Ma'ale Akrabim massacre
| Ma'ale Akrabim massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency | |
The bus after the incident | |
| Location | 30°54′24″N 35°07′53″E / 30.90667°N 35.13139°E Scorpions Pass, south of Makhtesh Katan |
| Date | 16/17 March 1954 (IST, UTC +2) |
Attack type | Ambush |
| Deaths | 12 |
| Injured | 2 |
The Ma'ale Akrabim massacre, known in English as the Scorpions' Pass Massacre, was an attack on an Israeli passenger bus, carried out on 17 March 1954, in the middle of the day. Eleven passengers were shot dead by the attackers who ambushed and boarded the bus. One passenger died 32 years later of his injuries, in a state of paralysis and partial consciousness. Four passengers survived, two of whom had been injured by the gunmen.