| Ramat Gan bus 20 bombing | |
| Location: | Abba Hillel Street, Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Native Name: | הפיגוע בקו 20 ברמת גן |
| Native Name Lang: | he |
| Coordinates: | 32.0842°N 34.8033°W |
| Time: | 8:40 am |
| Timezone: | GMT+2 |
| Type: | Suicide attack |
| Weapon: | 15kg (33lb) explosive device |
| Fatalities: | 6 Israeli civilians (+1 bomber) |
| Injuries: | 33 Israeli civilians |
| Perpetrator: | Hamas claimed responsibility |
The Ramat Gan bus bombing was a Hamas suicide attack on a crowded No. 20 commuter bus in Ramat Gan, Israel on July 24, 1995, near the Israel Diamond Exchange. Six Israelis were killed and 33 were wounded. The bomb contained 15 kilograms (33 lb) of TNT packed with nails into a metal pipe.[1]
Just after 9:00 am, a call came in to the Associated Press office in East Jerusalem claiming responsibility for the attack. The caller boasted that a youth from Hamas from the Yahya Ayyash group from the West Bank carried out the attack" [2]