Dizengoff Center suicide bombing
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The Dizengoff Center suicide bombing was a Hamas
terrorist attack on March 4, 1996 on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Purim
. The Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up outside Dizengoff Center
in downtown Tel Aviv
, killing 13 Israelis (12 civilians and one soldier) and wounding about 130 more. The attack was the fourth suicide bombing in Israel in nine days, bringing the death toll during that span to over 60.
The suicide bomber detonated just before 4 pm (GMT
+2) outside the Dizengoff Center, the largest shopping mall in Tel Aviv. That day the center was particularly crowded for the eve of Purim. Many in the crowd were children dressed in costume for the holiday. The bomber sought to enter the mall but turned back because of the police presence. Instead, he went into the busy intersection where a large number of pedestrians were crossing the street and set off his 20-kilogram nail bomb.
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
terrorist attack on March 4, 1996 on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Purim
Purim
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther .Purim is celebrated annually according to the Hebrew calendar on the 14th...
. The Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up outside Dizengoff Center
Dizengoff Center
Dizengoff Center is a shopping mall at the intersection of Dizengoff Street and King George Street in Tel Aviv. The mall is named for Meir Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv.-History:...
in downtown Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, killing 13 Israelis (12 civilians and one soldier) and wounding about 130 more. The attack was the fourth suicide bombing in Israel in nine days, bringing the death toll during that span to over 60.
The attack
Greenwich Mean Time
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+2) outside the Dizengoff Center, the largest shopping mall in Tel Aviv. That day the center was particularly crowded for the eve of Purim. Many in the crowd were children dressed in costume for the holiday. The bomber sought to enter the mall but turned back because of the police presence. Instead, he went into the busy intersection where a large number of pedestrians were crossing the street and set off his 20-kilogram nail bomb.
Fatalities
The suicide bomber killed 13 Israelis (12 civilians and one soldier):
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