Matzuva attack

Terrorist attack

33°3′48″N 35°09′0″E / 33.06333°N 35.15000°E / 33.06333; 35.15000DateMarch 12, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-03-12)

Attack type

Ambush, mass shootingWeaponsSmall arms, hand grenadesDeaths5 Israeli civilians and 1 Israeli soldier (+2 attackers)Injured1 Israeli civilianPerpetratorIslamic Jihad claimed responsibility

The Matzuva attack was an attack on March 12, 2002, in which two Islamic Jihad militants who infiltrated Israel from Lebanon opened fire on civilian vehicles traveling on the Shlomi-Matzuva road. Six Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and one injured.^[1]

Initially, Israeli intelligence officials believed that the attack was organized by Hezbollah, although Hezbollah did not confirm this.^[2]

References

^ Greenberg, Joel (March 14, 2002). "Fatal Attack Shatters Israeli Border Town's Calm". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
^ Fatal Attack Shatters Israeli Border Town's Calm, New York Times, 14 March 2002.

External links

MIDEAST TURMOIL: LEBANON FRONT; Fatal Attack Shatters Israeli Border Town's Calm - published in The New York Times on March 14, 2002
Mother, daughter from Kibbutz Hanita among ambush victims - published in the Jerusalem Post on March 13, 2002
Terrorists slay 6 in Galilee attack. Area residents confined to homes - published in the Jerusalem Post on March 13, 2002

Prominent terrorist attacks against Israelis in the history of the Arab–Israeli conflict – the 2000s

2001

Murder of Ofir Rahum (January 17)
Azor attack (February 14)
Netanya bombing (March 4)
Murder of Shalhevet Pass (March 26)
Murders of Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran (May 8)
1st HaSharon Mall bombing (May 18)
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre (June 1)
Killing of Yehuda Shoham (June 5)
Binyamina train station bombing (July 16)
Sbarro restaurant bombing (August 9)
Nahariya train station bombing (September 9)
Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi (October 17)
Camp 80 junction bus attack (November 29)
Ben Yehuda Street Bombings (December 1)
Haifa bus bombing (December 2)
Immanuel bus attack (December 12)

2002

Hadera attack (January 18)
Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing (January 25)
Jaffa Street bombing (January 27)
Karnei Shomron Mall bombing (February 16)
Ein 'Arik checkpoint attack (February 19)
Yeshivat Beit Yisrael bombing (March 2)
Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack (March 3)
Seafood Market attack (March 5)
Café Moment bombing (March 9)
Matzuva attack (March 12)
Egged bus 823 bombing (March 20)
King George Street bombing (March 21)
Passover massacre (March 27) ‡
Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing (March 29)
Matza restaurant bombing (March 31)
Yagur Junction bombing (April 10)
Mahane Yehuda bombing (April 12)
Adora attack (April 27)
Rishon LeZion bombing (May 7)
Netanya Market bombing (May 19)
Pi Glilot bombing attempt (May 23)
Megiddo Junction bus bombing (June 5)
Herzliya bombing (June 11)
Patt Junction bus bombing (June 18)
French Hill bombing (June 19)
Itamar attack (June 20)
Los Angeles Airport shooting (July 4)
Immanuel bus attack (July 16)
Neve Shaanan Street bombing (July 17)
Hebrew University bombing (July 31)
Meron Junction bus attack (August 4)
Allenby Street bus bombing (September 19)
Karkur junction bombing (October 21)
Sonol gas station bombing (October 27)
Metzer attack (November 10)
Kiryat Menachem bus bombing (November 21)
Mombasa attacks (November 28)
Beit She'an attack (November 28)
Yeshivat Otniel shooting (December 27)

2003

Tel Aviv central bus station massacre (January 5)
Haifa bus bombing (March 5)
Mike's Place bombing (April 30)
French Hill bombings (May 18)
Afula mall bombing (May 19)
Davidka Square bus bombing (June 11)
Route 60 Hamas attack (June 20)
Murder of Oleg Shaichat (July 28)
Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing (August 19)
Tzrifin bus stop attack (September 9)
Café Hillel bombing (September 9)
Maxim restaurant bombing (October 4)
Geha Interchange bus stop bombing (December 25)

2004

2004 Erez Crossing bombing (January 14)
Gaza Street bus bombing (January 29)
Liberty Bell Park bus bombing (February 22)
Ashdod Port bombings (March 14)
Murder of the Hatuel family (May 2)
Tashkent embassy bombing (July 30)
Beersheba bus bombings (August 31)
Sinai bombings (October 7)
Carmel Market bombing (November 1)

2005

Karni border crossing attack (January 13)
Stage Club bombing (February 25)
2nd HaSharon Mall bombing (July 12)
Shfar'am attack (August 4)
Kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel (September 21)
Hadera Market bombing (October 26)
3rd HaSharon Mall bombing (December 5)

2006

1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (January 19)
Kedumim bombing (March 30)
2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (April 17)
Murder of Eliyahu Asheri (June 25)

2007

Eilat bombing (January 29)
Nahal Telem shooting (December 28)

2008

2009

Bat Ayin axe attack (April 2)
Killing of Rabbi Meir Hai (December 24)

Attacks launched from the West Bank Attacks launched from the Gaza Strip Attacks launched from Lebanon

‡ indicates the terrorist attack which caused the greatest amount of Israeli casualties during the 2000s

1990s

2010s

v t e Prominent Palestinian militancy attacks in the 2000s
Within Israel	Azor attack³ (February 14, 2001) Netanya bombing² (March 4, 2001) 1st HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (May 18, 2001) Dolphinarium discotheque massacre² (June 1, 2001) Binyamina train station suicide bombing (July 16, 2001) Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing² (August 9, 2001) Nahariya train station suicide bombing (September 9, 2001) Camp 80 junction bus 823 attack (November 29, 2001) Ben Yehuda Street Bombings (December 1, 2001) Haifa bus 16 suicide bombing (December 2, 2001) Hadera attack (January 18, 2002) Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing (January 25, 2002) Jaffa Street bombing (January 27, 2002) Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing (February 16, 2002) Yeshivat Beit Yisrael bombing (March 2, 2002) Seafood Market attack (March 5, 2002) Atzmona attack (March 7, 2002) Café Moment bombing (March 9, 2002) Matzuva attack¹ (March 12, 2002) Egged bus 823 bombing (March 20, 2002) King George Street bombing (March 21, 2002) Passover massacre (March 27, 2002) Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing (March 29, 2002) Matza restaurant suicide bombing (March 31, 2002) Yagur Junction bombing (April 10, 2002) Mahane Yehuda Market bombing (April 12, 2002) Rishon LeZion bombing (May 7, 2002) Netanya Market bombing (May 19, 2002) Pi Glilot bombing attempt (May 23, 2002) Megiddo Junction bus bombing (June 5, 2002) Herzliya shawarma restaurant bombing (June 11, 2002) Patt Junction bus bombing (June 18, 2002) Neve Shaanan Street bombing (July 17, 2002) Hebrew University bombing (July 31, 2002) Meron Junction Bus 361 attack (August 4, 2002) Allenby Street bus bombing (September 19, 2002) Karkur junction suicide bombing (October 21, 2002) Metzer attack (November 2, 2002) Kiryat Menachem bus bombing (November 21, 2002) Beit She'an attack (November 28, 2002) Tel Aviv central bus station massacre (January 5, 2003) Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing (March 5, 2003) Mike's Place suicide bombing (April 30, 2003) Jerusalem bombings (May 18, 2003) Afula mall bombing (May 19, 2003) Davidka Square bus bombing (June 11, 2003) Murder of Oleg Shaichat (July 28, 2003) Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing (August 19, 2003) Tzrifin bus stop attack (September 9, 2003) Café Hillel bombing (September 9, 2003) Maxim restaurant suicide bombing (October 4, 2003) Geha Interchange bus stop bombing (December 25, 2003) 2004 Erez Crossing bombing³ (January 14, 2004) Gaza Street bus bombing (January 29, 2004) Liberty Bell Park bus bombing (February 22, 2004) Ashdod Port bombings (March 14, 2004) Beersheba bus bombings (August 31, 2004) Carmel Market bombing (November 1, 2004) Karni border crossing attack (January 13, 2005) Stage Club bombing (February 25, 2005) 2nd HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (July 12, 2005) Hadera Market bombing (October 26, 2005) 3rd HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (December 5, 2005) 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (April 17, 2006) Gaza cross-border raid² (June 25, 2006) Eilat bakery bombing (January 29, 2007) Dimona suicide bombing (February 4, 2008) Jerusalem yeshiva attack (March 6, 2008) Jerusalem bulldozer attack (July 2, 2008) Jerusalem BMW attack (September 22, 2008)
West Bank	Ramallah lynching (October 12, 2000) Murder of Ofir Rahum (January 17, 2001) Assassination of the Israeli Minister of Tourism Rehavam Ze'evi² (October 17, 2001) Murder of Shalhevet Pass (March 26, 2001) Palestinian fatal stoning attack (June 5, 2001) Immanuel bus attack (December 12, 2001) Ein 'Arik checkpoint attack (19 February 2002) Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack (March 3, 2002) French Hill Junction suicide bombing (June 19, 2002) Itamar attack (June 20, 2002) Immanuel bus attack (July 16, 2002) Sonol gas station bombing (October 27, 2002) Hebron ambush (November 15, 2002) Yeshivat Otniel shooting (December 27, 2002) Kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel (September 21, 2005) Kedumim bombing (March 30, 2006) Murder of Eliyahu Asheri (June 25, 2006) Nahal Telem shooting (December 28, 2007) Bat Ayin axe attack (April 2, 2009) Killing of Rabbi Meir Hai (December 24, 2009)
Gaza Strip	Kissufim tank ambush ‎(September 5, 2002) Murder of the Hatuel family (May 2, 2004) IDF outpost bombing attack (December 12, 2004)
Other countries	Sinai bombings (October 7, 2004)
¹ Attacks launched from Lebanon ² Attacks launched from the West Bank ³ Attacks launched from the Gaza Strip 1990s 2010s