List of Palestinian suicide attacks

List criteria and key 

The criteria used for this list: attacks committed by Palestinian militant groups or individuals against either civilians or security forces, in which the perpetrators allegedly intended to die during the attack.

Colour keySuicides are outnumbered by other deaths.Equal number of suicides and other deaths, including incidents with zero deaths in total.Suicides outnumber other deaths.The numbers of suicides is unclear from available sources.

 1980s and 1990s 

 First uprising 9 December 1987 – 13 September 1993 
NameDateLocationSuicidesOther DeathsInjuredNotesRef.Bus 405 suicide attack6 July 1989Near Kiryat Yearim01617Carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.Mehola Junction bombing16 April 1993Mehola junction1 Palestinian1 Palestinian10 injured:  1 Palestinian  8+ IDF soldiersHamas claimed responsibility. Carried out together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.Beit El car bomb4 October 1993Near Beit El 029Hamas member Sulayman Zidan was responsible.

 After the second uprising 

 2017 bombing of Rafah crossing 

The 2017 Rafah crossing bombing suicide bombing at Rafah crossing, by an attacker whose nationality is unconfirmed. In addition to the attacker, the bombing killed one Palestinian Hamas government border guard and severely injured another. A second attacker was injured but survived.

 2024 - during the Israel–Hamas war 
NameDateLocationSuicidesOther DeathsInjuredNotesRefLehi Road bombing, Tel Aviv18 August 2024Tel Aviv101Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. Israel confirmed it was a terrorist attack involving a powerful explosive.

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Category:Rafah, Palestine