| date | location | killed | injured | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2002 | Kerem Shalom | 6 | 2 | 4 soldiers killed, 2 injured in ambush near Kerem Shalom; two terrorists were killed |
| 14 Jan 2002 | Kuchin | 1 | 1 | 1 soldier killed, 1 injured in shooting ambush near Kuchin |
| 15 Jan 2002 | Givat Ze'ev, West Bank | 1 | 1 | shooting attack at Givat Ze'ev |
| 15 Jan 2002 | Bethlehem, West Bank | 1 | ? | 1 American kidnapped and killed near Bethlehem |
| 16 Jan 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | ? | drive-by shooting near Jerusalem |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Israel | 6 | 35 | shooting attack at a bar mitzvah reception |
| 22 Jan 2002 | Jerusalem | 2 | 40 | shooting attack at bus stop |
| 25 Jan 2002 | Tel Aviv | 1 | 25 | 25 injured by suicide bombing outside cafe |
| 27 Jan 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | 151 | 1 killed, over 150 injured (including 4 Americans) in suicide bombing |
| 5 Feb 2002 | Moshav Hamra, West Bank | 4 | ? | 3 killed (including 1 child and 1 soldier) in shooting attack; the terrorist was also killed |
| 8 Feb 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | ? | stabbing attack |
| 9 Feb 2002 | Samaria | 1 | ? | shooting ambush on car in Samaria |
| 10 Feb 2002 | Be'er Sheva | 4 | 4 | 2 soldiers killed, 4 injured in drive-by shooting; two terrorists were killed |
| 14 Feb 2002 | Gaza | 3 | ? | 3 soldiers killed in bombing attack in Gaza |
| 15 Feb 2002 | Ramallah, West Bank | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed in shooting attack near Ramallah |
| 16 Feb 2002 | Karnei Shomron, West Bank | 4 | 30 | 3 killed, 30 injured in suicide bombing at pizzeria; one person killed died 27 Feb |
| 18 Feb 2002 | Gush Katif, Gaza | 4 | 1 | 3 killed (including 2 soldiers), 1 injured in shooting attack; terrorist was killed by explosive he was carrying |
| 18 Feb 2002 | Beit Zarzir | 2 | ? | 1 policeman killed by suicide bomber |
| 19 Feb 2002 | Ramallah, West Bank | 6 | 1 | 6 soldiers killed, 1 injured in shooting attack near Ramallah |
| 22 Feb 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | ? | drive-by shooting near Jerusalem |
| 25 Feb 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | 8 | 1 policeman killed, 8 people injured in shooting attack on bus stop |
| 25 Feb 2002 | Bethlehem, West Bank | 2 | 1 | 2 killed, 1 injured in shooting attack near Bethlehem |
| 27 Feb 2002 | Maccabim | 1 | 3 | 3 policemen injured (one terrorist also killed) by suicide bombing at Maccabim roadblock |
| 27 Feb 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | ? | shooting attack near Jerusalem |
| 28 Feb 2002 | Nablus, West Bank | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed during counter-terrorism operations near Nablus |
| 1 Mar 2002 | Jenin, West Bank | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed by sniper |
| 2 Mar 2002 | Jerusalem | 11 | 51 | 10 killed (including 6 children), over 50 injured by suicide bomber in Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem; terrorist detonated his bomb next to group of women with baby carriages outside a synagogue |
| 2 Mar 2002 | Judea | 1 | ? | 1 policeman killed in Judea |
| 3 Mar 2002 | Kissufim | 1 | 4 | 1 soldier killed, 4 soldiers injured in shooting attack near Kissufim |
| 3 Mar 2002 | Ofra, West Bank | 10 | ? | 10 killed (including 7 soldiers) in shooting attack near Ofra |
| 5 Mar 2002 | Tel Aviv | 3 | 30 | 3 killed (including 1 policeman), over 30 injured in shooting attack on two restaurants |
| 5 Mar 2002 | Afula | 1 | 3 | 1 killed, many injured by suicide bombing on bus |
| 5 Mar 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | 1 | shooting attack near Jerusalem |
| 6 Mar 2002 | Khan Yunis, Gaza | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed in counter-terrorism operations near Khan Yunis |
| 6 Mar 2002 | Kibbutz Nir Oz | 1 | ? | 1 solider killed in shooting attack near Kibbutz Nir Oz |
| 7 Mar 2002 | Gush Katif, Gaza | 5 | 23 | 5 killed, 23 injured in shooting attack at military training academy |
| 7 Mar 2002 | Ariel, West Bank | 1 | 15 | 15 injured (including 1 American) by suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) in hotel lobby |
| 8 Mar 2002 | Tulkarem, West Bank | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed in sniper attack |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Jerusalem | 12 | 54 | 11 killed, 54 injured by suicide bombing in crowded café |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Netanya | 2 | 50 | 2 killed (including 1 infant from South Africa), 50 injured in attack with grenades and guns on pedestrians |
| 10 Mar 2002 | Ashdod | 0 | 1 | shooting attack |
| 10 Mar 2002 | Natzarim | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed in shooting |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Shlomi | 8 | 7 | 6 killed, 7 injured by two terrorist shooters (both killed by Israeli forces) in ambush between Shlomi and Kibbutz Metzuba |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Katzir, West Bank | 0 | 6 | shooting at Katzir near the West Bank |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Kiryat Sefer | 1 | 1 | shooting attack at Kiryat Sefer |
| 13 Mar 2002 | Ramallah, West Bank | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed in shooting |
| 14 Mar 2002 | Gaza | 3 | 2 | 3 soldiers killed, 2 soldiers injured by remotely detonated landmine |
| 17 Mar 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | 25 | 25 injured by suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) on bus |
| 17 Mar 2002 | Kfar Saba | 1 | 16 | 1 killed, 16 injured in shooting attack in Kfar Sava; terrorist was killed by police |
| 19 Mar 2002 | West Bank | 1 | 3 | 1 soldier killed, 3 soldiers injured in shooting attack in Jordan Valley |
| 20 Mar 2002 | Afula | 7 | 30 | 7 killed (including 4 soldiers), 30 injured in suicide bombing of bus near Afula |
| 21 Mar 2002 | Jerusalem | 3 | 86 | 3 killed, 86 injured in suicide bombing in a crowd of shoppers |
| 24 Mar 2002 | Hebron, West Bank | 1 | ? | shooting attack near Hebron |
| 24 Mar 2002 | Ramallah, West Bank | 1 | ? | shooting attack near Ramallah |
| 26 Mar 2002 | Halhul, West Bank | 2 | ? | 2 killed by shooting ambush near Halhul; both were TIPH observers, one from Turkey, one from Switzerland |
| 27 Mar 2002 | Netanya | 27 | 140 | suicide bombing at Park Hotel during Passover |
| 28 Mar 2002 | Elon Moreh, West Bank | 3 | ? | shooting attack by a terrorist invading a home in Elon Moreh in Samaria |
| 29 Mar 2002 | Jerusalem | 3 | 28 | 2 killed, 28 injured in suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) at Kiryat Yovel supermarket |
| 29 Mar 2002 | Netzarim, Gaza | 2 | ? | 2 killed in the Netzarim settlement |
| 29 Mar 2002 | Israel | 2 | ? | 2 soldiers killed during counter-terrorist operations |
| 30 Mar 2002 | Tel Aviv | 1 | 30 | 1 killed (died 4 Apr of injuries), 30 injured in suicide bombing in café |
| 30 Mar 2002 | Baka al-Garbiyeh | 1 | ? | 1 border policeman killed in shooting preventing entry by terrorists |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Haifa | 16 | 40 | 15 killed, over 40 injured in suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) at restaurant |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Efrat, West Bank | 1 | 4 | 4 injured in suicide bombing (one terrorist killed) in attack on paramedic dispatch station |
| 1 Apr 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | ? | 1 police officer killed by suicide bomber when car was stopped |
| 1 Apr 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed in shooting attack by sniper near Jerusalem |
| 4 Apr 2002 | Israel | 1 | ? | 1 border policeman killed |
| 6 Apr 2002 | Gaza | 1 | 5 | 1 soldier killed, 5 soldiers injured by attack with guns and grenades in Gaza; the two terrorists were killed |
| 9 Apr 2002 | Jenin, West Bank | 1 | 12 | 1 soldier killed, 12 others injured by bomb attack against patrol |
| 9 Apr 2002 | Israel | 13 | 7 | 13 soldiers killed, 7 others injured by booby-trap bomb and subsequent shooting attack during counter-terrorism operations |
| 10 Apr 2002 | Kibbutz Yagur | 9 | 22 | 8 killed (including 4 soldiers and 3 police officers), 22 injured by suicide bombing on a bus near Kibbutz Yagur, east of Haifa |
| 12 Apr 2002 | Jerusalem | 7 | 104 | 6 killed (including 2 Chinese), 104 injured by suicide bomber (bomber also killed) at bus stop in Jerusalem |
| 12 Apr 2002 | Erez, Gaza | 2 | 7 | 2 killed (including 1 policeman and 1 Palestinian), 7 injured in shooting attack near Erez crossing in Gaza |
| 20 Apr 2002 | Erez, Gaza | 2 | ? | 1 policeman killed in shooting attack near Erez in Gaza; terrorist was killed during pursuit |
| 27 Apr 2002 | Adora | 4 | 7 | 4 killed (including 1 child) and 7 injured in shooting attack by three terrorists who invaded homes |
| 7 May 2002 | Rishon-Lezion | 16 | 55 | 15 killed and 55 injured in suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) which caused partial collapse of game club |
| 12 May 2002 | Gaza | 1 | ? | shooting attack |
| 19 May 2002 | Netanya | 4 | 50 | 3 killed and 50 injured in suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) in market |
| 20 May 2002 | Afula | 1 | ? | suicide bombing at bus stop kills only the terrorist |
| 22 May 2002 | Rishon-Lezion | 3 | 40 | 2 killed (including 1 teenager) and 40 injured by suicide bombing at pedestrian mall |
| 24 May 2002 | Tel Aviv | 1 | 5 | 5 injured by suicide bombing in which terrorist (who was killed) unsuccessfully attempts to drive a car bomb into a disco |
| 27 May 2002 | Petah Tikva | 2 | 37 | 2 killed (including 1 child) and 37 injured by suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) at an ice cream parlor |
| 28 May 2002 | Itamar, West Bank | 4 | 2 | 3 teenagers killed while playing basketball in shooting attack |
| 28 May 2002 | Ramallah, West Bank | 1 | 1 | drive by shooting attack on a car near Ramallah |
| 5 Jun 2002 | Megiddo | 18 | 38 | 17 killed (including 13 soldiers and 1 civilian teenager) and 38 injured by a suicide car bombing (one terrorist also killed) attack on a bus at the Megiddo junction near Afula |
| 6 Jun 2002 | Ofra, West Bank | 1 | ? | 1 teenager killed in shooting attack near Ofra |
| 8 Jun 2002 | Carmei Tzur, West Bank | 4 | 5 | 3 killed (including 1 soldier and his 9-months-pregnant wife) and 5 injured in shooting attack by terrorists who invaded Carmei Tzur |
| 11 Jun 2002 | Herzliya | 1 | 15 | 1 killed (a teenager) and 15 injured by a suicide bomber (one terrorist also killed) attack in a restaurant |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Alei Sinai, Gaza | 2 | 4 | 2 soldiers killed (one of whom died 22 Jun) and 4 soldiers injured in counterterrorist operations in Gaza near Alei Sinai and Dugit |
| 18 Jun 2002 | Jerusalem | 20 | 74 | 19 killed (including 1 child and 1 teenager) and 74 injured (including many students) by a suicide bomber (one terrorist also killed) attack on a bus |
| 19 Jun 2002 | Jerusalem | 8 | 50 | 7 killed (including 1 child and 2 teenagers) and 50 injured by a suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) at a bus stop in northern Jerusalem |
| 19 Jun 2002 | Kalkilya, West Bank | 2 | 4 | 2 soldiers killed and 4 soldiers injured while pursuing terrorists |
| 20 Jun 2002 | Itamar, West Bank | 7 | 4 | 5 killed (including a teenager and 2 children) killed and 4 injured (2 children and 2 soldiers) in a shooting attack by two terrorists who invaded a home; both terrorists killed by IDF soldiers |
| 10 Jul 2002 | Gaza | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed in sniper attack in southern Gaza |
| 16 Jul 2002 | Bnei Brak | 9 | 20 | 9 killed (including 1 teenager, 1 baby delivered prematurely who died 17 July, and 1 adult who died 18 July of injuries) and 20 injured in attack on bus between Bnei Brak and Emmanuel; a bomb was detonated next to the bus and several terrorists opened fire |
| 17 Jul 2002 | Tel Aviv | 7 | 40 | 5 killed (including 2 Chinese, one of whom died 24 July, 1 Romanian, and 1 Israeli who died 25 July) and 40 injured in double suicide bombing (both terrorists also killed) near bus station |
| 17 Jul 2002 | Israel | 1 | 3 | 1 soldier killed and 3 soldiers injured in gun battle with terrorists responsible for the previous day's bombing in Emmanuel |
| 25 Jul 2002 | Alei Zahav, West Bank | 1 | 1 | shooting attack near Alei Zahav |
| 26 Jul 2002 | Hebron, West Bank | 4 | 2 | 4 killed (including 1 soldier, 1 rabbi, and 1 child) and 2 children injured in shooting attack south of Hebron |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Jerusalem | 1 | 5 | 5 injured by suicide bomber (one terrorist also killed) on Hanevi'im Street |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Jama'in, West Bank | 2 | ? | shooting attack on truck |
| 31 Jul 2002 | Mount Scopus | 7 | 86 | 7 killed (including 4 U.S. citizens and 1 U.S.-French citizen) and 86 injured in explosion of bomb planted in cafeteria at Hebrew University's Mt. Scopus campus |
| 1 Aug 2002 | Tulkarem, West Bank | 1 | ? | shooting attack near Tulkarem |
| 4 Aug 2002 | Meron | 10 | 50 | 9 killed and 50 injured in suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) on bus at Meron junction between Haifa and Safed |
| 4 Aug 2002 | Jerusalem | 2 | 16 | 2 killed and 16 injured in shooting attack near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City; the terrorist was also killed by police |
| 5 Aug 2002 | Eli, West Bank | 2 | 1 | 2 killed and 1 child injured in shooting attack on car near Eli in Samaria |
| 5 Aug 2002 | Israel | 1 | 1 | failed bombing in which bomb explodes prematurely, killing one terrorist and injuring another |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Moshav Mechora, West Bank | 1 | 1 | shooting attack near home in Moshav Mechora |
| 20 Aug 2002 | Khan Yunis, Gaza | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed by sniper near Khan Yunis |
| 5 Sep 2002 | Gaza | 1 | 3 | 1 soldier killed and 3 wounded by a bomb exploding below their tank in Gaza |
| 5 Sep 2002 | Gaza | 1 | 1 | 1 soldier killed and 1 wounded in sniper attack in northern Gaza; terrorist was also killed |
| 18 Sep 2002 | Umm al Fahm | 2 | 3 | 1 police officer killed, 3 civilians injured in suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) at bus stop at Umm al Fahm junction |
| 18 Sep 2002 | Mevo Dotan | 1 | 1 | shooting attack on car near Mevo Dotan |
| 18 Sep 2002 | el-Azzariya, West Bank | 1 | ? | attack near el-Azzariya near Jerusalem |
| 19 Sep 2002 | Tel Aviv | 7 | 70 | 6 killed (including 1 teenager from Scotland) and 70 injured in suicide bombing (one terrorist also killed) on bus |
| 23 Sep 2002 | Hebron, West Bank | 1 | 3 | 1 killed, 3 children injured in shooting attack |
| 26 Sep 2002 | Labed, West Bank | 2 | ? | 1 soldier killed during counter-terrorist operations (one terrorist also killed) |
| 30 Sep 2002 | Nablus, West Bank | 1 | 1 | 1 soldier killed, 1 injured in attack at Nablus casbah |
| 8 Oct 2002 | Hebron, West Bank | 1 | 3 | 1 killed (died of injuries 9 Oct), 3 injured in shooting attack on car near Hebron |
| 10 Oct 2002 | Israel | 2 | 30 | 1 killed, 30 injured by suicide bomber (one terrorist also killed) attempting to board a bus |
| 21 Oct 2002 | Israel | 16 | 50 | 14 killed (including 7 soldiers and 1 teenager), 50 injured (including several soldiers) by suicide car bombers in jeep (two terrorists also killed) attacking a bus |
| 27 Oct 2002 | Ariel, West Bank | 4 | 20 | 3 soldiers killed, 20 civilians and soldiers injured by suicide bombing at gas station near Ariel in Samaria |
| 29 Oct 2002 | Hermesh, West Bank | 4 | 2 | 3 killed (including 2 teenagers), 2 injured in shooting attack by terrorist invading Hermesh settlement in Samaria; the terrorist was shot and killed |
| 4 Nov 2002 | Kfar Saba | 2 | 70 | 2 killed (including 1 teenager), 70 injured in suicide bombing at a shopping mall |
| 6 Nov 2002 | Pe'at Sadeh, Gaza | 3 | ? | 2 killed (including 1 teenager) in shooting attack; terrorist was shot and killed |
| 9 Nov 2002 | Gaza | 1 | 1 | 1 soldier killed, 1 injured by mine explosion in Gaza |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Kibbutz Metzer | 5 | ? | 5 killed (including 2 children) in shooting attack by terrorist who invaded Kibbutz Metzer near Hadera |
| 12 Nov 2002 | Hebron, West Bank | 2 | ? | 2 soldiers killed in attack |
| 15 Nov 2002 | Hebron, West Bank | 15 | 15 | 12 killed (including 9 soldiers), 15 injured in shooting attack (3 terrorists also killed) |
| 18 Nov 2002 | Rimonim | 1 | ? | shooting attack near Rimonim |
| 21 Nov 2002 | Jerusalem | 12 | 50 | 11 killed (including 4 children and 1 Romanian), 50 injured in suicide bombing on bus |
| 22 Nov 2002 | Tel Qateifa, Gaza | 1 | ? | 1 soldier killed in shooting attack near Tel Qateifa in Gaza |
| 28 Nov 2002 | Beit She'an | 6 | 40 | 6 killed, 40 injured in attack by two terrorists using guns and grenades at a Likud party polling place at Beit She'an, during primary voting |
| 20 Dec 2002 | Afula, Gaza | 1 | ? | shooting attack on car near Afula |
| 27 Dec 2002 | Otniel | 6 | 10 | 4 killed (including 2 soldiers and 2 teenagers), 10 injured (including 6 soldiers) in attack on kitchen (2 terrorists also killed) |
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