HaSharon Mall suicide bombing (December 5, 2005)
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The third HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on December 5, 2005 in the HaSharon Mall
in Netanya
. Five people were killed in the attack.
The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad
claimed responsibility for the attack.
in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya
. The suicide bomber detonated the explosives hidden underneath his cloths when hr approched the security the guards at the entrance for the security inspection. Five people were killed in the attack and more than 40 people were injured.
After the attack, the Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad
claimed responsibility for the attack.
HaSharon Mall
HaSharon Mall is the main mall in Netanya. The mall was opened in 1989. At the time of its opening it was the third Shoping mall which was opened in Israel after the Dizengoff Center and the Ayalon Mall. The mall's trade area is 17,000 square meters and it includes 675 Parking Spaces...
in Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
. Five people were killed in the attack.
The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine known in the West as simply Palestinian Islamic Jihad , is a small Palestinian militant organization. The group has been labelled as a terrorist group by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia and Israel...
claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack
On Monday, 5 December 2005, around 11:30 am, a Palestinian suicide bomber approached the entrance to the HaSharon MallHaSharon Mall
HaSharon Mall is the main mall in Netanya. The mall was opened in 1989. At the time of its opening it was the third Shoping mall which was opened in Israel after the Dizengoff Center and the Ayalon Mall. The mall's trade area is 17,000 square meters and it includes 675 Parking Spaces...
in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
. The suicide bomber detonated the explosives hidden underneath his cloths when hr approched the security the guards at the entrance for the security inspection. Five people were killed in the attack and more than 40 people were injured.
After the attack, the Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine known in the West as simply Palestinian Islamic Jihad , is a small Palestinian militant organization. The group has been labelled as a terrorist group by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia and Israel...
claimed responsibility for the attack.
Fatalities
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See also
- The first HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombingThe 2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on May 18, 2001 in the HaSharon Mall in Netanya. 5 people were killed in the attack.The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack....
- The second HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombingHaSharon Mall suicide bombing (July 12, 2005)The second HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on July 12, 2005 in the HaSharon Mall in Netanya. 4 people were killed in the attack....
External links
- Suicide bombing at Sharon Mall in Netanya - published at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Five die in Israel suicide blast - published in BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
on December 5, 2005 - At least five killed in Israel suicide bomb attack - published on The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
on December 5, 2005 - Palestinian Bomber Kills Himself and 5 Others Near Israel Mall - published on The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
on December 6, 2005 - Five Israelis killed in mall suicide bombing - published on The Daily TelegraphThe Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
on December 6, 2005