List of massacres in Jerusalem

This article constitutes a list of massacres occurring in the city of Jerusalem.

List

List of Massacres
Name Date Casualties Perpetrator(s)
Jerusalem riots of 66 66 6000 Gessius Florus
Siege of Jerusalem (1099) 1099 First Crusade
Siege of Jerusalem (1244) 1244, August 11 ~5,700[1] Khwarazmians[2]
1920 Nebi Musa riots 1920 9 Arab rioters
Hadassah medical convoy massacre 1948, April 13 79 Arab forces
Sbarro restaurant bombing 2001, August 9 7 Hamas
Yeshivat Beit Yisrael massacre 2002, March 2 12 Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
Hebrew University massacre 2002, July 31 9 Hamas
Mercaz HaRav massacre 2008, March 6 9 Alaa Abu Dhein
2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack 2014, November 18 8 Two Palestinian gunmen

References

  1. Scott Parker, The Indigenous Christians of the Arabic Middle East in an Age of Crusaders, Mongols, and Mamlūks (1244–1366), PhD diss. (University of London, 2012), p. 45.
  2. Peter Jackson (ed.), The Seventh Crusade, 1244–1254: Sources and Documents (Ashgate, 2007), p. 17.

See also

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