On March 9, 2002, shortly before 22:30, a Palestinian suicide bomber entered the "Café Moment" coffee shop in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem at the corner of Gaza Street and Ben-Maimon Street, situated about 100 meters from the residence of the Prime Minister.

Immediately after entering the building, the suicide bomber detonated the powerful explosive device hidden underneath his clothes.

The force of the blast completely destroyed the shop, instantly killed 11 Israeli civilians and injured 65 people, 10 of them severely.

[4] On August 17, 2002, the Israeli security forces arrested the Hamas cell members who carried out the attack.

These attacks peaked on March 27, 2002, with the Passover massacre, which led to the Israeli government's decision to launch a major military campaign aimed at the Palestinian militancy infrastructure in the West Bank.