Abduction and killing of Yaron Chen

On August 5, 1993, Hamas militants abducted and later killed Israeli soldier Yaron Chen.

Abduction and killing of Yaron Chen
Native nameחטיפת ירון חן ורציחתו
LocationRama intersection near Ramallah, West Bank
DateAugust 5, 1993 (1993-08-05)
Attack type
Abduction, Shooting attack
Deaths1 Israeli soldier (Yaron Chen)
PerpetratorHamas claimed responsibility

The attack

On Thursday, August 5, 1993, the 20-year-old private Yaron Chen, who was on his way home from a military base, was hitchhiking at the Rama intersection near East Jerusalem. Chen was picked up by a white Fiat van with an Israeli license plate.[1] Another soldier reported seeing Chen struggling with three Palestinians who drove a white Fiat car.[2]

Chen was shot dead shortly afterwards while struggling with his abductors.[3][4]

Hamas publicized its abduction and killing of Chen.[5] Chen's body was found before dawn in the burnt-out charred white Fiat van in the village of Beitunia in the West Bank.[1]

Conviction of assailant; release in Shalit exchange
Main article: Gilad Shalit prisoner swap deal

Fahed Sabri Barhan al-Shaludi was originally sentenced to a life sentence. On October 18, 2011, he was released to Gaza as part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Sarah Helm (August 7, 1993). "World News | Latest World News and Events". The Independent. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  2. "Palestinians gun down soldiers at army outpost". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. August 6, 1993. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  3. Islamic terror abductions in the Middle East, Shaul Shay, Sussex Academic Press, 2007, pp. 31–32.
  4. Terrorism, 1992–1995: a chronology of events and a selectively annotated bibliography, Mickolus, Edward F, Susan L. Simmons, ABC-CLIO, 1997, p. 461.
  5. The Road to Martyrs' Square: A Journey Into the World of the Suicide Bomber, Anne Marie Oliver, Paul F. Steinberg, Oxford University Press, 2006, pp. 34–5.
  6. "שרות בתי הסוהר". Shabas.gov.il. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  7. Names of prisoners in Shalit deal trickle through Arab media, http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4134795,00.html
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