| 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing | |
| Native Name: | הפיגוע בדוכן השווארמה ראש העיר |
| Native Name Lang: | he |
| Coordinates: | 32.0597°N 34.7783°W |
| Location: | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Time: | 13:30 pm |
| Timezone: | UTC+2 |
| Type: | Suicide attack |
| Weapon: | 5kg (11lb) explosive device |
| Fatalities: | 11 civilians (+1 bomber) |
| Injuries: | 70 civilians |
| Perpetrator: | Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility; Syria held responsible by U.S. |
| Numpart: | 1 |
The 2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing on 17 April 2006 at Rosh Ha'ir shawarma restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel. Eleven Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 70 were injured, in the deadliest attack in Israel in nearly two years.
The Palestinian militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the terror attack, the seventh suicide bombing in Israel since Palestinian groups had agreed to a ceasefire in February 2005.
The attack was the second suicide bombing at the Rosh Ha’ir restaurant in 2006. The previous attack, on 19 January 2006, injured 31 people.[1]
On April 17, 2006, Sami Salim Mohammed Hammed, a Palestinian student from Jenin, conducted a suicide attack using five kilograms (11 lb) of explosives in a bag filled with nails and metal shards at the Rosh Ha’ir” shawarma restaurant near the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station. At the time, the restaurant was crowded for lunch. The blast killed 11 civilians and injured more than 60. It was the deadliest attack in Israel in two years.[2] [3]
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as Sami Salim Hamad from near Jenin in northern West Bank. According to the Guardian, an Islamic Jihad cell had conducted six of the seven previous suicide bombings in Israel since Palestinian groups had agreed to a ceasefire in February 2005.
Islamic Jihad leader Elias Ashkar, who Israel accused of being behind the attack, was killed by Israeli troops in the village of Qabatiya, together with other four Palestinians, on 14 May 2006.[5]
The family of Daniel Wultz won a case in May 2012 in a U.S. District Court against Iran and Syria for their supporting "Palestinian militants" in this suicide bombing attack. The amount of the judgement was for $323,000,000 and represented the first time that a U.S. court issued a judgment against Syria for terror related activities.[6]