List of massacres in Israel
List of massacres in Israel is a list of massacres that have occurred in Israel after the 1948 Palestine War.
- For massacres that have occurred in Roman Judea prior to the establishment of the Roman province of Syria Palæstina, see List of massacres in Roman Judea.
- For massacres that took place prior to the British Mandate, see List of massacres in Ottoman Syria.
- For massacres that took place in Mandatory Palestine, see List of killings and massacres in Mandatory Palestine.
- For massacres that took place during the 1948 Palestine War, see Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine War.
- For massacres that have occurred in the West Bank and Gaza since 1948, see List of massacres in the Palestinian territories:
| Name | Date | Location | Responsible Party | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma'ale Akrabim massacre | 16–17 March 1954 | Scorpions Pass | Unknown; Arab Bedouins suspected | 11 | 2 injured |
| Kafr Qasim massacre | 29 October 1956 | Kafr Qasim | Israel Border Police | 47 | 23 children were among the victims.
Israeli President Shimon Peres issued a formal apology in December 2007. |
| Avivim school bus massacre | 8 May 1970 | near Avivim | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command | 12 | 25 wounded; 9 victims were children |
| Lod Airport massacre | 30 May 1972 | Lod | Three members of the Japanese Red Army, on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine | 26 | 80 injured |
| Kiryat Shmona massacre | 11 April 1974 | Kiryat Shmona, Israel | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command | 18 | 8 victims were children; 15 injured |
| Ma'alot massacre | 15 May 1974 | Ma'alot | Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine | 29 | 68 injured; victims were mostly children |
| Zion Square massacre | 4 July 1975 | Jerusalem | Palestinian Liberation Organization | 15 | 77 wounded |
| Coastal Road massacre | 11 March 1978 | near Tel Aviv | Palestinian Liberation Organization | 38 | 38 people were killed on bus. Victims include 13 children. Other people killed nearby. 71 wounded. |
| Rishon LeZion Massacre | 20 May 1990 | Rishon LeZion | Ami Popper, an Israeli citizen | 7 | Seven Palestinian workers were killed, 16 Palestinians were wounded. The perpetrator was a 21-year-old Israeli with an automatic weapon. 13 more Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in subsequent demonstrations to protest the massacre in various parts of the territories. |
| Dizengoff Street bus bombing | 19 October 1994 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hamas | 22 | Suicide bomber blows himself up in a bus during the morning rush hour at Dizengoff street, Tel Aviv. Killing 22 people and injuring 50 others. Hamas claimed responsibility. |
| Beit Lid massacre | 22 January 1995 | Beit Lid Junction | Palestinian Islamic Jihad | 23 | death toll includes 2 perpetrators; 69 injured; first suicide attack by Palestinian Islamic Jihad |
| Sbarro restaurant massacre | 9 August 2001 | Jerusalem | Hamas | 15 | 130 injured; 7 victims were children |
| Dolphinarium discotheque massacre | 1 June 2001 | Tel Aviv | Hamas | 21 | 100+ wounded |
| Hebrew University bombing | 21 July 2002 | Mount Scopus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Hamas | 9 | Around one hundred people were injured in the attack. |
| Bat Mitzvah massacre | 18 January 2002 | Hadera | al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades | 7 | 33 wounded |
| Yeshivat Beit Yisrael massacre | 2 March 2002 | Beit Yisrael, Jerusalem | Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades | 11 | Victims included 7 children, 2 of which were infants |
| Café Moment bombing | 9 March 2002 | Jerusalem | Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades | 11 | 54 wounded |
| Passover massacre | 27 March 2002 | Netanya | Hamas | 30 | 140 injured; some victims were Holocaust survivors; considered the deadliest single attack against Israeli civilians during the Second Intifada |
| Kiryat Menachem massacre | 21 November 2002 | Jerusalem | Hamas | 11 | 50+ wounded |
| Tel-Aviv central bus station massacre | 5 January 2003 | Southern Tel Aviv | Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades | 23 | Over 100 injured |
| Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing | 19 August 2003 | Jerusalem | Hamas | 24 | 130+ wounded |
| Mercaz HaRav massacre | 6 March 2008 | Kiryat Moshe, Jerusalem | Arab gunman, Alaa Abu Dhein | 8 | Attack took place at a school, and seven victims were students. |
| 2008 Jerusalem bulldozer attack | 2 July 2008 | Jaffa Road, Jerusalem | Hussam Taysir Duwait | 3 | Attack on motorists. Three people were killed and thirty injured. |
| 2014 Jerusalem synagogue massacre | 18 November 2014 | Har Nof, Jerusalem | Uday Abu Jamal and Ghassan Abu Jamal | 5 | Attack against a synagogue. Four rabbis and a police officer were killed. |
| June 2016 Tel Aviv shooting | 8 June 2016 | Sarona market, Tel Aviv | Khalid al-Mahmara and Muhammad Mahmara | 4 | Attack on restaurant guests in downtown Tel Aviv. Four civilians killed. |
| 2022 Beersheba attack | 22 March 2022 | Beersheba | Mohammed Abu al-Kiyan | 4 | Stabbing and vehicle ramming attack. |
| 2022 Bnei Brak shootings | 29 March 2022 | Bnei Brak | Diaa Hamarsheh | 5 | Attack on pedestrians. Four civilians and a police officer killed. |
| Re'im music festival massacre | 7 October 2023 | Re'im | Hamas | 325+ | Deadliest massacre in Israeli history. At least 37 Israeli and foreign civilians kidnapped and taken into the Gaza Strip. Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |
| Be'eri massacre | 7 October 2023 | Be'eri | Hamas | 108+ | Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |
| Battle of Sderot | 7 October 2023 | Sderot | Hamas | 20 | Surprise attack on an Israeli police station. Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |
| Kfar Aza massacre | 7 October 2023 | Kfar Aza | Hamas | 52 | Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |
| Nir Oz massacre | 7 October 2023 | Nir Oz | Hamas | 25 | Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |
| Netiv HaAsara massacre | 7 October 2023 | Netiv HaAsara | Hamas | 20+ | Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |
| Holit massacre | 7 October 2023 | Holit | Hamas | 13+ | Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |
| Ein HaShlosha massacre | 7 October 2023 | Ein HaShlosha | Hamas | 5+ | Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |
| Nahal Oz massacre | 7 October 2023 | Nahal Oz | Hamas | 100+ | Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |
| Kissufim massacre | 7 October 2023 | Kissufim | Hamas | 4+ | Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |
| Nirim massacre | 7 October 2023 | Nirim | Hamas | Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. | |
| Yakhini massacre | 7 October 2023 | Yakhini | Hamas | Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. | |
| Alumim massacre | 7 October 2023 | Alumim | Hamas | 16/17 | Victims were foreign workers from Thailand and Nepal. Part of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. |