2002 Beit She'an attack

Mass shooting 1974 Beit She'an attack yes 2002 Beit She'an attack the Second Intifada militancy campaign 250px 7pxThe attack site Beit She'an, Israel November 28, 2002 Shooting 6 Israeli civilians (+2 attackers) 34 Israeli civilians Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility The 2002 Beit She'an attack, which took place during November 28, 2002, was a terrorist attack carried out by members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the city of Beit She'an, Israel. Gunmen opened fire and threw grenades at the Likud party polling station where party members were casting their votes in the Likud primary.https://www.foxnews.com/story/six-killed-in-shootings-in-northern-israel Six Killed in Shootings in Northern Israel Fox News 16 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104015337/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,71675,00.html 4 November 2012 live dmy-all Six Israeli civilians were killed during the incident and 34 civilians were injured.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1414611/Six-Israelis-dead-in-poll-shooting.html Six Israelis dead in poll shooting 28 November 2002 Telegraph.co.uk 16 December 2014 The attack thumb|right|350px|City of Beit She'an in 2008 On November 28, 2002, at 3:20 pm, two Palestinians, Omar and Yousef Rub from Jalbun,Israeli Occupation troops Blow Up Homes of Resistance men drove in a stolen vehicle into Beit She'an and parked it in front of Likud headquarters. Entering the polling station, they detonated grenades and fired automatic weapons at close range into lines of people waiting to cast their ballots.https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/29/world/6-israelis-die-in-raid-on-polling-station.html 6 Israelis Die in Raid on Polling Station The New York Times 29 November 2002 16 December 2014 Fisher Ian Soon thereafter, a battle developed, which ended with the two terrorists shot dead by a border policeman who happened to be in the area. One of the assailants was wearing an explosives belt under his jacket.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2524163.stm BBC NEWS - Middle East - Gunmen strike during Likud polls 28 November 2002 16 December 2014 Four Israelis were killed in the attack, and two others died in the hospital from their injuries. Dozens of people were wounded, including three sons of the former Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy.Three of MK David Levy's sons among the wounded in Beit She'an Jerusalem Post November 29, 2002 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-70036294.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150328160504/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-70036294.html March 28, 2015 HighBeam Research subscription usurped An eyewitness living near the Likud offices told the media that one of the gunmen laughed as he shot people: "I opened the window and I simply saw the terrorist standing, smiling, laughing and shooting in all directions."https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2524163.stm BBC NEWS - Middle East - Gunmen strike during Likud polls 28 November 2002 16 December 2014 Perpetrators The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility, and Israel named Zakaria Zubeidi, a leader of the brigades, as the prime suspect who planned the attack.6 Palestinian terrorists use crawl space to escape maximum-security Israeli prison This and other attacks he was involved in made him one of Israel's most wanted men in the West Bank.These Are the Palestinian Jailbreakers That Have Put Israel on Red AlertIsrael Captures Four Out of Six Palestinian Fugitives en Haaretz https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-captures-four-out-of-six-palestinian-fugitives-1.10199141 https://web.archive.org/web/20210911032427/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-captures-four-out-of-six-palestinian-fugitives-1.10199141 dead September 11, 2021 2021-09-15 Zubeidi is the most infamous of the six. A former commander of Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade, he was behind the 2002 attack at a Likud party branch in Beit She’an in which six people were killed, among other attacks See also 1974 Beit She'an attack List of terrorist incidents, 2002 References 2 32 29 49 N 35 30 12 E region:IL_type:city_source:kolossus-plwiki title Category:Beit She'an Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2002 Category:2002 mass murders Category:Mass shootings in Israel Category:Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades attacks Category:November 2002 in Asia Category:2002 mass shootings in Asia Category:Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada