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1997 Mahane Yehuda Market bombings

Suicide bombing by Hamas in Jerusalem

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title	1997 Mahane Yehuda Market bombings
map	[[File:Israel outline jerusalem.png	250px]]
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location	Mahane Yehuda Market, Jerusalem
date	30 July 1997
13:15 pm (GMT+2)
type	suicide bombings
fatalities	16 civilians (+ 2 suicide bombers)
injuries	178
perps	Hamas claimed responsibility

13:15 pm (GMT+2) |time-begin= |time-end=

Mahane Yehuda Market in 2007, 10 years after the terrorist attack

Two consecutive suicide bombings were carried out by Hamas militants on 30 July 1997 at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, the city's main open-air fruit and vegetable market. Sixteen people were killed in the attack and 178 were injured.

The attack

On Wednesday, 30 July 1997 at 1:15 pm, two Palestinian suicide bombers who carried bags laden with explosives and nails detonated their explosive devices 45 meters (150 feet) apart almost simultaneously in a central alley in the popular outdoor market, killing 16 civilians, among them an Arab resident of Eilabun, and injuring 178 people, many of them teenagers and tourists.

Thirteen Israelis were killed immediately and three others died later from their injuries. The Mahane Yehuda attack was followed by a triple suicide bombing on the Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall in downtown Jerusalem on 4 September, which killed five Israelis and wounded over 190.

Aftermath

In retaliation for these and other attacks, a decision was reached to target Hamas leaders. According to an Israeli press release, Mossad agents tried to poison chairman Khaled Mashal, who resided at the time in Jordan. The assassination attempt failed and the Mossad agents were captured by the Jordanian authorities. They were later released in exchange for the release of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the founder and "spiritual leader" of Hamas who was serving a life sentence in an Israeli prison.

References

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References

Trounson, Rebecca. (1997-07-31). "Suicide Blasts at Busy Market Kill 15 in Jerusalem".
"ערוץ 2: פיגוע התאבדות כפול בשוק מחנה יהודה, 30.07.1997 - YouTube".
"Mahane Yehuda attack toll up to 16". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
"Ciechanover Report on Mish'al Affair".
Hartley, Lea, Cossali and Rowe, 2004, p. 231.
Schanzer, 2008, p. 45.

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