Sep. 13, 2015, Stones thrown at Israeli vehicle in Armon Hanatziv, Jerusalem, killing the driver

1. Abd Mahmoud Abd Rabbo Dawiyat, 19, from Sur Bahr, east Jerusalem

Affiliation: Unknown. During interrogation he claimed he had gone to carry out the attack wrapped in a Hamas flag. He claimed he got it when he participated in the “Al-Aqsa mosque is in danger” rally in Um el-Fahm before the attack.

Background: Headed the squad. He threw the stones that hit Alexander Levlowitz’s car.

Others included in the attack:

2. Muhammad Salah Muhammad Abu Kaf, 18, from Sur Bahr, east Jerusalem
3. Walid Fires Mustafa Atrash, 18, from Sur Bahr, east Jerusalem
4. Minor, name withheld, 14, from Sur Bahr, east Jerusalem

Oct. 1, 2015, Shooting attack in Samaria where an Israeli husband and wife were killed

5. Yahya Muhammad Naif Abdallah Haj Hamid, 24, engaged to be married, from Nablus

Occupation: Worked at a supermarket.

Security Record: Had been jailed in Israel, carried out terrorist attacks in Israel

Affiliation: Hamas operative, had carried out terrorist attacks

Honored by: Facebook page of Palestine Dialogue Forum (PALDF). Official Fatah bulletin declared the attack carried out by their operatives.

6. Sami Zuheir Ibrahim Kousa, 33, married and father of three, from Nablus

Occupation: Bus driver

Affiliation: Hamas operative

7. Karim Lutfi Fathi Rizaq, 23, from Nablus

Occupation: Studied technical engineering at Al-Najah University in Nablus

Affiliation: Hamas operative

8. Zaid Ziyad Jamil A’mer, 26, from Nablus

Occupation: Driving teacher in Nablus

Affiliation: Hamas operative

Oct. 3, 2015, Stabbing attack in Old City of Jerusalem, two Israelis killed

9. Muhannad Shafiq Halabi, 19, unmarried, from Surda, north of Jerusalem. Law student at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis.

Affiliation: Belonged to Al-Jama’a Al-Islamiyya, the student wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)

Motivation: Abd al-Aziz Mar’i was detained on the suspicion of having initiated the attack. He accompanied Halabi and helped him enter Israeli territory illegally to pray at Al-Aqsa mosque. When prevented from entering Al-Aqsa, Mar’i convinced Halabi to carry out the attack and bought the knife for him. Halabi watched a video of women being blocked from entering Al-Aqsa before he went out to attack. His father claimed that he defended the honor of the women of Al-Aqsa (Electronic Intifada/ Palwatch).

Background: Halabi wrote on his Facebook page: “As far as I can see, the third intifada has begun….What is being done to Al-Aqsa is also being done to our other holy sites. What is being done to the women of Al-Aqsa is also being done to our mothers and sisters. I do not think the [Palestinian] people will accept the humiliation….The Palestinian people will wage an intifada. In fact, it is waging an intifada.” According to reports he was greatly influenced by the death of his friend Dhiaa’ al-Talahme. He attended the funeral, kissed the corpse and sought to avenge his death (Jerusalem Brigades website).

Honored by: PIJ claimed Halabi as an operative. A PIJ banner hung on the mourning tent erected in the village of Surda. On October 10, 2015, the council of the Palestinian Bar Association decided to award Halabi a posthumous honorary LL.D degree, claiming he excelled at his studies. He became honored by many as a role model.

Oct. 3, 2015, Stabbing attack, Hanevi’im Street, Jerusalem, young boy harmed

10. Fadi Samir Mustafa Aloun, 19, unmarried, from Issawiya, east Jerusalem

Occupation: Formerly worked as a cleaner for Givatayim municipality

Affiliation: DFLP’s military-terrorist wing claimed he died “defending Al-Aqsa mosque” (DFLP website)

Motivation: Frequently had his picture taken and posted the pictures on social networks. Did not appear religious. Tweeted shortly before the attack, “It is my intention to die as a Shaheed, or be victorious for the sake of Allah. Allah will forgive all the faithful Muslims. From now on I intend to return to Islam, with the help of Allah I intend to follow the path of Islam and die as a shaheed. Allahu akbar.”

Background: He lived in Jerusalem with his father. Mother and brother lived in Jordan since their request for family unity was denied. Fadi’s father raised him alone (Al-Jazeera). Became a role model and many Palestinians who carried out terrorist attacks posted his picture on their Facebook pages, claiming they were following in his footsteps.

Oct. 7, 2015, Stabbing attack, Old City, Jerusalem

11. Shorouq Salah Dwayyat, 18, unmarried, from Sur Bahr, east Jerusalem

Occupation: First-year student in the education department at Bethlehem University (Al-Jazeera)

Motivation: A few hours before the attack she wrote on her Facebook page that her dream was to become a shaheeda. She wrote: “Mother, where am I going? Mother, I am going to be a shaheeda. Our greatest aspiration is to die as a martyr for the sake of Allah.”

Background: Described as gentle, childish, and loving life, and wanted to be a teacher.

Oct. 7, 2015, Stabbing attack, Petah Tikvah

12. Tamer Younes Ahmed Varidat, 25, married, came from affluent family from Thahiriya, south of Hebron

Occupation: Graduated from Hebron University, worked in Israel as a barber

Background: Staying in Israel illegally

Motivation: Two days before the attack he changed his Facebook profile picture to a picture of the Al-Aqsa mosque. Not religious.

Oct. 7, 2015, Stabbing attack, Kiryat Gat, entered a private home and tried to attack a woman

13. Amjad Amjad Hatem Mahmoud Al-Jindi, 18, unmarried, from Yatta, south of Hebron

Affiliation: The Fatah branch in Yatta issued a death notice for him, claiming he was a Fatah member, and also organized his funeral in Yatta.

Background: Staying in Israel illegally

Motivation: Facebook page (username Amjad Hosheih) had profile picture of Halabi and Fadi Aloun – with caption saying, “You have captured my heart, oh shaheed.” Many Fatah flags at his funeral. His family issued a notice with his picture on the background of Al-Aqsa mosque, calling him an “al-Aqsa shaheed.”

Oct. 8, 2015, Stabbing attack in Kiryat Arba, Jew critically wounded, terrorist escaped

14. Unknown

Oct. 8, 2015, Stabbing attack in Tel Aviv with screwdriver, stabbed 5 Israelis

15. Ta’er Abds Salam Abu Ghazala, 19, unmarried, from Kafr Aqab, north of Jerusalem

Personal background: Mother lived in Hebron. Dropped out of school in the 10th grade to help his father at work.

Occupation: Worked in a shop for repairing and installing air conditioners

Affiliation: There were many Fatah flags at his funeral

Background: Customarily prayed at the Temple Mount. Relatives described him as a well-balanced person, easy to get along with, well liked and helping everyone. He recently began saving money to get married.

Honored by: A Facebook page created to commemorate him features verses from the Quran.

Oct. 8, 2015, Stabbing attack in Afula

16. Tareq Abd al-Fattah Salameh Yahya, 20, unmarried, from A’araqa, west of Jenin

Occupation: Worked in restaurants in Nazareth and Afula

Background: Staying Illegally in Israel

Oct. 8, 2015, Stabbing attack on yeshiva student at light rail in Jerusalem

17. Subhi Ibrahim Muhammad Abu Khalifa, 19, unmarried, from Shuafat refugee camp

Motivation: The day before the terrorist attack, he decided to participate in the Palestinian national and religious struggles by stabbing Jews. He sent an SMS indicating his intention to become a shaheed.

Background: A resident of Shuafat wrote on his Facebook page that when he was 11 years old he threw stones at IDF forces that entered the camp.

Oct. 9, 2015, Attempted suicide by waving knife in the air, Afula bus station

18. Israa Zeidan Abed, 29, divorced with 3 children, from Nazareth, Israel

Background: She did not intend to carry out a stabbing attack but waved the knife in the air to commit suicide. Her father is an imam in Nazareth. Emotionally unstable/suicidal tendencies.

Oct. 9, 2015, Stabbing attack using a vegetable peeler, Jerusalem

19. Younes Saleh Ismail Theriya Abu Zuweid from Bituniya, near Ramallah

Oct. 10, 2015, Stabbing attack at Kiryat Arba

20. Muhammad Fares al-Ja’abari, 19, from Hebron

Occupation: Worked in a shoe factory

Affiliation: Hamas issued death notice for him.

Oct. 10, 15, Stabbing attack at Nablus Gate, Jerusalem

21. Muhammad Sayyid Ali, 25, from Shuafat

Affiliation: Fatah (Fatah-affiliated Facebook page)

Motivation: Influenced by the stabbing attack in Jerusalem by Fadi Aloun

Honored by: Fatah death notice issued for the “the heroic shaheed.”

Oct. 10, 2015, Stabbing two people on their way home from praying at the Western Wall

22. Ishaw Qasem Badran Amrish, 16, from Kafr Aqab, north of Jerusalem

Affiliation: Fatah (issued a death note for him).

Oct. 11, 2015, Combined vehicular and stabbing attack near Gan Shmuel

23. Alaa’ Ra’ed Mahamid (Zayoud), 20, unmarried, from Um el-Fahm near Hadera, in Israel. Carried an Israeli ID.

Background: During interrogation he claimed he acted on his own initiative

Motivation: He participated in the mass “Al-Aqsa mosque is in danger” rally held in Um el-Fahm. The rally was orchestrated by Ra’ed Saleh, head of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel.

Oct. 11, 2015, Attempt to detonate an IED in southern part of Jerusalem

24. Israa Riyadh al-Ja’abis, 31, from Jabel Mukaber, east Jerusalem and Jericho

Oct 12, 2015, Stabbed border policeman at Lion’s Gate in Old City, Jerusalem

25. Mustafa Adel Khatib, 17, unmarried, Jabel Mukaber, east Jerusalem

Oct. 12, 2015, Two young Palestinian cousins conduct stabbing attack in Pisgat Zeev, Jerusalem

26. Ahmed Saleh Muhani Manasra, 13, from Beit Hanina

Motivation: “I went there to stab Jews,” he told investigators at Hadassah Hospital where doctors have been treating him for wounds he sustained during the incident, police said. “I came with my cousin Hassan. He brought the knives and I agreed to join him” (Times of Israel).

Background: “My son cannot stab, he doesn’t know how to hold a knife,” Ahmed Manasra’s father said.

Honored by: Abbas claimed Ahmed was shot dead. The myth was perpetrated on social media via Twitter and Facebook. His death notice called him an “Al-Aqsa shaheed.”

27. Hassan Khaled Manasra (Muhani), 15, from Beit Hanina

Background: Pupil in the 10th grade. According to mother, an excellent student

Motivation: The elder cousin reportedly confessed to the crime and said he was retaliating for the death of a relative in October, who was shot dead outside Jerusalem’s Old City after stabbing three policemen. “I decided to kill Jews to take revenge for Mohammed’s death,” he told his interrogators, according to Channel 10 (Times of Israel).

Honored by: Fatah branch in Yatta issued a death notice calling him a “heroic shaheed, an Al-Aqsa shaheed.”

Oct. 12, 2015, Stabbed border policeman at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem

28. Marah al-Bakri, 16, from Beit Hanina

Background: Student at the Abdallah bin Hussein School for Girls in Sheik Jarrah

Oct. 12, 2015, Stabbed soldier on a bus near the entrance to Jerusalem

29. Muhammad Nazmi Alian Shamasneh, 22, from Qatanna, northwest of Jerusalem

Oct. 13, 2015, Stabbing attack bus stop in Ranaana

30. Tareq Khalil Dweik, 22, Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem

Background: In Israel illegally

Oct. 13, 2015, Stabbing attack in Ranaana near a hospital

31. Khaled Basti, 25, from Kafr Aqab, north of Jerusalem

Occupation: Hospital cleaner

Background: In Israel illegally

Oct. 13, 2015, Combined shooting and stabbing attack in Armon Hanatziv, Jerusalem, killed four

32. Bahaa Muhammad Khalil Alian, 23, married father of one, from Jabel Mukaber, east Jerusalem

Occupation: Worked as a youth leader in Jabel Mukaber

Background: Believed in Palestinian nationalism. Initiated a campaign for a human chain of Palestinian youth around the walls of Old City of Jerusalem to enter Guinness Book of Records.

Motivation: He wrote on his Facebook page that he was ready to sacrifice his life for the “homeland.” He also wrote that he wanted to be a shaheed.

Honored by: Palestinian Bar Association and its council issued a death notice for the “heroic shaheed,” son of a Palestinian lawyer.

33. Bilal Abu Ghanem, 23, from Jabel Mukaber, east Jerusalem

Background: Student at Al-Quds University in east Jerusalem. His father comes from Jenin, lived in Jerusalem together under family unification.

Affiliation: Hamas

Oct. 13, 2015, Combined vehicular and stabbing attack with meat cleaver in Geula, Jerusalem

34. Alaa Abu Jaml, 20, from Jabel Mukaber, east Jerusalem

Occupation: Worked for Bezeq, Israeli phone company

Background/Motivation: He was the cousin of two terrorists who carried out the mass-killing attack at the Har Nof synagogue on Nov. 18, 2014.

Oct. 14, 2015, Stabbing attack at Nablus Gate, Jerusalem

35. Basel Bassem Sidr, 16, from Hebron

Background: Affluent apolitical family. He led a secular life and was affiliated with Fatah.

Motivation: On Oct. 5 he replaced his Facebook profile picture with one of Yasser Arafat and his Facebook cover with a picture of a Hamas terrorist operative with Al-Aqsa mosque in the background and the slogan, “At your orders Al-Aqsa.” He wrote that he wanted the flag of Palestine flown at his funeral. He dreamed of dying as a shaheed near Al-Aqsa. His brother said he changed his lifestyle, left the house less frequently and had become very quiet. He smoked, dressed in regular clothing, was an enthusiastic soccer fan, and liked playing cards and pool.

Oct. 14, 2015, Stabbing attack on bus on Jaffa Rd., Jerusalem

36. Ahmed Fathi Muhammad Abu Sha’aban, 23, from Ras Al-Amoud

Security Record: Released prisoner. Detained April 29, 2012, and sentenced to three years in jail.

Affiliation: Fatah, which issued a death notice for “the movement’s shaheed.”

Oct. 16, 2015, Stabbing attack near Kiryat Arba, disguised as a member of the press corps

37. Iyad Khalil al-Awauda, 26, from Dura, south of Hebron

Security Record: Was imprisoned in Israel for 3 years, released in 2012

Affiliation: Hamas issued a death notice for him. His father is a retired PA Preventive Security Forces officer. The PA gave him a formal military funeral and his body was carried on the shoulders of operatives in the Palestinian national security forces.

Motivation: He joined the “Haters of Israel” Facebook page. He used his Facebook page to support the popular resistance, and glorify terrorists who had been killed in the current terrorist campaign. He also posted pictures of rifles and pistols.

Oct. 17, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack in Armon Hanatziv, Jerusalem

38. Muataz Ahmed Hajis, 16, from Jabel Mukaber, east Jerusalem

Motivation: Cousin of Bahaa Alian, one of the terrorists in the earlier Armon Hanatziv attack

Background: Had epilepsy.

Oct. 17, 2015, Stabbing attack at Qalandia crossing

39. Omar Muhammad Al-Faqi, 24, from Qatanna, north of Jerusalem and Qalandia Occupation: Graduated from Bir Zeit University in 2013 with a degree in finance and banking, worked at odd Jobs

Background: Won the Union of Palestinian Universities tennis championship. Wanted to become a professional tennis player and enter other competitions.

Oct. 17, 2015, Stabbing attack at a Hebron roadblock

40. Tareq Ziyad al-Natshe, 18, from Hebron

Affiliation: Body draped with Hamas flag and Hamas issued death notice for him

Background: Involved in clashes with IDF forces and in throwing stones.

Oct. 17, 2015, Stabbing attack in the Jewish community in Hebron

41. Fadhel Muhammad Awad al-Qawasmeh, 18, from Hebron

Affiliation: Hamas issued death notice for him. On his Facebook page he affiliated himself with Fatah.

Oct.17, 2015, Stabbing attack near Cave of the Patriarchs

42. Bayan Imam ‘Asila, 16, from Hebron

Background: High school student

Honored by: Hamas issued death notice for her. Facebook page of the Islamic Bloc at Hebron University has a poster dedicated to her.

Oct. 18, 2015, Combined shooting and stabbing attack at Beersheba Central Bus Station

43. Muhannad Khalil Salem al- Uquabi, 21, from the Israeli Bedouin village of Al-Uqabi near Hura in the Negev

Occupation: Metal worker

Background/Affiliation: He had been in contact with Hamas operatives for a long time and had carefully planned and prepared for the attack. His cellphone had pictures of Hamas operatives and weapons. His uncle, Sheikh Osama al-Uqabi, is the head of the Islamic Movement in the Negev. He was detained by the Israel Police in 2014 and at the beginning of 2015 Jordan prevented him from entering its territory. His mother is from Nuseirat in Gaza and received an Israeli ID under family reunification when she married his father.

Motivation: He called during a Friday sermon for massive numbers to go pray at Al-Aqsa and condemned Israel’s activity.

Oct. 20, 2015, Vehicular attack at the Gush Etzion junction

44. Hamza Musa Muhammad Al- Amla, 25, from Bayt Ula, west of Hebron

Occupation: Carpenter

Motivation: On Oct. 4, 2015, he changed his Facebook profile picture to Fadi Aloun (who carried out a stabbing attack and became a symbol). On Oct. 17, changed his Facebook cover to a picture of the terrorist who disguised himself as a member of the press corps (Iyad Khalil al-Awauda).

Oct. 20, 2015, Stabbing attack at Bayt ‘Awwa, west of Hebron

45. Adi Hashem Musalma, 24, from Bayt ‘Awwa

Oct. 20, 2015, Stabbing attack near “Beit Shalom” in Hebron

46. Basher Nidal al-Ja’abari, 15, from Hebron
47. Husam Ismail Jamil al-Ja’abari, 17, from Hebron

Oct. 21, 2015, Stabbing attack at Adam Square, south of Ramallah

48. Mu’taz Attallah Qasem, 22, from Al-Azariya, east of Jerusalem

Motivation: The day before he carried out the stabbing attack he posted a quotation from a hadith (the Muslim oral tradition) on his Facebook page which read, “The man who speaks when the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer cannot say the shahada upon his death. If you do not speak [the word] know that your sins prevented you from doing it. I swear by Allah that I will tell this to ten people. There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet. Do not forget that this is what you swore.” The authenticity of the hadith is not considered particularly reliable, but its use may indicated that Mu’taz had a certain amount of Islamic orientation.

Oct. 21, 2015, Vehicular attack near Bayt Umar

49. Fahim Shalaldeh, 25, from Sa’ir

Affiliation: Hamas issued a death notice for him, claiming he was a member of the organization. However, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club claimed he was still alive.

Background: The Palestinian media reported he was critically injured and hospitalized in Israel.

Oct. 22, 2015, Stabbing attack at Tel Romeida, Hebron

50. Unknown

Oct. 22, 2015, Stabbing attack in Beit Shemesh, tried to get on a school bus

51. Mahmoud Khaled Mahmoud Ghaneimat, 20, from Surif, north of Hebron

Occupation: Worked in construction in Beit Shemesh

Security Record: Detained in Israel between 2012 and 2014 for security felonies after being caught with a knife near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron

Affiliation: Hamas operative; under his clothes he wore an Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades T-shirt; activist in the Islamic Bloc, Hamas’ student wing.

52. Miqdad Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Heeh, 20, from Surif, north of Hebron

Occupation: Worked in construction in Beit Shemesh

Affiliation: Under his clothes he wore an Izz al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades T-shirt

Motivation: His Facebook profile showed him holding a knife. The day before the attack he replaced the picture with one of Al-Aqsa mosque and Arabic reading, “I have been blessed with love.” Before that his profile picture was changed to one of intifada symbols and a notice reading “I want to be a shaheed for the sake of Al-Aqsa.”

Oct. 23, 2015, Stabbing attack at the Gaaton roadblock

53. Unknown

Oct. 25, 2015, Stabbing attack at the Ariel Junction

54. Tamer Shawket Khdeir, 26, from Beita, near Nablus

Oct. 25, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at a roadblock near Cave of the Patriarchs

55. Dania Jihad Irshid, 17, from Hebron

Background: Student at the Al-Rayan High School in Hebron. Her father said she went to the Cave of the Patriarchs to pray every day after school (Al-Jazeera).

Honored by/Affiliation: Hamas issued a death notice for her. Facebook page of PALDF has her death notice.

Oct. 25, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at the Gilboa (Jalameh) crossing

56. Ahmed Muhammad Sayyid Kamil, 16, from Qabatiya, near Jenin

Background: Student in the 12th grade, studying science; worked on weekends helping his father in the fields

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him. Ibrahim Ramadan, governor of Jenin, sent Mahmoud Abbas’ condolences to the family. Attallah Kheiri, PA representative in Jordan, sent a formal communique expressing his condolences to the family.

Oct. 25, 2015, Stabbing attack near Mezad in Gush Etzion

57. Azzam Izzat Sha’ban Shalaldeh, 20, from Sa’ir, north of Hebron

Background: Comes from a family of Hamas operatives. Wounded during the stabbing attack, escaped and sought refuge in Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron. On Nov. 12, 2015, Israeli commandos abducted him and brought him to a hospital in Israel for treatment.

Oct. 26, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at a roadblock near Cave of the Patriarchs

58. Sa’ad Muhammad Yussuf al-Atrash, 19, Hebron

Oct. 26, 2015, Stabbing attack near Bayt Anoun

59. Ra’ed Saket Abd al-Rahman Jaradat, 22, from Sa’ir, north of Hebron

Background: Studied accounting at the Hebron branch of Al-Quds University

Affiliation: Fatah issued a death notice for him, claiming he belonged to the organization

Motivation: He posted two notices on his Facebook page before the attack. One was a picture of Palestinian terrorist Dania Irshid, killed while carrying out a stabbing attack in Hebron. He wrote, “Imagine she is your sister.” The other was a poem encouraging stabbing attacks to liberate Al-Aqsa mosque and Jerusalem.

Oct. 27, 2015, Stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion junction carried out by two Palestinian terrorists

60. Shadi Nabil Abd Al-Mu’ti al-Qudsi (al-Dweik), 23, from Hebron

Security Record: Served a 16-month prison term in Israel for Hamas activities.

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him. YouTube video with a picture of al-Quds posted when he was in Israeli jail. Poster of him by Islamic Bloc at Hebron University.

61. Izz al-Din Nadi Abu Shakhadam (al-Husseini), 17, from Hebron

Affiliation: Both Fatah and Hamas issued death notices for him

Honored by: Fatah’s Shabiba Facebook page has poster of death notice.

Oct. 27, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at a roadblock at the entrance to Tel Romeida, Hebron

62. Humam Adnan Yahya Iss’id, 23, from Hebron

Background: Student at Hebron University, was the manager of a children’s clothing store, and also worked as a barber

Motivation: He posted notices on his Facebook page calling for violence against Israel and praising shaheeds. A few days before the attack he posted a notice calling on Palestinians to “shake Israel’s security.” The day before he died he wrote that “the heavens weep for the shaheed’s.” He posted pictures on his Facebook page showing him in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

Honored by: Hamas death notice for “a shaheed of Palestine” (Facebook page of the Islamic Bloc in Hebron University).

Oct. 27, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack by two sisters at the entrance to the Cave of the Patriarchs

63. Jihan Hatem Abd al-Aziz Erekat, 17, from Abu Dis
64. Noura Hatem Abd al-Aziz Erekat, 21, from Abu Dis

Oct. 28, 2015, Stabbing attack at the shopping center in Gush Etzion

65. Unknown

Oct. 28, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at a roadblock at the entrance to Tel Romeida, Hebron

66. Islam Rafiq Hamad Abido, 23, from Hebron

Oct. 29, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at Beit Hadassah in Hebron

67. Farouq Abd al-Qadr Sidr, 19, from Hebron

Background: Law student at Hebron University

Motivation: His brother, Basel Sidr, was killed on Oct. 14, 2015. His cousin, Malek al-Sharif, was killed while attempting a stabbing attack at Gush Etzion junction.

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him “mourning the death of a shaheed of Palestine” (Facebook page of the Islamic Bloc at Hebron University).

Oct. 29, 2015, Stabbing attack in the Jewish community in Hebron

68. Mahdi Muhammad Ramadan al-Mukhatasab, 23, from Hebron

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for the “heroic shaheed” (Facebook page of the Islamic Bloc at Hebron University).

Oct. 30, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at the Tapuah Junction in Samaria

69. Qasem Mahmoud Qassem Saba’neh, 20, from Qabatiya, near Jenin

Honored by: The PA’s representative in Jordan, Atallah Kheiri, sent a formal communique expressing his condolences to the family (Facebook page of Qabatiya Online).

70. Bassam Fares Ibrahim al-Na’ssan, 20 or 23, from Al-Mughir, north of Ramallah

Background: Wounded while attempting a stabbing attack riding on his motorcycle.

Oct. 30, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack near Beit El

71. Unknown

Oct. 31, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at Jalameh crossing

72. Mahmoud Talal Abd al-Karm Nizal, 18, from Qabatiya, near Jenin

Honored by: Mahmoud was given a formal military funeral by the PA. His body was carried by operatives of the Palestinian national security forces. One picture shows his body draped with a black PIJ flag. Atallah Kheiri, the PA representative in Jordan, sent a formal notice of condolence to the family (Facebook page of Qabatiya Online).

Motivation: Mahmoud left a letter in his home in which he wrote, “Forgive me, mother. I am going to be a shaheed. Forgive me if [the Israelis] destroy our house, for some time I have wanted to perform the shahadah [death as a martyr for the sake of Allah]….Say goodbye to my father and other relatives.”

Nov. 1, 2015, Attempted stabbing prevented at the Bayt Anoun junction

73. Fadi Hassan al-Farouk (Abu Hassan), 26, from Sa’ir, north of Hebron

Honored by: Hamas and Fatah individually issued death notices for him. A video released after his death shows him clashing with IDF forces. He is seen throwing a stone at an IDF vehicle. His cousin Aweis al-Faroukh is a police officer and PA police commander in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron. Hamas death notice posted (Facebook page of the Islamic Bloc in Hebron University).

Nov. 1, 2015, Vehicular attack near Kiryat Arba

74. Ahmed Yakin al-Ja’abari, 22, from Hebron

Occupation: Unknown. A picture on a Palestinian news site show him as a photographer working for the Palestinian Red Crescent.

Background: After the attack he turned himself in to the Palestinian security services, claiming the incident had been a traffic accident (a claim often made by Palestinian terrorists who carry out vehicular attacks).

Nov. 2, 2015, Attempted terrorist attack at gas station near the Jalameh crossing

75. Ahmed Awad Nasri Abu al-Rab, 17, from Qabatiya, near Jenin

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him

76. Mahmoud Mu’amim Mahmoud Kamil, 17, from Qabatiya, near Jenin

Background: Wounded while carrying out stabbing attack and detained

Nov. 4, 2015, Vehicular attack on Route 60 near Halhul

77. Ibrahim Samir Ibrahim al-Sakafi, 22, from Hebron

Honored by: The PA held a formal military funeral for him. His body was carried by operatives of the Palestinian national security forces.

Nov. 5, 2015, Stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion junction

78. Malek Talal Muhammad al-Sharif, 25, from Hebron

Occupation: Had a BA in accounting, worked in a copy shop in Hebron. Also worked at several radio stations: Siraj, Al-Huriya, and Al-Khalil (the last two shut down because they broadcast incitement)

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him

Motivation: According to his Facebook page, among the events influencing him was death of Palestinian terrorist Dania Irshid near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. He wrote, “Don’t be sad. The battalions of vengeance are coming.” A few minutes before the attempted attack he called his mother and asked for her forgiveness, saying he planned on becoming a shaheed. He also called his father and his aunt, who was the mother of two Palestinians killed in the current terrorist campaign: Basel Sidr (killed on Oct. 14, 2015), and Farouq Sidr (killed Oct. 29, 2015). Ten minutes before the attack, Malek Sharif phoned his father in Hebron. “Dad, I want you to be pleased with me. The last words I want to hear in my life are ‘God is pleased with you.’” Father implored him to come home. Malek said, “It’s done. I’ve prayed to God and I can’t go back.” Revenge was key in his decision for Farouk and Basel Sidr, his father said. He posted a prayer for his mother not to be sad and a wish to meet the “lovely-eyed maidens” who await martyrs in heaven. He posted a photo of Sheik Ahmad Yassin, the founder of Hamas, saying, “The children around you have grown up, O Sheikh; matured to the stage where they can bomb Haifa and Tel Aviv” (Tablet Magazine). Hamas death notice on Facebook page of the Islamic Bloc – Nablus.

Nov. 6, 2015, Shooting attack at the Bayt Anoun junction

79. Unknown, 16, from Bani Na’im

Background: Detained by the Israeli security forces

Nov. 6, 2015, Stabbing attack near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron

80. Unknown

Nov. 6, 2015, Stabbing attack at the Shaar Binyamin shopping center, north of Jerusalem

81. Baraa’ Kayed Faiq Issa, from Anata

Motivation: He posted a video on his Facebook page showing himself sitting in front of the flags of Fatah and its military wing. In it he claimed he was wanted by the Israelis and that he belonged to Fatah’s military wing. He carried out the attack “to defend Al-Aqsa mosque and for the sake of the Palestinian people and to defend the occupied land of Palestine.” He claimed he carried out the attack without being directed or pressured by anyone. Postings on his Facebook page called for an uprising, a struggle for the sake of Al-Aqsa mosque, and revenge for the deaths of Palestinian attackers. A day after the attack he turned himself in to the Palestinian security services.

Honored by: Fatah’s official Facebook website has his “martyr” video”

Oct. 6, 2015, Vehicular attack near the Halhul bridge in Hebron, knife found in car

82. Tharwat Ibrahim al-Sha’rawi, 72, widow, mother of five, from Hebron

Honored by: Hamas issued death notice for her. Ismail Haniyeh, deputy head of Hamas’ political bureau, spoke to the family and expressed his condolence (PALDF forum). The Palestinian media issued a false report of her death, claiming the IDF had “executed” her for no reason.

Motivation: Was the widow of Fouad al-Sha’rawi, a terrorist operative who was killed by IDF fire in the region of Hebron in 1988 during the first intifada. Two weeks before her death, she wrote a will and spoke with her daughter Ihlam. She said, “I think I am going to die soon….If I die, oh, Allah, Let me die as a shaheeda and not in my bed.”

Nov. 8, 2015, Vehicular attack at the Tapuah junction

83. Suleiman ‘Adal Muhammad Shahin, 22, married, father of baby girl, from Bir Nabala

Occupation: Vegetable vendor in the Al-Bireh market

Honored by: Fatah issued a death notice for him. According to the family, he was not a Fatah operative. Formal Fatah death notice for Suleiman appeared on Facebook page of QudsN (Oct. 8). Fatah death notice also features Dome of the Rock.

Motivation: His older brother said that since the current wave of terrorism began he had gone to the Al-Bireh area every day to throw stones and clash with Israeli security forces. His cousin said that on several occasion Suleiman said he wanted to die as a shaheed. Pictures show Suleiman with M-16 and another with Arafat photo, Fatah flag to the right, and picture the Dome of the Rock to the left.

Nov. 8, 2015, Stabbing attack at the entrance to Beitar Illit

84. Hilwa Salim Muhammad Alian, 22, married, mother of baby boy, from Husan

Nov. 8, 2015, Stabbing attack in the village of Nebi Elias in the Alfei Menashe region

85. Unknown – Turned himself in to the Palestinian Authority

86. Unknown – Turned himself in to the Palestinian Authority

Nov. 9, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at the Eliahu crossing in the Alfei Menashe region

87. Risha Muhammad Ahmed Awissi, 23, engaged to be married, from Qalandia

Motivation: She left a suicide note in her bag reading, “I don’t know what will happen at the end. I am doing this with a clear mind, in defense of the homeland, the boys and girls. I cannot bear what I see and I cannot suffer any longer. My parents, father, mother, sisters, forgive me for what I am doing. I love you. Especially my fiancé. I am sorry for what will happen to me on this path and that this is the way I am ending [my life].”

Nov. 10, 2015, Stabbing attack in light rail car in Jerusalem by two children

88. Muawiya Alqam, 12, from Shuafat refugee camp

Motivation: Relatives say he saw the leaked video clips of Ahmad Manasra (Israeli police yelling at him). Uncle Abu Nimer Alqam said, “Anyone who saw that clip would want to go out and seek revenge or fight the enemy. I think more youths are going to carry out attacks to prove to the Israeli authorities that they are not scared of them or their tactics.” Cousins from Shuafat got on the train with a pair of scissors and a knife and stabbed the guard.

89. Ali Alqam, 13, from Shuafat refugee camp

Motivation: Considered a copycat attack to Ahmad Manasra. Ihab Alqam, Ali’s father, said he first heard of the attack from an older brother who said Ali’s picture was “all over Facebook.” “I am extremely shocked,” Ihab Alqam said. “My son Ali did not seem as though he was angry about anything. In fact he is the one that is spoiled the most” (New York Times).

Nov. 10, 2015, Attempted stabbing at Nablus Gate, brandished knife and rushed towards two security guards

90. Muhammad Abd Nimr, 37, father of four, from Issawiya, east Jerusalem

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him. Notice on Facebook page of the Islamic Movement in Jenin.

Nov. 10, 2015, Stabbing attack of a Border Policeman near Al-Tira

91. Unknown

Nov.10, 2015, Stabbing attack at a roadblock near Abu Dis near Jerusalem

92. Sadek Ziyad Gharbiah, 16, from Sanur, south of Jenin

Background: High school student; religious and frequented the mosque

Motivation: His father, Ziyad Abu Garbiah, was a senior Hamas operative in Jenin and one of the terrorists expelled to Lebanon in the 1990s.

Honored by: Hamas and the Islamic Bloc in Sanur issued a death notice for Sadek. Death notice issued by Hamas for its “son, the jihad fighter shaheed” (Facebook page of the Islamic Bloc in Jenin) features Al-Aqsa mosque with Dome of the Rock in the background. Death notice issued by Islamic Bloc in Sanur.

Nov. 12, 2015, Stabbing attack at the Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem

93. Unknown

Nov. 13, 2015, Shooting attack in south Mt. Hebron, killing an Israeli father and son

94. Shadi Ahmed Mutawa (al-Tamimi), 27, married, father of two, from Hebron

Affiliation: Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)

Background: Shadi Ahmed Mutawa’ told his brother he had carried out the attack, and the brother rushed to tell their father. The two were afraid that the IDF would raze their house and turned in Shadi Ahmed to the Israeli security forces.

Honored by: Notice issued by the Islamic Bloc in Hebron University. The Arabic reads, “Hebron struggles. May your hand be blessed, man of the resistance. The death of two settlers and the wounding of others in the shooting attack near Hebron” (Facebook page of Islamic Bloc in Hebron). Hamas spokesman Husam Badran issued a statement praising the “heroic action of the Palestinians in Hebron.”

Nov. 14, 2015, Vehicular attack near Psagot north of Jerusalem

95. Shadi Fathi Jamil Matriya, 22, from Al-Bira

Honored by: Fatah issued death notice for “fighting shaheed” Shadi (Facebook page of PALDF).

Nov. 18, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack near Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron

96. Unknown, 16, from Hebron

Motivation: He confessed he had gone to the roadblock intending to die.

Nov. 19, 2015, Three Israelis stabbed in south Tel Aviv. Two were killed and third seriously wounded. Attacker entered the synagogue on the second floor of the building and stabbed worshippers.

97. Ra’ed Muhammad Jabra Masalma, 35, married and father of five from Dura, south of Hebron

Occupation: Was in Israel legally, and worked in a nearby restaurant

Background: First terrorist attack in ten years by someone with a permit to work in Israel; originally came from Bayt ‘Awwa.

Nov. 19, 2015, Shooting attack with an Uzi submachine gun. Attacker opened fired at Israeli vehicles in a traffic jam near Alon Shvut. Three killed and 5 wounded.

98. Muhammad Abd al-Basset al-Haroub, 24, from Deir Samet, south of Hebron

Motivation/Honored by: His house flew a Hamas flag. His mother claimed she was the “mother of a hero” (Facebook page of PALDF).

Nov. 21, 2015, Four people stabbed in the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, a man, two women, and 13-year-old girl

99. Shaker Muhammad al-Tirda, 17, from Taffuh, southwest of Hebron

Occupation: Was in Israel illegally and worked in construction.

Nov. 21, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron

100. Palestinian woman, 27, from Yatta, south of Hebron

Background: She aroused suspicions of the Border Policeman and had a knife.

Nov. 21, 2015, Attempted car-ramming attack in Abu Dis, near Jerusalem

101. Unknown

Nov. 21, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack near Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron

102. Alaa’ Ataf al-Awauda, 16, from Deir Samet, south of Hebron

Nov. 22, 2015, Israeli woman stabbed at Gush Etzion junction

103. Issam Ahmed Salman Thawabtah, 31, from Bayt Fajar, south of Bethlehem

Honored by: Fatah issued a death notice for the “heroic shaheed” (Facebook page of Ayn al-Bayt Fajar). His mother told a local TV station she was “proud of her son, who lifted his head up high.” Fatah issued a death notice for the “heroic shaheed” (Facebook page of Ayn al-Bayt Fajar).

Nov. 22, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at the Huwaara roadblock, near Nablus

104. Ashraqat Taha Ahmed Qatanani, 16, from Iskar refugee camp in Nablus

Honored by: PA condemned her death. Ismail Haniyeh, deputy head of Hamas’ political bureau, telephoned her father and expressed admiration for the family’s stance and courage. He claimed that she had been killed to liberate Palestine and her death had not been in vain. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri condemned her death and claimed it had been encouraged by the Netanyahu government. Her death was a “serious war crime” and such “crimes” encouraged the Palestinian people to continue the intifada (Hamas website).

Background: Her father, Sheikh Tah Qatanani, claimed that if his daughter had carried out an attack, she had fulfilled her national, moral duty, and he was proud of her. Loved Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hizbullah. Her father said: “To be honest, the last night before her martyrdom was a very weird night. She was joking around with her brother – Habib Al-Rahman – and telling him, ‘I want to practice stabbing on you,’ so she got up and headed to the kitchen from where she brought all the knives and asked me which one was the best. We thought all that was just joking around and harmonizing with the state of combativeness she was passing through. Next morning, on the day of her martyrdom, she prayed the Morning Prayer, turned on the TV, and prepared herself for school like every day. She gave me my medicine for I was very sick then. She fed her cat and put water for her canary bird, kissed my hands – something she didn’t usually do – and went out. Throughout that night she kept on asking me: Shall I bring you some water to drink?”

Nov. 22, 2015, Car-ramming attack at Kfar Adumim junction combined with stabbing attack

105. Shadi Hadib al-Khasib, 30, from Al-Bireh

Background: Drove a taxi and tried to run over people. When that did not succeed, he got out of the car and tried to stab them with a knife. When his wife was told he had become a shaheed, she said, “Praise be to Allah.”

Honored by: Facebook page of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah.

Nov. 23, 2015, Stabbing attack on Route 443 between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

106. Ahmed Jamal Ahmed Taha, 21, from Qatanna

Background: Dropped out after elementary school and worked at odd jobs to help support the family

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for “the hero who died [fighting] in jihad,” who had “carried out a heroic stabbing attack” west of Ramallah. Facebook page of Qatanna praised him, calling him a “hero” and “blessing his right hand.”

Motivation: Ahmed Taha has a picture with a Hamas flag.

Nov. 23, 2015, Stabbing attack on soldier near Huwwara in the Nablus region

107. Alaa’ Khalil Sabah Hashash, 16, Iskar refugee camp in Nablus

Honored by: Fatah’s military-terrorist wing in the Balata refugee camp and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) both issued death notices

Nov. 23, 2015, Vehicular attack near Homesh

108. Unknown

Nov. 23, 2015, Stabbing attack in Machaneh Yehuda, Jerusalem by two girls who stabbed a 70-year-old Palestinian man from Bethlehem

109. Hadil Wajia Awad, 16, from Qalandia

Motivation: Hadil’s brother was Mahmoud Wajia Awad, a former prisoner, who was killed Nov. 28, 2013, during a clash with IDF forces at the Qalandia crossing

Honored by: Facebook page of PALDF and QudsN.

110. Nurhan Ibrahim Awad, 14, from Qalandia

Background: Girls were cousins.

Nov. 24, 2015, Vehicular attack at Tapuah junction

111. Azmi Suhail Azmi Nafaa’, 21, from Jenin

Background: A law student in his fourth year at Al-Najah University in Nablus

Honored by: Facebook page of PALDF.

Nov. 25, 2015, Stabbing attack at IDF roadblock at the entrance to the Al-Fawar refugee camp

112. Muhammad al-Shoubaki, 20, from Al-Fawar

Occupation: Studied graphic design at the Palestinian College in Al-Aroub, and worked at a restaurant with Farouq Sidr (stabber Oct. 28)

Honored by: Both Hamas and Fatah issued death notices for him, but he did not belong to either organization. Facebook page of the Al-Fawar refugee camp, and Facebook page of the Islamic Movement in Hebron, Facebook page of Fatah in Al-Fawar.

Motivation: On his Facebook page he posted a notice calling himself “Muhammad al-Shoubaki (shaheed on the waiting list).” About a half an hour before the attack he posted the following: “You are honored, dear homeland….You are honored, Al-Aqsa….You are honored, our shaheed #youth_the homeland.” Shoubaki’s Facebook postings called for revolt and terrorism.

Nov. 26, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at the Tapuah junction in Samaria

113. Samer Hassan al-Sarisi, married and father of four, 51, from Jenin

Occupation: Did not have stable work

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him, but his wife said he did not belong to any organization. Facebook page of the Islamic Movement in Jenin.

Nov. 27, 2015, Combined vehicular and stabbing attack

114. Fadi Muhammad al-Khasib, 30, married and father of two, from Al-‘Aroura

Occupation/Background: Worked in a store in the village, in the past he had worked in Israeli factories.

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice. His wife said he did not belong to any political framework. Hamas spokesman Husam Badran praised the attack because it wounded soldiers. He said such “heroic actions” proved the intention of the Palestinian people to continue the intifada. He also expressed admiration for the shaheeds who “glorify the Palestinian people” and called for more “heroic actions” (Hamas website).

Motivation: Devout Muslim. His brother was Shadi al-Khasib, who carried out a vehicular attack in same spot and was killed.

Nov. 27, 2015, Vehicular attack entrance to Bayt Umar

115. Omar Arafat Issa al-Za’aqiq, 19, from Bayt Umar

Honored by: Fatah issued a death notice for him. Fatah hung a banner on the family house. Hamas spokesman Husam Badran praised the attack.

Nov. 27, 2015, Stabbing attack by Israeli Arab near central bus station in Nahariya

116. Unknown, 16, from a village in northern Israel

Motivation: He claimed that before he stabbed the Border Policeman the two had argued.

Nov. 29, 2015, Stabbing attack in Old City Jerusalem

117. Bassim Abd al-Rahman Mustafa Salah, 38, married, from Nablus

Background: According to Palestinian security sources, he had psychological and social problems.

Honored by: Hamas issued a death for him.

Nov. 29, 2015, Woman from Nepal stabbed in the back at bus stop in Jerusalem

118. Unknown, 17

Occupation: Worked at a construction site nearby.

Dec. 1, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack with a pickaxe in the village of Anabta

119. Maram Ramez Hassouna, 20, from Rafidia, west of Nablus

Occupation: Studied English at Al-Najah University in Nablus

Security Record: She was detained after shooting fireworks and trying to stab an IDF soldier at a roadblock east of Tulkarm. Released from jail in Israel on May 21, 2014, after a year and a half.

Motivation: Before the attack, she told family she wanted to keep the intifada “permanently alive” (Al-Qassam Brigades Twitter)

Honored by: Facebook page of QudsN and Facebook page of Shehab.

Dec. 1, 2015, Stabbing attack at Gush Etzion junction

120. Mamoun Ra’ed Muhammmad al-Khatib, 16, from Al-Duha, west of Bethlehem

Honored by: Facebook page of QudsN.

Dec. 1, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at Efrat junction

121. Palestinian woman, large knife found in her possession.

Dec. 3, 2015, Shooting attack at Hizma roadblock north of Jerusalem

122. Mazen Hassan Areiba (Abu Zeid), 37, married, father of four, from Abu Dis

Occupation: Officer in Palestinian general intelligence in the Jerusalem sector

Security Record: Served 3-year term in an Israeli prison

Honored by: Official PA media did not report on Areiba’s affiliation with Palestinian general intelligence, reporting only “the death of a civilian at Himza.” Al-Risala, a newspaper affiliated with Hamas, printed a cartoon making fun of Mahmoud Abbas, who now had to examine his security officers more carefully. Raa’fat Alian, Fatah spokesman in Jerusalem, said that the person who carried out the attack was in fact an officer in general intelligence. He called Areiba a shaheed and a hero and stressed that Fatah opposed security coordination with Israel because it did not serve Palestinian interests. Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the PLO executive committee and a relative of the terrorist, paid a condolence call to the Areiba family. He was accompanied by Majed al-Fatiani, the governor of the Jericho district, and Fatah members from the Jerusalem region.

Dec. 3, 2015, Stabbing attack near Nablus Gate in Jerusalem

123. Izz al-Din Rayiq Abdallah Raddad, 21, from Saida, north of Tulkarm

Motivation: Before the attack, he posted pictures of confrontations with IDF forces on his Facebook page.

Dec. 4, 2015, Vehicular attack in the village of Silwad, near Ramallah

124. Anas Bassam Abd Al-Rahim Hamad, 21, from Silwad

Occupation: Worked as a barber in his village

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him. Facebook page of the Islamic Bloc at Bir Zeit University

Motivation: Oldest son of senior Hamas activist Sheikh Bassam Abd al-Rahim Hamad, who was imprisoned in Israel a number of times.

Dec. 4, 2015, Stabbing attack near the village of ‘Aboud, northwest of Ramallah

125. Abd al-Rahman Wajia’ Ibrahim al-Barghouti, 27, engaged to be married, from Aboud, northwest of Ramallah

Occupation: Worked delivering water bills for the local council and lived with his brothers in the village

Background: His parents and other relatives have left the PA and now live in the U.S.

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him. PA held a formal military funeral for him and his coffin was carried on the shoulders of operatives of the Palestinian national security services.

Dec. 5, 2015, Shooting attack in the Benyamin Region

126. Unknown

Dec. 5, 2015, Stabbing attack in Tel Romeida, Hebron

127. Mustafa Fadhel Abd al-Munam Fanoun, 16, from Hebron

Background: Student in the 10th grade, cousins of second attacker

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for both even though they didn’t belong to the movement.

128. Taher Mustafa abd Al-Manum Fanoun, 19, from Hebron

Background: Studying law and legislation in the Shariah and law department of Hebron University

Motivation: Posted condemnations of the Palestinian Authority. Posted pictures of Israeli forces on the Temple Mount, and of two female terrorists who were killed while carrying out attacks. Posted video of himself with Islamic Caliphate flags. Ten minutes before the attack he posted a notice reading “Hello…and goodbye.”

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for both even though they didn’t belong to the movement. Facebook page of PALDF.

Dec. 6, 2015, Combined vehicular-stabbing attack in Romema, Jerusalem

129. Omar Yasser Fakhri Iskafi, 21, from Beit Hanina

Honored by: Fatah in the Al-Rahm region issued a formal notice for the death of “the son of the [Fatah] movement, the heroic shaheed” (Facebook page of Fatah in Al-Ram). The terrorist’s mother told a local TV station she would be ready to give birth to another Omar every day and willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of Al-Aqsa mosque and Palestine. She said she asked Allah to receive her son Omar as a shaheed. After the attack, there was positive feedback on the Beit Hanina Facebook page. Talk-backers hoped Allah would have mercy on the terrorist and let him rest peacefully in paradise. One post the following morning read, “May peace be upon you. May Allah’s mercy and blessings [be upon you]. The morning is fragrant with the perfume of the shaheeds of Palestine. The intifada of knives continues” (Facebook page of Beit Hanina).

Dec. 6, 2015, Shooting attack in Benyamin region

130. Unknown

Dec. 7, 2015, Stabbing attack at bus stop near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron

131. Ihab Fathi Zakaria Masouda, 18, from Hebron

Motivation: Pictured at the Temple Mount with Dome of the Rock in the background

Honored by: Family distributed candy to visitors who came to pay their condolences (Facebook page of PALDF).

Dec. 9, 2015, Stabbing attack at Beit Hadassah in Hebron

132. Abd al-Rahman Yasri Zakaria Masouda, 21, from Hebron

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him. Death notice issued with Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa in the background by Hamas (Facebook pages of Shehab, Quds and Islamic movement in Nablus).

Dec. 9, 2015, Shooting attack near Avnei Hefetz in Samaria

133. Unknown

Honored by: Hamas praised the attack.

Dec. 10, 2015, Vehicular attack north of Modiin

134. Muhammad Abd Al-Halim Abd Al-Hamid Salem, 37, from Luban al-Gharbiya

Security Record: He is a released prisoner. In 2001 he spent a year and a half in administrative detention for his membership in Hamas.

Affiliation: Previous affiliation with Hamas

Motivation: He confessed to carrying out the attack because he claimed he had been influenced by the Palestinian media’s coverage of the situation in Jerusalem and the “murder of Palestinian children.”

Dec. 11, 2015, Attempted vehicular attack at the Halhul junction in Hebron

135. Issa Ibrahim Salameh al-Haroub (Abu Jawad), 57, had two wives and 16 children, from Deir Samet, south of Hebron

Occupation: Worked for many years as a clothing merchant

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him. Ismail Haniyeh, deputy head of Hamas’ political bureau, spoke to one of his children and expressed his condolences (Facebook page of the Hamas movement in Nablus).

Dec. 11, 2015, Shooting attack at the Jalameh crossing

136. Unknown

Dec. 13, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack at western gate of Kiryat Arba

137. Lama Munzer Hafez al-Bakri, 16, from Hebron

Background: Student; carried out attack on way home from school.

Dec. 14, 2015, Attempted attack in Jerusalem by two young Palestinian girls

138. Unknown
139. Unknown

Dec. 14, 2015, Vehicular attack at entrance to Jerusalem, one-year-old infant critically injured, along with two adults, axe was found in car

140. Abd al-Muhsen Shaher Hassouna, 21, from Beit Hanina

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him.

Dec. 15, 2015, Blunt instrument attack in Modiin

141. Palestinian man, from Bayt Sira, had Israeli work permit

Occupation: Construction worker

Dec. 16, 2015, Attempted vehicular attack in Qalandia

142. Ahmed Hassan Jahajha, 23, from Qalandia

Occupation: Worked as a photographer for a wedding studio and as a photojournalist. Studied communications at the Modern Academic College in Ramallah

Motivation: On his Facebook page he posted pictures from events that occurred in Qalandia (riots, funerals, rallies) and calls for violence and struggle.

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for them.

143. Hikmat Farouq Hamdan al-Sarafandi, 29, father of three from Al-Bireh

Honored by: Ismail Haniyeh, deputy head of Hamas’ political bureau, called the father to congratulate him on the attempted attack (Facebook page of the Hamas movement in Nablus).

Dec. 17, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack near Huwwara

144. Abdallah Hussein Nasasra, 15, from Bayt Furik, east of Nablus

Motivation: He posted a picture of a masked Palestinian throwing stones on his Facebook page. He wrote, “The dream of honor is not far off, either you live as a hero or you die as a shaheed.”

Honored by: Hamas and Fatah individually issued death notices for him. Death notice issued by Fatah in Nablus district features Dome of the Rock and Arafat.

Dec. 18, 2015, Attempted vehicular attack, Qalandia crossing

145. Jalal Shuman, 32, from Khirbat Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah

Dec. 18, 2015, Attempted vehicular attack in Silwad

146. Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Ahmed Iyad, 21, engaged to be married, from Silwad

Motivation: He was a friend of Anas Hamad (killed in vehicular attack on Dec. 4). Left a will in which he stated he had decided to sacrifice himself because he could not bear the “occupation.” Told his mother he wanted to become a shaheed.

Background: Returned from America a few days prior to the attack to marry his fiancée

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him. Relatives distributed candy to people who came to the mourning tent.

Dec. 19, 2015, Shooting attack in Qalandia

147. Unknown

Dec. 19, 2015, Stabbing attack in Ranaana

148. Mahmoud Feisal Mahmoud Basharat, 20, from Tammun, north of Nablus

Background: A school dropout who worked in Israel illegally.

Dec. 20, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack on soldier in Hebron

149. Madelein Taleb Hareizat, 22, from Yatta, south of Hebron

Dec. 23, 2015, Stabbing attack at Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem

150. Issa Yassin Assaf, 21, from Qalandia

Security Record: Imprisoned in 2015 because of involvement with terrorism

Honored by: Hamas claimed both attackers were operatives of the movement and issued death notices for them.

151. Anan Muhammad Abu Habsa, 21, from Qalandia

Dec. 24, 2015, Vehicular attack at Adam Square north of Jerusalem

152. Wisam Nasser Abu Ghuwila, 20, from Qalandia

Honored by: Qalandia’s Facebook page has his portrait with a message, “Be blessed in the shahadah, lions of Qalandia.”

Dec. 24, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack in Hebron region

153. Iyad Jamal Issa Id’is, 25, from Yatta, south of Hebron

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him. Facebook page of PALDF.

Dec. 24, 2015, Stabbing attack at the entrance to Ariel industrial park

154. Muhammad Zahran Abd al-Hamid Zahran, 22, from Kafr al-Dik in the Salfit region

Occupation: Worked in the Ariel industrial park and had an entrance pass

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him (PALDF Facebook)

Dec. 25, 2015, Attempted vehicular attack in Silwad

155. Mahdia Muhammad Ibrahim Hamad (Um Zakaria), 40, mother of four from Silwad

Honored by: Fatah issued a death notice for her, but she apparently did not belong to the movement.

Dec. 26, 2015, Attempted vehicular attack near Huwwara, near Nablus

156. Maher Zaki al-Jabi, 56, from Nablus

Honored by: Hamas and Fatah individually issued death notices for him. Fatah banner carried at his funeral.

Dec. 26, 2015, Attempted stabbing attack in Jerusalem

157. Musab Mahmoud Muhammad al-Ghazali, 26, from Silwan, Jerusalem

Background: Brother claimed he was retarded and as a child had gone to a school for special needs. Followed Jewish worshippers around the Old City and then pulled out a knife when asked for identification.

Dec. 27, 2015, Stabbing attack near central bus station in Jerusalem

158. Sayyid Farouq Muhammad Kanbaz, 30, from Al-Azariya, east of Jerusalem

Dec. 27, 2015, Stabbing attack at gas station near Huwwara Center, south of Nablus

159. Muhammad Rafiq Saba’ana, 17, from Qabatiya, near Jenin

Honored by: Hamas issued death notice.

160. Nour al-Din Muhammad Saba’ana, 23, from Qabatiya, near Jenin

Honored by: Hamas issued death notice.

Dec. 31, 2015, Vehicular attack in the Huwwara region, south of Nablus)

161. Hassan Ali Bazour al-Silawi, 22, from Raba, southeast of Jenin

Background: Student at the American University in Jenin

Motivation: During the past six months he posted many pictures of Hamas military-terrorist operatives on his Facebook page.

Honored by: Hamas issued a death notice for him, calling him its “son, the heroic shaheed.”

Jan. 1, 2015, Two-part shooting attack in Tel Aviv, at a pub and then killed an Israeli Arab taxi driver

162. Nashat Milhem, 29, from Ara, an Israeli Arab

Background: Graduated high school, worked in a vegetable store. After extensive manhunt, was found near his home

Security Record: Spent five years in prison, indicted in 2007 for attacking an IDF soldier and trying to snatch his weapon

Honored by: PA/Fatah hesitated to call him a martyr due to strong linkage with ISIS-like inclinations. Hamas praised the attacks. “We do not know what the reasons were for Nishat to have committed the shooting attack,” said family member Ahmed Milhem. “We would prefer for him to still be alive, to understand what caused him to kill people like he did.” The family is under suspicion for aiding and abetting his hiding. Facebook pages of Fatah and Hamas praised Milhem.

Jan. 3, 2016, Attempted stabbing attack in Armon Hanatziv, Jerusalem

163. Unknown

Jan. 3, 2016, Shooting attack – woman shot by sniper next to the stairs of Cave of the Patriarchs

164. Unknown

Honored by: Notice congratulating the Hebron sniper and encouraging shooting attacks on Facebook page of QudsN.

Jan. 3, 2016, Shooting attack at junction south of Hebron

165. Unknown

Honored by: Notice congratulating the Hebron sniper and encouraging shooting attacks on Facebook page of QudsN.

Jan. 4, 2016, Stabbing attempt in Jerusalem

166. Unknown

Jan 5. 2016, Stabbing attack at Gush Etzion junction

167. Ahmed Yunis al-Kawazbah, 17, from Sa’ir, north of Hebron

Motivation/Background: Son of senior Hamas operative Yunis al-Kawazabah. Father was imprisoned by Israel and detained by PA.

Jan. 6, 2016, Attempted stabbing attack at the Bayt Einun junction

168. Khalil Muhammad Mahmoud Shalaldeh, 16, from Sa’ir, north of Hebron

Honored by: PA held a military funeral for him. Facebook page of Fatah had his picture. The death notice was issued by Salaldeh clan (on Facebook paged of Sa’ir Our Home).

Motivation: He was the brother of Mahmoud Shalaldeh, 18, who died on Nov. 13, 2015, after having been wounded by the IDF in a riot in Sa’ir.

Jan. 6, 2016, Attempted stabbing attacks at the Gush Etzion junction

169. Ahmed Salam Abd al-Majid al-Kawazba, 19, from Sa’ir, north of Hebron

Honored by: Both Hamas and Fatah issued death notices for them. Facebook page of Fatah had their pictures. QudsN also had their photo. Facebook page of Sa’ir Our Home. Facebook page of Hamas in Nablus.

Motivation/Background: All three attackers came from the same family and same village. PA held a military funeral for all three terrorists, carried by Palestinian national security forces and the Palestinian police force.

170. Alaa Abd Muhammad al-Kawazba, 17, from Sa’ir, north of Hebron

171. Muhannad Ziyad al-Kawazba, 18, from Sa’ir, north of Hebron

Background: Son of an officer in the Palestinian police

Jan. 9, 2016, Attempted stabbing attacks in the Jordan Valley

172. Ali Muhammad Aqab Abu Maryam, 23, from Jedida, near Jenin

Background/Occupation: Studying economics at Al-Quds Open University and worked in agriculture to support his family.

Motivation: He posted a picture of Palestinians throwing stones on his Facebook page. On January 8, 2016, he wrote, “The Jews say adults die and young people forget. We say adults die and young people avenge them.”

Honored by: His funeral was attended by many Fatah supporters.

173. Sayyid Jawda Abu al-Wafa Zawiya, 40, married with at least one child, from near Salfit

Jan. 11, 2016, Attempted stabbing attack near Jenin

174. Zaid Maher Muhammad Ashqar, 18, from Sida, north of Tulkarm

Jan. 12, 2016, Attempted stabbing attack at Bayt Einun junction near Hebron

175. Adnan Iyad Hamed al-Haliqa, from Al-Shuyukh, northeast of Hebron

Honored by: Facebook QudN has video of his body with people kissing it.

Jan. 12, 2016, Attempted stabbing attack at Anoun junction near Hebron

176. Achmed Mahmoud Qasem al-Kawazba, 23, from Sa’ir, north of Hebron

Motivation: He was related to the three attackers from the Kawazba family who were killed on Jan. 6.

Honored by: Hamas issued death notice for him as “our shahid son, jihadi warrior.” Facebook page of the Islamic Movement in Nablus. Facebook page of “Sa’ir Our Home.”

Jan. 14, 2016, Attempted stabbing near Mount Ebal, in Nablus

177. Hitham Mahmoud Abd al-Jalil Yassin, 36, from Al-Smaliyah, north of Nablus

Honored by: Hamas issued death notice for him on Facebook page for Hamas in Nablus.

Jan. 14, 2016, Attempted stabbing at Bayt Anoun junction near Kiryat Arba

178. Mouyad Ouni Jabrin, 20, from Sa’ir, north of Hebron

Motivation: He left a letter for his mother asking her for her forgiveness and expressing a wish to kill two Israeli soldiers and become a shaheed.

Honored by: Hamas issued death notice for him. The PA organized a formal military funeral for him. Death notice on PALDF Facebook.

Jan. 17, 2016, Stabbing attack at Hawwara, near Nablus

179. Wassam Maroun Ahmed al-Katzraoi, 21, from Masaliah, southeast of Jenin

Honored by: Hamas issued death notice for him. PALDF Facebook page. Quds Network. Shehab news has his picture. Fatah Facebook page calls him an executed martyr.

Jan. 18, 2016, Came to Dafne Meir’s home in Otniel and stabbed her to death in front of her children

180. Morad Bader Abdullah Adais, 16, from Bayt Amra, near Yatta

Motivation: His father said his son “had everything in life” and had not acted suspiciously before the attack.

Honored by: Picture of him on PALDF Facebook, Shehab News, Al-Quds News.

Jan. 18, 2016, Infiltrated Tekoa and stabbed pregnant woman

181. Itaman Mahmoud Shaolon, 19, from Nadaza village (southeast of Bethlehem)

Terrorist Cells Uncovered

Dec. 23, 2015, Hamas network planned bombs and suicide bombings, exposed in Abu Dis

Headed by: Jamal Musa Azzam, 27, from Abu Dis

Description: Recruited people for attacks – constant contact with operatives in Gaza. Trained to manufacture explosive belts and IEDs. Recruited two Israeli citizens who were students at Abu Dis University (one from east Jerusalem and the other a Bedouin from Hura). Both students support ISIS. An explosives laboratory was discovered in an apartment rented by Ahmed Azzam in Abu Dis. The Bedouin agreed to carry out a suicide attack. Materials were purchased in Ramallah and Israel. So far 25 cell members have been detained.

Dec. 23, 2015, Hamas network exposed in Bethlehem

Members: Issa Nasser Issa Shawka, 19, from Bethlehem, accepted Ahmed Azzam’s offer to carry out an attack. Cell received funds from Hamas.

Background: Some members were students at Abu Dis University from Bethlehem. Three recruits said they were will to carry out attacks, two for suicide attacks.

Jan. 20, 2016, Hizbullah network exposed in Tulkarem

Recruited by: Jawad Nasrallah (son of Hassan Nasrallah) via social media

Leader: Mahmoud Zaghloul, 32, from Zita outside of Tulkarem, who was recruited directly by Jawad Nasrallah.

Description: An initiative of Hizbullah’s Unit 133, which is charged with setting up terror cells in Israel. Israel Security Agency (ISA) called the group very irregular. In addition to Zaghloul, four other members of the cell were arrested.

Zita resident Rabah Labadi, 28, who had been imprisoned in an Israeli jail in 2002-2007 and 2008-2011, was also arrested. The ISA and IDF also arrested Muhammad Zaghloul (Mahmoud Zaghloul’s relative), Muhammad Matzarwa, and Ahmed Abu el-Az, all 19-years-old from the Tulkarem area (Times of Israel).

A Note on Sources

The main source used was the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. Additional information came from news articles from various sources (New York Times, Times of Israel, Tablet Magazine, etc.). Additional information came from QudsN and Shehab News.