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  • 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon
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  • The operation is generally considered to be part of the retaliation for the Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics in 1972. The Israeli troops arrived at the Lebanese beaches in speedboats launched from missile boats offshore. Mossad agents awaited the forces on the beaches with cars rented the previous day, and then drove them to their targets and later back to the beaches for extraction.
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Casus
  • Palestinian attacks against Israel
Partof
  • the Operation Wrath of God
Date
  • --04-09
Casualties
  • 2
  • 3
  • 12
Result
  • IDF special forces achieved their objective
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Place
  • Beirut and Sidon, Lebanon
Conflict
  • Operation Spring of Youth
abstract
  • The operation is generally considered to be part of the retaliation for the Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics in 1972. The Israeli troops arrived at the Lebanese beaches in speedboats launched from missile boats offshore. Mossad agents awaited the forces on the beaches with cars rented the previous day, and then drove them to their targets and later back to the beaches for extraction. During the operation, three of the highest-level PLO leaders, surprised at home, were killed, along with other PLO members. Several Lebanese security people and civilian neighbors were also killed. Two Israeli soldiers were killed.