| 2001 Azor attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of TheSecond Intifada | |
 The attack aftermath | |
  The attack site | |
| Location | Azor junction, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°01′16″N34°48′21″E / 32.02111°N 34.80583°E /32.02111; 34.80583 |
| Date | 14 February 2001 (2001-02-14) |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack |
| Deaths | 8 (7 soldiers, 1 civilian) |
| Injured | 26 |
| Perpetrator | Hamas claimed responsibility |
| Assailant | Khalil Abu-Alba |
On 14 February 2001, a vehicular attack took place nearAzor, Israel. A Palestinian man fromGaza drove a bus into a group of Israeli soldiers who stood at a bus stop at Azor junction, killing eight people—seven soldiers and one civilian, and injuring 26 further.[1] The Islamist militant organizationHamas claimed responsibility for the attack.[2]
The attacker, 35-year old Khalil Abu Alba fromGaza, was a bus driver who used to drive Arab workers in the morning from his city towardTel Aviv. He had been anEgged bus driver for five years before the attack.[3]
On 14 February, after dropping off as usual the Arab workers atLod andRamle, he drove towardHolon. When arriving Azor junction, he noticed a group of Israeli soldiers waiting at a bus stop. The attacker accelerated the bus, and sharply swerved to the right, hitting dozens of people. He killed eight people, seven soldiers and one civilian, and injured 26.[4]
After the attack he drove the bus quickly southwards towards Gaza. The bus was stopped only after crashing into a truck 30km away after police officers had shot at its wheels.[2]
