Kidnapping and murder of Nachshon Wachsman
| Kidnapping and murder of Nachshon Wachsman | |
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| Location | West Bank |
| Date | October 1994 |
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Attack type
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Kidnapping, Shooting attack |
| Deaths | 2 Israeli soldiers (Nachshon Wachsman and one Matkal team member) and 3 Palestinian terrorists |
| Perpetrator | Hamas claimed responsibility |
| Nachshon Wachsman | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | נחשון וקסמן |
| Birth name | Nachshon Mordechai Wachsman |
| Born |
October 3, 1975 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Died | October 14, 1994 (aged 19) Bir Nabala, North of Jerusalem |
| Allegiance |
 Israel
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| Service/branch | Israeli Army |
| Years of service | August 1993 – October 14, 1994 |
| Rank |
 Sergeant (promoted posthumously) |
| Unit | Golani Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Combat in the Israeli Security Zone during the South Lebanon conflict |
The Kidnapping and murder of Nachshon Wachsman was an incident in which Palestinian Hamas kidnapped Israeli soldier Nachshon Wachsman from the Bnai Atarot junction in central Israel, and held him hostage for 6 days. The incident ended in a failed Israeli rescue attempt, during which Wachsman was killed by his captors. Three of his captors and an Israeli officer were also killed.
Sergeant Nachshon Mordechai Wachsman (Hebrew: נחשון מרדכי וקסמן, born April 3, 1975, died October 14, 1994) was an IDF soldier who was kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas for a period of 6 days.
A dual citizen of Israel and the United States, Wachsman was raised in Jerusalem. He was the third of seven sons born to Yehuda and Esther Wachsman. His father was Israeli-born, while his mother was born in a German displaced persons camp and immigrated to Israel from Brooklyn. Wachsman volunteered for an elite commando unit of the Golani Brigade, serving in the Orev Golani.
At home on a leave, Wachsman was instructed by the military to attend a one-day training course in northern Israel. He left Saturday night after Shabbat, telling his parents he would return Sunday night, October 9, 1994. He was last seen by a friend who reported that, after completing the training, Wachsman had been dropped off at the Bnai Atarot junction, a highly populated area in central Israel, where he could either catch a bus or hitchhike, a common practice of Israeli soldiers, to Jerusalem.
Israeli intelligence learned that Wachsman entered a car in which there were Hamas militants wearing kippot, who had a Tanakh and siddur on the dashboard, and Chassidic music playing.
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