October 12, 2000 Three Israeli Soldiers lynched

Israel teetered on the brink of all-out war with the Palestinians after a furious mob lynched three Israeli soldiers, triggering devastating Israeli retaliatory rocket attacks across the West Bank and Gaza.

Source:  Binyon, Michael. “A bloodthirsty end to peace; Middle East crisis.”  The Times,  Edition 5L, October 13, 2000.