Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1997 include:

• 14 January – The government of Israel approves the Hebron Agreement.
• 16 January – The Knesset approves the Hebron Agreement.

Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets

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The most prominent Palestinian militant acts and operations committed against Israeli targets during 1997 include:

• 21 March – Café Apropo bombing: A Palestinian Arab suicide bomber kills three and injures 49 in a coffee shop in Tel Aviv.
• 30 July – 1997 Mahane Yehuda Market Bombings: 16 Israelis are killed and 178 wounded in two consecutive suicide bombings in the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem.^[2]
• 4 September – Ben Yehuda Street Bombing: Three Hamas suicide bombers simultaneously blow themselves up on the Ben Yehuda Street pedestrian mall in Jerusalem, killing five Israelis. The bombing was carried out by Palestinian Arabs from the village of Asira ash-Shamaliya.

Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets

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The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1997 include:

• 25 September – assassination attempt on Khaled Mashal: Two Mossad agents attempted to assassinate Khaled Mashal, the Hamas' Jordanian branch chief, in Jordan by injecting him a toxin in his ear. The operation failed after the Jordanian authorities managed to apprehend the two Mossad agents and later on, in exchange for their release, an Israeli physician had to fly to Amman and administer an antidote to Mashal. The fall out from the failed assassination eventually led to the release of Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the founder and spiritual leader of the Hamas movement, and scores of Hamas prisoners.