2002 Hebron ambush

2002 Hebron ambush
Part of the Second Intifada
Date15 November 2002
Location
Result Palestinian Islamic Jihad victory
Belligerents
Israel Israel Palestinian Islamic Jihad Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
Commanders and leaders
Israel Col. Dror Weinberg 
Samih Sweidan 
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Unknown
Units involved
Israel IDF Nahal Brigade
Israeli Border Police
Israel Kiryat Arba Emergency Response Team
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Jerusalem Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Strength
Israel Unknown
Unknown
Palestinian Islamic Jihad 3 fighters
Casualties and losses
Israel 12 killed
Israel 15 wounded
Palestinian Islamic Jihad 3 killed

The 2002 Hebron ambush took place in the Wadi an-Nasara neighborhood in Hebron in the West Bank on 15 November 2002. Israeli forces were subjected to a double attack by fighters from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The battle was referred to in Israel as "The attack on the worshippers' route" (Hebrew: הפיגוע בציר המתפללים)[1] The place where the attack took place became known as the "Alley of Death" both in Hebrew and Arabic. The ambush was initially dubbed as the "Sabbath massacre" (Hebrew: טבח השבת) by official Israeli spokespersons.

The attacks were carried out in a narrow alley, off the passage from Tomb of the Patriarchs to the south gate of Kiryat Arba, by three Palestinian fighters. Twelve Israeli soldiers and security guards, including three high-ranking officers, were killed in the battle, as were all three of the Palestinian fighters.

  1. ^ Felix Frisch (17 July 2003). "כתב אישום: תכנן את הפיגוע בציר המתפללים בחברון (Indictment: He planned the attack on worshipers' route in Hebron)". Yedioth Acharonoth. Retrieved 13 November 2011.