On 4 July 2023, a Palestinian resident of the West Bank carried out a vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. Hamas later claimed that the individual was a member and the attack in response to the July 2023 Jenin incursion.[1][2][3]
| July 2023 Tel Aviv attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
| Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Date | 4 July 2023 |
| Target | Israeli civilians |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming, stabbing |
| Deaths | 1 perpetrator, 1 fetus |
| Injured | 9 victims |
| Perpetrator | Hamas (claimed member) |
Background
editDuring 2023, Israel carried out incursions into Jenin, West Bank, in January, June and July.[1]
Attack
editOn 4 July 2023, a 20-year-old Palestinian man from As-Samu in the West Bank injured nine people in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] He deliberately drove a pickup truck into pedestrians on Pinchas Rosen Street in the north of the city.[1] He then got out of the vehicle and stabbed one of them in the neck.[1] A motorcyclist shot the attacker dead.[1] Out of the injured, a seriously injured pregnant woman lost her unborn child.[4]
Reaction
editHamas said he was a member of their Islamist Palestinian nationalist militant group.[1] They praised the attack as heroic, saying it was revenge for the July 2023 Jenin incursion, which began the previous day.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Beaumont, Peter (4 July 2023). "Nine injured in Tel Aviv ramming and stabbing attack". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Gritten, David (2023-07-04). "Tel Aviv: Seven injured in Palestinian car-ramming and stabbing attack". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Several wounded in car ramming, stabbing attack in Tel Aviv". France 24. 2023-07-04. Archived from the original on 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ Benson, Pesach (5 July 2023). "Pregnant Woman in Tel Aviv Terror Attack Loses Baby, Other Victims Improving". The Jewish Press. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
