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Terrorism Against Israel: The Stabbing Intifada (October 2015 - Present)
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Terrorism Against Israel:
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Suicide Terrorism

Palestinian leaders stoked the flames of violence during September and October 2015, spreading false information about Israel's actions surrounding the Temple Mount. Mahmoud Abbas stated that Israelis were “desecrating” Muslim holy sites the al-Aqsa Mosque and Church of the Holy Sepulchre with their “filthy feet,” and encouraged Palestinians to carry out acts of violence against Jewish Israelis. The wave of violence experienced during late 2015 was due mostly to a Palestinian perception that the Israelis were going to somehow change the rules of who could access the Temple Mount, undermining Muslim supremacy at the holy site. The Israeli government issued official statements clarifying that there was no intention of changing the status-quo at the Temple Mount, but Palestinian leaders continued to incite violence against Israeli Jews through speeches and posts on social media. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh declared Friday, October 9, to be a “day of rage... a day that will represent that start of a new Intifada in all the land of Palestine.” (Independent, October 9, 2015) U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon travelled to Israel in attempts to quell the violence on October 20. The Israeli Knesset passed a law on November 3, 2015, imposing a mandatory minimum 3-year sentence for stone-throwers who fling rocks at Israelis.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has repeatedly referred to these stabbing attacks as a “justified, popular uprising,” and has praised the bravery of the attackers. While on a visit to the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lampur, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal stated on December 10, 2015, that, “The so-called peace process is futile. There is no peace. Only the path of Jihad, sacrifice, and blood will bear fruit.” Members of the Palestinian Authority governing cabinet placed condolence calls to families of Palestinians who were killed by Israeli police after stabbing, shooting, or ramming Israeli citizens with their cars.

The government of the Jerusalem municipality began installing special additional shielding at 300 bus stops in the capital during December 2015. Due to the wave of attacks, steel columns were erected surrounding certain bus stops to deter terrorists from launching car-ramming attacks against Israelis waiting for their bus.

According to data compiled by the Israeli Shin Bet Security Agency, 2015 was the deadliest year for terrorism since 2008. Twenty-eight people were killed in terror attacks on Israel during 2015: two foreigners, one Palestinian, three members of Israeli security services, and twenty-two civilians.

In an effort to reduce the frequency of attacks, the Israeli government announced on March 23, 2016 that they had arrested over 1,200 Palestinian workers in Israel without proper permits during the previous month. Israeli police arrested 150 Israeli and Palestinian employers for not posessing proper permits to employ the Palestinians as well.

In 2016, 12 vehicular ramming attacks and 100 stabbing attacks were prevented by security forces. In all, 344 major attacks were prevented and 108 attacks were carried out.

In 2017, 54 terrorist attacks were successfully carried out. 400 terrorist attacks, including 13 suicide attacks and 8 kidnappings, as well as 1,100 potential lone-wolf attacks, were prevented.

As of February 2018, there had been 192 stabbing attacks and 139 attempted stabbings; 173 shooting attacks; 61 vehicular (ramming) attacks, and one bus bombing targetted at Israelis during the uptick in violence begining in September 2015. Sixty-two individuals have been killed in these attacks.

Below you can find a list of all major terror attacks perpetuated during this “stabbing intifada.” This list does not include minor attacks or attacks that were thwarted with no incident or injury.
2015

September 13, Jerusalem: Rock attack at a car, on Erev Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), resulted in death of driver, Alexander Levlovitz. Four Palestinian youths arrested.

October 1, Nablus: Near Nablus in Samaria: Rabbi Eitam Henkin (31) and wife Naama (30) murdered in a drive-by shooting while traveling with their four young children (aged 9, 7, 4, and 4 months). Security forces arrested members of Hamas cell responsible.

October 3, Jerusalem: Two killed in stabbing attack near Lion’s Gate. Aharon Banita-Bennet (22) was stabbed to death on the way to the Western Wall in the Old City on Saturday evening with his wife and two young children. His wife and two-year-old son were wounded. Rabbi Nehemia Lavi (father of seven), who came to the aid of the Banita-Bennett family, was attacked and stabbed to death. Police shot and killed the attacker.

October 4, Jerusalem: Moshe Malka (15) was stabbed and wounded (near light rail stop) on his way to prayers at the Western Wall. Terrorist was shot dead by security forces.

October 7: Petach Tikva: Knife attack at shopping mall wounded one man. The knife broke, preventing further victims. Bystanders apprehended the terrorist.

Gush Etzion: Judea, south of Jerusalem – woman (38), driving from her home in Tekoa, was attacked by Arabs, who threw rocks at her and tried to drag her from her car. Lightly wounded, she succeeded in closing the car door and escaped.



Jerusalem: Palestinian woman (18) stabbed 36-year-old Jewish man at Lion’s Gate of the Old City. The victim, moderately wounded, shot and wounded the terrorist.

Kiryat Gat: (southeast of Tel Aviv) – terrorist stabbed an IDF soldier and snatched his gun, then ran into a nearby apartment, where a woman was just returning home. She fought with him and managed to flee. The terrorist was killed by police.

October 8, Tel Aviv: Female soldier and three others stabbed. Terrorist was shot and killed.

Jerusalem: Yeshiva student (25) was seriously injured and another man lightly injured in stabbing attack near the light rail. Terrorist (age 19) arrested.

Kiryat Arba (Jewish town near Hebron, south of Jerusalem): Man (31) seriously wounded in stabbing attack. Victim evacuated to Jerusalem hospital. Terrorist escaped.

Afula (town in Galilee): Soldier stabbed by Arab (20, from Jenin in West Bank), who was apprehended by bystanders and held for police. The soldier was taken to hospital in moderate-to-serious condition.

October 9, Samaria, northwest of Jerusalem: Five Israelis, three of them children, were lightly wounded by rocks thrown at their vehicle.

Jerusalem (Shmuel HaNavi St.): Jewish boy (16) was beaten and stabbed and lightly injured. Attacker (18, from Hebron in West Bank) was later apprehended by police.

Kiryat Arba: Terrorist stabbed a police officer (47) and tried to grab his gun. Other officers shot him.

Afula: Female terrorist tried to stab a security guard at the Central Bus Station. She was shot and wounded.

October 10, Jerusalem: (Sabbath morning) Arab (16) stabbed two Jewish men in their 60s near Damascus Gate, leaving them moderately and lightly wounded, respectively. The terrorist then attacked Border Police officers, who shot and killed him.

Jerusalem (near Damascus Gate): Palestinian (19, from Shuafat) stabbed two police officers. Nearby police shot and killed him, and accidently wounded a third officer. Officers in serious-to-moderate condition.

Jerusalem (Shmuel HaNavi St.): Bus driver lightly injured by stones thrown at the bus.

Gush Etzion (south of Jerusalem): Woman (53) lightly injured by broken glass when stones were thrown at her car.

October 11, Maaleh Adumim-Jerusalem highway: Police officer lightly injured when he pulled over a driver acting suspiciously, and the (female) driver set off an explosive device. Gas canisters were found in the car. The terrorist was seriously wounded.

Northern Israel, between Hadera and Afula): Four injured at bus station in a combined ramming/stabbing attack. Female soldier (19) in serious condition (as of 13 Oct still critical); girl (turned 15 that day) in moderate condition; two men (45, 20) in light condition. Terrorist first rammed his car into two of the victims, then got out and started stabbing. The terrorist (20, from Umm el Fahm in northern Israel) was apprehended with the help of bystanders.

October 12, Jerusalem: Stabbing attack foiled at Lion’s Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City. Terrorist (18, from eastern Jerusalem) was shot and killed.

Jerusalem (Ammunition Hill, northern Jerusalem): Border policeman was stabbed and lightly injured by a female terrorist (16). The officer managed to shoot and stop her, and she was evacuated to hospital.

Jerusalem (Pisgat Zeev in northern Jerusalem): Two terrorists (ages 13 and 17) stabbed and seriously wounded a man (25) and a boy (13) riding his bicycle. Police shot and killed one terrorist and apprehended the second. The second perpetrator, identified as 13 year old Ahmed Manasra, recovered in an Israeli hospital and confessed to the attack and his motives.

Jerusalem: near bridge at entrance to city, 8:30 pm: Terrorist (22) on bus stabbed a soldier (19) and tried to grab his gun. After a struggle, the terrorist was shot and killed by a police officer.

October 13, Ra’anana (center of country, northeast of Tel Aviv): Two stabbing attacks in the morning, an hour apart: The first at a bus stop in the center of town, in which a man (32) suffered light wounds; the attacker (22, from eastern Jerusalem) was subdued by passers-by and held until the police arrived. The second attack resulted in one seriously wounded and three lightly wounded; the terrorist (a construction worker at nearby Beit Levinstein) was arrested.

Jerusalem: Shooting and stabbing attack on bus in southern Jerusalem neighborhood (Armon Hanatziv). Two (ages 60 & 45) killed, 15 wounded, several seriously. Police shot and killed one of the 2 terrorist perpetrators and apprehended the second (both from Jabel Muqaber). One of the injured victims (76 year old Richard Lakin) died of his wounds two weeks later.

Jerusalem: Ramming-stabbing attack at a bus stop not far from the Central Bus Station. One killed, several injured. The perpetrator, a resident of eastern Jerusalem (Jabel Muqaber), was an employee of Bezeq, Israel’s main telephone service provider.

October 14, Jerusalem (Central Bus Station): A 50-year old Israeli woman was injured in a stabbing attack at the Jerusalem Center Bus Station as she was boarding a bus. The assailant, identified as 23 year old Ahmed Shaaban, was shot and killed after he attempted to attack security officers who arrived on scene.

Jerusalem (Old City Damascus Gate): 19 year old Bassel Sader attempted to stab multiple Israeli security officers after they approached him, but was shot and killed as he ran at members of the Israeli security forces brandishing a knife. Bystanders were injured by gunfire.

October 16, Nablus (Joseph's Tomb): Approximately 100 Palestinians descended on Joseph's Tomb, throwing molotov cocktails and lighting part of the complex ablaze. A Palestinian dressed in false "press" gear stabbed an Israeli security officer, was shot and taken into custody.

October 17, Hebron: An Israeli member of the IDF Givati brigades was lightly wounded in a stabbing attack by a knife-wielding Palestinian on October 17, 2015. The attacker was shot by Israeli security forces on the scene, and was taken to an Israeli hospital in critical condition.

Armon Hanatziv: A 16 year old Palestinian assailant came at an Israeli security officer with a knife, and was shot and killed. The security officer was stabbed in the hand, and was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Hebron: A Palestinian woman approached an Israeli border-patrol checkpoint and tried to stab an IDF officer. The officer was lightly injured in the ensuing struggle, and the terrorist was killed.

Qalandiya refugee district: A Palestinian man tried to stab Israeli officers at a security checkpoint. After being apprehended the assailant pulled another hidden knife and attempted to stab the officers who were searching him. He was shot dead on the scene.

October 18, Beersheva: 21 year old Palestinian assailant Muhanad Alukabi took the rifle of 19 year old Israeli soldier Omri Levy, and killed him with it. He opened fire in a crowded bus station with the rifle, and injured 11 other people. An Eritrean immigrant was shot by an Israeli security guard and beaten to death by an Israeli mob, suspected of being a second attacker.

Nablus (Joseph's Tomb): Thirty Israeli Yeshiva students were attacked by Palestinians and PA security forces as they entered Nablus in an attempt to repair the damage done to Joseph's Tomb by Palestinian rioters during the previous week.

October 20, West Bank (Hebron Hills): An Israeli soldier was stabbed and lightly wounded by a Palestinian terrorist, who was then apprehended by Israeli security forces after being shot on the scene.

Hebron (Fawwar): 50 year old Israeli citizen Avraham Asher Hasano was driving in Fawwar, south of Hebron, when Palestinians began pelting his car with stones and he was unable to drive. He exited his vehicle to inspect the damage done and was hit by a truck and killed. The truck driver turned himself into police.

Gush Etzion: A terrorist attempted to ram a group of Israelis standing at a bus stop, but hit the concrete barriers with his car instead. After getting out of the vehicle he wounded an IDF soldier and an Israeli civilian before being shot dead by Israeli security forces.

Hebron: Two Palestinians were shot and killed after they attacked Israeli soldiers with knives. The soldiers were lightly wounded.

October 21, West Bank (Silwad): A Palestinian was driving and deliberately ran into an Israeli police officer at a security checkpoint in Ofra, wounding the officer as well as three other individuals standing with him. He then drove away and eventually was captured after he fled on foot to Silwad.


West Bank (Geva Benyamin): A 19 year old female Israeli soldier was stabbed in the neck in an attack by two knife-wielding Palestinians. One of the perpetrators was shot on site and died, and the other was apprehended calmly.

Yitzhar (Nablus): A 15 year old Palestinian girl attempted to enter the Israeli settlement of Yitzhar with a knife, and was shot when she brandished the knife at Israeli security forces. She was taken to an Israeli hospital to recover.

West Bank (Beit Omar): Palestinian youths were throwing rocks at an IDF vehicle as it drove past on route 60, and six soldiers stepped out of the vehicle to approach the rock throwers as backup arrived at the scene. After they exited the car, a Palestinian driving well above the speed limit rammed his car into the group of Israeli soldiers, running over and seriously injuring five of them. A sixth soldier who was unharmed in the ramming attack shot the terrorist as they drove away.

October 22, Beit Shemesh: Two Palestinian 20-somethings randomly stabbed an 18 year old Israeli, and were shot. One was taken to an Israeli hospital and one died on the scene. One of the perpetrators was a member of Hamas, and both of them were wearing shirts bearing the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades insignia. The attackers originally attempted to board a bus full of children, but the driver thought they looked suspicious and did not let them on the bus.

Hebron: Two Palestinian attackers attempted to stab an IDF soldier in a suburb of Hebron. The soldier was able to push the assailants back and fired his weapon in the air, scaring off the potential attackers. Nobody was hurt in the attack.

October 23, Gush Etzion: An IDF soldier was stabbed in the back by a Palestinian, who was then promptly shot in the leg and taken into custody. Both the victim and the perpetrator were taken to Israeli hospitals and treated for their wounds.

Hebron: A Palestinian woman approached a group of Israeli security officers and pulled out a knife, she was subdued by police.

West Bank (Beit El): A four-year old girl was badly injured and the rest of her family mildly, when a firebomb was thrown at their moving vehicle. The little girl sustained burns to 35% of her body.

October 25, Gush Etzion: Palestinian teens were throwing large rocks at vehicles near the settlement of Metzad. An Israeli driver of one of the vehicles stepped out of his car to inspect the damage done and conftront the rock-throwers, and was stabbed in the chest.

West Bank (Ariel): A 25-year old Jewish man was found sitting near the entrance to the city of Ariel by Israeli security forces with mutliple stab wounds to his upper body. A suspect was later arrested.

Hebron: A 17-year old Palestinian girl was shot and killed when she attempted to stab Jewish security officers at the Cave of the Patriarchs

October 26, Kiryat Arba: A 19-year-old IDF soldier was stabbed in the neck multiple times by a female Palestinian terrorist on October 26, 2015. The perpetrator of the attack was then shot and killed as she attempted to flee the scene.

October 27, Gush Etzion: An Israeli soldier was stabbed in the head by two attackers, who were shot and killed as they attempted to flee the scene.

October 28, Gush Etzion: A 40-year old Israeli woman was stabbed in her upper body by a Palestinian as she was walking to her car in a supermarket parking lot. The victim was lightly injured, and the attacker originally managed to escape but was later apprehended.

Kiryat Arba: A Palestinian man pulled a knife on a group of Israeli soldiers at a security checkpoint, he was shot and killed. This attempted attack happened at the same security checkpoint that a Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli soldier at three days prior.

October 29, Hebron: A Palestinian assailant stabbed an Israeli security officer in the head, lightly injuring him. The officer was able to recover quickly and chase the attacker, and the attacker was shot and killed by other soldiers standing nearby.

Hebron: A knife-wielding Palestinian tried to stab an Israeli, was subsequently shot and killed.

October 29, Ammunition Hill: A Palestinian man stabbed and badly wounded a U.S. citizen in Jerusalem on October 29, and tried to stab another bystander when Israeli security forces shot the man. A stray bullet hit an Israeli, and both of the injured were treated at Israeli hospitals.