Terrorists for the third time targeted the Hasharon Mall in Netanya, Israel (WAR Report) . Lutfi Amin Abu Salem, a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) , from Kafr Rai entered the Hasharon Mall in Netanya, on December 5, 2005 . An individual spotted Salem, who was acting suspiciously, and alerted security. Haim Amran, a security guard working at the Hasharon Mall, attempted to stop the terrorist who detonated his explosive device, killing Amran and four others.

In response to this attack, Israel arrested 15 individuals, including the father and brother of the bomber. Palestinian Security Forces in the West Bank arrested 13 members of Islamic Jihad and interrogated them to determine who else might have been involved in the attack. As a result, Israel closed the border crossings between Israel and Gaza and the West Bank. Tangentially, PIJ has conducted all the suicide bombings since the ?informal ceasefire? in February 2005.