The Afula bus suicide bombing killed eight Israeli civilians and injured 55 on 6 April 1994, the first Palestinian suicide bombing against Israeli civilians. Through 2010 the opening said the attack was carried out in retaliation for the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre carried out by Baruch Goldstein. Today's opening still notes a retaliatory motive but names neither Goldstein nor the massacre, describing only "the killing by a settler of 29 Muslims"; the word massacre survives five times elsewhere in the article. A reader today does not learn that the event which prompted this bombing was named, and catalogued, as a massacre.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01. “massacre” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 5.
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Afula Bus suicide bombing was a car bomb attack on a bus in the center of Afula , Israel , on April 6, 1994 in which eight Israeli civilians were killed and forty wounded.1It was the first suicide bombing attack to be carried out by Palestinian militants against Israeli civilians in Israel.2Launched by Hamas ' Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades in retaliation for the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre carried out by Baruch Goldstein , it took place at the end of the 40 day mourning period for his victims.3 Erased in a moment: suicide bombing attacks against Israeli civilians (Illustrated ed.). Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues (3rd, illustrated ed.).4
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The Afula Bus suicide bombing was the suicide bombing attack that was carried out on April 6, 1994 at a bus next to an Egged bus in the center of Afula , Israel .Eight Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 55 additional people were injured.Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. The Afula Bus suicide bombing was the first suicide bombing attack to be carried out by Palestinian militants against Israeli civilians in Israel. Erased in a moment: suicide bombing attacks against Israeli civilians (Illustrated ed.).
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The Afula bus suicide bombing was the suicide bombing attack that was carried out on April 6, 1994, at a bus stop next to an Egged bus in the center of Afula , Israel . Eight Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 55 additional people were injured. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, as did Islamic Jihad .The Afula bus suicide bombing was the first suicide bombing attack to be carried out by Palestinian militants against Israeli civilians in Israel, and was carried out in retaliation for the killing by a settler of 29 Muslims while they were at prayer in the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron on February 25. Erased in a moment: suicide bombing attacks against Israeli civilians (Illustrated ed.).
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1994 Palestinian terrorist attack against civilians in Israel The Afula bus suicide bombing was carried out on 6 April 1994, at a bus stop next to an Egged bus in the center of Afula , Israel . Eight Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 55 were injured. Hamas and PIJ claimed responsibility for the attack. This was the first suicide bombing attack to be carried out by Palestinian militants against Israeli civilians in Israel, and was carried out in retaliation for the killing by a settler of 29 Muslims while they were at prayer in the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron on 25 February. Erased in a moment: suicide bombing attacks against Israeli civilians (Illustrated ed.).
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1994 Palestinian terrorist attack against civilians in Israel The Afula bus suicide bombing was carried out on 6 April 1994, at a bus stop next to an Egged bus in the center of Afula , Israel . Eight Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 55 were injured. Hamas and PIJ claimed responsibility for the attack. This was the first of the Palestinian suicide attacks to be carried out by Palestinian militants against Israeli civilians in Israel, and was carried out in retaliation for the killing by a settler of 29 Muslims while they were at prayer in the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron on 25 February. Erased in a moment: suicide bombing attacks against Israeli civilians (Illustrated ed.).
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car bomb attack on a bus in the center of afula
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carried out on 6 april 1994
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