List of Palestinian suicide attacks



This article contains Lists of Palestinian suicide attacks carried out by Palestinian individuals and militant groups. The international community considers the use of indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations and the use of human shields as illegal under international law.

A 2007 study of Palestinian suicide bombings during the Second Intifada (September 2000 through August 2005) found that 39.9 percent of the suicide attacks were carried out by Hamas, 26.4 percent by Fatah, 25.7 percent by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), 5.4 percent by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and 2.7 percent by other organizations. The first suicide attack was carried out in 1989 and the attacks stopped in 2008.

The criteria used for this list: successful deliberate attacks committed by Palestinian militant groups against civilians and security forces, in which the perpetrators intended to die during the attack.


 * Bold indicates attacks resulting in over 10 deaths.
 *  Bold Underscored  indicates attacks resulting in over 20 deaths.
 * Death tolls noted in this list do not include the perpetrator(s)

Sources and external links

 * Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 * Johnston's Terrorism Archive
 * Jewish Virtual Library Fatal terrorist attacks in Israel since the Declaration of Principles
 * Palestinian Suicide Bombers: A Statistical Analysis
 * Willing to Die: Palestinian suicide bombers, TruTV