What the records say
- When
- 2 Jan 1971
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 2
- Coordinates
- 31.45° N, 34.40° E
- Description
- Terror attack in Israel
- Injured
- 2
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Murder of the Aroyo children
Terror attack in Israel
The murder of the Aroyo children was a terrorist attack which occurred on 2 January 1971, in which two Israeli children were killed when Palestinian militants threw a hand grenade into the moving car of the Aroyo family which was touring the Gaza Strip. The attack was a turning point in the way Israel began relating towards terrorist threats originating from the Gaza Strip.
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