn-18153-story.html 20 July 2021 The attack On Wednesday, 30 July 1997 at 1:15 pm, two Palestinian suicide bombers who carried bags laden with explosives and nails detonated their explosive devices 45 meters (150 feet) apart almost simultaneously in a central alley in the popular outdoor market, killing 16 civilians, among them an Arab resident of Eilabun, and injuring 178 people, many of them teenagers and tourists.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWgOEQ4LlVk ערוץ 2: פיגוע התאבדות כפול בשוק מחנה יהודה, 30.07.1997 - YouTube YouTube 17 December 2014 Thirteen Israelis were killed immediately and three others died later from their injuries. The Mahane Yehuda attack was followed by a triple suicide bombing on the Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall in downtown Jerusalem on 4 September, which killed five Israelis and wounded over 190.https://www.jta.org/news/article/1997/10/05/3824/BMahaneYehudaatt Mahane Yehuda attack toll up to 16 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 17 December 2014 https://archive.today/20130415052621/http://www.jta.org/news/article/1997/10/05/3824/BMahaneYehudaatt 15 April 2013 dead Aftermath In retaliation for these and other attacks, a decision was reached to target Hamas leaders. According to an Israeli press release, Mossad agents tried to poison chairman Khaled Mashal, who resided at the time in Jordan.http://www.fas.org/irp/world/israel/ciechanover.htm Ciechanover Report on Mish'al Affair 17 December 2014 The assassination attempt failed and the Mossad agents were captured by the Jordanian authorities. They were later released in exchange for the release of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the founder and "spiritual leader" of Hamas who was serving a life sentence in an Israeli prison.Hartley, Lea, Cossali and Rowe, 2004, p. 231.Schanzer, 2008, p. 45. See also 2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing References 33em __NOTOC__ Category:Suicide bombings in 1997 Category:1997 mass murders Category:Hamas suicide bombings Category:Marketplace attacks in Jerusalem Category:July 1997 in Asia Category:July 1997 crimes Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 1997 Category:Terrorist incidents in Jerusalem in the 1990s Category:1997 building bombings Category:Building bombings in Jerusalem Category:20th-century mass murders in Jerusalem