Dolphinarium discotheque bombing

Dolphinarium suicide bombing
Part of the Second Intifada
The attack scene
The attack site
The attack site
Native nameהפיגוע בדולפינריום
LocationTel Aviv, Israel
Coordinates32°04′02″N 34°45′42″E / 32.06722°N 34.76167°E / 32.06722; 34.76167
DateJune 1, 2001 (2001-06-01)
23:27 pm (UTC+3)
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Weapon2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) explosive device
Deaths21 (+1 attacker)
Injured120
PerpetratorsHamas
AssailantSaeed Hotari

On 1 June 2001, a Hamas-affiliated militant blew himself up outside the Dolphinarium discotheque on the beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 Israelis, 16 of whom were teenagers. The majority of the victims were Israeli teenage girls whose families had recently emigrated from the former Soviet Union.