French Hill attacks explained

Numerous attacks were carried out by Palestinians near the French Hill neighbourhood in northern East Jerusalem. The neighbourhood is considered an illegal Israeli settlement^{[1] [2] [3]} by numerous sources but this is disputed by Israel than annexed the area as part of the Jerusalem Law and by others.

List of attacks

• On September 22, 1992, a border policeman, Avinoam Peretz, was killed at the junction. The gunman claimed he had been recruited by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.^[4]
• In July 1993, a car was hijacked in the junction by a Hamas terrorist, and the woman driving the car was killed.
• On February 26, 1996, a car was deliberately driven over a group of civilian pedestrians in the junction, killing civilian Flora Yehiel, 28, of Kiryat Ata.^[5]
• On March 27, 2001, 27 people were injured and one killed in a suicide bombing on a bus. Hamas claimed responsibility.^[6]
• On September 15, 2001, Meir Weisshaus, 23, of Jerusalem, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting.^[7]
• On October 7, 2001, a civilian, Salomon Haim, was murdered.^[8]
• On November 4, 2001, two teenage residents were killed and 45 others were injured in a sub-machine gun attack by a Palestinian terrorist.^[9]
• On March 17, 2002, a suicide bombing of an Israeli bus in French Hill injured 25.^[10]
• On June 19, 2002, 2002 French Hill suicide bombing: a suicide bomber affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades blew himself up at a crowded bus stop. Seven people were killed, most of them teenagers and children.^{[11] [9]}
• On May 18, 2003, 2003 French Hill suicide bombing: a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt detonated himself on a bus at the French Hill Junction. Seven Israelis were killed, and 20 were wounded.^[12]
• On March 19, 2004, George Khoury, son of Elias Khoury of Beit Hanina, was shot in a drive-by shooting while. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.^[7]
• On September 22, 2004, an 18-year-old female suicide bomber belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades killed 2 people and wounded 33 in the crowded bus station at the junction.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abusing Jerusalem to Assail Peace: The Case of the Shepherd's Hotel | Peace Now . 2014-02-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131011171158/http://peacenow.org.il/eng/content/abusing-jerusalem-assail-peace-case-shepherds-hotel . 2013-10-11 .
2. Web site: 13 April 2017. All about French Hill. 2020-07-18. www.jpost.com.
3. Web site: Steinberg. Jessica. From Arab to Orthodox, Chinese to Korean, it's love thy neighbor in French Hill. 2020-07-18. www.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
4. Book: Alexander, Yonah . Palestinian Religious Terrorism: Hamas and Islamic Jihad . 2021-10-01 . BRILL . 978-90-04-47981-4 . 13 . en.
5. Jewish Virtual Library; Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principles https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/victims.html
6. Web site: Palestinian Terrorism February-April 2001- Photos. 15 February 2001. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 11 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20051226142041/http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2001/2/Palestinian%20Terrorism%20February-April%202001-%20Photos. 26 December 2005.
7. Web site: Comprehensive Listing of Terrorism Victims in Israel . Jewish Virtual Library. 11 October 2015.
8. News: רופא נרצח בי-ם; החשודים - שני פורצים פלשתינאים . he . הארץ . 2022-10-28.
9. Web site: Take A Pen: Terrorism. 11 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20041010023044/http://www.take-a-pen.org/english/Articles/Art04102003.htm. 10 October 2004.
10. Anti-Defamation League, June 2002; Syria, Sponsor of Terrorism, Assumes U.N. Security Council Presidency http://www.adl.org/Terror/terrorism_syria.asp
11. http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2002/1/Gila+Sara+Kessler.htm Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Gila Sara Kessler
12. Web site: Nightmare images from a Jerusalem commuter's bus . Silver. Eric. 26 October 2013. The Independent. 11 October 2015.
13. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2980285,00.html Yedioth Ahronoth, September 2004