| Afula mall bombing | |
| Partof: | the Second Intifada militancy campaign |
| Location: | Afula, Israel |
| Native Name: | הפיגוע בקניון העמקים |
| Native Name Lang: | heb |
| Coordinates: | 32.6036°N 35.2942°W |
| Time: | 17:14 pm |
| Timezone: | GMT+2 |
| Type: | Suicide bombing |
| Weapon: | Suicide vest |
| Fatalities: | 3 civilians (+1 bomber) |
| Injuries: | 70 civilians |
| Perps: | Palestinian Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. |
| Assailant: | 19-year-old female assailant (Hiba Daraghmeh) |
The Afula mall bombing was a suicide bombing on May 19, 2003, in which a Palestinian woman blew herself up outside the Shaarei HaAmakim mall in Afula, Israel, killing three Israeli civilians and injuring 70.[1]
Both Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
On Monday, May 19, 2003, at 17:14 pm, a Palestinian suicide bomber approached the entrance to the Shaarei HaAmakim mall in the city of Afula in northern Israel.[2] The suicide bomber detonated the explosives hidden underneath her clothes when she approached the security the guards at the entrance for the security inspection.[3] Three people were killed in the attack (two security guards and a shopper) and 70 people were injured.
After the attack, both Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. They stated that the suicide bomber was a 19-year-old Palestinian woman from the city Tubas in the northeastern West Bank named Hiba Daraghmeh, who was an English literature student.[4]