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2024 Beersheba bus station shooting

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2024 Beersheba bus station shooting
Scene of the crime with the area taped off by police
LocationBeersheba, Israel
Date6 October 2024
14:30 P.M. (GMT+3)
Attack type
Mass shooting and stabbing[1]
Deaths1 (+ the perpetrator)
Injured13
PerpetratorAhmad Said Suliman al-Uqbi

On 6 October 2024, a day before the first anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, a gunman carried out a shooting and stabbing attack in Beersheba's central station.[2][3] Thirteen Israelis were wounded and one was killed.[4][2] The gunman was killed by Israeli security forces.[5]

Background

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Tensions between Israel and the occupied West Bank have steadily increased since the 7 October 2023 attacks, which killed about 1,200 people including 815 civilians. As of 23 September 2024, over 41,000 Palestinian civilians[6] and approximately 1,000 Israeli civilians[7] have been killed in the Israel-Hamas War.

Five days before this attack, there had been another attack on 1 October in Jaffa, Tel Aviv where two Hamas gunmen opened fire and killed seven and wounded seventeen before being killed by responding IDF troops and an armed civilian.[8][9]

Attack

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One person was killed and thirteen others were injured in the attack, which took place inside McDonald's at Beersheba's central bus station.[10] Magen David Adom (MDA) reported that its paramedics treated nine individuals on-site for various injuries.[11] Border Police Sgt. Shira Suslik, 19, from Beersheba, died from injuries caused by the attack.[10] MDA indicated that two individuals in serious condition, four in moderate condition, and two with minor injuries were being transferred to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.[11]

Perpetrator

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The assailant is identified as Ahmad Said Suliman al-Uqbi, a 29-year-old Bedouin resident of the unrecognised village of Uqbi near Hura, who had a criminal record and was related to the perpetrator of the 2015 Beersheba bus station shooting, Muhanad al-Uqbi.[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fabian, Emanuel (October 6, 2024). "One killed, eight wounded in terror attack at Beersheba central bus station". The Times of Israel. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "One killed, 11 wounded in terror attack at Beersheba central bus station". Times of Israel. 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ Curiel, Ilana (2024-10-06). "At least 3 wounded, one critically, in Be'er Sheva stabbing attack". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. ^ "Zionist soldier killed, 13 wounded in Beersheba shooting". Saba News Agency. October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  5. ^ קוריאל, אילנה; ינקו, אדיר; פוקס, נינה (2024-10-06). "פיגוע ירי בבאר שבע: צעירה נרצחה ושמונה נפצעו". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  6. ^ "United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory | Humanitarian Situation Update #221 | Gaza Strip". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  7. ^ Including: 915 civilians killed 828 on October 7 (including 258 foreign or dual national citizens and 14+ hostages in Gaza) 33 additional hostages in Gaza thought dead 27 on the Lebanese border 3 in Alexandria, Egypt 14 in the West Bank and Israel by 11 August 2024 (per OCHA oPt) not including 1 mistakenly killed by Israeli forces in Jerusalemand 3 killed by militants (2 near Ofra and 1 near Kedumim), bringing the total to 18 conflict-related deaths for the period 1 in Rafah, Gaza Strip 1 in Tel Aviv 3 in Allenby Bridge
  8. ^ "פיגוע ירי קשה ביפו: שישה פצועים בכמה זירות במקביל; מד"א: "אירוע רב נפגעים"" [A serious shooting attack in Jaffa: six wounded in several scenes at the same time; MDA: "Incident with many casualties"]. Maariv (in Hebrew). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  9. ^ Breiner, Josh; Peleg, Bar; Efrati, Ido (1 October 2024). "Six Killed, 10 Wounded in Shooting Attack in Jaffa, Israel Police Says". Haaretz. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b Border cop killed, 10 wounded in terror shooting attack at Beersheba central bus station, Emanuel Fabian & TOI staff for The Times of Israel, posted & retrieved 6 Oct 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "One killed, nine wounded in terror attack at Beersheba Central Bus Station". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  12. ^ Beersheba terrorist identified as 29-year-old Bedouin man, Times of Israel, posted & retrieved 6 Oct 2024.
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