Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack

A Palestinian sniper attack against Israeli soldiers and civilians took place at Wadi al-Haramiya on March 3, 2002. A lone Palestinian sniper, 22-year-old Tha'ir Kayid Hammad (Arabic: ثائر كايد حمّاد), a member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades from the village of Silwad carried out the attack.