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|conflict= 1972 Israeli airraid in Syria and Lebanon |
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|conflict= 1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and Lebanon |
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|date=September 8, 1972 |
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|date= 8 September 1972 |
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|result= Israeli victory |
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|result=] destroyed ] training camps |
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|combatant1={{flagicon|Israel}} ] |
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|combatant2= {{flagicon|PLO}} ] |
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|casualties2=65-200 killed |
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|casualties2= 65–200 killed |
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}}{{Campaignbox Israel-Lebanon conflict}} |
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{{Campaignbox Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon}} |
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{{Campaignbox Wrath of God}} |
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On 8 September, Israeli planes bombed ten ] bases in ] and ] as a response to the ], killing 200 people with no relation to the massacre, including women and children.<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19720908&id=XRQLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8lEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7382,4309634</ref><ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qFQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SFMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7375,2140792&hl=en</ref> |
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On 8 September 1972, Israeli planes bombed ten ] (PLO) bases in ] and ] as a response to the ] that took place on 6 September, perpetrated by ], a ] ] active since 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://middleeast.about.com/od/terrorism/g/black-september-definition.htm|title=Black September|author=Pierre Tristam|work=About|access-date=16 December 2014|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206214225/http://middleeast.about.com/od/terrorism/g/black-september-definition.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Estimates of the number and identity of casualties vary widely, with several sources giving a figure as high as 200 militants and 11 Lebanese civilians.<ref name=Plaw>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lrLGaUvJfykC&pg=PA45 |title=Targeting Terrorists: A License to Kill? |author=Avery Plaw |year=2008 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |isbn=978-0-7546-4526-9 |access-date=16 December 2014}}</ref> Seven bases were attacked in Syria and three in Lebanon. A short dogfight between Israeli and Syrian fighters resulted in three Syrian jets being downed. The main rail link between Syria and Beirut was cut and targets in ] were also attacked.<ref name=Reeve>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BcAsBHZ4DLwC&pg=PA152 |title=One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre |author=Simon Reeve |year=2000 |publisher=Arcade |isbn=978-1-55970-547-9 |access-date=16 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19720908&id=XRQLAAAAIBAJ&pg=7382,4309634|title=The Bryan Times - Google News Archive Search|access-date=16 December 2014}}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qFQqAAAAIBAJ&pg=7375,2140792&hl=en|title=The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search|access-date=16 December 2014}}</ref> |
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The United States vetoed a halt to the raids.<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZtseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mUYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5192,1422119&hl=en</ref> |
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On 11 September, a ] resolution demanding a halt to Israeli raids was vetoed by the ], after the ] and ] had vetoed amendments that would have also applied the resolution to terrorist activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZtseAAAAIBAJ&pg=5192,1422119&hl=en|title=Daily News - Google News Archive Search|access-date=16 December 2014}}</ref> |
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On 16 September, three Israeli armored columns crossed into southern Lebanon, with air support, to search for PLO bases. It destroyed at least 130 houses suspected of housing PLO militants. 45 militants were killed in this operation and 16 were captured.<ref name=Reeve/> |
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On 16 September, three Israeli armored columns crossed into southern Lebanon, with air support, to search for PLO bases. It destroyed at least 130 houses suspected of housing PLO militants. 45 militants were killed in this operation and 16 were captured.
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