The Beit Lid suicide bombing occurred when two Palestinian militants from Gaza infiltrated a military transit point near Netanya, a city in central Israel. The attackers, affiliated with Hamas, detonated explosives that they had concealed on their person, striking a group of soldiers stationed at the site. The bombing resulted in the death of 19 Israeli soldiers and injured many others, marking it as one of the deadliest attacks during the early 1990s in the context of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

This incident took place amidst a period of heightened tensions and violence following the Oslo Accords, which had established a framework for peace but failed to resolve underlying issues. The attack not only represented a severe blow to the Israeli military and morale but also escalated security measures in the region, prompting the Israeli government to retaliate against alleged Hamas infrastructure in Gaza.

The aftermath of the bombing saw increased military operations and security responses by Israel, further complicating the efforts for peace. Hamas celebrated the attack as a significant achievement, while Israeli leadership condemned it as a severe provocation, further entrenching the schism between the two sides and contributing to the cycle of violence that characterized the conflict in subsequent years.