Murder of Hallel Yaffa Ariel
| Murder of Hallel Yaffa Ariel | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kiryat Arba, West Bank |
| Date | 30 June 2016 |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Deaths | 1 (plus 1 perpetrator) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Mohammad Tra'ayra |
| Motive | Lone-wolf terrorism |
On 30 June 2016, a 17-year-old Palestinian male broke into a home in the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba and stabbed to death Hallel Yaffa Ariel a thirteen year old Israeli-American citizen in her bedroom. The attacker was then fatally shot by security guards. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed "incitement-driven terrorists" while the U.S. State Department condemned the "outrageous terrorist attack".
Yaffa Ariel was the youngest Israeli victim in the stabbing attacks during the 2015–2016 wave of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.