Dolphinarium discotheque bombing
| Dolphinarium suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Second Intifada | |
The attack scene | |
The attack site The attack site | |
| Native name | הפיגוע בדולפינריום |
| Location | 32°04′02″N 34°45′42″E / 32.06722°N 34.76167°E Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Date | June 1, 2001 23:27 pm (UTC+3) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapon | 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) explosive device |
| Deaths | 21 (+1 attacker) |
| Injured | 120 |
| Perpetrators | Hamas |
| Assailant | Saeed Hotari |
On 1 June 2001, a Hamas-affiliated militant blew himself up outside the Dolphinarium discotheque on the beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 Israelis, 16 of whom were teenagers. The majority of the victims were Israeli teenage girls whose families had recently emigrated from the former Soviet Union. The death toll was the highest inflict on Israel in five years.