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Megiddo Junction bus bombing

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Megiddo Junction bus bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
Israel outline jezreel
Red pog
The attack site
Location Israel
Coordinates 32°34′22″N 35°11′31″E / 32.57278°N 35.19194°E / 32.57278; 35.19194
Date June 5, 2002
7:15 am (GMT+2)
Attack type
 suicide bombing
Deaths 13 Israeli soldiers and four civilians (+ 1 bomber)
Non-fatal injuries
 43 Israelis (mostly soldiers)
Perpetrators Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility
PikiWiki Israel 9565 monument of the meggido junction terror attack 56

The memorial built near the site of the attack in memory of the victims of the incident

The Megiddo Junction bus bombing was the suicide bombing of an Egged bus at Megiddo Junction in northern Israel on June 5, 2002. 17 people were killed and 43 wounded, the majority of them IDF soldiers.

The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack[]

On Wednesday, 5 June 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber drove a Renault van loaded with dozens of kilograms of explosives to Highway 65. At Megiddo Junction, he approached Egged bus no. 830, filled with passengers, traveling from Tel Aviv to Tiberias. At 7:15 am, the bomber detonated the explosive device near the fuel tank of the bus, causing it to burst into flames.[1] According to a member of the rescue crew, people were thrown out of the bus by the force of the bomb and rescuers could not board the vehicle immediately due to the extreme heat.[2]

The blast killed 13 Israeli soldiers and four civilians.[3] 43 passengers were injured, most of them soldiers.[4]

Fatalities[]

  • Cpl. Liron Avitan, 19, of Hadera[5]
  • Cpl. Avraham Barzilai, 19, of Netanya[6]
  • Cpl. Dennis Blumin, 20, of Hadera[7]
  • St.-Sgt. Eliran Buskila, 21, of Hadera[8]
  • St.-Sgt. Zvi Gelberd, 20 of Hadera[9]
  • Sgt. Violetta Hizgayev, 20, of Hadera[10]
  • St.-Sgt. Ganadi Issakov, 21, of Hadera[11]
  • Sgt. Sariel Katz, 21, of Netanya[12]
  • Cpl. Vladimir Morari, 19, of Hadera[13]
  • Sgt. Yigal Nedipur, 22, of Netanya[14]
  • Sgt. Dotan Reisel, 22, of Hadera[15]
  • St.-Sgt. David Stanislavksy, 23, of Netanya[16]
  • Sgt. Sivan Wiener, 19, of Holon[17]
  • Zion Agmon, 50, of Hadera[18]
  • Adi Dahan, 17, of Afula[19]
  • Shimon Timsit, 35, of Tel-Aviv[20]
  • Eliyahu Timsit, 32, of Sderot – was identified in December 2002[21]

The perpetrators[]

After the attack The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the attack was carried out by an 18-year-old Palestinian named Hamza Samudi who originated from Jenin and had taken driving lessons four days before the attack, especially for this mission.

References[]

  1. ↑ Suicide bombing at Megiddo junction
  2. ↑ Israel bus attack kills 17, BBC
  3. ↑ In Israeli Hospital, Bomber Tells of Trying to Kill Israelis, New York Times
  4. ↑ Suicide bombing at Megiddo junction - 5-Jun-2002 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  5. ↑ Cpl Liron Avitan
  6. ↑ Cpl Avraham Barzilai
  7. ↑ Cpl Dennis Blumin
  8. ↑ St-Sgt Eliran Buskila
  9. ↑ St-Sgt Zvi Gelberd
  10. ↑ Sgt Violetta Hizgayev
  11. ↑ St-Sgt Ganadi Issakov
  12. ↑ Sgt Sariel Katz
  13. ↑ Cpl Vladimir Morari
  14. ↑ Sergeant Yigal Nedipur, 22 - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
  15. ↑ Sgt Dotan Reisel
  16. ↑ St-Sgt David Stanislavksy
  17. ↑ Sgt Sivan Wiener
  18. ↑ Zion Agmon
  19. ↑ Adi Dahan
  20. ↑ Shimon Timsit
  21. ↑ Eliyahu Timsit

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