1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing

{{Short description|2006 Palestinian suicide attack against civilians in Tel Aviv, Israel}}

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|lat_deg=32|lat_min=03|lat_sec=35|lat_dir=N

|lon_deg=34|lon_min=46|lon_sec=43|lon_dir=E

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| native_name = הפיגוע בדוכן השווארמה ראש העיר

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| coordinates = {{coord|32|3|35|N|34|46|42|E|display=inline,title}}

| location = Tel Aviv, Israel

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| date = {{start date and age|2006|01|19|df=yes}}

| time = 15:50 pm

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| timezone = UTC+2

| type = Suicide attack

| weapon = Explosive device

| fatalities = 0 civilians (+1 bomber)

| injuries = 32 civilians

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| perpetrator = Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility

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The 1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing was a suicide bombing on January 19, 2006, at Rosh Ha'ir shawarma restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel. Thirty two Israeli civilians were injured. The Palestinian militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the terror attack.{{cite web |title=Tel Aviv Blast Creates 'Shocking Scene' |date=21 April 2006 |url=https://forward.com/news/1270/tel-aviv-blast-creates-e2-80-98shocking-scene-e2-80-99/ |publisher=Forward |access-date=17 September 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Avi |title=32 hurt in Tel Aviv bombing |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3202980,00.html |newspaper=Ynetnews |date=19 January 2006 |publisher=Yedioth Ahronoth |access-date=17 September 2023}}

A second suicide bombing targeted the same restaurant on April 17 of the same year, killing 11 Israeli civilians and injuring 68.{{cite news |last1=Azoulay |first1=Yuval |title=I'm Used to Attacks Here |newspaper=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2006-04-18/ty-article/im-used-to-attacks-here/0000017f-e6e7-d62c-a1ff-feff48e40000 |publisher=Ha’aretz |access-date=17 September 2023}}

Perpetrators

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as Sami Abd al-Hafiz Antar from Nablus.{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Avi |title=32 hurt in Tel Aviv bombing |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3202980,00.html |newspaper=Ynetnews |date=19 January 2006 |publisher=Yedioth Ahronoth |access-date=17 September 2023}} The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade also claimed responsibility for the bombing.

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