Kiryat Shmona massacre

Kiryat Shmona massacre
The attack site
Location	Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Date	April 11, 1974
Attack type	Shooting spree
Deaths	18 Israelis, including 8 children (+ 3 attackers)
Injured	15 Israelis
Perpetrator(s)	3 Palestinian assailants. PFLP-GC claimed responsibility.

The Kiryat Shmona massacre was an attack by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command on civilians in the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona on 11 April 1974 which resulted in 18 deaths.

The attack

On 11 April 1974, three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command crossed the Israeli border from Lebanon. First, they entered a juniors' school in the town, but it was the passover holiday and the school was unoccupied. They then decided to enter another building nearby. They killed many of that building's residents (16 citizens along with 2 soldiers).^{[citation needed]}

Aftermath

As an aftereffect of this attack, Israel cited the prevention of another as a reason for Operation Litani.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of massacres in Israel
• Ma'alot massacre

External links

• Arab Terrorists Slay 18 In Raid On Israel - published on the Virgin Islands Daily News April 13, 1974
• Israel Forces Attack 6 Lebanese Villages in Retaliatory Raids - published on the Los Angeles Times on April 13, 1974