Back عملية الجرافة Arabic حمله انتحاری در اورشلیم (۲۰۰۸) Persian פיגוע הדריסה ברחוב יפו HE Attentato del bulldozer di Gerusalemme Italian
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| Jerusalem bulldozer attack | |
|---|---|
  The attack site | |
| Location | Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°47′18″N 35°12′23″E / 31.78833°N 35.20639°E |
| Date | July 2, 2008 11:55 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. (UTC+3) |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack |
| Deaths | 3 civilians (+1 attacker)[1] |
| Injured | 40[1] |
| Assailant | Hussam Taysir Duwait |
On July 2, 2008, an Arab resident of East Jerusalem identified as Hussam Taysir Duwait (also referred to as Hussam Duwiyat,[2] Hossam Dawyyat,[3] or erroneously as Jabr Duwait[4]) attacked several cars on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem in a vehicle-ramming attack using a front-end loader (erroneously referred to as a bulldozer in the media[5]), killing three civilians and wounding at least thirty other pedestrians, before being shot to death.[2][6] Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said that an inquiry indicated the attacker had been acting alone.[7] A motive for the attack could not immediately be determined, but police at the scene referred to the incident as a terrorist attack.[5] Three copycat attacks have occurred since then.
This attack was the second incident in 2008 in which an Israeli Arab committed a violent act in west Jerusalem while carrying an Israeli ID Card (allowing for freedom of movement and travel throughout Israel), the first being the Mercaz HaRav massacre in early March 2008.[8] On April 7, 2009, Duwait's house was demolished as a declared deterrent against future attacks, the first such demolition since 2005.[9]
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