Binyamina train station suicide bombing — the full case file

The bomber waited for the bus stop to fill with people before detonating his explosives. On 16 July 2001, a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated at a soldiers' bus stop near the Binyamina railway station in Israel, killing two Israel Defense Forces soldiers and injuring 11 people. On July 16, 2001, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a soldiers' bus stop near Binyamina railway station at approximately 7:35 p.m., killing two IDF soldiers and injuring 11 people, two seriously. On July 16, 2001, Israeli security forces froze train traffic between Tel Aviv and Haifa and launched a dragnet operation to find a vehicle linked to the bomber; several Palestinians staying illegally in Israel were detained. On July 16, 2001, the IDF responded with tank fire on Palestinian Authority security installations and Force 17 positions; Israeli helicopters struck a house in Bethlehem belonging to Fatah militants, killing four. The case is recorded as solved. This case file is kept in memory of the victims and the people who loved them. The full sourced case file, with every fact cited, is at casepin dot org.

Transcript from the video’s narration track. For every source, open the case file.