Events in the year 1994 in Israel. Incumbents President of Israel – Ezer Weizman Prime Minister of Israel – Yitzhak Rabin (Israeli Labor Party) President of the Supreme Court – Meir Shamgar Chief of General Staff – Ehud Barak Government of Israel – 25th Government of Israel Events January 12 – Major General Nehemiah Tamari's helicopter crashed near Central Command headquarters, killing both him and three other officers. May 21 – Mustafa Dirani kidnapping: Israeli commandos kidnap Mustafa Dirani, an officer of the Lebanese Amal Shi'a militia. (see Ron Arad). July 25 – Israel and Jordan sign the Washington Declaration which formally ends the state of war that had existed between them since 1948. August 8 – The Wadi Araba Crossing opens, becoming the first border crossing between Israel and Jordan. October 26 – Israel and Jordan sign the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace, witnessed by US President Bill Clinton. Israeli–Palestinian conflict The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1994 include: February 25 – Cave of the Patriarchs massacre: Israeli Kahanist Baruch Goldstein opens fire inside the Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron, in the West Bank; he kills 29 Muslims before he realizes what he did. May 4 – Israel and the PLO sign the Gaza–Jericho Agreement. May 18 – Israeli forces withdraw from Jericho and Gaza City in compliance with the Oslo accords. December 10 – Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets The most prominent Palestinian militant acts and operations committed against Israeli targets during 1994 include: April 6 – Afula Bus suicide bombing: Eight Israelis are killed by a Palestinian Arab suicide car bomb, which explodes in Afula. April 13 – Hadera central station suicide bombing: Five Israelis are killed and another 30 are wounded during a Palestinian Arab suicide attack on a public bus in Hadera during Israel's Fallen Soldiers Remembrance Day. July 26 – Attack on the embassy of Israel in London: A vehicle packed with 30 pounds of explosives exploded at the Israeli Embassy in London, wounding 20. Five Palestinians were arrested in London in January 1995 in connection with both bombings. October 9 – Kidnapping of Nachshon Wachsman: IDF soldier Corporal Nachshon Wachsman is kidnapped by Hamas militants disguised as Jewish settlers. They later demand the release of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and another 200 Palestinian Arab prisoners