Murder of Shalhevet Pass
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The murder of Shalhevet Pass was a shooting attack carried out in Hebron, West Bank, on 26 March 2001, in which a Palestinian sniper killed 10-month-old Israeli infant Shalhevet Pass. The event shocked the Israeli public, partly because an investigation ruled that the sniper had deliberately aimed for the baby.[2] According to Deborah Sontag of the New York Times, the murder became a "potent Israeli symbol as an innocent victim of the raging violence."[3]
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Murder of Shalhevet Pass | |
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Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
Native name | רצח שלהבת תחיה פס |
Location | Avraham Avinu neighborhood, Hebron, West Bank |
Coordinates | 31°31′25″N 35°06′25″E |
Date | 26 March 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-26) c. 4:00 pm (GMT+2) |
Attack type | Shooting attack |
Weapon | Sniper rifle |
Deaths | A ten-month-old Israeli infant (Shalhevet Pass) |
Perpetrator | Tanzim militant group[1] |
Assailant | Mahmud Amru |
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