| Ramat Rachel shooting attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency | |
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  The attack site | |
| Native name | פיגוע הירי ברמת רחל |
| Location | Near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, Israel |
| Coordinates | 31°44′23″N 35°13′01″E / 31.73972°N 35.21694°E |
| Date | 23 September 1956 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Submachine guns, Rifles |
| Deaths | 4 Israeli civilians |
| Injured | 16 Israeli civilians |
| Assailants | Jordanian Legion soldiers |
The Ramat Rachel shooting attack was a mass shooting carried out by Jordanian Legion soldiers, on 23 September 1956, who opened fire across the Israel/Jordan border on a group of Israeli archaeologists working inside Israeli sovereign territory near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel. Four Israeli archaeologists were killed in the event and 16 others were wounded.