Recent from talks
Bat Ayin axe attack
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Bat Ayin axe attack
The Bat Ayin axe attack was an attack by a Palestinian man that took place on 2 April 2009 in the West Bank, when Moussa Tayet attacked a group of Israeli children with an axe and a knife, killing 13-year-old boy Shlomo Nativ and seriously wounding 7-year-old boy Yair Gamliel, in the Israeli settlement of Bat Ayin.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, as did two obscure Palestinian groups. On 14 April, Israeli security forces arrested Tayet, of Khirbet Safa; he later confessed to the killing. Israeli authorities stated that Tayet had no links to any organized militant groups.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack, while Hamas justified it.
The attack took place on Thursday, 2 April 2009, during the Passover holiday. Around noon, a Palestinian militant entered the West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin, located between Jerusalem and Hebron, unhindered. Although most Israeli settlements are surrounded by security fences, Bat Ayin residents had refused to build one, saying it would be a sign of weakness.
Around 12:00 (local time) the assailant proceeded to attack a group of Israeli children playing tennis near the local cultural center with a pickaxe and a knife. He killed 13-year-old Israeli boy Shlomo Nativ and fractured the skull of 7-year-old boy Yair Gamliel, seriously wounding him. A third boy managed to escape. Emergency rescue workers from Magen David Adom who arrived at the scene stated that Nativ had managed to get to his home located right across the street, leaving behind a trail of blood, but died of his injuries despite his brother's attempts to resuscitate him. Gamliel was evacuated to Hadassah Medical Center at Ein Karem in Jerusalem, where he underwent an operation.
45-year-old resident Avinoam Maymon, a passerby who saw the assailant running after the younger boy, managed to forcibly remove the weapon from his hand while he tried to stab him. Witnesses reported that the attacker acted wildly and continued to attack passersby before fleeing the area. Gush Etzion Regional Council Mayor Shaul Goldstein said Bat Ayin's security squad managed to shoot and hit the assailant, but he managed to escape to a neighboring Arab village, leaving the pickaxe behind.
Nativ was buried in the Kfar Etzion cemetery that evening. Hundreds of people attended his funeral.
The attack triggered clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians which were halted only after Israeli military intervention.
Hub AI
Bat Ayin axe attack AI simulator
(@Bat Ayin axe attack_simulator)
Bat Ayin axe attack
The Bat Ayin axe attack was an attack by a Palestinian man that took place on 2 April 2009 in the West Bank, when Moussa Tayet attacked a group of Israeli children with an axe and a knife, killing 13-year-old boy Shlomo Nativ and seriously wounding 7-year-old boy Yair Gamliel, in the Israeli settlement of Bat Ayin.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, as did two obscure Palestinian groups. On 14 April, Israeli security forces arrested Tayet, of Khirbet Safa; he later confessed to the killing. Israeli authorities stated that Tayet had no links to any organized militant groups.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack, while Hamas justified it.
The attack took place on Thursday, 2 April 2009, during the Passover holiday. Around noon, a Palestinian militant entered the West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin, located between Jerusalem and Hebron, unhindered. Although most Israeli settlements are surrounded by security fences, Bat Ayin residents had refused to build one, saying it would be a sign of weakness.
Around 12:00 (local time) the assailant proceeded to attack a group of Israeli children playing tennis near the local cultural center with a pickaxe and a knife. He killed 13-year-old Israeli boy Shlomo Nativ and fractured the skull of 7-year-old boy Yair Gamliel, seriously wounding him. A third boy managed to escape. Emergency rescue workers from Magen David Adom who arrived at the scene stated that Nativ had managed to get to his home located right across the street, leaving behind a trail of blood, but died of his injuries despite his brother's attempts to resuscitate him. Gamliel was evacuated to Hadassah Medical Center at Ein Karem in Jerusalem, where he underwent an operation.
45-year-old resident Avinoam Maymon, a passerby who saw the assailant running after the younger boy, managed to forcibly remove the weapon from his hand while he tried to stab him. Witnesses reported that the attacker acted wildly and continued to attack passersby before fleeing the area. Gush Etzion Regional Council Mayor Shaul Goldstein said Bat Ayin's security squad managed to shoot and hit the assailant, but he managed to escape to a neighboring Arab village, leaving the pickaxe behind.
Nativ was buried in the Kfar Etzion cemetery that evening. Hundreds of people attended his funeral.
The attack triggered clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians which were halted only after Israeli military intervention.
Recent media