1994 in Palestine

none October 2024 1994 Events in the year 1994 in Palestine. Incumbents President of Palestine – Yasser Arafat President of the Palestinian National Authority – Yasser Arafat (starting 5 July) Government of Palestine – 1st Government of Palestine (starting 5 July) Events 25 February – Cave of the Patriarchs massacre: Israeli Kahanist Baruch Goldstein opens fire inside the Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron, in the West Bank; he kills 29 Muslims. 2 April – Tajikistan recognizes the State of Palestine.Identical letters dated 2 April 2024 from the Permanent Representatives of Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and Uganda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council https://undocs.org/en/A/78/846 9 April 2024 5 May 2024 United Nations 5 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240505115728/https://undocs.org/en/A/78/846 live 6 April – Afula bus suicide bombing: Eight Israelis are killed by a Palestinian Arab suicide car bomb, which explodes in Afula. 13 April – Hadera central station suicide bombing: Five Israelis are killed and another 30 are wounded during a Palestinian Arab suicide attack on a public bus in Hadera during Israel's Fallen Soldiers Remembrance Day. 25 April – Uzbekistan recognizes the State of Palestine. Establishment of the Palestinian National Authority: 4 May – Israel and the PLO sign the Gaza–Jericho Agreement. The Palestinian National Authority is formed.https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/agreement-on-the-gaza-strip-and-the-jericho-area Israel-Palestinian Peace Process: Agreement on the Gaza Strip & the Jericho Area 4 May 1994 Jewish Virtual Library https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rabin-and-arafat-sign-accord-for-palestinian-self-rule Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat sign accord for Palestinian self‑rule 24 November 2009 History 18 May – Israeli forces withdraw from Jericho and Gaza City in compliance with the Oslo accords. 1 July – Palestinian President Yasser Arafat returns to Palestine after 27 years of exile by crossing the border from Egypt to the Gaza Strip, arriving first in Rafah and then Gaza City.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/07/02/arafat-ends-exile-rallies-palestinians/3234281e-6e65-462d-8b53-89b40044e611/ Arafat Ends Exile, Rallies Palestinians Hoffman David 2 July 1994 The Washington Post https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-02-mn-10966-story.html Arafat Returns in Triumph to Gaza, Pleads for Unity : Mideast: After 27-year exile, he is cheered by thousands and vows autonomy for all of West Bank and eventual independence. But he warns of a ‘very hard task ahead.’ Parks Michael 2 July 1994 Los Angeles Times https://www.wrmea.org/1994-september-october/gaza-and-jericho-yasser-arafat-s-return-new-beginning-for-palestine.html Yasser Arafat's Return: New Beginning for Palestine Sosebee Stephen J. 8 September 1994 Washington Report on Middle East Affairs https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-12-mn-14804-story.html Exile Ends as Arafat Leaves Tunisia for Gaza Murphy Kim 12 July 1994 Los Angeles Times 5 July – 1994 Palestinian presidential inauguration: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is sworn in as the 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority. The 1st Government of Palestine is sworn in and holds first official meeting in Jericho. The oath was administered in front of Muslim, Christian and Jewish clerics.https://chronology.palestine-studies.org/chronology/1994-jul-05 Tuesday, July 5, 1994 5 July 1994 Institute for Palestine Studies https://www.csmonitor.com/1994/0705/05011.html Yasser Arafat Decides to Stay Peter Ford and John Battersby 5 July 1994 The Christian Science Monitor https://time.com/archive/6919651/arafat-co-sworn-in/ Arafat & Co. Sworn In 5 July 1994 Time https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20230520104130/https://www.refworld.org/docid/469f38a8c.html Chronology for Palestinians in Israel UNHCR 26 July – 1994 London Israeli embassy bombing: A vehicle packed with 30 pounds of explosives exploded at the Israeli Embassy in London, wounding 20."Major Terror Attacks Against Israeli Embassies and Representatives Abroad." Jewish Virtual Library. February 1999. Five Palestinians were arrested in London in January 1995 in connection with both bombings. 4 October – Papua New Guinea recognizes the State of Palestine. 98 countries recognized the State of Palestine by the end of 1994. 9 October – Kidnapping of Nachshon Wachsman: IDF soldier Corporal Nachshon Wachsman is kidnapped by Hamas militants disguised as Jewish settlers. They later demand the release of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and another 200 Palestinian Arab prisoners from Israeli prison in return for Wachsman's release. 14 October – Israeli elite special forces unit Sayeret Matkal attempt to free the kidnapped IDF hostage Nachshon Wachsman held by Palestinian assailants in the village of Bir Nabala in the West Bank; Wachsman and Nir Poraz, the commander of the rescue force, are killed by the assailants during the raid. 19 October – Dizengoff Street bus bombing: 21 Israelis and a Dutch national are killed after a suicide attack on a bus in Tel Aviv. This was the first major suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Hamas claims responsibility for the bombing. 11 November – Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing: Three Israeli soldiers are killed when a Palestinian Arab detonated explosives strapped to his body as he rode his bicycle into an Israeli Army checkpoint at a road junction close to the former Israeli settlement of Netzarim.Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Israeli Soldiers in Gaza, Los Angeles Times November 12, 1994 30 November – 19-year-old female Israeli soldier Sgt. Liat Gabai is axed to death by the Palestinian Arab Islamic militant Wahib Abu Alrub in the center of the Israeli city of Afula.Islamic Militant Kills Israeli Soldier in Ax Attack, New York Times December 1, 1994 10 December – Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres receive the Nobel Peace Prize. 25 December – Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma suicide bombing: 13 people are injured by a suicide bomber in Jerusalem. Hamas claims responsibility.Incident Summary for GTDID: 199412250003 START (National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism). (2022). Global Terrorism Database, 1970-2020https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/12/26/suicide-bomber-injures-13-in-jerusalem/0be195f1-b89f-4bd6-b0db-30d50077bcb0/ The Washington Post Suicide Bomber Injured 13 in Jerusalem Births 27 February – Yacoub Shaheen, Palestinian Assyrian singer.Yacoub Shaheen Legacy https://www.confinity.com/legacies/yacoub-shaheen 2026-06-21 Confinity en 17 March – Huda Ammori, British activist of Palestinian and Iraqi heritage, co-founder of Palestine Action.2026-02-20 Huda Ammori: Courageous Voice and Controversial Force — The Rise of a British Activist Shaping Modern Protest - Bllog https://bllog.co.uk/huda-ammori/ 2026-06-21 en-US 24 March – Rami Hamadeh,Palestinian footballer.Strack-Zimmermann Benjamin Rami Hamadeh (Player) https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/53469/Rami_Hamadeh.html 2026-06-21 www.national-football-teams.com en Deaths December – Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, Palestinian writer and intellectual. (Born 1919)أبوعبيدة طارق "ما صنع الحداد".. العلاقة المتوترة بين الأديب والسياسي https://www.aljazeera.net/culture/2025/9/4/%d9%85%d8%a7-%d8%b5%d9%86%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%86 2025-09-29 الجزيرة نت ar See also 1994 in Israel References 1994 in Palestine Category:Years of the 20th century in Palestine Palestine