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Terrorist attacks reached a new intensity in the form of suicide bombings at the height of the peace process during the 90s, despite Israel’s willingness to make unprecedented compromises which would have resolved the conflict with the Palestinians.
Apr 6, 1994 - Afula 8 killed in a car-bomb attack on a bus. Apr 13, 1994 - Hadera 5 killed in a suicide bombing on a bus at the central bus station. Oct 9, 1994 - Bir Nabala Nahshon Waxman was kidnapped and taken to Bir Nabala, where he was killed 5 days later during a rescue operation. An officer from the rescue team was also killed. Oct 11, 1994 - Netzarim 3 soldiers killed by a suicide bomber riding a bicycle. Oct 19, 1994 - Tel Aviv 21 Israelis and 1 Dutch national killed in a suicide bombing on the No. 5 bus. Jan 22, 1995 - Netanya 18 soldiers and 1 civilian killed by two consecutive bombs at the Beit Lid junction. Apr 9, 1995 - Kfar Darom 7 Israelis and 1 American killed when an explosivesladen van collided with a bus. July 24, 1995 - Ramat Gan 6 killed in a suicide bomb attack on a bus. Aug 21, 1995 - Jerusalem 3 Israelis and 1 American killed in a suicide bomb attack on a bus. Feb 25, 1996 - Jerusalem 26 killed in a suicide bombing of bus no. 18 near the central bus station. Feb 25, 1996 - Ashkelon 1 Israeli killed by a suicide bomber at a hitchhiking post. Mar 3, 1996 - Jerusalem 19 killed in a suicide bombing of bus no. 18 on Jaffa Road. Mar 4, 1996 - Tel Aviv 13 killed when a suicide bomber detonated a 20-kg. (44 lb.) nail bomb outside Dizengoff Center. Mar 13, 1997 - Naharayim 7 killed and 30 injured in a shooting attack by a Jordanian soldier at the "Island of Peace". Mar 21, 1997 - Tel Aviv 3 killed and 48 wounded by a suicide bomber on the terrace of a cafe. Apr 10, 1997 - Surif The body of Staff Sgt. Sharon Edri is found in the village near Hebron. Edri had been kidnapped in Sep 1996 at a hitchhiking stand in the center of the country and was shot. Apr 25, 1997 - Wadi Kelt The bodies of two 23 year-old women were found in the nature reserve near Jerusalem. They were killed by a Bedouin resident of the area. Jul 20, 1997 - Rishon Lezion A Palestinian attacked 2 Israelis with an iron rod. One of the Israelis later died of his wounds. Jul 30, 1997 - Jerusalem 16 killed and 178 wounded by two consecutive suicide bombings in the Mahane Yehuda market. Sep 4, 1997 - Jerusalem 5 killed and 181 wounded by three suicide bombings on the Ben-Yehuda pedestrian mall. Nov 19, 1997 - Jerusalem 1 Israeli killed and 1 wounded when terrorists fire at them from an ambush in the Old City. Aug 27, 1998 - Tel Aviv 14 injured by a bomb placed in a garbage dumpster. Oct 29, 1998 - Kfar Darom 1 soldier killed when an explosives-laden car collided with an army jeep escorting a bus with 40 elementary school students. Nov 6, 1998 - Jerusalem 21 wounded by a car bomb at the Mahane Yehuda market.
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