Abduction and killing of Yaron Chen
| Abduction and killing of Yaron Chen | |
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| Native name | חטיפת ירון חן ורציחתו |
| Location | Rama intersection near Ramallah, West Bank |
| Date | August 5, 1993; 30 years ago (1993-08-05) |
Attack type | Abduction, Shooting attack |
| Deaths | 1 Israeli soldier (Yaron Chen) |
| Perpetrator | Hamas claimed responsibility |
On August 5, 1993, Hamas militants abducted and later killed Israeli soldier Yaron Chen.
The attack
On Thursday, August 5, 1993, the 20-year-old private Yaron Chen, who was on his way home from a military base, was hitchhiking at the Rama intersection near East Jerusalem. Chen was picked up by a white Fiat van with an Israeli license plate.[1] Another soldier reported seeing Chen struggling with three Palestinians who drove a white Fiat car.[2]
Chen was shot dead shortly afterwards while struggling with his abductors.[3][4]
Hamas publicized its abduction and killing of Chen.[5] Chen's body was found before dawn in the burnt-out charred white Fiat van in the village of Beitunia in the West Bank.[1]
Conviction of assailant; release in Shalit exchange
Fahed Sabri Barhan al-Shaludi was originally sentenced to a life sentence. On October 18, 2011, he was released to Gaza as part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.[6][7]
See also
- 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers, by Hamas
- Abduction and killing of Nachshon Wachsman, by Hamas
- Kidnapping and murder of Avi Sasportas and Ilan Saadon, by Hamas
- Kidnapping and murder of Nissim Toledano, by Hamas
- List of kidnappings
- List of solved missing person cases
References
- ^ a b Sarah Helm (August 7, 1993). "World News | Latest World News and Events". The Independent. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ "Palestinians gun down soldiers at army outpost". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. August 6, 1993. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Islamic terror abductions in the Middle East, Shaul Shay, Sussex Academic Press, 2007, pp. 31–32.
- ^ Terrorism, 1992–1995: a chronology of events and a selectively annotated bibliography, Mickolus, Edward F, Susan L. Simmons, ABC-CLIO, 1997, p. 461.
- ^ The Road to Martyrs' Square: A Journey Into the World of the Suicide Bomber, Anne Marie Oliver, Paul F. Steinberg, Oxford University Press, 2006, pp. 34–5.
- ^ "שרות בתי הסוהר". Shabas.gov.il. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Names of prisoners in Shalit deal trickle through Arab media, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4134795,00.html
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Prominent terrorist attacks against Israelis in the history of the Arab–Israeli conflict – the 1990s
- Cairo bus attack (February 4)
- Assassination of Meir Kahane (November 5)
- Ein Netafim ambush (November 26)
- Night of the Pitchforks (February 14)
- Buenos Aires Israeli embassy bombing (March 17)
- Murder of Helena Rapp (May 24)
- Abduction and killing of Nissim Toledano (December 13)
- Mehola Junction bombing (April 16)
- Abduction and killing of Yaron Chen (August 5)
- Afula bus bombing (April 6)
- Hadera bus station bombing (April 13)
- London embassy bombing (July 26)
- Abduction and killing of Nachshon Wachsman (October 14)
- Dizengoff Street bus bombing (October 19)
- Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing (November 11)
- Afula axe attack (November 30)
- Beit Lid bombing (January 22)
- Kfar Darom bus attack (April 9)
- Ramat Gan bus bombing (July 24)
- Jerusalem bus 26 bombing (August 21)
- First Jaffa Road bus bombing (February 25) ‡
- Second Jaffa Road bus bombing (March 3)
- Dizengoff Center bombing (March 4)
- Murder of Yaron and Efrat Ungar (June 9)
- Island of Peace massacre (March 13)
- Café Apropo bombing (March 21)
- Mahane Yehuda bombings (July 30)
- Ben Yehuda Street bombing (September 4)
Attacks launched from the West Bank Attacks launched from the Gaza Strip Attacks launched from Lebanon Attacks launched from Jordan Attacks launched from Egypt 
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‡ indicates the terrorist attack which caused the greatest amount of Israeli casualties during the 1990s
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