1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and Lebanon

Military incident yes 1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and Lebanon Operation Wrath of God (Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon) 8 September 1972 Palestinian refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon Israeli victory Israel Israel PLO PLO None 65–200 killed On 8 September 1972, Israeli planes bombed ten Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) bases in Syria and Lebanon as a response to the Munich massacre that took place on 6 September, perpetrated by Black September, a Palestinian terrorist organization active since 1970.http://middleeast.about.com/od/terrorism/g/black-september-definition.htm Black September Pierre Tristam About 16 December 2014 6 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170206214225/http://middleeast.about.com/od/terrorism/g/black-september-definition.htm dead Estimates of the number and identity of casualties vary widely, with several sources giving a figure as high as 200 militants and 11 Lebanese civilians.https://books.google.com/books?id=lrLGaUvJfykC&pg=PA45 Targeting Terrorists: A License to Kill? Avery Plaw 2008 Ashgate Publishing 978-0-7546-4526-9 16 December 2014 Seven bases were attacked in Syria and three in Lebanon. A short dogfight between Israeli and Syrian fighters resulted in three Syrian jets being downed. The main rail link between Syria and Beirut was cut and targets in Latakia were also attacked.https://books.google.com/books?id=BcAsBHZ4DLwC&pg=PA152 One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre Simon Reeve 2000 Arcade 978-1-55970-547-9 16 December 2014https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19720908&id=XRQLAAAAIBAJ&pg=7382,4309634 The Bryan Times - Google News Archive Search 16 December 2014May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qFQqAAAAIBAJ&pg=7375,2140792&hl=en The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search 16 December 2014 On 11 September, a UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to Israeli raids was vetoed by the United States, after the Soviet Union and China had vetoed amendments that would have also applied the resolution to terrorist activities.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZtseAAAAIBAJ&pg=5192,1422119&hl=en Daily News - Google News Archive Search 16 December 2014 On 16 September, three Israeli armored columns crossed into southern Lebanon, with air support, to search for PLO bases. It destroyed at least 130 houses suspected of housing PLO militants. 45 militants were killed in this operation and 16 were captured. See also Mossad assassinations following the Munich massacre 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon References Category:Airstrikes conducted by Israel Category:Military responses by Israel to the Munich massacre Category:September 1972 in Asia Category:1972 in Lebanon Category:1972 in Syria Category:Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon Category:Military operations of the Arab–Israeli conflict involving Syria Category:Building bombings in Lebanon Category:Airstrikes in Syria Category:Building bombings in Syria Category:1972 building bombings Category:Cross-border operations of Israel into Syria Category:Military operations involving the Palestine Liberation Organization