| date | location | killed | injured | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1978 | East Jerusalem | 0 | 3 | grenade attack at bus station in East Jerusalem |
| 14 Feb 1978 | Jerusalem | 2 | 48 | bombing on bus |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Jerusalem | 1 | 1 | 1 Arab killed, 1 Arab injured by bombing at Hebrew University |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Tel Aviv | 51 | 72 | 43 killed (including 1 American), 72 injured in shooting attack on Tel Aviv beach; thirteen PLO/al-Fatah terrorists land by boat on beach near Tel Aviv and seize a bus, engaging police in gun battle during which bus explodes (nine terrorists also killed) |
| 26 Apr 1978 | Jerusalem | 2 | 3 | 2 West Germans killed, 3 injured by grenade thrown into bus between Galilee and Jerusalem |
| 2 Jun 1978 | Jerusalem | 6 | 19 | 6 killed (1 died 3 Jun, 1 American killed), 19 injured (including one American) in bombing of bus |
| 29 Jun 1978 | Jerusalem | 2 | 47 | bombing in market |
| 3 Aug 1978 | Tel Aviv | 1 | 50 | bomb in children's clothing stand |
| 18 Aug 1978 | Tel Aviv | 1 | ? | bombing in market |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Israel | 4 | 30 | bombing on bus; casualties include citizens of Belgium, Canada, Sweden, and the UK |
| 16 Dec 1978 | Jerusalem | 0 | 22 | 22 injured (including 5 Americans) by bombing on bus |
| 13 Jan 1979 | Maalot | 4 | 5 | 1 killed in fall attempting to escape three Palestinian gunmen who tried to seize hotel in Maalot; 5 others injured (three terrorists killed) |
| 18 Jan 1979 | Jerusalem | 0 | 21 | bombing of market |
| 19 Jan 1979 | Qiriyat Shemona | 0 | 4 | shelling of Qiryat Shemona and Nahariya |
| 28 Jan 1979 | Netanya | 2 | 34 | morning bombing in Netanya market |
| 28 Feb 1979 | Jerusalem | 0 | 6 | bombing in market |
| 7 Mar 1979 | Jerusalem | 0 | 12 | bombing on bus at Plaza Hotel; bombing on second bus in Tel Aviv causes no injuries |
| 10 Mar 1979 | Tel Aviv | 4 | ? | four terrorists killed |
| 23 Mar 1979 | Jerusalem | 1 | 13 | bombing in Zion Square |
| 26 Mar 1979 | Lod | 0 | 19 | bombing in market |
| 27 Mar 1979 | Tel Aviv | 1 | 14 | bombing in downtown Tel Aviv |
| 6 Apr 1979 | Jerusalem | 0 | 13 | bomb at Arab bus stop |
| 10 Apr 1979 | Tel Aviv | 1 | 36 | bombing in market |
| 15 Apr 1979 | Tirat Zir | 4 | 0 | four terrorists killed crossing from Jordan near Tirat Zir |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Israel | 7 | 6 | 1 soldier killed, 6 soldiers injured by terrorists crossing from Lebanon (six terrorists also killed) |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Nahariya | 6 | 4 | 4 killed (including 2 children), 4 injured by four terrorists (two killed) who attacked apartment building |
| 14 May 1979 | Tiberias | 2 | 32 | 2 killed (both teenagers), 32 injured (including 2 Americans) by bombing |
| 23 May 1979 | Petach Tikva | 3 | 13 | bombing at bus stop |
| 3 Jun 1979 | Jerusalem | 0 | 3 | bombing at bookstore |
| 21 Jun 1979 | Jenin, West Bank | 3 | 0 | three Palestinian youth killed attempting to build bomb |
| 24 Jun 1979 | Tel Aviv | 2 | 0 | two Palestinians killed while driving a truck bomb near bus station |
| 6 Jul 1979 | East Jerusalem | 0 | 3 | 3 French citizens injured by bombing near UN offices in East Jerusalem |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Kafr Manda | 4 | 11 | bombing |
| 5 Aug 1979 | Jerusalem | 0 | 2 | bombing |
| 21 Aug 1979 | Tel Aviv | 0 | 4 | two bombs exploded ten minutes apart at an amusement park |
| 5 Sep 1979 | Jerusalem | 0 | 1 | bombing |
| 15 Sep 1979 | Tel Aviv | 0 | 1 | 1 police officer injured by bombing |
| 16 Sep 1979 | Jerusalem | 1 | ? | shooting attack in Arab section of Jerusalem |
| 19 Sep 1979 | Jerusalem | 1 | 58 | bombing at Jerusalem pedestrian mall |
| 27 Sep 1979 | Tel Aviv | 0 | 6 | three bombings |
| 8 Oct 1979 | Hebron, West Bank | 0 | 2 | two Palestinian youth injured attempting to plant a bomb near the Tomb of the Patriarchs |
| 24 Oct 1979 | Tel Aviv | 0 | 1 | bombing at bus terminal |
| 19 Nov 1979 | Jerusalem | 0 | 13 | 13 injured at bus stop by bomb on bus; second bomb explodes on another bus, also in Jerusalem, with no injuries |
| 3 Feb 1980 | Rehovot | 0 | 6 | bombing |
| 11 Feb 1980 | Petah Tikva | 0 | 10 | bombing |
| 16 Feb 1980 | Gaza | 2 | 11 | two bombings in Gaza |
| 7 Apr 1980 | Misgav Am Kibbutz | 8 | 16 | hostage taking at children's dormitory |
| 2 May 1980 | Hebron, West Bank | 6 | 16 | 6 killed (1 died subsequently of injuries and 1 American), 16 injured in attack on worshippers leaving synagogue |
| 26 May 1980 | Hebron, West Bank | 0 | 1 | 1 police officer injured in stabbing attack |
| 2 Jun 1980 | Hebron, West Bank | 0 | 11 | 10 injured in four bombings in Palestinian towns; three car bombs each injure one Palestinian major, an Israeli police officer also injured; 7 Palestinians injured by a grenade thrown near an elementary school in Hebron |
| 10 Jun 1980 | Jerusalem | 0 | 1 | 1 injured (police officer) in shooting attack |
| 16 Jun 1980 | Rosh Hanikra | 3 | 1 | 1 soldier injured (three terrorists killed) during intercept of terrorists in a boat south of Rosh Hanikra |
| 3 Jul 1980 | Gaza | 0 | 1 | bombing |
| 17 Aug 1980 | Jaffa | 1 | 8 | car bombing |
| 24 Aug 1980 | Jerusalem | 1 | 12 | bombing at gas station |
| 13 Sep 1980 | Jerusalem | 1 | 2 | 2 injured by premature explosion of bomb, killing one terrorist |
| 5 Oct 1980 | Givatayim | 3 | 7 | bomb exploded in parcel in Givatayim post office; one of those killed was the target of the mail bomb |
| 18 Oct 1980 | East Jerusalem | 0 | 1 | bomb exploded on sidewalk |
| 25 Oct 1980 | Jerusalem | 0 | 14 | 13 soldiers and 1 civilian injured by bombing |
| 25 Oct 1980 | Tel Aviv | 0 | 2 | bombing at bus stop |
| 6 Nov 1980 | Kiryat Shemona | 0 | 5 | rocket attack |
| 9 Nov 1980 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 1 Palestinian injured by grenade attack |
| 15 Nov 1980 | West Bank | 0 | 3 | premature explosion of bomb on bus injured one civilian plus two terrorists carrying the bomb |
| 4 Dec 1980 | Silwad | 1 | ? | Muhammed Jober Mirhal assassinated |
| 10 Dec 1980 | Jerusalem | 0 | 2 | bomb exploded under car |
| 11 Jan 1981 | Gaza | 1 | 2 | 1 killed by shooting and 2 injured by grenade in attack on taxi |
| 29 Jan 1981 | Israel | 0 | 3 | several injured in rocket attacks in northern Israel |
| 7 Feb 1981 | Gaza | 2 | ? | 2 killed (both Palestinians) by grenade thrown at a military vehicle |
| 16 Apr 1981 | Israel | 2 | 0 | attempted attack by two terrorists trying to enter Israel by balloon; both terrorists killed |
| 24 Apr 1981 | West Jerusalem | 0 | 1 | 1 Arab injured by bomb |
| 1 Jun 1981 | Jerusalem | 0 | 1 | 1 injured while defusing bomb in cafe |
| 14 Jul 1981 | Gaza | 1 | 5 | 1 killed (a soldier), 5 injured by bomb in southern Gaza |
| 15 Jul 1981 | Israel | 3 | 25 | 3 killed, 25 injured in rocket attacks in northern Israel |
| 30 Aug 1981 | Nablus, West Bank | 1 | 14 | 1 killed (Arab child), 14 injured by bomb in a market |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Jerusalem | 1 | 28 | 1 killed, 28 injured (most Italians) by grenade |
| 31 Oct 1981 | Hebron, West Bank | 0 | 3 | 1 Israeli stabbed and 2 Arabs shot |
| 11 Apr 1982 | Jerusalem | 2 | 25 | shooting attack by Jewish man at Dome of the Rock; another 150 injured by tear gas during subsequent riot |
| 28 Jun 1982 | Eilat | 0 | 1 | attack on workers |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Tel Aviv | 0 | 12 | grenade thrown into bus near Tel Aviv |
| 1 Jul 1983 | Hebron, West Bank | 1 | ? | 1 American killed in stabbing attack |
| 25 Jul 1983 | Hebron, West Bank | 3 | 33 | shooting attack on Islamic college |
| 6 Dec 1983 | Jerusalem | 6 | 43 | 6 killed (including 1 American who died 19 Dec), 43 injured in bombing of bus |
| 28 Feb 1984 | West Jerusalem | 0 | 21 | two grenades explode at store |
| 5 Mar 1984 | Ramallah, West Bank | 0 | 7 | 7 Palestinians injured in attack on bus near Ramallah by seven terrorists |
| 8 Mar 1984 | Ashdod | 3 | 9 | bombing on bus |
| 2 Apr 1984 | Jerusalem | 1 | 48 | shooting attack by three terrorists in shopping area (one terrorist killed by authorities) |
| 12 Apr 1984 | Gaza | 5 | 7 | 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) |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Qalqilya, West Bank | 0 | 2 | bombing near Qalqiliya |
| 22 Sep 1984 | Jerusalem | 0 | 4 | explosion of grenade at Palestinian coffee shop |
| 28 Oct 1984 | Jerusalem | 1 | 10 | rocket fired by Israeli soldiers at Palestinian bus |
| 1 Dec 1984 | Jerusalem | 0 | 3 | grenade attack on bus |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Tel Aviv | 0 | 3 | grenade attack at bus stop |
| 19 Apr 1985 | Jerusalem | 1 | ? | shooting attack |
| 21 Apr 1985 | Haifa | 20 | ? | Israeli navy sinks ship with Fatah terrorists attempting to land near Haifa; 20 terrorists killed |
| 28 Apr 1985 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 1 soldier injured by rocket propelled grenade fired from Jordan |
| 30 Apr 1985 | Israel | 0 | 1 | grenade attack against bus |
| 30 Apr 1985 | Bat Pam | 0 | 1 | grenade attack on Israeli intelligence center in Bat Pam, south of Tel Aviv |
| 17 Jun 1985 | Jerusalem | 0 | 1 | bombing |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Beit Shemesh | 2 | ? | attack by two terrorists near Beit Shemesh |
| 24 Jun 1985 | Jerusalem | 0 | 1 | 1 child injured by bomb near bus stop |
| 8 Jul 1985 | Holon | 0 | 5 | bombing at bus station |
| 31 Jul 1985 | Haifa | 0 | 3 | multiple bombs in military factory |
| 29 Aug 1985 | Jerusalem | 0 | 1 | stabbing attack |
| 2 Sep 1985 | Gila, West Bank | 0 | 6 | bombing in Gila suburb of Jerusalem |
| 6 Sep 1985 | Jerusalem | 1 | ? | bombing at outdoor market |
| 23 Sep 1985 | Acre | 0 | 1 | bombing |
| 25 Sep 1985 | Mount Scopus | 0 | 1 | bombing at bus station |
| 26 Sep 1985 | Gilo, West Bank | 0 | 7 | bombing at bus stop in Gilo near Jerusalem |
| 29 Sep 1985 | Haifa | 0 | 5 | two nearly simultaneous bombings in downtown Haifa |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Jerusalem | 3 | ? | shootings near Jerusalem |
| 7 Oct 1985 | Jerusalem | 0 | 11 | bombing of residential building |
| 24 Oct 1985 | Afula | 0 | 5 | bombing in central market |
| 11 Nov 1985 | Jerusalem | 0 | 1 | 1 soldier injured in stabbing |
| 26 Dec 1985 | Tel Aviv | 0 | 1 | bombing outside restaurant |
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