1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing

1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing
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Native name	הפיגוע בדוכן השווארמה ראש העיר
Location	Tel Aviv, Israel
Coordinates	32°3′35″N34°46′42″E / 32.05972°N 34.77833°E / 32.05972; 34.77833
Date	19 January 2006;19 years ago (2006-01-19) 15:50 pm (UTC+2)
Attack type	Suicide attack
Weapon	Explosive device
Deaths	0 civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured	32 civilians
Perpetrator	Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility
Participant	1

The 1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing was a suicide bombing on January 19, 2006, at Rosh Ha'ir shawarma restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel. Thirty two Israeli civilians were injured. The Palestinian militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the terror attack. ^{[1] [2]}

A second suicide bombing targeted the same restaurant on April 17 of the same year, killing 11 Israeli civilians and injuring 68. ^[3]

Perpetrators

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as Sami Abd al-Hafiz Antar from Nablus. ^[4] The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade also claimed responsibility for the bombing.

See also

• 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing

References

1. "Tel Aviv Blast Creates 'Shocking Scene'". Forward. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
2. Cohen, Avi (19 January 2006). "32 hurt in Tel Aviv bombing". Ynetnews. Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
3. Azoulay, Yuval. "I'm Used to Attacks Here". Haaretz. Ha’aretz. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
4. Cohen, Avi (19 January 2006). "32 hurt in Tel Aviv bombing". Ynetnews. Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 17 September 2023.