This Week in History: Bomb horror hits Tel Aviv disco

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By JPOST.COM STAFF
On June 1, 2001, the nation was hit by of of the most gruesome terror attacks in its history, targeting a night club at Tel Aviv's Dolphinarium, killing 21 Israeli teenagers and injuring 132 others. Suicide bomber Said Khutari wormed his way into the heart of the crowd of party-goers waiting in line outside the club, before blowing himself up. Both the Islamic Jihad and a group called Hezbollah-Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack, and it was also reported that the terrorist had links to Hamas.
 
On June 7, 1967, in the midst of the Six Day War, The Jerusalem Post reported that Israeli forces had advanced deep into Sinai, captured Gaza, made sweeping gains on the Jordan front and had encircled the Old City of Jerusalem. Later that day, Israel captured the Old City, marking what is now celebrated annually as Jerusalem Day, in honor of the reunification of the city. 
The Battle of Dunkirk -- a major battle between the Allies and Germany during World War II -- ended on June 4, 1940, with the evacuation of 335,000 British, French and Belgian troops. Despite heavy losses, the outcome was hailed as a success and boosted British morale. Then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill cautioned, however: “We must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Wars are not won by evacuations."