Kiryat Shmona massacre

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The Kiryat Shmona massacre was an attack by three Palestinian terrorists on civilians in the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona on 11 April 1974 which resulted in 18 deaths.

[edit] Attack

On 11 April 1974, three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command crossed the Israeli border from Lebanon. They entered an apartment building in the town of Kiryat Shmona and murdered all eighteen residents there, including nine children.[1][2]

Subsequently, the prevention of such attacks was cited as a reason for Israel's Operation Litani.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Modern Israel & the Diaspora (1970-1979) Jewish Virtual Library
  2. ^ What happened at Ma'alot, Kiryat Shmona, and other terrorist targets in the 1970s? Palestine Facts
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