What the records say
- When
- 16 Aug 1956
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Killed
- 4
- Coordinates
- 31.00° N, 35.00° E
- Wounded
- 9
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Line 361 bus attack
1956 terrorist incident in Israel
The Line 361 bus attack was a terrorist attack carried out on 16 August 1956, against an Egged bus traveling from Tel Aviv to Eilat, in the Arava region of southern Israel. The attack was perpetrated by a group of Palestinian infiltrators who crossed into Israel from Jordan and ambushed the bus and its accompanying Israel Defense Forces (IDF) escort vehicle. Four Israelis were killed and nine others were injured.
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