Hallel Yaffa Ariel
| 2015 Gush Etzion Junction shooting | |
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| Target | civilians |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapons | knife |
| Deaths | 1 (plus 1 perpetrator) |
Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Mohammad Tra'ayra Lone wolf terrorism |
On June 30, 2016 a 17-year-old Palestinian male broke into a home in a fortified community. He stabbed and killed a sleeping 13-year-old Israeli and American citizen, Hallel Yaffa Ariel, in her bedroom. The assailant was then fatally shot by security guards. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed "incitement-driven terrorists" while the U.S. State Department condemned the "outrageous terrorist attack." [1][2][3]
Attack[edit]
Muhammad Nasser Tarayra, a Palestinian high school dropout age 17 of Bani Naim infiltrated the Harsanina neighbourhood of the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, entered a private home, and stabbed a Jewish girl, Hillel Yafa Ariel (13) as she slept in her bed. Critically wounded, she was rushed to hospital, but died of the stabbing wounds within a few hours.
According to some reports, he stabbed two other settlement guards before he was shot dead. A hospital spokesman said one of the security personnel, 31 years old, had suffered from serious gunshot wounds, a detail, according to Ma'an News Agency, missing in the army communiqué. Details of who did the shooting are unclear. Arrangement were made to demolish his family's home.[4][5][6]
Victims[edit]
Shuki Gilboa, a member of the volunteer neighborhood security association, responded after receiving an alert on his cell phone that the security perimeter had been breached. He was attacked by the perpetrator when he entered the 13-year-old victim's bedroom. At this point the murdered girl's father, Rabbi Amichai Ariel, fired two shots at the perpetrator. One of the shots hit the attacker, the other hit Gilboa, who has permanently lost sight in one eye.[7][8][9]
Perpetrator[edit]
The attacker was Mohammad Tra'ayra from the town of Bani Na'im.[10] Tarayra had boasted on Facebook his wishes to die as a martyr, and avenge his cousin, Yousef Walid Tra'ayra who rammed his car into an Israeli military vehicle on 14 march, 2016, injuring 3 Israeli soldiers. [10]
The attacker's mother praised her son as a martyr defending Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque and hoped others would follow in his path.[10][11] A banner with pictures of martyred Tarayreh and the late Yasser Arafat was hung outside a building in the West Bank village of Taraayreh's family, and the family is eligible for $350 a month from a Palestinian fund for martyrs.[12]
Background[edit]
This attack took place at a time when lone wolf attacks on Israeli Jews had fallen, a decline thought to be a result of efforts by Palestinian Arabic schools and leaders to discourage individuals form launching such attacks.[13]
Impact[edit]
Consequences for Palestinian communities and perpetrator's family[edit]
According to the Los Angeles Times, in direct response to this murder, Israel launched a "a clampdown on hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in nearby Hebron and its surrounding villages, the likes of which hasn’t been seen in years."[14]
According to the New York Times, in response to this and other attacks, Israel announced that it would "deduct from the tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority an unspecified amount equivalent to what the authority pays in stipends to the families of people who carry out terrorist acts."[15]
Israel Defense Forces locked down the perpetrator's hometown,[16] and "sealed off" roads leading to Hebron for a time in response to this and other attacks that occurred within a brief time span.[17] Perpetrator's father was arrested and two of his siblings, Tamer and Lara Tra’ayra, were detained while proceedings were underway for charging them with incitement on the grounds that they had posted messages favoring "martyrs" on social media.[18]
Political Impact[edit]
Following the attack the Israeli government appropriated $12.9m to "strengthen" the settlement of Kiryat Arba and the Israeli settlers in nearby Hebron. The funds will be used for social projects, education and for increased security. The money will be paid from the budgets of several Ministries.[19][20]
Official responses[edit]
Israel: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu paid the bereaved family a visit of condolence.[21]
France: The French foreign ministry condemned "the horrific murder of a young Israeli girl," and extended "heartfelt condolences to her family."[22]
References[edit]
- ↑ Post Bulletin
- ↑ Jun 30, 2016 3:32pm EDT Related: WORLD, UNITED NATIONS, ISRAEL Palestinian kills teen in Israeli settlement, then shot dead JERUSALEM | BY JEFFREY HELLER
- ↑ TERRORISM Jewish girl, 13, stabbed to death in West Bank bedroom was U.S. citizen June 30, 2016 FoxNews.com
- ↑ Levinson, Chaim; Cohen, Gili; Efrati, Ido (30 June 2016). "Palestinian Fatally Stabs Israeli Girl Inside Her West Bank Home". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ Ben Kimon, Elisha; Levi, Elior (30 June 2016). "Teenage girl killed, man hurt in Kiryat Arba stabbing attack". Ynet. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ '1 Palestinian, 1 Israeli killed, another wounded in Hebron-area settlement attack', Ma'an News Agency 30 June 2016.
- ↑ Lev, Tzvi (19 July 2016). "After Losing An Eye, First Responder Recounts Harrowing Struggle With Armed Terrorist". Jewish Press. Tazpit News Agency.
- ↑ "Shuki Gilboa recognized as disabled veteran". Times of Israel. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Surrounded with love 'from all the Jewish people'". Times of Israel. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Khoury, Jack (2 July 2016). "Kiryat Arba Stabber Said He Wanted to Become a 'Martyr' on Facebook". Haaretz. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ Watch: Mother of Kiryat Arba terrorist proud of 'martyr' son Ari Soffer, 30/06/16 Israel National News
- ↑ Israel puts Palestinians on defensive over 'martyrs' fund' By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and JOSEF FEDERMAN | July 11, 2016
- ↑ Mitnick, Joshua (11 May 2016). "What's behind the sharp decline in lone-wolf stabbing attacks in the West Bank". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ Mitnick, Joshua (4 July 2016). "New sense of vulnerability grips Israeli settlers after stabbing of 13-year-old girl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ Kershner, Isabel. "Palestinians Stabbing Less but Shooting More, as Israel Cracks Down". New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "Israel besieges Hebron village over teen's killing". Al Jazeera. Qawasma/Reuters. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ "Israel seals off Hebron after surge of attacks". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ Cruz, Chris (15 July 2016). "Two Siblings of Palestinian Teen Who Killed Israeli Girl Are Indicted for Incitement of Violence". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ Cheslow, Daniela (10 July 2016). "Israel announces $12.9m boost to West Bank settlements". Washington Post. AP. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ Qawasma, Mussa (11 July 2016). "Israel approves millions for West Bank settlements". Al Jazeera. Reuters. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ Ravid, Barak (1 July 2016). "Netanyahu at Home of Murdered Kiryat Arba Girl: We Will Not Be Uprooted". Haaretz. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "Murder of a young Israeli girl in Kiryat Arba". French Foreign Ministry. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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