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{{Short description|Terrorist attack during the Second Intifada}}
{{Infobox terrorist attack
| title            = 2002 Metzer attack
| partof           = the [[Second Intifada]]
| image            = Metzer Memorial (2).jpg
| native_name      = הפיגוע במצר
| native_name_lang = he
| coordinates      = {{coord|32|26|24|N|35|02|51|E|display=inline,title}}
| caption          = Memorial for the attack victims, located in Metzer.
| map              = {{location map|Israel haifa|caption=The attack site}}
| location         = Kibbutz Metzer, Israel
| target           = 
| date             = {{start date and age|2002|11|10|df=yes}}
| time             = {{circa}} 23:30 pm
| time-begin       = 
| time-end         = 
| timezone         = UTC+2
| type             = [[Mass shooting]]
| weapon           = [[M16 rifle]]
| fatalities       = 5 civilians
| injuries         = 
| perps            = [[al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades]]
}}

The '''2002 Metzer attack''' was carried out on 10 November 2002, during the [[Second Intifada]],  in [[Metzer]], [[Israel]] by a [[Palestinians |Palestinian]] who infiltrated the [[kibbutz]] and murdered five Israeli civilians, including a mother and her two children.<ref name=Greenberg>Greenberg, Joel (11 November 2022). [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/11/world/a-palestinian-attack-kills-5-on-a-northern-kibbutz.html A Palestinian Attack Kills 5 on a Northern Kibbutz] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved on 1 March 2026.</ref><ref>King, Laura (12 November 2002). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-12-fg-kibbutz12-story.html Arab Neighbors Grieve With Kibbutzniks for Slain] ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved on 1 March 2026.</ref>

==Background==
Hours before the attack, police official had foiled a [[suicide bombing]] near the kibbutz.<ref name=Greenberg/> Border police suspected an infiltration into the kibbutz and spotted a vehicle with two Palestinian passengers.<ref name=Greenberg/> 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.<ref name=Greenberg/> 

==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.<ref name=Greenberg/> He fatally shot 5 residents, including two children. Several others were injured.<ref>Harel, Amos (11 November 2002). [https://www.haaretz.com/2002-11-11/ty-article/at-least-five-killed-in-kibbutz-metzer-shooting-attack/0000017f-efaa-da6f-a77f-ffae90660000 At Least Five Killed in Kibbutz Metzer Shooting Attack] ''Haaretz''. Retrieved on 1 March 2026.</ref>

The [[Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades|Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades]] claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref name="Bennet">{{cite news|last1=Bennet|first1=James|title=No Peace in Sight, Israelis Trust in a Wall|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/17/world/no-peace-in-sight-israelis-trust-in-a-wall.html|access-date=30 April 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=17 December 2002}}</ref>

==Victims==
The attacker murdered filmmaker Revital Ohayoun, 34, and her two young children (Matan, 5, and Noam, 4), who were killed in their beds.<ref name= Yam>{{cite news|last1=Stoil|first1=Rebecca Anna|title=Yamam hostage rescue team's tactics revealed|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=16 January 2007|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Yamam-hostage-rescue-teams-tactics-revealed|access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref> Additionally, Tirza Damari, 42, and Yitzhak Drori, 44, the kibbutz secretary, were shot while responding to the gunfire.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/leader-of-metzer-plot-arrested-1.28260 |title=Leader of Metzer plot arrested - Haaretz Daily Newspaper |newspaper=Haaretz |publisher=www.haaretz.com |access-date=2011-04-15 }}</ref><ref name="Bennet"/>

==Assailant==
Sirhan Sirhan ({{Langx|ar|سرحان سرحان}}, died 2003) was identified as the assailant.<ref>[[CNN]], [http://articles.cnn.com/2002-11-11/world/mideast_1_kibbutz-metzer-fatah-and-hamas-senior-israeli-military-officials?_s=PM:WORLD "Israel to retaliate for kibbutz attack"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406040957/http://articles.cnn.com/2002-11-11/world/mideast_1_kibbutz-metzer-fatah-and-hamas-senior-israeli-military-officials?_s=PM%3AWORLD |date=2012-04-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/12/world/kibbutz-attack-threatens-ties-to-arab-neighbors.html |title=Kibbutz Attack Threatens Ties to Arab Neighbors |date=November 12, 2002}}</ref> 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]],<ref name= Yam/> an [[Israel Border Police]] [[counter-terrorism]] unit, during an attempt to arrest him.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/commandos-shoot-dead-jihad-militant-who-killed-5-1.101938 Commandos Shoot Dead Jihad Militant Who Killed 5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171658/https://www.haaretz.com/commandos-shoot-dead-jihad-militant-who-killed-5-1.101938 |date=2017-12-28 }}, Haaretz, 5 October 2003</ref>

==See also==
*[[2011 Itamar attack]]
*[[Palestinian political violence]]
*[[Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2002]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Palestinian+terror+since+2000/Victims+of+Palestinian+Violence+and+Terrorism+sinc.htm Victims of Palestinian Violence and Terrorism since September 2000] at [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]
*[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/victims.html#2002 Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principles] at [[Jewish Virtual Library]]

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