1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and Lebanon

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1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and Lebanon

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1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and Lebanon
Part of the Operation Wrath of God (Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon)
Date September 8, 1972
Location Palestinian refugee camps in Syria and southern Lebanon
Result Israel Air Force destroyed fedayeen training camps
Belligerents
Israel Israel Palestinian territories PLO
Casualties and losses
None 65-200 killed

On 8 September, Israeli planes bombed ten PLO bases in Syria and Lebanon as a response to the Munich massacre. Estimates of the number of casualties vary widely. According to Simon Reeve, 200 people with no relation to the massacre were killed, including women and children.[1][2][3]

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Coordinates: 34°39′05″N 36°51′33″E / 34.651285°N 36.859131°E / 34.651285; 36.859131


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