Abduction and killing of Nachshon Wachsman

Abduction of Nachson Wachsman
TypeAbduction and rescue attempt
Locations
Bnei Atarot junction, Israel (abduction)

Bir Nabala, West Bank, Palestine (rescue attempt)
Planned byHamas
Commanded byMohammed Deif[citation needed] (abduction)
ObjectiveRelease of Palestinian prisoners in Israel
DateOctober 9, 1994 (1994-10-09) (abduction), October 14 (rescue attempt)
CasualtiesNachshon Wachsman, Nir Poraz and 3 Palestinian militants killed
9 Israeli commandos injured

The abduction and killing of Nachshon Wachsman was a 1994 incident in which Palestinian Hamas abducted Israeli soldier Nachshon Wachsman from the Bnei Atarot junction in central Israel, and held him hostage for six days. The incident ended in a failed Israeli rescue attempt, during which Wachsman, three of his captors and an Israeli officer were killed.