Night of the Pitchforks

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.The Night of the Pitchforks (Hebrew: ליל הקילשונים, Leil HaKilshonim), refers to an incident that took place on February 14, 1992, in which Israeli Arab militants from the Wadi Ara area, members of Islamic Jihad, infiltrated into an IDF military recruit training base near Kibbutz Gal'ed, in the Menashe Heights, and killed three Israeli soldiers.

They then attacked two other soldiers in the tent, killing Corporal Yaakov Dubinsky and wounding Private Sergei Zatziriyani.

Upon leaving the tent, they encountered Corporal Guy Friedman, who was in charge of training for the weekend, killed him, and stole his IMI Galil rifle.

After digging up the concrete they found the murder weapons - the pitchfork, knives and axes which were used by the militants to kill the soldiers.

They freely admitted their actions, showed no remorse, and claimed to be serving Islam in a holy war against infidels.

IDF Chief of Staff Ehud Barak inspects the scene of the attack