The 2002 Metzer attack killed five Israeli civilians, including a mother and her two children, at Kibbutz Metzer. The 2005 opening named the perpetrator, saying "Sirhan Sirhan Sirhan is a Palestinian militant responsible for an attack on the Israeli Kibbutz Metzer," and noted that a year later he was killed by the YAMAM. Today's opening calls him only "a Palestinian," though militant survives three times in the body. A reader today does not learn who carried out the attack or that Israeli forces killed him a year later.
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Kennedy's assassin see Sirhan Sirhan Sirhan Sirhan is a Palestinian militant responsible for an attack on the Israeli Kibbutz Metzer (a settlement on disputed territory) on November 10 , 2002 .1Sirhan infiltrated the Kibbutz and killed five Israeli civilians, including a mother and her two children (aged 4 and 5).2A year after the event, Sirhan was killed by the YAMAM during a random house demolition.3
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Sirhan Sirhan ( Arabic : سرحان سرحان, died 2003) was a Palestinian militant responsible for an attack on the Israeli Kibbutz Metzer on November 22, 2002, in which he killed five Israeli civilians, including two young children.He was reportedly a member of Tanzim , an armed wing of Fatah .Despite initial claims to the contrary, he was not related to Sirhan Sirhan , the Palestinian American Christian who assassinated United States Senator Robert F.His house was demolished on December 19, 2002 by the Israel Defense Forces .On October 3, 2003, Sirhan was killed by YAMAM during an attempt to arrest him.
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Sirhan Sirhan ( Arabic : سرحان سرحان, died 2003) was a Palestinian responsible for an attack on the Israeli Kibbutz (community) Metzer on November 10, 2002, in which he killed five Israeli civilians, including Revital Ohayoun, 34, and her two young children (Matan, 5, and Noam, 4), who were killed in their beds. He was reportedly a member of Tanzim , an armed wing of Fatah . Despite initial claims to the contrary, he was not related to Sirhan Sirhan , the Palestinian American Christian who assassinated United States Senator Robert F. His house was demolished on December 19, 2002, by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). On October 3, 2003, Sirhan was killed by Yamam , an IDF counter-terrorism unit, during an attempt to arrest him.CNN , "Israel to retaliate for kibbutz attack" New York Times , "Kibbutz Attack Threatens Ties to Arab Neighbors" Jerusalem Post , "Yamam hostage rescue team's tactics revealed"
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Kennedy's assassin, see Sirhan Sirhan .On 10 November 2002 Israeli Kibbutz (community) Metzer was infiltrated by a Palestinian terrorist, Sirhan Sirhan, who murdered 5 residents.
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Incident in the Second Intifada "Sirhan Sirhan (militant)" redirects here.The 2002 Metzer attack occurred on 10 November 2002 in Metzer , Israel by a Palestinian who infiltrated the Kibbutz and murdered five Israeli civilians, including a mother and her two children.
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Terrorist attack during the Second Intifada The 2002 Metzer attack was carried out on 10 November 2002 in Metzer , Israel by a Palestinian who infiltrated the Kibbutz and murdered five Israeli civilians, including a mother and her two children.
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