2024 Kiryat Malakhi attack | |
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Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
![]() Re'em intersection | |
The attack site | |
Location | Re'em Junction, Highway 40, Kiryat Malakhi, Israel |
Coordinates | 31°45′37″N 34°47′08″E / 31.7602110°N 34.7856330°E |
Date | 16 February 2024 12:30 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Weapon | Pistol |
Deaths | 2 (+1 attacker) |
Injured | 4 |
Assailant | Fadi Jamjoum |
Motive | Reaction to the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present) |
On 16 February 2024, a mass shooting took place at a bus station at the Re'em Junction along Highway 40 in Kiryat Malakhi, a city in Southern District, Israel. Two people were killed and four injured, with the shooter killed by an off-duty Israel Defense Force (IDF) reservist at the scene.