The Gaza Street bus bombing was a suicide bombing on Gaza Street in central Jerusalem, Israel on January 29, 2004. A Palestinian bomber detonated an explosive belt on an Egged bus #19 traveling between the two campuses of Hadassah Medical Center. Eleven passengers were killed and over 50 people were wounded, 13 of them seriously.
The attack
On January 29, 2004, shortly before 9:00 AM, a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated himself in the back of an Egged bus at the corner of Gaza and Arlozorov streets in Jerusalem, near the official residence of the Prime Minister of Israel.[1] The blast tore the bus apart, blowing the roof into the air and breaking all the windows. The blast killed 11 people and injured more than 50. Thirteen were in serious condition.
Fatalities
The following people were killed in the attack on Bus 19:[2]
- Avraham (Albert) Balhasan, 28, of Jerusalem
- Rose Boneh, 39, of Jerusalem
- Hava Hannah (Anya) Bonder, 38, of Jerusalem
- Anat Darom, 23, of Netanya
- Viorel Octavian Florescu, 42, of Jerusalem
- Natalia Gamril, 53, of Jerusalem
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- Yechezkel Isser Goldberg, 41, of Betar Illit
- Baruch (Roman) Hondiashvili, 38, of Jerusalem
- Dana Itach, 24, of Jerusalem
- Mehbere Kifile, 35, of Ethiopia
- Eli Zfira, 48, of Jerusalem
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The perpetrators
Both the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred less than 24 hours after eight Palestinians were killed in an Israeli army raid on the outskirts of Gaza,[1] naming the bomber as Ali Yusuf Jaara, a 24-year-old Palestinian policeman from Bethlehem.[2]
Aftermath
Originally the wreck of Bus 19 was maintained and stored by ZAKA in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Connection, Int'l, a Christian Zionist organization [1] was invited by ZAKA to bring the bus to the USA. The wreck of the bus was on display first at the Hague for the International Court of Justice hearing about the Israeli West Bank barrier. The Jerusalem Connection then brought the bus to the USA where, under the cosponsorship of many Jewish and Christian organizations, churches, and synagogues, it was put on display in several cities and at various US universities.[3]
Bus 19 is currently located permanently at Camp Shoresh in Adamstown, Md. A memorial garden incorporating the wreckage is planned. See http://www.bus19project.com for more information.
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‡ indicates the terrorist attack which caused the greatest amount of Israeli casualties during the 2000s
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- Netanya bombing2 (March 4, 2001)
- 1st HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (May 18, 2001)
- Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing2 (June 1, 2001)
- Binyamina train station suicide bombing (July 16, 2001)
- Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing2 (August 9, 2001)
- Nahariya train station suicide bombing (September 9, 2001)
- Pardes Hanna bus bombing (November 29, 2001)
- Ben Yehuda Street Bombings (December 1, 2001)
- Haifa bus 16 suicide bombing (December 2, 2001)
- Bat Mitzvah massacre (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 massacre (March 2, 2002)
- Seafood Market attack (March 5, 2002)
- Café Moment bombing (March 9, 2002)
- Matzuva attack1 (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)
- 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 bombing3 (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)
- Tel Aviv shawarma restaurant bombing (April 17, 2006)
- Gaza cross-border raid2 (June 25, 2006)
- Eilat bakery bombing (January 29, 2007)
- Dimona suicide bombing (February 4, 2008)
- Mercaz HaRav massacre (March 6, 2008)
- Jerusalem bulldozer attack (July 2, 2008)
- Jerusalem BMW attack (September 22, 2008)
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- Ramallah lynching (October 12, 2000)
- Murder of Ofir Rahum (January 17, 2001)
- Assassination of the Israeli Minister of Tourism Rehavam Ze'evi2 (October 17, 2001)
- Murder of Shalhevet Pass (March 26, 2001)
- Palestinian fatal stoning attack (June 5, 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)
- Kedumim bombing (March 30, 2006)
- Murder of Eliyahu Asheri (June 25, 2006)
- Nahal Telem attack (December 28, 2007)
- Bat Ayin ax attack (April 2, 2009)
- Killing of Rabbi Meir Hai (December 24, 2009)
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