Passover massacre (Park Hotel bombing)

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The Passover massacre, also known as the Park Hotel bombing, was a 2002 suicide bombing by a Palestinian militant in Netanya, Israel, that killed dozens of people attending a Passover Seder and became one of the deadliest attacks of the Second Intifada.

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instanceOf mass murder
suicide bombing
alsoKnownAs Park Hotel bombing NERFINISHED
Passover massacre NERFINISHED
attackType suicide bombing
buildingType hotel dining hall
category Massacres of Jews in the 21st century
Suicide bombings in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2002
city Netanya NERFINISHED
claimedBy Hamas NERFINISHED
condemnedBy Israeli government NERFINISHED
international organizations
various foreign governments
country Israel
date 2002-03-27
eventContext Second Intifada NERFINISHED
fatalities 30
fatalitiesDescription 30 Israeli civilians killed, most of them elderly
immediateAftermath prompted large-scale Israeli military response
impactOnPolicy strengthened Israeli public support for major military operations in West Bank
injuries over 100
ledTo Operation Defensive Shield NERFINISHED
location Park Hotel, Netanya, Israel NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
method explosive belt detonated by suicide bomber
motiveDescription stated by perpetrators as part of armed struggle against Israel
notableFor high civilian death toll
political and military repercussions in Israel
occasion Jewish holiday of Passover
partOf Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED
perpetratorOrganization Hamas NERFINISHED
perpetratorType Palestinian militant group
planningOrganization Hamas military wing (Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades) NERFINISHED
religiousContext attack on Jewish religious holiday gathering
securityConsequence tightening of Israeli security measures during Jewish holidays
significance one of the deadliest attacks of the Second Intifada
suicideBomberGender male
target Israeli civilians
Passover Seder participants
timeOfDay evening
victimProfile mostly elderly Holocaust survivors and their families
victimType non-combatants
weaponType improvised explosive device
year 2002

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Operation Defensive Shield triggeredBy Passover massacre (Park Hotel bombing)