| Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing | |
|---|---|
  The attack site | |
| Native name | פיגוע ההתאבדות בצומת נצרים (1994) |
| Location | Netzarim Junction,Gaza Strip |
| Coordinates | 31°27′55″N34°25′36″E / 31.46528°N 34.42667°E /31.46528; 34.42667 |
| Date | November 11, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-11-11) c. 13:40 pm (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Deaths | 3 Israeli soldiers (+1 bomber) |
| Injured | 6 Israeli soldiers and 6 Palestinian Arabs |
| Perpetrator | Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility |
| Assailant | Hisham Ismail Hamad |
| Participant | 1 |
TheNetzarim Junction bicycle bombing was asuicide bombing which occurred on November 11, 1994, at theNetzarim Junction, anIsraeli Army checkpoint located in theGaza Strip. In the attack, three Israeli soldiers were killed and six Israeli soldiers and sixPalestinians were wounded.
TheIslamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
On Friday, November 11, 1994, a Palestiniancyclist detonated explosives strapped to his body as he rode his bicycle into anIsraeli Army checkpoint. Apart from the bomber, the blast killed three Israeli soldiers, all officers on reserve duty, and wounded twelve other people – six Israeli servicemen and six Palestinians, including members of a family that happened to be passing in a car.[1]
The attack occurred close to the then Israeli settlement ofNetzarim, at the main junction ofGaza Strip's north-south highway.[2]
A leaflet that was later distributed byIslamic Jihad identified the bomber as Hisham Ismail Hamad, 21, ofGaza City'sSheik Radwan neighborhood.[2]
Palestine Liberation Organization ChairmanYasser Arafat condemned the attack, through an aide.[2] Following the attack, the Palestinian police raided scores of houses and a mosque and arrested more than 100 Islamic militants in a crackdown ordered as a result of the killing of the three Israeli soldiers.[1]
While apparently initiating a tougher policy against Muslim militants, leaders of the Palestinian self-rule authority denounced Netzarim and the other settlements in theGaza Strip. "Netzarim has been a sore point," saidNabil Shaath, thePalestinian Authority's chief negotiator. Another official,Yasser Abed Rabbo, said, "The settlements represent atime bomb, and we think that in order to overcome many difficulties on the security level, this issue must be resolved, and resolved soon".[1]
