2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing

Terrorist incident in Netanya, Israel yes 2001 HaSharon Mall bombing the Second Intifada militancy campaign אתר דובר צהל - הפיגוע בקניון השרון (2001).jpg Israel center ta 32.32 34.85 infobox white The attack site top Netanya, Israel May 18, 200111:30 am (GMT+2) suicide bombing 6 (+ 1 bomber) 100+ Hamas claimed responsibility The 2001 HaSharon Mall bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing which occurred on May 18, 2001, in the HaSharon Mall in Netanya, Israel. Six people were killed in the attack.https://books.google.com/books?id=N_X4zw0h4g8C&pg=PA66 Reducing Terrorism Risk at Shopping Centers: An Analysis of Potential Security Options LaTourrette Tom 2006 Rand Corporation 9780833040404 en The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas said they were responsible for the attack.January 2024 The attack On Friday, May 18, 2001 at 11:30 am, a Palestinian suicide bomber wearing a long blue jacket hiding explosives attached to his body approached the popular HaSharon Mall in the center of Netanya. He was approached by the mall's security guard, who prevented him from entering the mall; the bomber immediately detonated his explosives at the entrance to the mall, killing seven people including himself and injuring more than 50. Aftermath Following the attack Israeli fighter jets attacked Palestinian security forces headquarters in the West Bank, killing 12.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1340003.stm Arabs seek to isolate Israel May 20, 2001 BBC February 1, 2017 The attack marks the first use of Israeli warplanes against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza since the 1967 war.Goldenberg Suzanne War jets attack West Bank after mall bomb carnage https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/may/19/israel 8 December 2017 The Guardian 18 May 2001 See also HaSharon Mall suicide bombing (December 5, 2005) HaSharon Mall suicide bombing (July 12, 2005) References External links CNN's Sheila MacVicar describes bomb scene - published on CNN on May 18, 2001 Israeli jets strike back after bomb - published on The Telegraph on May 19, 2001 32.3266 N 34.8621 E source:wikidata title Category:2001 mass murders Category:Suicide bombings in 2001 Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2001 Category:May 2001 in Asia Category:Hamas suicide bombings Category:Netanya in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Category:Shopping mall bombings in Israel Category:Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada Category:Suicide bombings in Israel Category:2001 building bombings Category:21st-century mass murders in Israel