Zvi Cohen

June 11, 2003 - Zvi Cohen, 39, of Jerusalem was one of 17 people killed in a suicide bombing on bus No. 14A on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem.

At around 17:30, the bomber, dressed as an ultra-Orthodox Jew, boarded Egged bus No. 14A at the Mahane Yehuda market, and a short while later, as the bus drove down Jaffa Road near the Davidka Square, detonated his bomb, wrecking the bus and killing 16 of its passengers. Over 100 people were wounded, including dozens of passersby. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

Zvika Cohen, from Safed, married Hannah two years ago and the couple moved to Jerusalem. In November 2002, he "missed" the No. 20 Egged bus that exploded on Mexico Street in the Kiryat Menahem neighborhood of Jerusalem. This time, he was killed on his way home from work in the supermarket.

Zvi Cohen was buried in Safed. He is survived by his wife Hannah, three months pregnant, as well as his parents and five siblings.