2024 Neot HaKikar shooting
| 2024 Neot HaKikar shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Gaza war | |
| Location | Neot HaKikar |
| Date | 18 October 2024 |
| Target | Israel Defense Forces |
| Deaths | 2 perpetrators |
| Injured | 2 Israeli soldiers |
| Perpetrator | Islamic Resistance in Jordan |
No. of participants | 2+ Jordanian militants |
On 18 October 2024, at least two militants infiltrated Israel from Jordan in the Neot HaKikar area, a moshav located in the Arabah valley just south of the Dead Sea. The militants ambushed Israeli troops and opened fire on them, wounding two of them moderately. Israeli troops killed two of the militants during a firefight, with a third attacker probably escaping. Residents of Neot HaKikar were instructed to remain indoors as the troops and police searched for the third militant.
The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan identified the two deceased attackers, Hussam Abu Ghazaleh and Amer Qawoos, as members of their group. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas praised the attack, that occurred just a few hours after Israeli troops killed their leader, Yahya Sinwar, in Rafah.