Since the eve of Rosh Hashanah , 36 Israelis , as well as two Americans and an Eritrean were killed in Palestinian attacks , while 222 Palestinians have been killed ( all but one by Israeli security forces ) , of which 140 were identified by Israel as assailants . Additionally , a Sudanese attacker was killed . The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) recorded 167 ' terrorist ' attacks by Palestinians against Israeli civilians and security forces . The Eritrean was shot and lynched after being mistakenly identified as an attacker during the Beersheva bus station shooting and died later . The number of rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip increased . Palestinian attacks occurred predominantly in areas of the West Bank including Jerusalem and the West Bank , but also in cities within Israel , such as Tel Aviv and Beersheba . These near-daily attacks constituted primarily stone throwing and knife stabbings , hence the name " Knife Intifada " for the wave of attacks . Other attacks included shootings and vehicle rammings
Beersheva bus station shooting
Beersheva bus station shooting
2015–2016 wave of violence in Israeli-Palestinian conflict