1989 Tel Aviv murders

Spree killing in Tel Aviv, Israel April 2023 1989 Tel Aviv murders Tel Aviv and Jaffa, Israel 18/19 October 1989 Spree killing 7 civilians 0 Mohammed Halabi Nylon rope In October 1989, seven civilians were murdered in Tel Aviv, Israel.20 November 1989 Israel nabs 'Tel Aviv Strangler' suspect en-SG 11 The New Paper https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/newpaper19891120-1.1.11 19 April 2023 In what was described by Reuters as "Israel's worst multiple murder case," five women (three Jews and two Arabs) and two men (one Arab and one Jew) were strangled to death with a nylon rope in an apartment in Tel Aviv and in nearby Jaffa.20 November 1989 World IN BRIEF: ISRAEL: 'Tel Aviv Strangler' Suspect Arrested en-US Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-20-mn-104-story.html 19 April 2023 19 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230419173927/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-20-mn-104-story.html live According to Reuters, the victims were "mainly prostitutes, drug addicts and petty criminals." Their bodies were discovered on 20 October; police stated they had been killed 24 to 48 hours earlier. On 20 November, 32-year-old Mohammed Halabi, a Palestinian informant who worked for the Israeli security agency Shin Bet, was arrested for the murders in his house at Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. Halabi confessed to police that he had killed the victims on orders from the Palestinian resistance movement, and that "collaborators" and prostitutes were among those he killed.25 January 1990 'Tel Aviv Strangler' Is Jailed For Life for Multiple Killings en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/25/world/tel-aviv-strangler-is-jailed-for-life-for-multiple-killings.html 19 April 2023 0362-4331 28 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190328020446/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/25/world/tel-aviv-strangler-is-jailed-for-life-for-multiple-killings.html live However, Israel Radio stated that police believed that the victims were killed in an unrelated dispute. On 25 January 1990, Halabi was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders. The Tel Aviv District Court also sentenced him to 40 additional years in prison for two attempted murders. References Category:1989 in Israel Category:1980s in Tel Aviv Category:1989 murders in Israel Category:October 1989 in Asia Category:20th-century mass murders in Israel Category:1989 mass murders Category:Deaths by strangulation