December 2005 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing

Last updated September 17, 2025

December 2005 HaSharon Mall bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
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Location	Netanya, Israel
Coordinates	32°19′35″N34°51′44″E / 32.32639°N 34.86222°E / 32.32639; 34.86222
Date	December 5, 2005;19 years ago (2005-12-05) 11:30 am (GMT+2)
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Deaths	5 Israeli civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured	40+ Israeli civilians
Perpetrator	Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility

The December 2005 HaSharon Mall bombing was a terror attack carried out on December 5, 2005 in the HaSharon Mall in Netanya, Israel. Five people were killed and over forty injured in the attack.

The attack
Reactions
Aftermath
See also
References
External links

The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack

On Monday, 5 December 2005, at around 11:30 am, a Palestinian suicide bomber approached the entrance to the HaSharon Mall in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya; he detonated explosives hidden under his clothes when he approached the guards at the entrance for security inspection. Five people were killed in the attack, and more than 40 injured.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility and identified the attacker as Lotfi Abu Saada, from the village of Illar in northern West Bank.^[1] In response, Israel killed two senior militants in a Gaza airstrike.^[2]

Reactions

Palestine: Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas denounced the attack, stating, "This operation against civilians causes the most serious harm to our commitment to the peace process and the Palestinian Authority will not go easy on whoever is found to be responsible for this operation."^[3]
Israel: Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom stated that the attack was "additional proof of the inaction of the Palestinian Authority under [Abbas]. Israel can’t stand a continuation of the spilling of blood in the cities and the Qassam attacks."^[3]

Aftermath

After the attack, Israel closed off the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz approved the resumption of targeted killings of Islamic Jihad operatives, which had been suspended for several months in the West Bank. He also ordered the IDF to regain control of areas in the West Bank controled by PIJ.^[4]

The IDF also planned a large operation in Gaza in retaliation, the first such operation following the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip in September.^[4]

References

↑ Five killed in Israeli shopping centre blast, The Guardian, 5 December 2005
↑ Two Gaza militants, one Israeli killed in flare-up, The Star Online, 8 December 2005
1 2 "Suicide Bombing Heightens Israeli / Palestinian Tensions". PBS . 2005-12-05. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
1 2 "Israel to resume targeted killings after suicide attack". ABC . AFP. 2005-12-05. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

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 News on December 5, 2005
At least five killed in Israel suicide bomb attack ^{[ dead link ]} - published on The Times on December 5, 2005
Palestinian Bomber Kills Himself and 5 Others Near Israel Mall - published on The New York Times on December 6, 2005
Five Israelis killed in mall suicide bombing - published on The Daily Telegraph on December 6, 2005

v t e Prominent terrorist attacks against Israelis in the history of the Arab–Israeli conflict – the 2000s
2001	Murder of Ofir Rahum (January 17) Azor attack (February 14) Netanya bombing (March 4) Murder of Shalhevet Pass (March 26) Murders of Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran (May 8) 1st HaSharon Mall bombing (May 18) Dolphinarium discotheque massacre (June 1) Killing of Yehuda Shoham (June 5) Binyamina train station bombing (July 16) Sbarro restaurant bombing (August 9) Nahariya train station bombing (September 9) Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi (October 17) Camp 80 junction bus attack (November 29) Ben Yehuda Street Bombings (December 1) Haifa bus bombing (December 2) Immanuel bus attack (December 12)
2002	Hadera attack (January 18) Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing (January 25) Jaffa Street bombing (January 27) Karnei Shomron Mall bombing (February 16) Ein 'Arik checkpoint attack (February 19) Yeshivat Beit Yisrael bombing (March 2) Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack (March 3) Seafood Market attack (March 5) Café Moment bombing (March 9) Matzuva attack (March 12) Egged bus 823 bombing (March 20) King George Street bombing (March 21) Passover massacre (March 27) ‡ Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing (March 29) Matza restaurant bombing (March 31) Yagur Junction bombing (April 10) Mahane Yehuda bombing (April 12) Adora attack (April 27) Rishon LeZion bombing (May 7) Netanya Market bombing (May 19) Pi Glilot bombing attempt (May 23) Megiddo Junction bus bombing (June 5) Herzliya bombing (June 11) Patt Junction bus bombing (June 18) French Hill bombing (June 19) Itamar attack (June 20) Los Angeles Airport shooting (July 4) Immanuel bus attack (July 16) Neve Shaanan Street bombing (July 17) Hebrew University bombing (July 31) Meron Junction bus attack (August 4) Allenby Street bus bombing (September 19) Karkur junction bombing (October 21) Sonol gas station bombing (October 27) Metzer attack (November 10) Kiryat Menachem bus bombing (November 21) Mombasa attacks (November 28) Beit She'an attack (November 28) Yeshivat Otniel shooting (December 27)
2003	Tel Aviv central bus station massacre (January 5) Haifa bus bombing (March 5) Mike's Place bombing (April 30) French Hill bombings (May 18) Afula mall bombing (May 19) Davidka Square bus bombing (June 11) Route 60 Hamas attack (June 20) Murder of Oleg Shaichat (July 28) Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing (August 19) Tzrifin bus stop attack (September 9) Café Hillel bombing (September 9) Maxim restaurant bombing (October 4) Geha Interchange bus stop bombing (December 25)
2004	2004 Erez Crossing bombing (January 14) Gaza Street bus bombing (January 29) Liberty Bell Park bus bombing (February 22) Ashdod Port bombings (March 14) Murder of the Hatuel family (May 2) Tashkent embassy bombing (July 30) Beersheba bus bombings (August 31) Sinai bombings (October 7) Carmel Market bombing (November 1)
2005	Karni border crossing attack (January 13) Stage Club bombing (February 25) 2nd HaSharon Mall bombing (July 12) Shfar'am attack (August 4) Kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel (September 21) Hadera Market bombing (October 26) 3rd HaSharon Mall bombing (December 5)
2006	1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (January 19) Kedumim bombing (March 30) 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (April 17) Murder of Eliyahu Asheri (June 25)
2007	Eilat bombing (January 29) Nahal Telem shooting (December 28)
2008	Dimona bombing (February 4) Jerusalem yeshiva attack (March 6) Jerusalem bulldozer attack (July 2) Jerusalem BMW attack (September 22)
2009	Bat Ayin axe attack (April 2) Killing of Rabbi Meir Hai (December 24)
Attacks launched from the West Bank Attacks launched from the Gaza Strip Attacks launched from Lebanon ‡ indicates the terrorist attack which caused the greatest amount of Israeli casualties during the 2000s Full list of Palestinian suicide attacks List of Israeli civilian casualties in the Second Intifada List of projectile attacks from Lebanon on Israel and the Golan Heights List of attacks from Lebanon Rocket attack on Eilat 1990s 2010s

v t e Prominent attacks by Palestinian militants in the 2000s
Within Israel	Azor attack ³ (February 14, 2001) Netanya bombing ² (March 4, 2001) 1st HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (May 18, 2001) Dolphinarium discotheque massacre ² (June 1, 2001) Binyamina train station suicide bombing (July 16, 2001) Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing ² (August 9, 2001) Nahariya train station suicide bombing (September 9, 2001) Camp 80 junction bus 823 attack (November 29, 2001) Ben Yehuda Street Bombings (December 1, 2001) Haifa bus 16 suicide bombing (December 2, 2001) Hadera attack (January 18, 2002) Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing (January 25, 2002) Jaffa Street bombing (January 27, 2002) Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing (February 16, 2002) Yeshivat Beit Yisrael bombing (March 2, 2002) Seafood Market attack (March 5, 2002) Atzmona attack (March 7, 2002) Café Moment bombing (March 9, 2002) Matzuva attack ¹ (March 12, 2002) Egged bus 823 bombing (March 20, 2002) King George Street bombing (March 21, 2002) Passover massacre (March 27, 2002) Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing (March 29, 2002) Matza restaurant suicide bombing (March 31, 2002) Yagur Junction bombing (April 10, 2002) Mahane Yehuda Market bombing (April 12, 2002) Rishon LeZion bombing (May 7, 2002) Netanya Market bombing (May 19, 2002) Pi Glilot bombing attempt (May 23, 2002) Megiddo Junction bus bombing (June 5, 2002) Herzliya shawarma restaurant bombing (June 11, 2002) Patt Junction bus bombing (June 18, 2002) Neve Shaanan Street bombing (July 17, 2002) Hebrew University bombing (July 31, 2002) Meron Junction Bus 361 attack (August 4, 2002) Allenby Street bus bombing (September 19, 2002) Karkur junction suicide bombing (October 21, 2002) Metzer attack (November 2, 2002) Kiryat Menachem bus bombing (November 21, 2002) Beit She'an attack (November 28, 2002) Tel Aviv central bus station massacre (January 5, 2003) Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing (March 5, 2003) Mike's Place suicide bombing (April 30, 2003) Jerusalem bombings (May 18, 2003) Afula mall bombing (May 19, 2003) Davidka Square bus bombing (June 11, 2003) Murder of Oleg Shaichat (July 28, 2003) Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing (August 19, 2003) Tzrifin bus stop attack (September 9, 2003) Café Hillel bombing (September 9, 2003) Maxim restaurant suicide bombing (October 4, 2003) Geha Interchange bus stop bombing (December 25, 2003) 2004 Erez Crossing bombing ³ (January 14, 2004) Gaza Street bus bombing (January 29, 2004) Liberty Bell Park bus bombing (February 22, 2004) Ashdod Port bombings (March 14, 2004) Beersheba bus bombings (August 31, 2004) Carmel Market bombing (November 1, 2004) Karni border crossing attack (January 13, 2005) Stage Club bombing (February 25, 2005) 2nd HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (July 12, 2005) Hadera Market bombing (October 26, 2005) 3rd HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (December 5, 2005) 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (April 17, 2006) Gaza cross-border raid ² (June 25, 2006) Eilat bakery bombing (January 29, 2007) Dimona suicide bombing (February 4, 2008) Jerusalem yeshiva attack (March 6, 2008) Jerusalem bulldozer attack (July 2, 2008) Jerusalem BMW attack (September 22, 2008)
West Bank	Ramallah lynching (October 12, 2000) Murder of Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane (December 31, 2000) Murder of Ofir Rahum (January 17, 2001) Assassination of the Israeli Minister of Tourism Rehavam Ze'evi ² (October 17, 2001) Murder of Shalhevet Pass (March 26, 2001) Palestinian fatal stoning attack (June 5, 2001) Murder of Georgios Tsibouktzakis (June 12, 2001) Immanuel bus attack (December 12, 2001) Ein 'Arik checkpoint attack (19 February 2002) Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack (March 3, 2002) French Hill Junction suicide bombing (June 19, 2002) Itamar attack (June 20, 2002) Immanuel bus attack (July 16, 2002) Sonol gas station bombing (October 27, 2002) Hebron ambush (November 15, 2002) Yeshivat Otniel shooting (December 27, 2002) Kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel (September 21, 2005) Kedumim bombing (March 30, 2006) Murder of Eliyahu Asheri (June 25, 2006) Nahal Telem shooting (December 28, 2007) Bat Ayin axe attack (April 2, 2009) Killing of Rabbi Meir Hai (December 24, 2009)
Gaza Strip	Kissufim tank ambush ‎(September 5, 2002) Murder of the Hatuel family (May 2, 2004) IDF outpost bombing attack (December 12, 2004)
Worldwide	Sinai bombings (October 7, 2004)
¹ Attacks launched from Lebanon ² Attacks launched from the West Bank ³ Attacks launched from the Gaza Strip 1990s 2010s

v t e Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Saraya Al-Quds
Divisions	Political wing: Palestinian Islamic Jihad Militant wing: Saraya Al-Quds
People	Deceased Ramadan Shalah 2020 in Lebanon Abu Hamza Living Ziyad al-Nakhalah
Allied groups	Palestinian Joint Operations Room Al-Qassam Brigades Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Tulkarm Brigade
Events	1989: Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack 1990: Cairo bus attack 1992: Murder of Helena Rapp 1994: Afula bus suicide bombing Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing 2001: Binyamina train station suicide bombing Camp 80 junction bus 823 attack 2002: Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing Matzuva attack Neve Shaanan Street bombing Hebron ambush Yeshivat Otniel shooting 2005: Stage Club bombing July HaSharon Mall suicide bombing Hadera Market bombing December HaSharon Mall suicide bombing 2006: 1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing 2008: Gaza War 2012: Gaza War 2013: Bat Yam bus bombing 2014: Gaza War 2023: Gaza war Hamas-led attack on Israel Nahal Oz attack hostage crisis

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