Beit Hanan attack

Beit Oved attack
The attack site
Location	Beit Hanan, Israel
Date	August 29, 1955
Attack type	Shooting attack
Deaths	4 Israeli civilians
Non-fatal injuries	10 Israeli civilians
Perpetrators	Palestinian Fedayeen squad

On August 29, 1955, a Palestinian Fedayeen squad carried out a shooting attack in Israel near the village Beit Hanan. Four Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 10 additional people were injured.

The attack

On Monday night, 19 August 1955, a Palestinian Fedayeen squad infiltrated into Israel from Egypt. The militants reached the orchards of Beit Hanan, about 12 to 15 miles north of the Gaza Strip where they shot and stabbed to death a group of Israeli civilian laborers whom were working in the fields, killing four and injuring ten.

Fatalities

• Judah Hajbi, 51, of Nes Tziona^[1]
• Shalom Sa'id, 26, of Nes Tziona^[2]
• Na'im Yonah Eini, 23, of Nes Tziona^[3]
• Abraham Radia, 46, of Rishon LeZion^[4]

References

1. Judah Hajbi
2. Shalom Sa'id
3. Na'im Yonah Eini
4. Abraham Radia

External links

• Violence Continues In Gaza Strip; Israel, Egypt Hurl Charges - published on the Milwaukee Journal on August 30, 1955
• Israel, Egypt Clash Again Along Frontier - published on the Eugene Register-Guard on August 30, 1955
• Violence Continuing Near Gaza - published on the Ocala Star-Banner on August 30, 1955
• Israel Wrecks Army Camp Of Egyptians in Reprisal; Israelis Strike at Egyptian Base As Reprisal for Terrorist Raids - published on the New York Times on September 1, 1955