Seafood Market attack

Palestinian shooting and grenade attack on the Seafood Market restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel

Seafood Market terrorist attack

Part of the Second Intifada terrorist campaign

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The terrorist attack site

Location|  Begin Road, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Coordinates| 32°03′53″N 34°46′56″E﻿ / ﻿32.06472°N 34.78222°E﻿ / 32.06472; 34.78222
Date| March 5, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-03-05)
2:10 am (UTC+2)

Attack type

| Mass shooting
Weapons| M16 rifle, grenades, knife
Deaths| 2 civilians, 1 police officer
(+1 terrorist)
Injured| 35 civilians
Perpetrator| Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade claimed responsibility

The Seafood Market attack was a Palestinian terrorist attack on the Seafood Market restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 5 March 2002. Palestinian terrorist Ibrahim Hasouna murdered three Israeli civilians, including a Druze policeman and wounded 35.[1]

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.

An Israeli court found Marwan Barghouti, head of Tanzim, guilty of directing this and other shootings, including the Murder of Georgios Tsibouktzakis.[2][3]

## Background

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The attack was carried out by Tanzim, and involved three operatives: Drivers Mazen Mahmoud Omar Khadi and Marad Nazmi Agloni, and shooter Ibrahim Hasouna. Under police interrogation, the drivers confessed that they had initially infiltrated Jerusalem, planning to carry out an attack in Pisgat Ze'ev, but were deterred by a heavy police presence. They then drove to Tel Aviv. Hasouna asked to be dropped off in a densely populated area, and the drivers decided to drop him off on a pedestrian bridge overlooking a number of restaurants in central Tel Aviv.

The attack occurred in the early morning, at which time the Seafood market restaurant was crowded with people gathered for an Oriental music evening and a bachelorette party.

## The attack

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At 2:10 AM, Hasouna opened fire. Shooting at diners sitting near the windows with an M16 rifle, he emptied two magazines. According to eyewitness Gilli Cohen, "people started to push their way to the bathrooms, and there was mass hysteria". He also threw two fragmentation grenades at people escaping the restaurant, though they did not detonate. Hasouna then headed for the "Mifgash Hasteakim" restaurant next door, pulling out a knife and stabbing at police officers and civilians attempting to restrain him, killing a police officer, but was eventually shot dead.

### Victims

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* Salim Barakat, 33, of Yarka
* Yosef Haybi, 52, of Herzliya
* Eli Dahan, 53, of Lod

## Aftermath

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In the immediate aftermath of the attack, police set up roadblocks, at one of which Khadi and Agloni were caught while attempting to flee to Ramallah via Jerusalem.

In response to this attack, as well as to a shooting in Jerusalem that killed an Israeli woman and terrorism over the previous weekend which killed 22 Israelis, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) immediately launched a series of raids in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in which at least 17 Palestinians were killed. According to Israeli media, the attacks were set to continue for several days, focusing on the Tanzim militia.[4]

When Tanzim head Marwan Barghouti was arrested and brought to trial in Israel, the attack was among the offenses listed in the indictment. Barghouti is currently serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "שלושה הרוגים ו-35 פצועים בפיגוע במסעדה בתל אביב". Ynet.
2. ^ Marwan Barghouti Convicted of Murder
3. ^ Shulman, Robin (21 May 2014). "Palestinian Leader Convicted in Israel". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
4. ^ Israeli Raids Kill 17 Palestinians; In Tel Aviv, 3 Die in a Shooting, The New York Times, 5 March 2002
5. ^ Barghouti Found Guilty of 5 Murders, Haaretz, 21 May 2004

## External links

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* israelinsider: security: 5 Israelis killed in attacks on Tel Aviv
* Israeli Raids Kill 17 Palestinians; In Tel Aviv, 3 Die in a Shooting - New York Times
* Two Palestinians arrested for assisting Seafood Market terrorist - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
* Tanzim boss Marwan Barghouti indicted for murder, branded 'arch terrorist' - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

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2001|

* Murder of Ofir Rahum (January 17)
* Azor attack (February 14)
* Netanya bombing (March 4)
* Murder of Shalhevet Pass (March 26)
* Murders of Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran (May 8)
* 1st HaSharon Mall bombing (May 18)
* Dolphinarium discotheque massacre (June 1)
* Killing of Yehuda Shoham (June 5)
* Binyamina train station bombing (July 16)
* Sbarro restaurant bombing (August 9)
* Nahariya train station bombing (September 9)
* Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi (October 17)
* Camp 80 junction bus attack (November 29)
* Ben Yehuda Street Bombings (December 1)
* Haifa bus bombing (December 2)
* Immanuel bus attack (December 12)

2002|

* Hadera attack (January 18)
* Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing (January 25)
* Jaffa Street bombing (January 27)
* Karnei Shomron Mall bombing (February 16)
* Ein 'Arik checkpoint attack (February 19)
* Yeshivat Beit Yisrael bombing (March 2)
* Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack (March 3)
* Seafood Market attack (March 5)
* Café Moment bombing (March 9)
* Matzuva attack (March 12)
* Egged bus 823 bombing (March 20)
* King George Street bombing (March 21)
* Passover massacre (March 27) ‡
* Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing (March 29)
* Matza restaurant bombing (March 31)
* Yagur Junction bombing (April 10)
* Mahane Yehuda bombing (April 12)
* Adora attack (April 27)
* Rishon LeZion bombing (May 7)
* Netanya Market bombing (May 19)
* Pi Glilot bombing attempt (May 23)
* Megiddo Junction bus bombing (June 5)
* Herzliya bombing (June 11)
* Patt Junction bus bombing (June 18)
* French Hill bombing (June 19)
* Itamar attack (June 20)
* Los Angeles Airport shooting (July 4)
* Immanuel bus attack (July 16)
* Neve Shaanan Street bombing (July 17)
* Hebrew University bombing (July 31)
* Meron Junction bus attack (August 4)
* Allenby Street bus bombing (September 19)
* Karkur junction bombing (October 21)
* Sonol gas station bombing (October 27)
* Metzer attack (November 10)
* Kiryat Menachem bus bombing (November 21)
* Mombasa attacks (November 28)
* Beit She'an attack (November 28)
* Yeshivat Otniel shooting (December 27)

2003|

* Tel Aviv central bus station massacre (January 5)
* Haifa bus bombing (March 5)
* Mike's Place bombing (April 30)
* French Hill bombings (May 18)
* Afula mall bombing (May 19)
* Davidka Square bus bombing (June 11)
* Route 60 Hamas attack (June 20)
* Murder of Oleg Shaichat (July 28)
* Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing (August 19)
* Tzrifin bus stop attack (September 9)
* Café Hillel bombing (September 9)
* Maxim restaurant bombing (October 4)
* Geha Interchange bus stop bombing (December 25)

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* 2004 Erez Crossing bombing (January 14)
* Gaza Street bus bombing (January 29)
* Liberty Bell Park bus bombing (February 22)
* Ashdod Port bombings (March 14)
* Murder of the Hatuel family (May 2)
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* Beersheba bus bombings (August 31)
* Sinai bombings (October 7)
* Carmel Market bombing (November 1)

2005|

* Karni border crossing attack (January 13)
* Stage Club bombing (February 25)
* 2nd HaSharon Mall bombing (July 12)
* Shfar'am attack (August 4)
* Kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel (September 21)
* Hadera Market bombing (October 26)
* 3rd HaSharon Mall bombing (December 5)

2006|

* 1st Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (January 19)
* Kedumim bombing (March 30)
* 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (April 17)
* Murder of Eliyahu Asheri (June 25)

2007|

* Eilat bombing (January 29)
* Nahal Telem shooting (December 28)

2008|

* Dimona bombing (February 4)
* Jerusalem yeshiva attack (March 6)
* Jerusalem bulldozer attack (July 2)
* Jerusalem BMW attack (September 22)

2009|

* Bat Ayin axe attack (April 2)
* Killing of Rabbi Meir Hai (December 24)

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* Azor attack3 (February 14, 2001)
* Netanya bombing2 (March 4, 2001)
* 1st HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing (May 18, 2001)
* Dolphinarium discotheque massacre2 (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)
* Camp 80 junction bus 823 attack (November 29, 2001)
* Ben Yehuda Street Bombings (December 1, 2001)
* Haifa bus 16 suicide bombing (December 2, 2001)
* Hadera attack (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 bombing (March 2, 2002)
* Seafood Market attack (March 5, 2002)
* Atzmona attack (March 7, 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)
* Metzer attack (November 2, 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)
* 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing (April 17, 2006)
* Gaza cross-border raid2 (June 25, 2006)
* Eilat bakery bombing (January 29, 2007)
* Dimona suicide bombing (February 4, 2008)
* Jerusalem yeshiva attack (March 6, 2008)
* Jerusalem bulldozer attack (July 2, 2008)
* Jerusalem BMW attack (September 22, 2008)

West Bank|

* Ramallah lynching (October 12, 2000)
* Murder of Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane (December 31, 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)
* Murder of Georgios Tsibouktzakis (June 12, 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)
* Kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel (September 21, 2005)
* Kedumim bombing (March 30, 2006)
* Murder of Eliyahu Asheri (June 25, 2006)
* Nahal Telem shooting (December 28, 2007)
* Bat Ayin axe attack (April 2, 2009)
* Killing of Rabbi Meir Hai (December 24, 2009)

Gaza Strip|

* Kissufim tank ambush ‎(September 5, 2002)
* Murder of the Hatuel family (May 2, 2004)
* IDF outpost bombing attack (December 12, 2004)

Worldwide|

* Sinai bombings (October 7, 2004)

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