1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon

Operation Spring of Youth took place on the night of April 9 and early morning of April 10 , 1973 . Israeli Defence Force special forces units attacked several PLO targets in Beirut and Sidon , Lebanon . The operation had a shocking affect on the PLO. During the operation, three of the PLO leaders, surprised at home, were killed, along with other PLO personnel (reports of actual number killed vary from a dozen to 100). Several Lebanese security people and civilian neighbors were also killed. Two of the attackers were killed by the defending forces. The Israeli forces arrived at the Lebanese beaches in zodiac boats launched from missile ships offshore. Mossad agents awaited the forces on the beaches with cars rented the previous day, and then drove them to their targets and later back to the beaches for extraction.

The operation is generally considered to be part of the retaliation for the Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics in 1972. The Israeli troops arrived at the Lebanese beaches in speedboats launched from missile boats offshore. Mossad agents awaited the forces on the beaches with cars rented the previous day, and then drove them to their targets and later back to the beaches for extraction. During the operation, three of the highest-level PLO leaders, surprised at home, were killed, along with other PLO members. Several Lebanese security people and civilian neighbors were also killed. Two Israeli soldiers were killed.

33°54′N 35°32′E  /  33.9°N 35.53°E  / 33.9; 35.53 Belligerents Israel PLO PFLP Casualties and losses 2 killed 4–100 killed, including three of the highest-level PLO leaders. 2 Lebanese policemen and 4 civilians killed The 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon (known as Operation Spring of Youth , Hebrew : מבצע אביב נעורים, Mivtsa Aviv Ne'urim ) took place on the night of April 9 and early morning of April 10, 1973, when Israeli army special forces units attacked several Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) targets in Beirut and Sidon , Lebanon . The operation is generally considered to have been part of Operation Wrath of God , Israel's retaliation for the Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics in 1972. The Israeli troops arrived at the Lebanese beaches on speedboats launched from missile boats offshore. Mossad agents awaited the forces on the beaches with cars rented the previous day, and then drove them to their targets and later back to the beaches for extraction. During the operation, three of the highest-level PLO leaders, surprised at home, were killed, along with other PLO members. Several Lebanese security people and civilian neighbors were also killed, as were two of the Israeli soldiers.

Israeli attack on Palestinian forces in Lebanon 33°54′N 35°32′E  /  33.9°N 35.53°E  / 33.9; 35.53 Belligerents Israel PLO PFLP Commanders and leaders Emmanuel Shaked Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Ehud Barak Shmuel Presburger Amos Yaron Shaul Ze'ev Yasser Arafat Kamal Adwan † Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar † Casualties and losses 2 killed 50+ killed 3 Lebanese policemen and 4 civilians killed The 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon (also known as Operation Spring of Youth in Hebrew or the "Verdun massacre" in Arabic) took place on the night of April 9 and early morning of April 10, 1973, when Israeli army special forces units attacked several Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) targets in Beirut and Sidon , Lebanon . The operation is generally considered to have been part of Operation Wrath of God , Israel's retaliation for the Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics in 1972. The Israeli troops arrived at the Lebanese beaches on speedboats launched from missile boats offshore. Mossad agents awaited the forces on the beaches with cars rented the previous day, and then drove them to their targets and later back to the beaches for extraction. During the operation, three of the highest-level PLO leaders, surprised at home, were killed, along with other PLO members. Several Lebanese security people and civilian neighbors were also killed, as were two of the Israeli soldiers. Elias Khoury Remembering Ghassan Kanafani, or how a nation was born of story telling , Journal of Palestine Studies Vol.42 No. 3- Spring 2013 J.

Israeli attack on Palestinian forces in Lebanon Belligerents Israel PLO PFLP Commanders and leaders Emmanuel Shaked Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Ehud Barak Shmuel Presburger Amos Yaron Shaul Ze'ev Yasser Arafat Kamal Adwan † Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar † Casualties and losses 2 killed 50+ killed 3 Lebanese policemen and 4 civilians killed The 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon (also known as Operation Spring of Youth in Hebrew or the Verdun massacre in Arabic) took place on the night of April 9 and early morning of April 10, 1973, when Israeli army special forces units attacked several Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) targets in Beirut and Sidon , Lebanon . The operation is generally considered to have been part of Operation Wrath of God , Israel's retaliation for the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics . The Israeli troops arrived at the Lebanese beaches on speedboats launched from missile boats offshore. Mossad agents awaited the forces on the beaches with cars rented the previous day, and then drove them to their targets and later back to the beaches for extraction. During the operation, three of the highest-level PLO leaders, surprised at home, were killed, along with other PLO members. Several Lebanese security people and civilian neighbors were also killed, as were two of the Israeli soldiers. Elias Khoury Remembering Ghassan Kanafani, or how a nation was born of story telling , Journal of Palestine Studies Vol.42 No. 3- Spring 2013 J.