Kidnapping and murder of Yaron Chen

Kidnapping and murder of Yaron Chen
Location	Rama intersection near Ramallah, West Bank
Date	August 5, 1993
Attack type	Kidnapping, Shooting attack
Deaths	1 Israeli soldier (Yaron Chen)
Perpetrator	Hamas claimed responsibility

The Kidnapping and murder of Yaron Chen was a kidnapping and murder attack on August 5, 1993, in which Hamas militants abducted and murdered Israeli soldier Yaron Chen.

The attack

On Thursday, August 5, 1993, the 20-year-old private Yaron Chen, who was on his way home from a military base, was hitchhiking at the Rama intersection near Arab east Jerusalem. Chen was picked up by a white Fiat van with an Israeli license plate.^[1] Another soldier reported seeing Chen struggling with three Palestinians who drove a white Fiat car.^[2]

Chen was shot to death shortly afterwards while struggling with his abductors.^[3]^[4]

Hamas publicized its abduction and murder of Chen.^[5] Chen's body was found before dawn in the burnt-out charred white Fiat van in the village of Beitunia in the West Bank.^[1]

Conviction of assailant; release in Shalit exchange

Fahed Sabri Barhan al-Shaludi was originally sentenced to a life sentence. On October 18, 2011, he was released to Gaza as part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.^[6]^[7]

References

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↑ Islamic terror abductions in the Middle East, Shaul Shay, Sussex Academic Press, 2007, pp. 31–32.
↑ Terrorism, 1992–1995: a chronology of events and a selectively annotated bibliography, Mickolus, Edward F, Susan L. Simmons, ABC-CLIO, 1997, p. 461.
↑ The Road to Martyrs' Square: A Journey Into the World of the Suicide Bomber, Anne Marie Oliver, Paul F. Steinberg, Oxford University Press, 2006, pp. 34–5.
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↑ Names of prisoners in Shalit deal trickle through Arab media, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4134795,00.html

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[3] Islamic terror abductions in the Middle East, Shaul Shay, Sussex Academic Press, 2007, pp. 31–32.

[4] Terrorism, 1992–1995: a chronology of events and a selectively annotated bibliography, Mickolus, Edward F, Susan L. Simmons, ABC-CLIO, 1997, p. 461.

[5] The Road to Martyrs' Square: A Journey Into the World of the Suicide Bomber, Anne Marie Oliver, Paul F. Steinberg, Oxford University Press, 2006, pp. 34–5.

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[7] Names of prisoners in Shalit deal trickle through Arab media, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4134795,00.html

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v t e Prominent terrorist attacks against Israelis in the history of the Arab–Israeli conflict – the 1990s
1990	Assassination of Meir Kahane (November 5)
1992	Night of the Pitchforks (February 14) Attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires (March 17) Murder of Helena Rapp (May 24) Kidnapping and murder of Nissim Toledano (December 13)
1993	Mehola Junction bombing (April 16) Kidnapping and murder of Yaron Chen (August 5)
1994	Afula Bus suicide bombing (April 6) Hadera central station suicide bombing (April 13) Attack on the Israeli Embassy in London (July 26) Kidnapping and murder of Nachshon Wachsman (October 14) Dizengoff Street bus bombing (October 19) Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing (November 11) Afula axe attack (November 30)
1995	Beit Lid massacre (January 22) Kfar Darom bus attack (April 9) Ramat Gan bus bombing (July 24) Jerusalem bus 26 bombing (August 21)
1996	First Jerusalem bus 18 suicide bombing (February 25) ‡ Second Jerusalem bus 18 suicide bombing (March 3) Dizengoff Center suicide bombing (March 4) Murder of Yaron and Efrat Ungar (June 9)
1997	Island of Peace massacre (March 13) Café Apropo bombing (March 21) Mahane Yehuda Market Bombings (July 30) Ben Yehuda Street Bombing (September 4)
Attacks launched from the West Bank Attacks launched from the Gaza Strip Attacks launched from Lebanon Attacks launched from Jordan ‡ indicates the terrorist attack which caused the greatest amount of Israeli casualties during the 1990s Full list of Palestinian suicide attacks Full list of Lebanese rocket attacks on Israel 1980s 2000s

v t e Prominent Palestinian militancy attacks in the 1990s
Within Israel	Night of the Pitchforks (February 14, 1992) Murder of Helena Rapp (May 24, 1992) Kidnapping and murder of Nissim Toledano (December 13, 1992) Afula Bus suicide bombing² (April 6, 1994) Hadera central station suicide bombing (April 13, 1994) Kidnapping and murder of Nachshon Wachsman² (October 14, 1994) Dizengoff Street bus bombing (October 19, 1994) Afula axe attack² (November 30, 1994) Beit Lid massacre (January 22, 1995) Kfar Darom bus attack³ (April 9, 1995) Ramat Gan bus bombing² (July 24, 1995) Jerusalem bus 26 bombing (August 21, 1995) First Jerusalem bus 18 suicide bombing (February 25, 1996) Second Jerusalem bus 18 suicide bombing (March 3, 1996) Dizengoff Center suicide bombing (March 4, 1996) Murder of Yaron and Efrat Ungar (June 9, 1996) Café Apropo bombing (March 21, 1997) Mahane Yehuda Market Bombings (July 30, 1997) Ben Yehuda Street Bombing (September 4, 1997)
West Bank	Mehola Junction bombing (April 16, 1993) Kidnapping and murder of Yaron Chen (August 5, 1993)
Gaza Strip	Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing (November 11, 1994)
¹ Attacks launched from Lebanon ² Attacks launched from the West Bank ³ Attacks launched from the Gaza strip 1980s 2000s

Kidnapping and murder of Yaron Chen

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