2001 Netanya bombing
{{Short description|2001 suicide bombing in Netanya, Israel}}
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{{Infobox terrorist attack
| title = 2001 Netanya bombing
| image = אתר דובר צהל - הפיגוע בנתניה (2001).jpg
| partof = the Second Intifada militancy campaign
| map = {{location map|Israel center ta|caption=|float=center}}
|map_caption=The attack site
| caption = The attack aftermath
| location = Netanya, Israel
| coordinates = {{coord|32|19|41|N|34|51|32|E|display=inline,title}}
| target =
| date = {{start date and age|2001|3|4}}
| time = {{circa}} 9:00 am
| time-begin =
| time-end =
| timezone =
| type = Suicide bombing
| fatalities = 3 civilians (+1 bomber)
| perps =
| perpetrator = Hamas claimed responsibility
}}
The 2001 Netanya bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on March 4, 2001, at the center of the business district of Netanya, Israel. Three civilians were killed in the attack and over 60 people were injured.
Attack
File:אתר דובר צהל - הפיגוע בנתניה (2001) 1.jpg
On Sunday, March 4, 2001, shortly before 9:00 am, a Palestinian suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt hidden underneath his clothes detonated the explosive device at a busy intersection in the center of the business district of Netanya, Israel. The force of the blast killed Naftali Dean, 85, of Tel Mond, his niece, Shlomit Ziv, 58, of Netanya, and Yevgenya Malchin, 70, of Netanya and injured over 60 people.
Perpetrator
After the attack, the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the attack was carried out by a 23-year-old Palestinian named Ahmed Alyan who was a resident of the West Bank.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/mar/07/israel1|title=Sharon induction threatened by new violence|work=the Guardian|date=7 March 2001|access-date=16 December 2014}}
Official reactions
;Involved parties
{{Flag|Israel}}:
- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon stated that "the terror attack is a very serious one that shows that the Palestinian Authority is not taking the necessary steps"{{cite web|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/news-brief-202|title=News in brief|work=The Michigan Daily|date=5 March 2001|access-date=16 December 2014}}
{{Flag|Palestinian territories}}:
- Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of the Hamas, stated that Hamas would continue to attack Israel until the Israeli occupation will be eradicated and stated that Israelis would "pay a price in accordance with the price paid by the Palestinian people."
;International
- {{Flag|France}}: French officials condemned the attack in Netanya, but at the same time urged Israel to end the blockade on the Palestinian territories.{{Cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme |title=NewsBank |access-date=2011-09-01 |archive-date=2018-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906091134/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary |url-status=dead }}
- {{Flag|United States}}: The Bush administration condemned the attack and requested that Arafat will arrest those responsible for the attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/suicide-blast-israel-kills-3-injures-scores-article-1.912572|title=Suicide Blast in Israel Kills 3, Injures Scores|work=NY Daily News|date=5 March 2001}}
References
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External links
- [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/69488559.html?dids=69488559:69488559&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT Terror bomb injures 15 at Israeli market] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107211917/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/69488559.html?dids=69488559:69488559&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |date=2012-11-07 }} - published on March 4, 2001, on the New York Post
- [http://www.rte.ie/news/2001/0304/mideast.html Sharon accuses Arafat forces of involvement in bombing] - published on March 4, 2001, on RTÉ.ie
- [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nLoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ANAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5190,2142739 Bomb In Israeli Coastal City Kills 4] - published on March 4, 2001, on Herald-Journal
- [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DVFTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=musDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6403,869538 Blast Hits Israeli Market, kills 2] - published on March 4, 2001, on Eugene Register-Guard
{{Terrorist attacks against Israelis in the 2000s}}
{{Palestinian militancy attacks in the 2000s}}
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Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2001
Category:Hamas suicide bombings
Category:Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada
Category:2001 murders in Israel
Category:Suicide bombings in 2001
Category:Suicide bombings in Israel
Category:Marketplace attacks in Israel