| Dizengoff Street bus bombing | |
|---|---|
 | |
  The attack site  The attack site | |
| Location | Dizengoff Street, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°4′44″N 34°46′26″E / 32.07889°N 34.77389°E |
| Date | October 19, 1994 c. 9:00 am (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Deaths | 22 civilians (+1 suicide bomber) |
| Injured | 104 |
| Perpetrator | Hamas claimed responsibility |
| Assailant | Saleh Abdel Rahim al-Souwi |
| Participant | 1 |
The Dizengoff Street bus bombing was a Hamas suicide attack on a passenger bus driving down Dizengoff Street, Tel Aviv in 1994.[1] At that time, it was the deadliest suicide bombing in Israeli history,[2] and the first successful attack in Tel Aviv.[3] 22 civilians were killed and 50 were injured.[4] The attack was planned by Hamas chief Yahya Ayyash, a week before the signing of the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace.
- ^ Haberman, Clyde (October 20, 1994). "On the No. 5 Bus Line, A Thud, Then Silence". The New York Times.
- ^ Haberman, Clyde (October 20, 1994). "20 Killed In Terrorist Bombing Of Bus In Tel Aviv". The New York Times.
- ^ Katz, p. 153
- ^ Death toll