2002 Hebron ambush

2002 Hebron ambush
Part of the Second Intifada
Date 15 November 2002 Location Hebron, West Bank, Palestinian territories Result Palestinian Islamic Jihad victory
Belligerents
Israel	Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
Commanders and leaders
Col. Dror Weinberg † Samih Sweidan †	Unknown
Units involved
IDF Nahal brigade Israeli Border Police Kiryat Arba Emergency Response Team	Jerusalem Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Strength
Unknown Unknown	3 fighters
Casualties and losses
12 killed 15 wounded	3 killed
No non-combatant casualties

The 2002 Hebron ambush took place in the Wadi an-Nasara neighborhood in Hebron in the West Bank on 15 November 2002. Israeli forces were subjected to a double attack by fighters from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The battle was referred to in Israel as "The attack on the worshippers' route" (Hebrew: הפיגוע בציר המתפללים)^[1] The place where the attack took place became known as the "Alley of Death" both in Hebrew and Arabic. The ambush was initially dubbed as the "Sabbath massacre" (Hebrew: טבח השבת) by official Israeli spokespersons.

The attacks were carried out in a narrow alley, off the passage from Tomb of the Patriarchs to the south gate of Kiryat Arba, by three Palestinian fighters. Twelve Israeli soldiers and security guards, including three high-ranking officers, were killed in the battle, as were all three of the Palestinian fighters.