2004 Ashdod Port bombings

Series of suicide bombings in Israel yes April 2025 2004 Ashdod Port bombings the Second Intifada militancy campaign Israel ashkelon center Ashdod picargo.jpg Port of Ashdod in 2006 Ashdod, Israel 2004 3 14 31 49 49 N 34 38 29 E inline,title 16:20 pm The attack site Suicide bombing 10 civilians (+2 bombers) 16 civilians Hamas and Fatah claimed responsibility 2 The 2004 Ashdod Port bombings were two suicide bombings carried out nearly simultaneously on March 14, 2004 at the Port of Ashdod in Ashdod, Israel. As a result, 10 civilians were killed and 16 were injured. Hamas and Fatah claimed joint responsibility for the attack. The attack On Sunday, March 14, 2004, two Palestinian suicide bombers who wore explosive belts hidden underneath their clothes approached the Port of Ashdod. Despite the vast security arrangements at the compound, the two suicide bombers managed to infiltrate the compound.January 2024 At 16:20 pm the suicide bombers detonated their explosive devices - one exploded himself in an office building inside the compound, and the other exploded after a few moments at the entrance to the compound. The force of the blast killed ten civilians, most of them were port workers, and injured 16 others.January 2024 The perpetrators and Israeli response Hamas and Fatah claimed joint responsibility for the attack and stated that the attack was carried out by two 18-year-olds from the Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2004/3/Suicide%20bombing%20at%20Ashdod%20Port%2014-Mar-2004 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Suicide Bombing at Ashdod Port 1 January 2009 https://archive.today/20120805200141/http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2004/3/Suicide+bombing+at+Ashdod+Port+14-Mar-2004.htm 5 August 2012 live The two assailants managed to infiltrate Israel from Gaza by hiding in a container that went through the Karni Crossing.http://www.mua.org.au/journal/julaug_2004/ashdod.html Port Blast 2004 Maritime Workers Journal 2009-01-02 https://archive.today/20060823030308/http://www.mua.org.au/journal/julaug_2004/ashdod.html 2006-08-23 dead A Hamas leader in Gaza stated that the original plan was that the suicide bombers would blow up fuel tanks at the port; Israel said the bombers intended to carry out a "mega attack" with hundreds of casualties, but instead blew themselves up hundreds of meters from the tanks. Later on it was revealed that the attack was financed and directed by Nizar Rayan.https://www.jpost.com/Israel/IDF-kills-top-Hamas-terrorist-Rayyan IDF kills top Hamas terrorist Rayyan Katz Yaakov 2 January 2009 The Jerusalem Post 14 May 2021 In response, Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin was killed along with his bodyguards and several bystanders (eleven people in total) by hellfire missiles fired at his wheelchair from Israeli helicopters in Gaza City.How a quadriplegic charity worker became the founder of Hamas https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/if-youre-listening/how-a-quadriplegic-charity-worker-became-the-founder-of-hamas/102992256 14 August 2024 ABC listen 18 October 2023 en-AUIsraeli missile strike kills Hamas founder https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/03/22/israeli-missile-strike-kills-hamas-founder/ Chicago Tribune March 22, 2004 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130723211709/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-03-22/news/0403220106_1_israelis-in-suicide-bombings-gaza-city-militant-hamas-movement 23 July 2013 See also Pi Glilot bombing Israeli casualties of war References Further reading Suicide blasts kill 11 Israelis - published on BBC News on March 14, 2004 Bomb fiends kill 11 - Israel cancels this week's summit - published on New York Post on March 15, 2004 Suicide bombers kill 10 at Israeli port - published on The Guardian on March 15, 2004 Suicide Bombers Kill 10 in Israel, And Derail Prime Ministers' Talks - published on The New York Times on March 15, 2004 Category:2004 mass murders Category:Suicide bombings in 2004 2004 Ashdod Port bombings Category:Hamas suicide bombings Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2004 Category:Al-Qassam Brigades attacks Category:March 2004 in Israel Category:March 2004 crimes in Asia Category:Massacres in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2004 Category:Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada Category:Fatah attacks