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'<!-- Please do not remove or change this AfD message until the issue is settled --> {{Article for deletion/dated|page=2016 Tel Aviv knife attack|timestamp=20160309022522|year=2016|month=March|day=9|substed=yes|help=off}} <!-- Once discussion is closed, please place on talk page: {{Old AfD multi|page=2016 Tel Aviv knife attack|date=9 March 2016|result='''keep'''}} --> <!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point --> {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox civilian attack | title = 2016 Tel Aviv stabbings | partof = the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015–present)]] | image = | caption = | map = | map_caption = | location = [[Tel Aviv Promenade]] | target = | coordinates = {{coord|32|4|36.65|N|34|45|57.44|E|display=inline,title}} | date = {{start date|2016|03|08|df=y}} | time = | timezone = [[Israel Standard Time|IST]] | type = [[Stabbing]] | fatalities = 2 (including the perpetrator) | injuries = 11 | victims = Tourists and civilians | perpetrator = Bashar Massalha | weapons = Knife | dfens = <!-- or | dfen = --> | motive = }} {{Campaignbox Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015)}} On 8 March 2016, a 21-year-old{{efn|Or 22 years old depending on sources}} West Bank [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] man from the [[Qalqilya]] [[refugee camp]] killed an American tourist, and [[United States Army]] Veteran, Taylor Force and wounded ten other people in a stabbing spree in [[Jaffa Port]], [[Tel Aviv]], Israel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liebermann |first1=Oren |last2=Almasy |first2=Steve |last3=Tal |first3=Amir |date=9 March 2016 |title=American fatally stabbed in Israel terror attack that wounds 10 others |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/08/middleeast/israel-violence/ |publisher=[[CNN]] |accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=jp1>{{cite web|last=Hartman|first=Ben|title=Jaffa stabbing spree: Palistinian kills American tourist, wounds 10 others|date=8 March 2016|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Breaking-Israeli-wounded-in-Petah-Tikva-terror-stabbing-447246|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="times" /> The attacker was shot dead by the police after a chase along the beach promenade.<ref name="times">{{cite web|last1=Wootliff|first1=Raoul|last2=Gross|first2=Judah Ari|title=Palestinian terrorist kills US tourist, wounds 10 in Jaffa stabbing spree|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-terrorist-kills-1-hurts-10-in-jaffa-stabbing-spree/|publisher=[[The Times of Israel]]|date=8 March 2016|accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref> ==Attack== The attack happened while US Vice President [[Joe Biden]] was meeting with Israeli President [[Shimon Peres]] in Tel Aviv.<ref name="svd1">{{cite web|title=Tio knivhöggs i Tel Aviv - turist dödad|trans_title=Ten stabbed in Tel Aviv - tourist killed|url=http://www.svd.se/minst-tio-knivattackerade-i-tel-aviv/om/varlden|date=8 March 2016|publisher=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|accessdate=8 March 2016|language=Swedish}}</ref> According to police, the assailant first attacked persons in the harbor and later went to a restaurant where four more persons were wounded. According to ambulance personnel, five of the victims suffered serious wounds.<ref name="svd1" /> The attack lasted approximately 20 minutes<ref name="times" /><ref name="HadidStabbing">{{cite news|last1=Hadid|first1=Diaa|title=American Graduate Student Killed in Stabbing Rampage Near Tel Aviv|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/09/world/middleeast/jaffa-israel-stabbing-attacks.html|accessdate=9 March 2016|publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=8 March 2016}}</ref> and ended when the assailant was shot and killed by responding police.<ref name="illegal"/><ref name="Kaufmann">{{cite news|last1=Kaufmann|first1=Lissy|title=Regierung schließt nach neuen Attentaten Lücken in der Sicherheitsmauer|url=http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/israel-regierung-schliesst-nach-neuen-attentaten-luecken-in-der-sicherheitsmauer/13072672.html|trans_title=Government closes for new attacks gaps in the security wall|accessdate=9 March 2016|publisher=Der Taggespiegel|date=9 March 2016|language=German}}</ref> ==Victims== Taylor Force, age 28, graduated from [[West Point]] in 2009 and later became an officer in the [[United States Army]] until leaving in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/08/middleeast/israel-violence/|title=American Taylor Force killed, 10 people wounded in Israel attack|first=Oren|last=Liebermann|first2=Steve|last2=Almasy|first3=Amir|last3=Tal|date=8 March 2016|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> While in the army, Force served in both [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-stabbing-victim-taylor-force-was-u-s-army-vet-n534516|title=Israel Stabbing Victim Taylor Force Was U.S. Army Vet and MBA Student|first=Erik|last=Ortiz|work=[[NBC News]]|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> participating in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], [[Operation New Dawn (Iraq, 2010-2011)|Operation New Dawn]], and [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/american-stabbed-death-wounded-israel-article-1.2557194|title=Vanderbilt University student Taylor Force fatally stabbed in Israel amid Biden visit; he was West point grad and served in Iraq, Afghanistan|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=9 March 2016|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="WestPointGrad">{{cite news|title=American murdered in Israel was West Point grad who served in Iraq and Afghanistan|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/03/09/american-murdered-in-israel-was-west-point-grad-who-served-in-iraq-and-afghanistan.html|accessdate=9 March 2016|publisher=[[Fox News Channel]]|date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="Emergui">{{cite news|last1=Emergui|first1=Sal|title=De luchar en Irak y Afganistán a morir como turista en Israel|trans_title=Fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan to die as a tourist in Israel|url=http://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2016/03/09/56e046f422601ded3d8b461d.html|accessdate=9 March 2016|publisher=[[El Mundo (Spain)]]|date=9 March 2016|language=Spanish}}</ref> At the time of the attack Force, an MBA student, was traveling with other graduate students from [[Owen Graduate School of Management|Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management]] studying global entrepreneurship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2016/03/message-from-chancellor-zeppos-on-student-death-in-israel/|title=Message from Chancellor Zeppos on student death in Israel|author=Vanderbilt News and Communications|work=[[Vanderbilt University]]|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> In addition to Force, eleven others were injured, including a pregnant woman, an Arab Israeli, and a Palestinian who was illegally residing in Israel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/vanderbilt-student-taylor-force-named-as-us-victim-of-jaffa-terror-attack/|title=Jaffa terror victim was US Army vet, Vanderbilt student|work=Times of Israel|date=9 March 2016|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> ==Assailant== The attacker was identified as 21-year-old Bashar Masalha, who was from the city of [[Qalqilya]] located in the [[Palestinian territories]]. He was residing in Israel illegally.<ref name="illegal">{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Shira|title=Terror Wave in Israel Claims American Tourist|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/08/terror-wave-in-israel-claims-us-tourist.html|accessdate=9 March 2016|publisher=Daily Beast|date=8 March 2016}}</ref> ==Impact== This attack caused the Prime Minister to hold an security consultations and, less than 24 hours after the attack, to announce that the long postponed completion of the security barrier would begin and that the [[Israeli West Bank barrier]] would be completed. <ref name="RavidSecurityBarrier">{{cite news|last1=Ravid|first1=Barak|title=After Terror Attacks, Israel to Complete Separation Barrier Construction Around Jerusalem, Southern West Bank read more: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.707775|url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.707775|accessdate=11 March 2016|publisher=Haaretz|date=9 March 2016}}</ref> ==Reactions== [[Hamas]] said that they welcomed the attack as "one of a string of attacks" occurring within hours in [[Petah Tikva]] and [[Jerusalem]]. Three people were wounded in those two attacks.<ref name="jp1" /> Biden condemned the attack and spoke out against Abbas for not condemning them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-israel-palestinian-stabbing-attacks-killed-american-taylor-allen-force/|title=Biden in Israel blasts Palestinian leader for not condemning stabbing attack that killed American Taylor Allen Force|date=9 March 2016|publisher=[[CBS News]]|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> ==See also== *[[List of violent incidents in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, 2016]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/ForeignPolicy/Terrorism/Victims/Pages/Taylor-Force.aspx US student Taylor Force killed in terror attack]. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] *[http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2016/03/message-from-chancellor-zeppos-on-student-death-in-israel/ Message from Chancellor Zeppos on student death in Israel]. 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