2001 Azor attack

{{Short description|Terrorist attack near Azor, Israel}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = 2001 Azor attack

| partof = The Second Intifada

| image = אתר דובר צהל - הפיגוע בצומת אזור 2.jpg

| caption = The attack aftermath

| map = {{location map|Israel center ta|caption=The attack site}}

| location = Azor junction, Israel

| date = {{start date|df=y|2001|2|14}}

| coordinates = {{coord|32|01|16|N|34|48|21|E|display=inline,title}}

| type = Vehicle-ramming attack

| fatalities = 8 (7 soldiers, 1 civilian)

| injuries = 26

| perp = Hamas claimed responsibility

| assailant = Khalil Abu-Alba|

}}

File:PikiWiki Israel 29523 Memorial to the terror victims in Azor.JPG

On 14 February 2001, a vehicular attack took place near Azor, Israel. A Palestinian man from Gaza drove a bus into a group of Israeli soldiers who stood at a bus stop at Azor junction, killing eight people—seven soldiers and one civilian, and injuring 26 further.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4135711,00.html|title=Bereaved families: State dancing in our blood|work=Ynetnews|access-date=2017-08-20}} The Islamist militant organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.{{Cite web |title=ערפאת: "זו היתה תאונת דרכים" |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-525232,00.html |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=ynet |language=he}}