1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and Lebanon
| 1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and Lebanon | |||||||
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| Part of Operation Wrath of God (Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon) | |||||||
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 Israel
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 PLO
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| None | 65–200 killed | ||||||
On 8 September 1972, Israeli planes bombed ten Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) bases in Syria and Lebanon as a response to the Munich massacre. Estimates of the number and identity of casualties vary widely, with several sources giving a figure as high as 200, including militants and civilians.
The United States vetoed a UN resolution demanding a halt to the raids after the Soviet Union and China vetoed amendments that would have also applied the resolution to terrorist activities.
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