What the records say
- When
- 15 May 1974
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 29
- Coordinates
- 33.02° N, 35.29° E
- Description
- 1974 operation by Palestinian militants in Israel
Ma'alot massacre
1974 Palestinian terrorist attack in Israel
The Ma'alot massacre was a Palestinian terrorist attack that occurred on 14–15 May 1974 and involved the hostage-taking of 115 Israelis, chiefly school children, which ended in the murder of 25 hostages and six other civilians. It began when three armed members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) infiltrated Israel from Lebanon.
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