Back عملية بيت ليد Arabic Beit Lidin joukkomurha Finnish הפיגוע בצומת בית ליד HE Massacro di Beit Lid Italian Bomaanslag in Beit-Lid op 22 januari 1995 Dutch
| Beit Lid suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
 The attack aftermath | |
  The attack site | |
| Native name | הפיגוע בצומת בית ליד |
| Location | Beit Lid Junction, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°19′25″N 34°54′14″E / 32.32361°N 34.90389°E |
| Date | January 22, 1995 c. 9:30 am (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Weapons | Suicide belts |
| Deaths | 20 Israeli soldiers and one civilian (+2 suicide bombers) |
| Injured | 69 Israelis, mostly soldiers |
| Perpetrator | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility |
| Assailants | Anwar Soukar & Salah Shaaker |
No. of participants | 2 |
The Beit Lid suicide bombing, (also named Beit Lid massacre[1][2][3][4]) was a double suicide attack by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad against Israeli soldiers at the Beit Lid Junction on January 22, 1995. 21 soldiers and one civilian were killed. It was the first suicide attack by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
- ^ "But after the Beit Lid massacre, the government approved the construction and sale of 4000 units in occupied land around Jerusalem." Beyer, Lisa. "Can Peace Survive", Time, February 6, 1995.
- ^ "When Arafat called Rabin to express his condolences on the Beit Lid massacre, the prime minister was understandably furious." Karsh, Efraim, Arafat's War: The Man and His Battle for Israeli Conquest, Grove Press, 2003, p. 116. ISBN 0-8021-1758-9
- ^ "The reaction of peace processors in Jerusalem and Washington to the Beit Lid massacre, in which Islamic suicide bombers wiped out a score of Israelis, has been shock, anger, sorrow -- but a determination that terrorist attacks not be allowed to stop the peace process." Safire, William. "Essay; Responding to Terror", The New York Times, January 26, 1995.
- ^ "President Ezer Weizman, a super-dove who initially supported the agreement wholeheartedly, called for a temporary suspension of talks following the Beit Lid massacre on January 22 and again after the February 6 killing in Gaza." Bar-Ilan, David. "Rain of terror - Israeli politics", National Review, March 6, 1995, p. 2.