List of all shark attacks in israel
Fatal Attacks
0
Unprovoked Attacks
5
Total Attacks
8
There have been a total of 8 shark attacks in ISRAEL. Out of those, none have thankfully been fatal. 5 attacks came out of the blue while 3 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haifa | 21-11-2019 | Snorkeling | No injury, swim fin bitten | NO | Hanan Shaul | ||
| Ashdod | 28-09-2013 | 11h30 | Diving | Hand bitten | NO | 27yo Erez Lev | |
| North Beach, Eilat | 06-09-1974 | 17h00 | Shortfin mako shark, 2.3 m [7.5'] | Swimming | Bitten 12 times: multiple lacerations on hands, arms, shoulder breast thigh, both legs, left forearm surgically amputated | NO | 20yo Beatrice Aharonowich |
| Jura Village | Fishing | Laceration to back | NO | 15yo Kamel Mustapha Ayesh | |||
| Swimming | Survived. R.A.F. pilot, seeing commotion in the water, dived his plane to investigate and scared off shark | NO | British constable | ||||
| 2 km north of Apollonia | 30-08-1962 | 2.5 m [8.25'] shark | Fishing | Details unknown, possibly a PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | fisherman | |
| Sidny Ali | 20-01-1935 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | human remains washed ahore | NO | |||
| Nabi Rubin | 26-09-1933 | 3 sharks | Fishing | One man bitten on thigh, another on arm | NO | 2 males |
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