2016 Tel Aviv stabbings
On 8 March 2016, a 21-year-old Palestinian man from Qalqilya killed an American tourist and wounded ten civilians in a stabbing spree in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel. The attacker was shot dead by the police after a chase along the beach promenade.
2016 Tel Aviv stabbings | |
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Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015–2016) | |
Native name | פיגוע הדקירה בנמל יפו |
Location | Jaffa Port and Tel Aviv Promenade, Israel |
Coordinates | 32°4′37″N 34°45′57″E |
Date | 8 March 2016 |
Attack type | Stabbing |
Weapons | Knife |
Deaths | 1 civilian (+1 attacker) |
Injured | 11 civilians |
Victims | Tourists and civilians |
Assailant | Bashar Massalha |
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