This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.A suicide bombing was carried out on 29 March 2002 by 17-year-old Ayat al-Akhras, who blew herself up at the entrance of the main supermarket in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Kiryat HaYovel, killing three people including a 17 year old girl and injuring 28, two seriously.

On 29 March 2002, during the afternoon, Ayat al-Akhras, an 17-year-old Palestinian girl, approached the Shufersal supermarket of Kiryat Yovel.

Akhras detonated the explosives at the entrance to the store while struggling with Smadar, killing him and Rachel Levy, a 17-year-old Israeli girl.

Smadar managed to forcefully keep her away from the crowd, thus preventing a larger loss of life had the attack taken place inside the store.

[4] Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the suicide bomber as 18-year-old Ayat al-Akhras from the Deheishe Refugee Camp near Bethlehem.