| Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
 The attack aftermath | |
  The attack location | |
| Native name | הפיגוע בקו 37 |
| Location | Haifa, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°47′50″N 34°59′03″E / 32.79722°N 34.98417°E |
| Date | 5 March 2003 |
| Target | Bus |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Weapon | Suicide vest |
| Deaths | 17 (+ 1 bomber) |
| Injured | 53 |
| Perpetrator | Hamas |
| Participant | 1 |
The Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing carried out on 5 March 2003 on an Egged bus in Haifa, Israel. 17 passengers were killed in the attack and 53 were injured.[1] Many of the victims were children, teenagers and students from Haifa University.[2]
The Palestinian Islamist terror organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. The suicide bomber was 20-year-old Mahmoud Umdan Salim Qawasmeh, a student at the Palestine Polytechnic University. An Israeli Arab resident of Haifa who helped plan the attack was also tried and sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement.[3]
- ^ Suicide bombing of Egged bus No. 37 in Haifa, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 21 January 2004.
- ^ "Archives: Jerusalem Post". Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "מאסר עולם לערבי ישראלי שסייע לפיגוע בחיפה - וואלה! חדשות". Archived from the original on 3 May 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2020.