Bus 19 bombing - January 29, 2004

On January 29, 2004 shortly before 9 a.m., Bus 19 was at the corner of Gaza and Arlozorov streets in Jerusalem. A homicide bomber identified as Ali Yusuf Jaara, a 24-year-old Palestinian policeman from Bethlehem, was on the back of the bus when he detonated his bomb. The casualty count was ultimately set at 11 dead, and over 50 people  wounded, 13 of them seriously. Both the Fatah-related Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. 

The victims who were killed in the bombing were identified as;

1. Avraham (Albert) Balhasan, 28, of Jerusalem
2. Rose Boneh, 39, of Jerusalem
3. Hava Hannah (Anya) Bonder, 38, of Jerusalem
4. Anat Darom, 23, of Netanya
5. Viorel Octavian Florescu, 42, of Jerusalem
6. Natalia Gamril, 53, of Jerusalem
7. Yechezkel Isser Goldberg, 41, of Betar Illit
8. Baruch (Roman) Hondiashvili, 38, of Jerusalem
9. Dana Itach, 24, of Jerusalem
10. Mehbere Kifile, 35, of Ethiopia
11. Eli Zfira, 48, of Jerusalem

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