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1972 Israeli airraid in Syria and Lebanon
Part of the Operation Wrath of God
DateSeptember 8, 1972
LocationPalestinian refugee camps in Syria and southern Lebanon
Result Israel Air Force destroyed fedayeen training camps
Belligerents
Israel Israel PLO
Casualties and losses
None 65-200 killed
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Wrath of God

On 8 September, Israeli planes bombed ten PLO bases in Syria and Lebanon as a response to the Munich massacre, killing 200 people with no relation to the massacre, including women and children.


References

  1. One day in September: the full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre
  2. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19720908&id=XRQLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8lEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7382,4309634
  3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qFQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SFMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7375,2140792&hl=en
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