Incident Summary:

08/03/2006: Five Israelis, including a father and daughter, were killed in a rocket attack on the city of Acre, Israel, by Hizballah.

GTD ID:
200608030005

When:
2006-08-03

Country:
Israel

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern

City:
Acre

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Israel
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Hezbollah Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Video)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 7 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 7
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 2
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Christine Spolar, “Twelve Israelis die in onslaught of Hezbollah rockets,” Chicago Tribune, August 3, 2006.
Ravi Nessman, “Hezbollah Rocket Attack Kills 8 Israelis,” Associated Press Online, August 3, 2006.