2002 Beit She'an attack

2002 Beit She'an attack
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign

The attack site
LocationBeit She'an, Israel
DateNovember 28, 2002
Attack type
Shooting
Deaths6 Israeli civilians (+2 attackers)
Injured34 Israeli civilians
PerpetratorsAl-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility

The 2002 Beit She'an attack, which took place during November 28, 2002, was a terrorist attack carried out by members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the city of Beit She'an, Israel. Gunmen opened fire and threw grenades at the Likud party polling station where party members were casting their votes in the Likud primary.[1]

Six Israeli civilians were killed during the incident and 34 civilians were injured.[2]

  1. ^ "Six Killed in Shootings in Northern Israel". Fox News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Six Israelis dead in poll shooting". Telegraph.co.uk. 28 November 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2014.