1983 Hebron University attack
| 1983 Hebron University attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hebron University, West Bank, Palestine |
| Date | 26 July 1983 |
Attack type | Zionist terrorism, school shooting, mass murder, revenge killing |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 30+ |
| Perpetrators | Jewish Underground |
| Motive | Revenge for murder of Israeli student |
| Charges | Murder |
| Convictions | Life imprisonment, later reduced to 10 years |
| Convicted | 3 |
The 1983 Hebron University attack was a mass shooting carried out by a right-wing terrorist organization known as the Jewish Underground at Hebron University, Palestine, on 26 July 1983 following the murder of a yeshiva student by Palestinian attackers. Three Palestinian students were killed and over thirty wounded. Three members of the Jewish Underground were convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for the attack, but later had their sentences reduced multiple times, eventually to 10 years, by President Chaim Herzog.