1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and Lebanon

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1972 Israeli airraid in Syria and Lebanon
Part of the Operation Wrath of God
Date September 8, 1972
Location Palestinian 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



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.[1][2][3]

The United States vetoed a halt to the raids.[4]

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