| Ein Ofarim killings | |
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| Part of Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency | |
  The location of Hatzeva, Israel | |
| Native name | הפיגוע בעין עופרים |
| Location | Ein Ofarim facility near Hatzeva, Southern Israel |
| Date | 12 September 1956 |
Attack type | Stabbing attack |
| Weapons | Knives |
| Deaths | 3 Israelis |
| Perpetrators | Palestinian Fedayeen squad |
The Ein Ofarim killings was an attack by Palestinian Fedayeen, which occurred on Wednesday night, 12 September 1956. [1] [2] [3]
On Wednesday night, 12 September 1956, a Palestinian Fedayeen squad infiltrated into Israel from Jordan. The militants attacked the Ein Ofarim oil-drilling camp near the village Hatzeva, while other personnel were out of the camp for grocery shopping. They killed 3 Druze watchmen, [4] [5] [6] one in his room. The bodies of the guards were stabbed and their guns were stolen by the attackers. [2]
The three victims, Nawaf Abu-Ghazi (25 years), Suleiman Hatoum (25 years) and Rafik Abdullah (23 years), were buried in their hometown of Sumei. [7] They were commemorated on Mount Herzl. [7]
With consulting his Cabinet, the Israeli Prime Minister decided on a reprisal raid. [4] Since the nearest Jordanian police fort was 'topologically difficult', the police fort 80 kilometers away at Gharandal was chosen. [4] During the operation, either 9 or 13 Jordanian police and members of a desert camel patrol unit were killed, along with two civilians. [4] IDF casualties in the operation included one dead soldier and 12 wounded soldiers. The police station and nearby structures were destroyed. [4] [8]
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