2002 street bombing in Jerusalem
A suicide bombing occurred on March 21, 2002, outside a clothing store and toy shop on King George Street in Jerusalem . Three Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 86 people were injured (several seriously).
The attack
On Thursday afternoon, 21 March 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated the explosive device, hidden underneath his jacket, in the middle of Jerusalem's shopping district in the King George Street in downtown Jerusalem amongst a crowd of shoppers.
The blast killed three civilians and more than 40 people were wounded, seven of them seriously.
The perpetrators
After the attack the Palestinian militia al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the bombing and stated that the perpetrator was Mohammad Hashaika, a 22-year-old from the West Bank village of Talluza near Nablus . Hashaika was a member of the Tanzim and a former Palestinian policeman. Later on, it was revealed that Hashaika was actually arrested for allegedly planning to carry out an earlier attack. Nevertheless, the Palestinian authority released him a week before he managed to carry out this suicide bombing.
Prominent terrorist attacks against Israelis in the history of the Arab–Israeli conflict – the 2000s
Prominent Palestinian militancy attacks in the 2000s
Within Israel
Azor attack 3 (February 14, 2001)Netanya bombing 2 (March 4, 2001)1st HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (May 18, 2001)Dolphinarium discotheque massacre 2 (June 1, 2001)Binyamina train station suicide bombing (July 16, 2001)Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing 2 (August 9, 2001)Nahariya train station suicide bombing (September 9, 2001)Camp 80 junction bus 823 attack (November 29, 2001)Ben Yehuda Street Bombings (December 1, 2001)Haifa bus 16 suicide bombing (December 2, 2001)Hadera attack (January 18, 2002)Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing (January 25, 2002)Jaffa Street bombing (January 27, 2002)Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing (February 16, 2002)Yeshivat Beit Yisrael bombing (March 2, 2002)Seafood Market attack (March 5, 2002)Atzmona attack (March 7, 2002)Café Moment bombing (March 9, 2002)Matzuva attack 1 (March 12, 2002)Egged bus 823 bombing (March 20, 2002)
King George Street bombing (March 21, 2002)Passover massacre (March 27, 2002)Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing (March 29, 2002)Matza restaurant suicide bombing (March 31, 2002)Yagur Junction bombing (April 10, 2002)Mahane Yehuda Market bombing (April 12, 2002)Rishon LeZion bombing (May 7, 2002)Netanya Market bombing (May 19, 2002)Pi Glilot bombing attempt (May 23, 2002)Megiddo Junction bus bombing (June 5, 2002)Herzliya shawarma restaurant bombing (June 11, 2002)Patt Junction bus bombing (June 18, 2002)Neve Shaanan Street bombing (July 17, 2002)Hebrew University bombing (July 31, 2002)Meron Junction Bus 361 attack (August 4, 2002)Allenby Street bus bombing (September 19, 2002)Karkur junction suicide bombing (October 21, 2002)Metzer attack (November 2, 2002)Kiryat Menachem bus bombing (November 21, 2002)Beit She'an attack (November 28, 2002)Tel Aviv central bus station massacre (January 5, 2003)Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing (March 5, 2003)Mike's Place suicide bombing (April 30, 2003)Jerusalem bombings (May 18, 2003)Afula mall bombing (May 19, 2003)Davidka Square bus bombing (June 11, 2003)Murder of Oleg Shaichat (July 28, 2003)Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing (August 19, 2003)Tzrifin bus stop attack (September 9, 2003)Café Hillel bombing (September 9, 2003)Maxim restaurant suicide bombing (October 4, 2003)Geha Interchange bus stop bombing (December 25, 2003)2004 Erez Crossing bombing 3 (January 14, 2004)Gaza Street bus bombing (January 29, 2004)Liberty Bell Park bus bombing (February 22, 2004)Ashdod Port bombings (March 14, 2004)Beersheba bus bombings (August 31, 2004)Carmel Market bombing (November 1, 2004)Karni border crossing attack (January 13, 2005)Stage Club bombing (February 25, 2005)2nd HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (July 12, 2005)Hadera Market bombing (October 26, 2005)3rd HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (December 5, 2005)2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (April 17, 2006)Gaza cross-border raid 2 (June 25, 2006)Eilat bakery bombing (January 29, 2007)Dimona suicide bombing (February 4, 2008)Jerusalem yeshiva attack (March 6, 2008)Jerusalem bulldozer attack (July 2, 2008)Jerusalem BMW attack (September 22, 2008) West Bank
Ramallah lynching (October 12, 2000)Murder of Ofir Rahum (January 17, 2001)Assassination of the Israeli Minister of Tourism Rehavam Ze'evi 2 (October 17, 2001)Murder of Shalhevet Pass (March 26, 2001)Palestinian fatal stoning attack (June 5, 2001)Immanuel bus attack (December 12, 2001)Ein 'Arik checkpoint attack (19 February 2002)Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack (March 3, 2002)French Hill Junction suicide bombing (June 19, 2002)Itamar attack (June 20, 2002)Immanuel bus attack (July 16, 2002)Sonol gas station bombing (October 27, 2002)Hebron ambush (November 15, 2002)Yeshivat Otniel shooting (December 27, 2002)Kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel (September 21, 2005)Kedumim bombing (March 30, 2006)Murder of Eliyahu Asheri (June 25, 2006)Nahal Telem shooting (December 28, 2007)Bat Ayin axe attack (April 2, 2009)Killing of Rabbi Meir Hai (December 24, 2009) Gaza Strip Other countries 1 Attacks launched from Lebanon 2 Attacks launched from the West Bank 3 Attacks launched from the Gaza Strip1990s 2010s
