2017 Halamish stabbing attack
The Halamish attack, or the Halamish massacre was a terrorist attack on a Jewish family in the West Bank Israeli settlement of Halamish (also known as Neve Tzuf), that took place on 21 July 2017, in which three Israelis were stabbed to death and one severely wounded. The victims of the attack were Yosef Salomon, his daughter Chaya and son Elad, the three who were murdered in the attack, and Tova Salomon, Yosef's wife, who was injured but survived.
| 2017 Halamish stabbing attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2017 Temple Mount crisis and Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
| Location | Halamish, West Bank |
| Coordinates | 32°00′21″N 35°07′34″E |
| Date | 21 July 2017 21:30 (UTC+03:00) |
| Target | Israeli civilians |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 2 (including the attacker) |
| Perpetrator | Palestinian lone wolf |
The assailant, a Palestinian from nearby village, was shot by a neighbor and was arrested. It was later discovered that he identified with Hamas and had previously been arrested several times by Palestinian security forces.
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