assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, mortal shooting of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin following a mass peace rally on November 4, 1995 in Tel Aviv’s Kings of Israel Square (later renamed Rabin Square). Rabin was killed by a Jewish extremist, Yigal Amir, who was angry about the Oslo Accords, in which Rabin agreed to cede some of the territory occupied in the Six-Day War (1967) to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in exchange for peace. Amir fired two bullets that hit Rabin. One bullet went into Rabin’s back, rupturing his spleen and puncturing his left lung; the other went into his ...(100 of 971 words) Access the full article Help support true facts by becoming a member. Subscribe today!