Lions' Gate stabbings

When

3 Oct 2015

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

3

Coordinates

31.78° N, 35.24° E

Description

2015 stabbings in Jerusalem

2015 incident in Jerusalem, Israel

On 3 October 2015, a Palestinian resident of al-Bireh attacked the Benita family near the Lions' Gate in Jerusalem, as they were on their way to the Western Wall to pray. The attacker murdered Aaron Benita, the father of the family, and injured the mother Adele and their 2-year-old son Matan. Nehemia Lavi, a resident who heard screams and came to help was also murdered and his gun taken by the assailant.

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