2002 Metzer attack
| 2002 Metzer attack | |
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| Part of the Second Intifada | |
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| Native name | הפיגוע במצר |
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| Coordinates | 32°26′24″N 35°02′51″E / 32.44000°N 35.04750°ECoordinates: 32°26′24″N 35°02′51″E / 32.44000°N 35.04750°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapon | M16 rifle |
| Deaths | 5 civilians |
| Perpetrators | al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades |
The 2002 Metzer attack was carried out on 10 November 2002, during the Second Intifada, in Metzer, Israel by a Palestinian who infiltrated the kibbutz and murdered five Israeli civilians, including a mother and her two children.[1][2]
Background
Hours before the attack, police official had foiled a suicide bombing near the kibbutz.[1] Border police suspected an infiltration into the kibbutz and spotted a vehicle with two Palestinian passengers.[1] The driver defied orders to stop and the car subsequently exploded, caused by an explosive belt worn by one passenger and a bomb carried by the other.[1]
Attack
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Palestinian Gunman Sirhan Sirhan infiltrated kibbutz Metzer before midnight on 10 November 2002. He opened fire on residents congregating near the dining room and then attacked a family home.[1] He fatally shot 5 residents, including two children. Several others were injured.[3]
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.[4]
Victims
The attacker murdered filmmaker Revital Ohayoun, 34, and her two young children (Matan, 5, and Noam, 4), who were killed in their beds.[5] Additionally, Tirza Damari, 42, and Yitzhak Drori, 44, the kibbutz secretary, were shot while responding to the gunfire.[6][4]
Assailant
Sirhan Sirhan (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., died 2003) was identified as the assailant.[7][8] He was reportedly a member of the Tanzim, an armed wing of Fatah.
Despite initial claims to the contrary, he was not related to Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian American Christian who assassinated United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.
His house was demolished on December 19, 2002, by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
On October 3, 2003, Sirhan was killed by the Yamam,[5] an Israel Border Police counter-terrorism unit, during an attempt to arrest him.[9]
See also
- 2011 Itamar attack
- Palestinian political violence
- Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2002
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Greenberg, Joel (11 November 2022). A Palestinian Attack Kills 5 on a Northern Kibbutz The New York Times. Retrieved on 1 March 2026.
- ↑ King, Laura (12 November 2002). Arab Neighbors Grieve With Kibbutzniks for Slain Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 1 March 2026.
- ↑ Harel, Amos (11 November 2002). At Least Five Killed in Kibbutz Metzer Shooting Attack Haaretz. Retrieved on 1 March 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bennet, James (17 December 2002). "No Peace in Sight, Israelis Trust in a Wall". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Stoil, Rebecca Anna (16 January 2007). "Yamam hostage rescue team's tactics revealed". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "Leader of Metzer plot arrested - Haaretz Daily Newspaper". Haaretz. www.haaretz.com. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ↑ CNN, "Israel to retaliate for kibbutz attack" Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Kibbutz Attack Threatens Ties to Arab Neighbors". The New York Times. November 12, 2002.
- ↑ Commandos Shoot Dead Jihad Militant Who Killed 5 Archived 2017-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Haaretz, 5 October 2003
External links
- Victims of Palestinian Violence and Terrorism since September 2000 at The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principles at Jewish Virtual Library
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