| Zion Square ice cream shop bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
| Native name | הפיגוע בגלידריה בכיכר ציון |
| Location | Zion Square, Jaffa Road, Jerusalem |
| Date | 13 November 1975 c. 7:00 pm |
| Weapon | Explosive device |
| Deaths | 6 civilians |
| Injured | 42 civilians |
| Perpetrators | DFLP and Fatah claimed responsibility |
On 13 November 1975, a bomb exploded outside an ice cream parlor in Jerusalem, Israel.[1][2]
The bomb had been placed in a baggage cart by Arab militants and exploded outside an ice cream shop in Zion Square on Jaffa Road at around 7:00 pm. Many Storefronts were damaged.[3][4] Six teenagers were killed, including three boys and three girls. 42 people were injured, including two tourists from the United States and Netherlands,[5] all of which were treated at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.[3]
Two Lebanon-based Palestinian groups, Fatah and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack,[6][7] which happened three days after United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 was passed,[3] and on the anniversary of Yasser Arafat's speech to the United Nations.[4] According to historian Richard J. Chasdi the attack was perpetrated by Fatah and was intentionally meant to coincide with the speech's anniversary.[8] Wafa described the bombing as "a heroic and daring operation" which had caused "[a] large number of casualties among the settlers... according to preliminary estimates 20 were killed and 50 wounded, most seriously."[4]
See also
- Zion Square refrigerator bombing - which occurred on 4 July 1975.
References
- ↑ Severin, Paul N.; Jacobson, Phillip A. (2020-05-14). "Types of Disasters". Nursing Management of Pediatric Disaster. pp. 85–197. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-43428-1_5. ISBN 978-3-030-43427-4. PMC 7235629.
- ↑ Gilbert, Martin (2005). The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-35900-9.
- 1 2 3 "'Trifa Was A Killer Of Jews' | B'nai B'rith Messenger | 21 November 1975 | Newspapers | The National Library of Israel". www.nli.org.il. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- 1 2 3 Times, Terence Smith Special to The York (1975-11-14). "6 KILLED, 40 HURT BY BOMB IN ISRAEL". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "ARABS QUESTIONED ON BLAST IN ISRAEL". The New York Times. 1975-11-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ "J. The Jewish News of Northern California 21 November 1975 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ Rubin, Barry; Rubin, Judith Colp (2015-01-28). Chronologies of Modern Terrorism. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-47464-7.
- ↑ Chasdi, Richard J. (1999). Serenade of Suffering: A Portrait of Middle East Terrorism, 1968-1993. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-0353-1.
