Chronology of Terrorist Attacks in Israel
Part III: 1981-1992

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 4 April 2003

11 Jan 1981 1 killed by shooting and 2 injured by grenade in attack on taxi in Gaza
29 Jan 1981 several injured in rocket attacks in northern Israel
7 Feb 1981 2 killed (both Palestinians) in Gaza by grenade thrown at a military vehicle
16 Apr 1981 attempted attack by two terrorists trying to enter Israel by balloon; both terrorists killed
24 Apr 1981 1 Arab injured by bomb in West Jerusalem
1 Jun 1981 1 injured while defusing bomb in Jerusalem cafe
14 Jul 1981 1 killed (a soldier), 5 injured by bomb in southern Gaza Strip
15 Jul 1981 3 killed, 25 injured in rocket attacks in northern Israel
30 Aug 1981 1 killed (Arab child), 14 injured by bomb in a market in Nablus
12 Sep 1981 1 killed, 28 injured (most Italians) by grenade in Jerusalem
31 Oct 1981 3 injured; 1 Israeli stabbed and 2 Arabs shot in Hebron

11 Apr 1982 2 killed, 25 injured in machine gun attack by Jewish man at Dome of the Rock; another 150 injured by tear gas during subsequent riot
28 Jun 1982 1 injured in attack on workers in Elat

8 Jan 1983 12 injured by grenade thrown into bus near Tel Aviv
1 Jul 1983 1 American killed in stabbing attack in Hebron
~Jul 1983 3 killed, 33 injured in attack on Islamic college
6 Dec 1983 6 killed (including 1 American who died 19 Dec), 43 injured in bombing of bus in Jerusalem

28 Feb 1984 21 injured by two grenades at store in West Jerusalem
5 Mar 1984 7 Palestinians injured in attack on bus near Ramallah, West Bank, by seven terrorists
8 Mar 1984 3 killed, 9 injured by bombing on bus in Ashdod
2 Apr 1984 48 injured in shooting attack by three terrorists in shopping area in Jerusalem (one terrorist killed by authorities)
12 Apr 1984 1 killed (died 13 Apr of injuries), 7 injured during hijacking of bus by four terrorists (all four terrorists killed during storming of bus by authorities) in Gaza
23 Apr 1984 2 injured by bombing near Qalqiliya in West Bank
22 Sep 1984 4 injured by grenade at Palestinian coffee shop in Jerusalem
28 Oct 1984 1 killed, 10 injured by rocket fired by Israeli soldiers at Palestinian bus in Jerusalem
1 Dec 1984 3 injured by grenade attack on bus in Jerusalem
17 Dec 1984 3 injured by grenade attack at bus stop in Tel Aviv

19 Apr 19851 killed in shooting in Jerusalem
21 Apr 1985 Israeli navy sinks ship with terrorists attempting to land near Naifa; 20 terrorists killed
28 Apr 19851 soldier injured by rocket propelled grenade fired from Jordan
30 Apr 19851 injured in grenade attack against bus
30 Apr 19851 injured in grenade attack on Israeli intelligence center in Bat Pam, south of Tel Aviv
17 Jun 19851 injured by bomb in Jerusalem
23 Jun 19852 killed by two terrorists near Beit Shemesh
24 Jun 19851 child injured by bomb near bus stop in Jerusalem
8 Jul 19855 injured by bomb at bus station in Holon
31 Jul 19853 injured by bombs in military factory in Haifa
29 Aug 19851 injured in stabbing in Jerusalem
2 Sep 19856 injured by bombing in Gila suburb of Jerusalem
6 Sep 19851 killed by bomb at outdoor market in Jerusalem
23 Sep 19851 injured by bombing in Acre
25 Sep 19851 injured by bombing at bus station at Mount Scopus
26 Sep 19857 injured by bombing at bus stop in Gilo near Jerusalem
29 Sep 19855 injured by two nearly simultaneous bombings in downtown Haifa
6 Oct 19853 killed in shootings near Jerusalem
7 Oct 198511 injured by bombing of residential building in Jerusalem
24 Oct 19855 injured by bombing in central market of Afula
11 Nov 19851 soldier injured in stabbing in Jerusalem
26 Dec 19851 injured by bombing outside Tel Aviv restaurant

29 Jan 19862 killed, 2 injured (all soldiers) in attack on Army patrol (one terrorist also killed)
30 Jan 19861 police officer killed, 2 civilians injured in shooting attack in Jerusalem
14 Feb 19866 injured in bombing of bus in Jerusalem
19 Mar 19861 killed, 3 injured by car bomb in Jerusalem
8 Apr 19869 injured by bomb thrown at bus in Jerusalem
8 Apr 19861 soldier injured by bombing in Afula
27 Apr 19861 British citizen killed in shooting in Jerusalem
20 May 19866 injured in attack on Israeli military vehicle in Jerusalem
25 May 19861 injured by one of three bomb explosions
5 Jun 19862 injured in bombing of supermarket in Jerusalem
30 Jun 19866 injured in attacks on two buses (5 on one, 1 on another) in Jerusalem
10 Jul 19862 killed, 9 injured (all soldiers) by terrorists landing boat on coast (all four terrorists killed)
20 Jul 19861 teenager injured by bombing in Tel Aviv
22 Aug 19862 soldiers killed in stabbing attack in Jerusalem
15 Oct 1986 1 American killed in grenade attack at Western Wall in Jerusalem
26 Oct 19861 injured when terrorist attempts to gain control of bus filled with students, intending to crash bus
14 Nov 19861 student killed in Jerusalem

19 Jan 19872 teenagers injured in stabbing attack in Jerusalem
22 Feb 198717 injured (including 12 soldiers) in grenade attack in Jerusalem
25 Mar 198715 soldiers injured by bombing at bus station
19 Apr 19872 soldiers killed during border crossing by terrorists (three terrorists killed)
19 May 19871 soldier killed in stabbing in Tel Aviv
28 Jun 19872 injured (including 1 child) by bombing near beach in Haifa
3 Jul 19872 injured by bombing of bus in Jerusalem
27 Aug 19875 injured by bombing of military bus in Tel Aviv
22 Sep 19872 soldiers killed in stabbing attack in Tel Aviv
10 Oct 19871 killed in shooting in Jerusalem
11 Nov 19871 injured in bombing of police station in Tel Aviv
25 Nov 1987 6 soldiers killed, 8 injured (including 7 soldiers and 1 civilian) in attack by terrorists crossing from Lebanon by glider (one terrorist killed)
26 Nov 19875 injured, mostly soldiers, in bombing of military bus stop
27 Nov 19872 internal security agents killed in Jerusalem
1 Dec 19871 soldier injured by terrorist crossing from Egypt
30 Dec 19872 injured by letter bomb in Or Yehuda; 10 other letter bombs found and disarmed

21 Jan 19881 soldier injured in attack by three terrorists (all killed) crossing from Lebanon
4 Feb 19882 killed, 1 injured (all soldiers) in attack by terrorists crossing from Lebanon
7 Mar 19883 killed: terrorists crossing from Egypt hijack a bus, killing one; 2 passengers are killed during raid on bus (all three terrorists also killed)
26 Apr 19882 killed, 2 injured (all soldiers) by three terrorists crossing border
27 Apr 19881 injured in attack
2 Jun 19881 teenager killed in Jerusalem park
22 Jun 19882 injured by two terrorists crossing from Lebanon
20 Aug 198825 injured in grenade attack in Haifa shopping center
2 Oct 19883 children injured by bomb hidden in loaf of bread in Jerusalem; second bomb found and disarmed

15 Feb 19891 soldier kidnapped and killed
18 Feb 19891 soldier killed near Jerusalem
17 Mar 19891 killed, 1 injured (both soldiers) by terrorists crossing from Jordan
25 Mar 19891 killed in stabbing in Tel Aviv (one terrorist also killed)
3 May 19892 killed, 3 injured in stabbing attack in Jerusalem shopping area
28 Jun 19894 injured in bombing of Tel Aviv market
6 Jul 198916 killed (including 1 American), 27 injured when terrorist forces a bus off a road into a ravine
19 Sep 19893 West Germans injured in stoning attack on tour bus in Bethlehem
21 Sep 19892 West Germans injured in stoning attack on tour bus in Bethlehem

20 May 1990 7 Palestinians killed, 10 injured by Israeli soldier
20 May 19901 killed in stabbing in Jerusalem
3 Oct 19901 killed, 2 injured by bomb in vendor cart in Jerusalem
8 Oct 19901 police officer injured by bombing in Jerusalem
21 Oct 19903 killed, 1 injured in stabbing attack in Jerusalem
25 Nov 19904 killed, 26 injured in shooting attack by Egyptian crossing border
2 Dec 19901 killed, 3 injured in attack on bus in Tel Aviv (one terrorist killed and two injured)
9 Dec 19901 killed, 20 injured by bombings at military headquarters in Bethlehem

8 Jan 19914 soldiers injured in grenade attack on bus by three terrorists (also killed) crossing from Jordan
25 Jan 19912 Palestinians killed in Jaffa and Tel Aviv
10 Mar 19914 killed in stabbing attack in Jerusalem bus stop
21 Mar 19913 soldiers injured in attack by six terrorists (all killed) crossing from Jordan
28 Mar 19911 injured in stabbing attack
17 Apr 19911 killed, 3 injured in invasion of kibbutz by terrorist from Jordan (one terrorist killed)
30 Apr 19911 French citizen killed in stabbing in Bethlehem
17 May 19913 injured in stabbing attack in Jerusalem
15 Jun 19911 Italian injured in stabbing in Jerusalem
27 Sep 19911 killed in stabbing
2 Oct 19911 killed, 1 German injured in stabbing attack in Jerusalem
11 Oct 19912 killed, 11 injured when terrorist drives van into group of soldiers in Tel Aviv

15 Feb 19923 killed, 1 injured (all soldiers) in stabbing attack by terrorists invading military camp
17 Mar 1992 2 killed, 19 injured in stabbing attack in Jaffa (one terrorist killed)
2 May 1992 1 killed in attack at Eilat; two terrorists killed
22 May 1992 1 teenager injured in stabbing in Jerusalem
24 May 1992 1 teenager killed in stabbing in Tel Aviv
30 May 1992 1 guard killed at Hebrew University near Eilat by terrorists who crossed from Jordan (one terrorist was killed, two drowned prior to the attack, one was captured)
30 Jul 1992 1 killed, 1 injured (both police) in stabbing (one terrorist injured)
22 Sep 1992 1 police officer killed in shooting attack in Jerusalem
30 Nov 1992 1 injured in stabbing in East Jerusalem
15 Dec 1992 1 police officer kidnapped and killed

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