Throughout April there were 69 terror attacks executed, as compared with 124 attacks in March. An Israeli boy was killed and 5 Israelis were injured (casualties who were not taken to hospital are not counted).
Following are details of the prominent attacks:
• A stabbing attack in Bat Ayn (April 2) – one killed and one wounded.
• A running-over attack in the Hizme checkpoint (April 18) near Jerusalem – two policemen wounded.
• A shooting attack in Samaria (April 24) – one Israeli wounded.
• A pistol shooting attack towards a border-police base at Shoket junction (April 4) – no casualties.
• A running-over attack in Jerusalem (April 7) – 3 policemen lightly wounded were treated locally by a paramedic.
• An infiltration attack to Beit Hagai (April 17) – no casualties
• Exploding an explosive boat (April 13) in the vicinity of an IDF ship opposite Gaza coastline – no casualties.
Data regarding fatalities in terror attacks
During April one Israeli teenager was killed in Bat Ayn in a stabbing attack.
In other attacks in April, 5 Israelis were wounded: 3 civilians and 2 security forces personnel.
In addition, 3 policemen were wounded in a running-over attack in Jerusalem, and were treated locally by a paramedic.
Distribution of casualties:
1 in a stabbing attack mentioned above (April 2); 1 in a throwing stone/object attack in Samaria (April 7); 2 in a running-over attack in Hizme checkpoint near Jerusalem (April 18); 1 in a shooting attack in Samaria (April 24).
Monthly distribution of attacks by region and pattern profile
Throughout April, 69 attacks were executed, compared to 124 in March. There is a prominent decrease in attacks from the Gaza Strip: 12 attacks compared to 72 in March.
In the West Bank and Jerusalem: the number of Molotov cocktail throwing attacks is prominent – a total of 49 attacks in this pattern out of 57 attacks in April.
Following are details of the attacks:
In the West Bank and Jerusalem – 57 attacks (as opposed to 46 last month):
1 explosive charge, 2 small arms shootings; 2 stabbings; 2 running-over (1 in Jerusalem); 1 stone/object throwing; 49 Molotov cocktail throwing (3 in Jerusalem).
Total number of attacks in Jerusalem: four, like last month.
In the Gaza Strip – 12 attacks (as compared to 72 last month): 6 rocket launchings; 2 mortar shell launchings; 2 explosive charge attacks; 2 small arms shootings.