| Murders of Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran | |
|---|---|
  The attack site | |
| Native name | רצח הנערים מתקוע |
| Location | Outskirts of the Israeli settlement of Tekoa in the Israeli-occupied West Bank |
| Coordinates | 31°38′40″N 35°14′08″E / 31.64444°N 35.23556°E |
| Date | 8 May 2001 |
Attack type | Kidnapping, stabbing attack, stoning |
| Deaths | 2 Israeli teenage civilians |
The murders of Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran occurred on 8 May 2001, when two Jewish teenagers, Yaakov "Koby" Mandell and Yosef Ishran, were killed on the outskirts of the Israeli settlement of Tekoa in the West Bank, where they lived with their families. The identity of the killers has never been determined, though Israel and a number of sources state that unidentified Palestinian terrorists were responsible.[1][2][3]
Koby Mandell was an Israeli-American, his family having emigrated from the United States to Israel in 1996, and the murders resulted in legislation by the U.S. Congress aimed at strengthening the U.S. response to the killing of Americans overseas. In response to his death, Koby's parents set up the Koby Mandell Foundation to provide support for families bereaved by terrorist attacks.
- ^ "Ya'acov (Kobi) Mandell, Yosef (Yossi) Ish-Ran, May 9, 2001 // In Memory of the Victims of Palestinian Violence and Terrorism in Israel". mfa.gov.il. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "The Deadly Reality of Palestinian Rock Throwing". Israel Defense Forces. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ see "Responsibility"
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