Nahalat Shiva

Nahalat Shiva

Nahalat Shiva is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, Israel.

Nahalat Shiva was one of the first neighborhoods built outside the Old City of Jerusalem in the 1860s. Today it is a crowded pedestrian promenade lined with sidewalk cafes.

Terrorist incidents

On October 9, 1994, Hamas carried out a shooting spree in Nahalat Shiva, killing two people and wounding 16. Ma'ayan Levy, 19, and Samir Mugrabi, 35, were killed in the attack. [http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Palestinian+terror+before+2000/Fatal%20Terrorist%20Attacks%20in%20Israel%20Since%20the%20DOP%20-S Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the DOP (Sept 1993) Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

References

* [http://www.israelfaxx.com/webarchive/1994/10/4fax1009.html Terror in Jerusalem]


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