Matza restaurant suicide bombing

The Matza restaurant suicide bombing occurred on March 31, 2002, when a Palestinian Hamas suicide bomber detonated his bomb inside the Matza restaurant in Haifa, Israel, near the Grand Canyon shopping mall, killing 16 Israeli civilians including children and injuring over 40 people.^[1][2]

Matza restaurant suicide bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
The attack site
Native name	הפיגוע במסעדת מצה
Location	Haifa, Israel
Coordinates	32°47′19″N 35°0′9″E
Date	March 31, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-03-31) c. 3:00 pm (UTC+2)
Attack type	Suicide bomber
Deaths	16 civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured	40+ civilians
Perpetrator	Hamas claimed responsibility
Assailant	Shadi Tobassi

The perpetrators

The military wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the bombings would continue as long as the siege of then President of the Palestinian National Authority, Yasser Arafat in Ramallah.^[3] In addition, Hamas spokesman stated that the suicide bomber was a 22-year-old Palestinian named Shadi Tubasi who originated from the Jenin area.^[4]

See also

• Palestinian political violence
• Israeli casualties of war