The Murder of Asher and Yonatan Palmer | |
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Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
Location | Kiryat Arba, West Bank |
Coordinates | 31°35′23″N 35°06′58″E / 31.58972°N 35.11611°E |
Date | 23 September 2011 c. 10:00 pm (UTC+2) |
Weapons | Projectiles (stones) |
Deaths | 2 civilians |
No. of participants | 2 Palestinians |
The murder of Asher and Yonatan Palmer occurred on 23 September 2011, when a Palestinian stone throwing attack caused Asher, aged 24, to lose control of a vehicle he was driving near the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba in the West Bank, killing him and his infant son. Initially thought to be an accident, it was later deemed a terrorist attack by the Israel Police.[1][2][3]
Two Palestinians confessed to the attack; a third, who stole from Asher's body, was convicted of theft.[4][5][6][7]