2002 Metzer attack

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2002 Metzer attack
Part of the Second Intifada
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Memorial for the attack victims, located in Metzer.
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The attack site
Native nameהפיגוע במצר
LocationKibbutz Metzer, Israel
Coordinates 32°26′24″N35°02′51″E / 32.44000°N 35.04750°E / 32.44000; 35.04750
Date10 November 2002;21 years ago (2002-11-10)
c. 23:30 pm (UTC+2)
Attack type
Mass shooting
Weapon M16 rifle
Deaths5 civilians
Perpetrators al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades

The 2002 Metzer attack occurred on 10 November 2002 in Metzer, Israel by a Palestinian who infiltrated the Kibbutz and murdered five Israeli civilians, including a mother and her two children.

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Attack

Sirhan entered the Kibbutz of Metzer on November 10 and fatally shot 5 residents, including two children. Additionally, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. [1]

Victims

The attacker murdered filmmaker Revital Ohayoun, 34, and her two young children (Matan, 5, and Noam, 4), who were killed in their beds. [2] Additionally, Tirza Damari, 42, and Yitzhak Drori, 44, the kibbutz secretary, were shot while responding to the gunfire. [3] [1]

Assailant

Sirhan Sirhan (Arabic : سرحان سرحان, died 2003) was identified as the assailant. [4] [5] He was reportedly a member of the Tanzim, an armed wing of Fatah.

Despite initial claims to the contrary, he was not related to Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian American Christian who assassinated United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.

His house was demolished on December 19, 2002, by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

On October 3, 2003, Sirhan was killed by the Yamam, [2] an IDF counter-terrorism unit, during an attempt to arrest him. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bennet, James (17 December 2002). "No Peace in Sight, Israelis Trust in a Wall". The New York Times . Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Stoil, Rebecca Anna (16 January 2007). "Yamam hostage rescue team's tactics revealed". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. "Leader of Metzer plot arrested - Haaretz Daily Newspaper". Haaretz. www.haaretz.com. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  4. CNN, "Israel to retaliate for kibbutz attack" Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
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  6. Commandos Shoot Dead Jihad Militant Who Killed 5 Archived 2017-12-28 at the Wayback Machine , Haaretz, 5 October 2003