2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing

2001 HaSharon Mall bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign

The attack site
Location	Netanya, Israel
Date	May 18, 2001 11:30 am (GMT+2)
Attack type	suicide bombing
Deaths	6 (+ 1 bomber)
Injured	100+
Perpetrators	Hamas claimed responsibility

The 2001 HaSharon Mall bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing which occurred on May 18, 2001 in the HaSharon Mall in Netanya, Israel. Six people were killed in the attack.

The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas said they were responsible for the attack.

The attack

On Friday, May 18, 2001 at 11:30 am, a Palestinian suicide bomber wearing a long blue jacket hiding explosives attached to his body approached the popular HaSharon Mall in the center of Netanya. He was approached by the mall's security guard, who prevented him from entering the mall; the bomber immediately detonated his explosives at the entrance to the mall, killing seven people including himself and injuring more than 50.

Aftermath

Following the attack Israeli fighter jets attacked Palestinian security forces headquarters in the West Bank, killing 12. The attack marks the first use of Israeli warplanes against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza since the 1967 war.

References

^ LaTourrette, Tom (2006). Reducing Terrorism Risk at Shopping Centers: An Analysis of Potential Security Options. Rand Corporation. ISBN 9780833040404.
"Arabs seek to isolate Israel". BBC. May 20, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
Goldenberg, Suzanne (18 May 2001). "War jets attack West Bank after mall bomb carnage". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

External links

CNN's Sheila MacVicar describes bomb scene - published on CNN on May 18, 2001
Israeli jets strike back after bomb - published on The Telegraph on May 19, 2001

v t e Prominent terrorist attacks against Israelis in the history of the Arab–Israeli conflict – the 2000s
2001	Murder of Ofir Rahum (January 17) Azor attack (February 14) Netanya bombing (March 4) Murder of Shalhevet Pass (March 26) Murders of Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran (May 8) 1st HaSharon Mall bombing (May 18) Dolphinarium discotheque massacre (June 1) Killing of Yehuda Shoham (June 5) Binyamina train station bombing (July 16) Sbarro restaurant bombing (August 9) Nahariya train station bombing (September 9) Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi (October 17) Camp 80 junction bus attack (November 29) Ben Yehuda Street Bombings (December 1) Haifa bus bombing (December 2) Immanuel bus attack (December 12)
2002	Hadera attack (January 18) Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing (January 25) Jaffa Street bombing (January 27) Karnei Shomron Mall bombing (February 16) Ein 'Arik checkpoint attack (February 19) Yeshivat Beit Yisrael bombing (March 2) Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack (March 3) Seafood Market attack (March 5) Café Moment bombing (March 9) Matzuva attack (March 12) Egged bus 823 bombing (March 20) King George Street bombing (March 21) Passover massacre (March 27) ‡ Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing (March 29) Matza restaurant bombing (March 31) Yagur Junction bombing (April 10) Mahane Yehuda bombing (April 12) Adora attack (April 27) Rishon LeZion bombing (May 7) Netanya Market bombing (May 19) Pi Glilot bombing attempt (May 23) Megiddo Junction bus bombing (June 5) Herzliya bombing (June 11) Patt Junction bus bombing (June 18) French Hill bombing (June 19) Itamar attack (June 20) Los Angeles Airport shooting (July 4) Immanuel bus attack (July 16) Neve Shaanan Street bombing (July 17) Hebrew University bombing (July 31) Meron Junction bus attack (August 4) Allenby Street bus bombing (September 19) Karkur junction bombing (October 21) Sonol gas station bombing (October 27) Metzer attack (November 10) Kiryat Menachem bus bombing (November 21) Mombasa attacks (November 28) Beit She'an attack (November 28) Yeshivat Otniel shooting (December 27)
2003	Tel Aviv central bus station massacre (January 5) Haifa bus bombing (March 5) Mike's Place bombing (April 30) French Hill bombings (May 18) Afula mall bombing (May 19) Davidka Square bus bombing (June 11) Route 60 Hamas attack (June 20) Murder of Oleg Shaichat (July 28) Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing (August 19) Tzrifin bus stop attack (September 9) Café Hillel bombing (September 9) Maxim restaurant bombing (October 4) Geha Interchange bus stop bombing (December 25)
2004	2004 Erez Crossing bombing (January 14) Gaza Street bus bombing (January 29) Liberty Bell Park bus bombing (February 22) Ashdod Port bombings (March 14) Murder of the Hatuel family (May 2) Tashkent embassy bombing (July 30) Beersheba bus bombings (August 31) Sinai bombings (October 7) Carmel Market bombing (November 1)
2005	Karni border crossing attack (January 13) Stage Club bombing (February 25) 2nd HaSharon Mall bombing (July 12) Shfar'am attack (August 4) Kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel (September 21) Hadera Market bombing (October 26) 3rd HaSharon Mall bombing (December 5)
2006	1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (January 19) Kedumim bombing (March 30) 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (April 17) Murder of Eliyahu Asheri (June 25)
2007	Eilat bombing (January 29) Nahal Telem shooting (December 28)
2008	Dimona bombing (February 4) Jerusalem yeshiva attack (March 6) Jerusalem bulldozer attack (July 2) Jerusalem BMW attack (September 22)
2009	Bat Ayin axe attack (April 2) Killing of Rabbi Meir Hai (December 24)
Attacks launched from the West Bank Attacks launched from the Gaza Strip Attacks launched from Lebanon ‡ indicates the terrorist attack which caused the greatest amount of Israeli casualties during the 2000s Full list of Palestinian suicide attacks List of Israeli civilian casualties in the Second Intifada List of projectile attacks from Lebanon on Israel and the Golan Heights List of attacks from Lebanon Rocket attack on Eilat 1990s 2010s

v t e Prominent attacks by Palestinian militants in the 2000s
Within Israel	Azor attack (February 14, 2001) Netanya bombing (March 4, 2001) 1st HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (May 18, 2001) Dolphinarium discotheque massacre (June 1, 2001) Binyamina train station suicide bombing (July 16, 2001) Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing (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 (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 (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 (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 (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	Kissufim tank ambush ‎(September 5, 2002) Murder of the Hatuel family (May 2, 2004) IDF outpost bombing attack (December 12, 2004)
Worldwide	Sinai bombings (October 7, 2004)
Attacks launched from Lebanon Attacks launched from the West Bank Attacks launched from the Gaza Strip 1990s 2010s

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