2015 Shvut Rachel shooting

yes June 2024 Hamas shooting attack against Israeli civilians 2015 Shvut Rachel shooting Allon Road, West Bank 2015 6 29 y Mass shooting 1 civilian 3 civilians Abdallah As’hak, Faiz Ahmed (indicted) On 29 June 2015, Hamas gunmen opened fire on a civilian vehicle moving along Israeli Route 60 near Shvut Rachel in the West Bank. Four Israeli civilians in the car were wounded and rushed to hospital, where one died. The suspects were later arrested. Shooting The shooting took place after dark on Monday, 29 June 2015, on the Allon Road, south of Duma.Harel Amos No Easy Way to Quell Violence as West Bank Tensions https://www.haaretz.com/2015-10-02/ty-article/.premium/no-easy-way-to-quell-violence-as-west-bank-tensions-rise/0000017f-e57e-d97e-a37f-f77fdfa20000 2 October 2015 Haaretz 2 October 2015Kershner Isabel Palestinian Gunmen Kill Israeli Parents of 4 in West Bank https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/world/middleeast/palestinian-gunmen-kill-israeli-parents-of-4-in-west-bank.html 2 October 2015 The New York Times 1 October 2015Kershner Isabel Israeli Man Dies in Attack Near West Bank Settlement https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/world/middleeast/israeli-man-dies-in-attack-near-west-bank-settlement.html 26 July 2015 The New York Times 30 June 2015Williams Dan Israeli dies from wounds in West Bank shooting https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-violence-idUSKCN0PA27K20150701 26 July 2015 Reuters 1 July 2015Shooting wounds four Israelis near West Bank settlement http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/06/30/Shooting-wounds-four-Israelis-near-West-Bank-settlement.html 26 July 2015 Agence France-Presse Al Arabiya 30 June 2015 The victims were recreational basketball players, driving home after a game and attempted to escape, but the automatic weapons had disabled the car they were driving.Gross Judah Father of critical drive-by shooting victim calls for prayers https://www.timesofisrael.com/father-of-critical-drive-by-shooting-victim-calls-for-prayers 21 July 2015 TOI staff; AFP The Times of Israel 30 June 2015Booth William A wave of recent attacks by Palestinians sets Israelis on edge https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/a-wave-of-recent-attacks-by-palestinians-sets-israelis-on-edge/2015/07/02/752d97b6-1ff4-11e5-a135-935065bc30d0_story.html 21 July 2015 The Washington Post 3 July 2015 According to Israeli security services, the same Hamas militant cell that carried out this attack, had fired, two days prior, at several vehicles including an ambulance on a road near Beitin, without causing casualties.Cohen Gili Shin Bet: Hamas members behind deadly West Bank shooting arrested https://www.haaretz.com/2015-07-19/ty-article/.premium/shin-bet-hamas-members-behind-deadly-west-bank-shooting-arrested/0000017f-f403-d487-abff-f7ff8f130000 21 July 2015 Haaretz 19 July 2014 News accounts frequently pair this attack with the shooting of Danny Gonen.Limor YoavLimor Hamas cell arrested over deadly Shvut Rachel terrorist attack http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=13235 23 July 2015 Israel HaYom 20 July 2015 Casualties Malachi Rosenfeld (Malakhi Rosenfeld, Malachy Rosenfeld) died of his wounds at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.Niran Ben Three Terror Victims Still Hospitalized After Malachi Rosenfeld Dies of Wounds http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/three-terror-victims-still-hospitalized-after-malachi-rosenfeld-dies-of-wounds-video/2015/06/30 21 July 2015 Tazpit Jewish Press 30 June 2015 NiranDiedofWounds Rosenfeld was a student, enrolled in the joint philosophy and economics program at the Hebrew University.Hasson Nir Israeli man succumbs to wounds following West Bank shooting https://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.663749 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703023158/http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.663749 dead 3 July 2015 21 July 2015 Haaretz 30 June 2015 Yair Hooper, sustained injuries to his torso and lower body. The two others in the car were also injured. All four were taken to Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem for treatment.Marissa Newman Israel limits Temple Mount access after West Bank shooting https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-limits-temple-mount-access-after-west-bank-shooting/ 26 July 2015 The Times of Israel 30 June 2015 All four victims lived in Kokhav HaShahar. Rosenfeld was buried in Kohav HaSharar on 1 July 2015. Suspects The Palestinian militant groups Fatah al-Intifada, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (the military wing of Hamas) each claimed to have carried out the shooting. Seven Palestinians were arrested on suspicion of being members of the Hamas militant network involved in the attack.Members of Hamas network arrested for murder of Israeli settler https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11750134/Members-of-Hamas-network-arrested-for-murder-of-Israeli-settler.html Agence France-Presse The Daily Telegraph 21 July 2015Kershner Isabel Israel Arrests 4 Palestinians in West Bank Shooting https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/20/world/middleeast/israel-arrests-4-palestinians-in-west-bank-shooting.html 21 July 2015 The New York Times 19 July 2015 Six of the seven were from Silwad, and the seventh was from Qusra. Some of the arrests were made by the security forces of the Palestinian Authority. Among those arrested were Amjad Najar, Maad Hamad (who authorities suspected of being the shooter), Abdallah Atzhak (a former prisoner and suspected driver of the get-away car), Faaz Hamad (a known Hamas operative, who confessed), and Jamal Younes (who confessed to having the car used by the cell to a wrecking yard and to and helping the group acquire weapons). This so-called "Silwad cell" is known to have carried out three shooting attacks in the Binyamin region.Ben-David Alon Analysis: The dramatic rise of 'grassroots' terror in Jerusalem and the West Bank https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Analysis-The-dramatic-rise-of-grassroots-terror-in-Jerusalem-and-the-West-Bank-419917 4 October 2015 The Jerusalem Post 4 October 2015 Security officials stated that Ahmed Najar wired funds to the group through his brother Amjad Najar, who lived in Silwad. Black market prices for weapons and ammunition in the Palestinian Authority-controlled areas have been rising, necessitating outside funding for the operation.Newman Marissa Love, terror and basketball https://www.timesofisrael.com/love-terror-and-basketball/ 21 July 2015 The Times of Israel 1 July 2015Harel Amos Latest string of attacks points to a Palestinian terror cell, not lone wolves https://www.haaretz.com/2015-07-01/ty-article/.premium/lone-wolf-attacks-not-now-in-west-bank/0000017f-ef5d-df98-a5ff-effd5a860000 21 July 2015 Haaretz 1 July 2015 A Kalashnikov rifle sold at the time for $6,400 (24,000 shekels) and bullets sold for 12 shekels each. Hamas militant cell operated from Jordan Among the suspected perpetrators were Ahmed Najar (b. 1976)Handling Hamas networks in Judea and Samaria from abroad as part of Hamas's effort to carry out terrorist attacks against Israel http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/article/20852 14 August 2015 Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center 8 August 2013Full list of 477 Palestinian prisoners scheduled for release in the first round of swaps for Gilad Shalit http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/10/2011101675220436780.html 26 July 2015 Al Jazeera 16 October 2011Avi Issacharoff Avi Issacharoff Avi Israel foiled 17 suicide attacks so far this year, Shin Bet says https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-thwarted-17-suicide-attacks-so-far-this-year-shin-bet-says/ 14 August 2015 The Times of Israel 12 August 2015 (Ahmed Mustafa Saleh Hamed al-Najar), a Hamas militant accused of funding and masterminding the shooting.Arrestado comando palestino queasesinó a israelí el mes pasado http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Arrestado-comando-palestino-asesino-israeli_0_410859220.html 22 July 2015 EFE El Diario 19 July 2015 Najar (b. 1976), of Silwad, a resident of Jordan, was previously convicted of murdering six Israelis.ISA & IDF apprehend terror cell responsible for shooting attacks http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/ForeignPolicy/Terrorism/Palestinian/Pages/ISA--IDF-apprehend-terror-cell-responsible-for-shooting-attacks-19-Jul-2015.aspx mfa.gov.il Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 July 2015 He served multiple terms in Israeli prisons, most recently from December 2003 to October 2011, before being released in the 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.Lappin Yaakov Prisoner list includes planners of mass atrocities https://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Prisoner-list-includes-planners-of-mass-atrocities 21 July 2015 The Jerusalem Post 16 October 20112015-07-19 Israel Says 'Hamas Members' Held over West Bank Murder http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/185131 2025-11-25 Naharnet Agence France-Presse Najar was released into Hamas-ruled Gaza, but he had moved from Gaza to Jordan, and is alleged to have planned and supported the attack from Jordan.Harel Amos West Bank murder arrest: A reminder of Shalit deal's price https://www.haaretz.com/2015-07-20/ty-article/.premium/murder-bust-a-reminder-of-shalit-deals-price/0000017f-f43d-d044-adff-f7fd7fa20000 21 July 2015 Haaretz 20 June 2015Gradstein Linda Six Israelis killed by prisoners released in Shalit deal http://www.jewishjournal.com/live_from_the_arab_spring/article/6_israelis_killed_in_attacks_planned_by_terrorists_freed_in_shalit_exchange 21 July 2015 Jewish Journal 20 June 2015 The cell was one among "no fewer than (150) cells in the West Bank," remotely operated from either Gaza or Turkey.Lappin Yaakov No sign of impending intifada despite rise in shootings https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Analysis-No-sign-of-impending-intifada-despite-rise-in-shootings-410251 27 July 2015 The Jerusalem Post 27 July 2015 The fact that this raid was directed by a Hamas operative in Jordan raised concerns within the Israeli security establishment that Jordan might have softened its opposition to allowing Hamas to operate in Jordanian territory. Hamas militant network operated from Turkey Hamas operative Saleh al-Arouri, a Palestinian resident of Turkey, is accused of being the overall mastermind of this attack. He "coordinated" the terror slaying of Malachi Rosenberg. Legal proceedings Abdallah As’hak and Faiz Ahmed were indicted for the murder.5 Palestinians indicted in deadly West Bank attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-palestinians-indicted-in-deadly-west-bank-attacks/ 23 August 2015 The Times of Israel 17 August 2015Stahl Julie Palestinian Stabbings 'Disturbing New Pattern' http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2015/August/Palestinian-Stabbings-Disturbing-New-Pattern-in-Terror/ 23 August 2015 CBN 18 August 2015 In September, Palestinian Authority officials were known to be holding two suspects charges with Rosenfeld's murder, this is part of a broad Palestinian Authority crackdown on Hamas activity in Palestinian Authority controlled territory.Hass Amira Denying Political Persecution, PA Continues Large-scale Arrests of Hamas Members https://www.haaretz.com/2015-08-28/ty-article/.premium/pa-continues-large-scale-arrests-of-hamas-members/0000017f-e2be-df7c-a5ff-e2fe3add0000 21 September 2015 Haaretz 28 August 2015 Palestinian Arab Amjad Hamad was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for being the leader of the four-man Hamas terrorist cell that carried out the shooting.Bob Johah Jeremy Member of cell that murdered Malachi Rosenfeld gets life sentence The Palestinian, Amjad Hamad, was part of a four-man cell and was also fined compensatory damages of NIS 325,000 and punitive damages of NIS 25,000 as a co-conspirator in the murder. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Member-of-cell-that-murdered-Malachi-Rosenfeld-gets-life-sentence-506016 14 December 2018 The Jerusalem Post 26 September 2017 In January 2025, the release of Hamad was agreed upon as part of a three-phase Gaza war ceasefire, aimed at securing the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.אחראים על רצח מאות ישראלים: אלה המחבלים שישוחררו בעסקה עכשיו 14 https://www.now14.co.il/article/1096265 2025-01-18 www.now14.co.il he Impact In November 2015, the house of one of the killers, Maad Hamed of Kfar Silwad, was demolished under an Israeli court order.IDF troops kill three gunmen after coming under fire during home demolition https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/IDF-soldiers-come-under-fire-during-house-demolition-of-terrorist-who-killed-Danny-Gonen-433218 18 July 2016 The Jerusalem Post 16 November 2015 Following this attack, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon restricted Muslim access to the Temple Mount arguing that Palestinian leaders were exploiting the holy month of Ramadan to incite terror attacks.Newman Marissa Gross Judah Ari https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-limits-temple-mount-access-after-west-bank-shooting/ 14 December 2018 Israel limits Temple Mount access after West Bank shooting The Times of Israel 30 June 2015 Following the event MK Nissan Slomiansky requested that the government respond to the attack by granting regional TABA (land designation)s to allow the construction of new housing units in Shvut Rachel.http://www.kipa.co.il/now/63343.html סלומינסקי לנתניהו: לאשר תב"ע ביישוב שבות רחל בעקבות הפיגוע Hebrew 1 July 2015 MK Yoel Hasson argued against granting the new building permits.Harari Orli Leftist MK Rages Against Building as Response to Terror http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/197548 28 July 2015 Arutz Sheva 1 July 2015 There was speculation that the Duma village arson attack might have been undertaken in revenge for the murder of Malachi Rosenberg.Martin Patrick Palestinian child's death in terrorist attack stirs call to end violence https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/west-bank-on-edge-as-palestinian-toddler-killed-in-arson-attack-laid-to-rest/article25798195/ 2 August 2015 The Globe and Mail 31 July 2015Editorial: Mideast study in contrasts http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/editorials/2016/01/editorial_mideast_study_in_contrasts 12 January 2016 Boston Herald 10 January 2016 The incident has raised concern in Israel about the extent to which the policies of the Abbas government actually incite terrorism and violence.Jerusalem Post Editorial: After Abbas https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Jerusalem-Post-Editorial-After-Abbas-411943 13 August 2015 The Jerusalem Post 12 August 2015 An illegal settlement named "Malachei Shalom" (Hebrew for Angels of Peace) in memory of the murdered man, Malachi Rosenfeld, was created, but rapidly evacuated by Israeli security forces.Cohen Gili Settlers Took Over Abandoned Army Base https://www.haaretz.com/2015-08-03/ty-article/.premium/settlers-took-over-abandoned-army-base-and-idf-provided-them-with-electricity/0000017f-f40c-d223-a97f-fdddade80000 13 August 2015 Haaretz 3 August 2015 Prisoner exchanges The shooting has figured largely in the ongoing Israeli political debate over the release of convicted militants. Rosenfeld was the sixth Israeli to be killed in 2014 and 2015 by convicted militants released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.Pilegg Tamar Palestinians freed in Shalit deal killed 6 Israelis since 2014 https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-freed-in-shalit-deal-killed-6-israelis-since-2014/ 21 July 2015 The Times of Israel 20 July 2015Eldar Shlomi Israel's failed prisoner release policies http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/hamas-prisoners-gaza-strip-shalit-exchange-deal-arouri.html# 21 July 2015 Al-Monitor 21 July 2015Davidowich Joshua Oh, the places you won't go https://www.timesofisrael.com/oh-the-places-you-wont-go/ 26 July 2015 The Times of Israel 20 July 2015 Hamas militant attacks in the Palestinian Authority controlled areas of the West Bank are said to be operated by former prisoners now living in Gaza. References 2 External links News video of arrest of Ahmed Najar, jpost.com, 19 July 2015. 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