| Negev desert road ambush | |
|---|---|
| Part of Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency | |
 The attack site | |
| Native name | פיגוע הירי בכביש סדום-באר שבע |
| Location | Highway 25, Southern Israel |
| Date | 4 October 1956 |
Attack type | Ambush, mass shooting |
| Weapon | Machine gun |
| Deaths | 5 Israeli civilians |
| Injured | 1 Israeli civilian |
| Perpetrators | Palestinian Fedayeen squad |
No. of participants | 10 |
The Negev desert road ambush was a terrorist attack which occurred on Thursday, 4 October 1956 at Highway 25, Israel when a squad of 10 armed Palestinian fedayeen fired at two civilian vehicles. As a result, 5 Israeli civilians were killed and 1 was injured.