| Shafrir synagogue shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency | |
.jpg) Kfar Chabad shortly after the mass shooting | |
  The attack site | |
| Native name | הטבח בבית הספר למלאכה, רצח יד החמישה |
| Location | Kfar Chabad, Israel |
| Coordinates | 31°59′13″N 34°50′42″E / 31.98694°N 34.84500°E |
| Date | 11 April 1956 c. 20:00 pm (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 6 civilians (including 5 children) |
| Injured | 5 civilians |
No. of participants | 3 |
The Shafrir synagogue shooting was an attack which was carried out by Palestinian militants on 11 April 1956.[1] Three Palestinian militants who crossed into Israel from Egypt attacked the study hall of a synagogue while it was full of children and teenagers, in the farming community of Kfar Chabad (Shafrir).[2][3][4] Six people (five children and a youth worker) were killed.
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