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French Hill attacks refer to numerous attacks by Palestinians near the Jerusalem neighborhood of the French Hill, a Jewish neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem. It is located in territory captured by Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967. The site of the attacks is described as a "busy thoroughfare, which divides the Jewish neighborhood of French Hill from the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat, is the most accessible corner in the city for a West Bank terrorist looking for a crowd of Israelis." 〔(U.S. News & World Report June, 2003;Jerusalem's violent crossroads )〕 ==List of attacks== * On September 22, 1992, a border policeman, Avinoam Peretz, was killed at the junction. Hamas took responsibility. * On July, 1993, a car was hijacked in the junction by a Hamas terrorist, and the woman driving the car was killed. * On February 26, 1996, a car was deliberately driven over a group of civilian pedestrians in the junction, killing civilian Flora Yehiel, 28, of Kiryat Ata.〔Jewish Virtual Library; Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principles ()〕 * On March 27, 2001, 28 people were injured in a suicide bombing on a bus. Hamas claimed responsibility. * On September 15, 2001, Meir Weisshaus, 23, of Jerusalem, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Comprehensive Listing of Terrorism Victims in Israel )〕 * On October 7, 2001, a civilian, Salomon Haim, was murdered. * On November 4, 2001, two teenage residents were killed and 45 others were injured in a sub-machine gun attack by a Palestinian terrorist. * On March 17, 2002, a suicide bombing of an Israeli bus in French Hill injured 25.〔Anti-Defamation League, June 2002; Syria, Sponsor of Terrorism, Assumes U.N. Security Council Presidency ()〕 * On June 19, 2002, 2002 French Hill suicide bombing: a suicide bomber affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades blew himself up at a crowded bus stop. Seven people were killed, most of them teenagers and children.〔(Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Gila Sara Kessler )〕〔 * On May 18, 2003, 2003 French Hill suicide bombing: a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt detonated himself on a bus at the French Hill Junction. Seven Israelis were killed and 20 were wounded. * On March 19, 2004, George Khoury, son of Elias Khoury of Beit Hanina, was shot in a drive-by shooting while. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, claimed responsibility.〔 * On September 22, 2004, an 18-year-old female suicide bomber belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades killed 2 people and wounded 33 in the crowded bus station at the junction.〔(Yedioth Ahronoth, September 2004 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「French Hill attacks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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