Beit Hanan attack

On August 29, 1955, a Palestinian Fedayeen squad carried out a shooting attack in Israel near the village Beit Hanan. Four Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 10 additional people were injured.

Beit Oved attack
Part of Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency
The attack site
LocationBeit Hanan, Israel
DateAugust 29, 1955
Attack type
Shooting attack
Deaths4 Israeli civilians
Injured10 Israeli civilians
PerpetratorsPalestinian Fedayeen squad

The attack

On Monday night, 19 August 1955, a Palestinian Fedayeen squad infiltrated into Israel from Egypt. The militants reached the orchards of Beit Hanan, about 12 to 15 miles north of the Gaza Strip where they shot and stabbed to death a group of Israeli civilian laborers whom were working in the fields, killing four and injuring ten.

Fatalities
  • Judah Hajbi, 51, of Nes Tziona[1]
  • Shalom Sa'id, 26, of Nes Tziona[2]
  • Na'im Yonah Eini, 23, of Nes Tziona[3]
  • Abraham Radia, 46, of Rishon LeZion[4]

References
  1. "Judah Hajbi". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  2. Shalom Sa'id
  3. "Na'im Yonah Eini". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  4. "Abraham Radia". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
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