2002 Tel Aviv attack

yes 2002 terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, Israel Seafood Market terrorist attack the Second Intifada terrorist campaign Israel center ta The terrorist attack site Israel Begin Road, Tel-Aviv, Israel 32 03 53 N 34 46 56 E inline,title 2002 03 05 2:10 am UTC+2 Mass shooting M16 rifle, grenades, knife 2 civilians, 1 police officer(+1 terrorist) 35 civilians Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade claimed responsibility The Seafood Market attack was a Palestinian terrorist attack on the Seafood Market restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 5 March 2002. Palestinian terrorist Ibrahim Hasouna murdered three Israeli civilians, including a Druze policeman and wounded 35.http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-1731929,00.html שלושה הרוגים ו-35 פצועים בפיגוע במסעדה בתל אביב Ynet The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack. An Israeli court found Marwan Barghouti, head of Tanzim, guilty of directing this and other shootings, including the Murder of Georgios Tsibouktzakis.Marwan Barghouti Convicted of MurderShulman Robin Palestinian Leader Convicted in Israel https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44027-2004May20.html 1 May 2017 Washington Post 21 May 2014 Background The attack was carried out by Tanzim, and involved three operatives: Drivers Mazen Mahmoud Omar Khadi and Marad Nazmi Agloni, and shooter Ibrahim Hasouna. Under police interrogation, the drivers confessed that they had initially infiltrated Jerusalem, planning to carry out an attack in Pisgat Ze'ev, but were deterred by a heavy police presence. They then drove to Tel Aviv. Hasouna asked to be dropped off in a densely populated area, and the drivers decided to drop him off on a pedestrian bridge overlooking a number of restaurants in central Tel Aviv. The attack occurred in the early morning, at which time the Seafood market restaurant was crowded with people gathered for an Oriental music evening and a bachelorette party. The attack At 2:10 AM, Hasouna opened fire. Shooting at diners sitting near the windows with an M16 rifle, he emptied two magazines. According to eyewitness Gilli Cohen, "people started to push their way to the bathrooms, and there was mass hysteria". He also threw two fragmentation grenades at people escaping the restaurant, though they did not detonate. Hasouna then headed for the "Mifgash Hasteakim" restaurant next door, pulling out a knife and stabbing at police officers and civilians attempting to restrain him, killing a police officer, but was eventually shot dead. Victims Salim Barakat, 33, of Yarka Yosef Haybi, 52, of Herzliya Eli Dahan, 53, of Lod Aftermath In the immediate aftermath of the attack, police set up roadblocks, at one of which Khadi and Agloni were caught while attempting to flee to Ramallah via Jerusalem. In response to this attack, as well as to a shooting in Jerusalem that killed an Israeli woman and terrorism over the previous weekend which killed 22 Israelis, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) immediately launched a series of raids in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in which at least 17 Palestinians were killed. According to Israeli media, the attacks were set to continue for several days, focusing on the Tanzim militia.Israeli Raids Kill 17 Palestinians; In Tel Aviv, 3 Die in a Shooting, The New York Times, 5 March 2002 When Tanzim head Marwan Barghouti was arrested and brought to trial in Israel, the attack was among the offenses listed in the indictment. Barghouti is currently serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison.Barghouti Found Guilty of 5 Murders, Haaretz, 21 May 2004 References External links israelinsider: security: 5 Israelis killed in attacks on Tel Aviv Israeli Raids Kill 17 Palestinians; In Tel Aviv, 3 Die in a Shooting - New York Times Two Palestinians arrested for assisting Seafood Market terrorist - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News Tanzim boss Marwan Barghouti indicted for murder, branded 'arch terrorist' - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News Category:Spree shootings in Israel Category:Terrorist incidents in Tel Aviv Category:Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades attacks Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2002 Category:2000s crimes in Tel Aviv Category:Attacks on restaurants in Israel Category:March 2002 in Asia Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2002 Category:2002 murders in Israel Category:March 2002 crimes in Asia Category:Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada Category:Tel Aviv in the Second Intifada Category:2002 mass shootings in Asia Category:Murder in Tel Aviv Category:Mass stabbings in Israel Category:Stabbing attacks in 2002 Category:2002 mass murders Category:21st-century mass murders in Israel Category:Grenade attacks in Israel Category:Knife attacks in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Tel Aviv