French Hill attacks

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French Hill attacks refer to numerous attacks by Palestinians near the Jerusalem neighborhood of the French Hill, a Jewish neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem. It is located in territory belonging to Israel.The site of the attacks is described as a "busy thoroughfare, which divides the Jewish neighborhood of French Hill from the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat, is the most accessible corner in the city for a West Bank terrorist looking for a crowd of Israelis."

List of attacks

On September 22, 1992, a border policeman, Avinoam Peretz, was killed at the junction. Hamas took responsibility.

On July, 1993, a car was hijacked in the junction by a Hamas terrorist, and the woman driving the car was killed.

On February 26, 1996, a car was deliberately driven over a group of civilian pedestrians in the junction, killing civilian Flora Yehiel, 28, of Kiryat Ata.

On March 27, 2001, 28 people were injured in a suicide bombing on a bus. Hamas claimed responsibility.

On September 15, 2001, Meir Weisshaus, 23, of Jerusalem, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting.

On October 7, 2001, a civilian, Salomon Haim, was murdered.

On November 4, 2001, two teenage residents were killed and 45 others were injured in a sub-machine gun attack by a Palestinian terrorist.

On March 17, 2002, a suicide bombing of an Israeli bus in French Hill injured 25.

On June 19, 2002, 2002 French Hill suicide bombing: a suicide bomber affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades blew himself up at a crowded bus stop. Seven people were killed, most of them teenagers and children.

On May 18, 2003, 2003 French Hill suicide bombing: a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt detonated himself on a bus at the French Hill Junction. Seven Israelis were killed and 20 were wounded.

On March 19, 2004, George Khoury, son of Elias Khoury of Beit Hanina, was shot in a drive-by shooting while. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, claimed responsibility.

On September 22, 2004, an 18-year-old female suicide bomber belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades killed 2 people and wounded 33 in the crowded bus station at the junction.

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