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Second Intifada: A suicide bomber killed around 30 Israeli civilians and injured about 140 others in Netanya, triggering Operation Defensive Shield, a large-scale counter-terrorist military incursion into the West Bank.
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Second Intifada
2000–2005 Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation
The Second Intifada, also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada, was a major uprising by Palestinians against Israel and its occupation from 2000. Starting as a civilian uprising in Jerusalem and Israel proper, Israeli security responded with extreme violence, killing over 100…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Passover massacre
2002 Hamas suicide bombing in Israel
The Passover massacre was a suicide bombing carried out by Hamas at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel on 27 March 2002, during a Passover seder. 30 civilians were killed in the attack and 140 were injured. It was the deadliest attack against Israeli civilians during the Second…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Netanya
City in Israel
Netanya or Natanya, is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 km (18.6 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (34.8 mi) south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Operation Defensive Shield
2002 Israeli military operation
Operation Defensive Shield was a 2002 Israeli military operation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during the Second Intifada. Lasting for just over a month, it was the largest combat operation in the territory since the 1967 Arab–Israeli War.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
West Bank
Territory in West Asia
The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant region of West Asia, it is bordered by Jordan…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)