1974 Nahariya attack
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1974 Nahariya attack
| 1974 Nahariya attack | |
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| Part of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon | |
  The attack site
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| Location | Nahariya, Israel |
| Coordinates | 33°0′0″N 35°5′24″E / 33°N 35.09°E |
| Date | 24–25 June 1974 |
| Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 3 Israeli civilians and 1 Israeli soldier (+ 1 attacker) |
| Injured | 7 Israeli soldiers 1 Israeli civilian |
| Perpetrators | Fatah |
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The 1974 Nahariya attack was a raid by three Palestinian militants, belonging to the Fatah militant organization, which took place during the night between the 24th and the 25th of April, 1979. The Palestinian militant squad infiltrated the costal city of Nahariya in Israel by sea from Lebanon. Three civilians and one Israeli soldier were killed during the event. The attack was the first time in which militants infiltrated into Israel from Lebanon by sea.
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Details of the attack
Shortly after 23:00 of 24 June 1974 three Palestinian militants, belonging to the Fatah militant organization, reached the coast of the Israeli city of Nahariya, using an engine run Zodiac inflatable boat. The militant squad headed eastward straight into Nahariya. After crossing the Balfour Street, they tried to cross a hedge. The noise they made caught the attention of a teenager who lived nearby. He looked out of the window and spoted them in the light of streetlights, and shouted out: "terrorists!". As a result, two patrolling Civil Guard officers rushed to the area. When the militants spoted them they threw a hand grenade and fired at them. The officers returned fire while taking cover. The time was 23:10.
Following the shooting, local police as well as and reserve army officers and soldiers began arriving at the site, surrounding the house in which the militants were holed up in at from different directions, preventing them from fleeing the sie.
Residents whom understood they were being attacked by militants locked themselves in their apartments, piled furniture near the doors and took shelter in the inner rooms. Nevertheless, the Mordechai Zarnekin, who lived on the first floor of the house, feared that the militants would break into their apartment and had his wife, son and daughter escape the apartment from the bedroom window on a rope woven from sheets. After reaching ground, they began running toward the street, but were spotted by the militants, who shot at them and threw a grenade, killing all three of them. Mordechai Zarnekin, who thought that he had saved his family, tried to escape the apartment as well, but was accidentally shot by Israeli security forces. He then returned to his apartment, where he hid until the event ended.
Takeover operation
The takeover operation on the house began at 2:10am. At 2:25 while attempting to open a door, several shots were fired and three grenades were thrown out of the room. The shots and the grenades shrapnel killed an Israeli soldier and wounded five. One of the militants who was also seriously injured attempted to crawl out onto the roof was identified by the commander of the commando unit in charge of the takeover. The commander charged at him and killed him. The takeover operation ended officially at 03:20am.
Three civilians and one Israeli soldier were killed during the event. Seven soldiers and one civilian were injured.
Aftermath
Israel recognized its vulnerability to seaborne terrorism, and increased security measures, setting up permanent naval patrols, radar stations, and coastal lookouts. Maritime security zones were set up in the northern coastal area, where boating, civilian shipping, and swimming was prohibited. This almost completely stopped maritime terrorism, with the last successful attack, which also took place in Nahariya, occurring in 1979.[1]
External links
- ^ Gaouette, Mark and Carver, Kendall; Cruising for trouble: cruise ships as soft targets for pirates, terrorists, and common criminals
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