French Hill attacks

French Hill attacks refer to numerous attacks by Palestinians near the Jerusalem neighborhood of the French Hill, a Jewish neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem. It is located in territory belonging to Israel. The site of the attacks is described as a "busy thoroughfare, which divides the Jewish neighborhood of French Hill from the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat, is the most accessible corner in the city for a West Bank terrorist looking for a crowd of Israelis." [1]

List of attacks
  • On September 22, 1992, a border policeman, Avinoam Peretz, was killed at the junction. Hamas took responsibility.
  • On July, 1993, a car was hijacked in the junction by a Hamas terrorist, and the woman driving the car was killed.
  • On February 26, 1996, a car was deliberately driven over a group of civilian pedestrians in the junction, killing civilian Flora Yehiel, 28, of Kiryat Ata.[2]
  • On March 27, 2001, 28 people were injured in a suicide bombing on a bus. Hamas claimed responsibility.[3]
  • On September 15, 2001, Meir Weisshaus, 23, of Jerusalem, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting.[4]
  • On October 7, 2001, a civilian, Salomon Haim, was murdered.
  • On November 4, 2001, two teenage residents were killed and 45 others were injured in a sub-machine gun attack by a Palestinian terrorist.[5]
  • On March 17, 2002, a suicide bombing of an Israeli bus in French Hill injured 25.[6]
  • On June 19, 2002, 2002 French Hill suicide bombing: a suicide bomber affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades blew himself up at a crowded bus stop. Seven people were killed, most of them teenagers and children.[7][5]
  • On May 18, 2003, 2003 French Hill suicide bombing: a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt detonated himself on a bus at the French Hill Junction. Seven Israelis were killed, and 20 were wounded.[8]
  • On March 19, 2004, George Khoury, son of Elias Khoury of Beit Hanina, was shot in a drive-by shooting while. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.[4]
  • On September 22, 2004, an 18-year-old female suicide bomber belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades killed 2 people and wounded 33 in the crowded bus station at the junction.[9]

References
  1. U.S. News & World Report June, 2003;Jerusalem's violent crossroads Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Jewish Virtual Library; Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principles Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Palestinian Terrorism February-April 2001- Photos". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 15 February 2001. Archived from the original on 26 December 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. "Comprehensive Listing of Terrorism Victims in Israel". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. "Take A Pen: Terrorism". Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. Anti-Defamation League, June 2002; Syria, Sponsor of Terrorism, Assumes U.N. Security Council Presidency Archived 2006-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Gila Sara Kessler
  8. Silver, Eric (26 October 2013). "Nightmare images from a Jerusalem commuter's bus". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  9. Yedioth Ahronoth, September 2004
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