1974 Kiryat Shmona massacre
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The 1974 Kiryat Shmona massacre was a deadly terrorist attack in northern Israel in which Palestinian militants infiltrated the town and killed numerous civilians, including children, inside residential buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1974 Kiryat Shmona massacre canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palestinian militant attack
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massacre ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| attackType |
grenade attack
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infiltration from Lebanon ⓘ shooting ⓘ |
| borderRegion | near Israel–Lebanon border ⓘ |
| category |
Attacks on apartment buildings
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Massacres of Israelis ⓘ Palestinian militant operations in Israel ⓘ Terrorist incidents in Israel in the 1970s ⓘ |
| childFatalities | 8 ⓘ |
| civilianFatalities | 18 ⓘ |
| claimedBy | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | cross-border attacks from Lebanon into Israel ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| date | 1974-04-11 ⓘ |
| enteredFrom | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatalities | 18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1974 Ma'alot massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| injuries | 16 ⓘ |
| location |
Kiryat Shmona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern District, Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
automatic weapons
ⓘ
hand grenades ⓘ |
| motive |
Palestinian nationalism
ⓘ
anti-Israeli political violence ⓘ |
| municipality | Kiryat Shmona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | killing of children inside residential apartments ⓘ |
| numberOfAttackers | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arab–Israeli conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
PFLP-GC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Palestinian militant infiltrations from Lebanon ⓘ |
| region | Upper Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
death of all three attackers
ⓘ
heightened security tensions on Israel–Lebanon border ⓘ |
| target |
Israeli civilians
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apartment building on Yehuda Halevi Street ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Yom Kippur War aftermath ⓘ |
| victimNationality | Israeli ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
assault rifles
ⓘ
grenades ⓘ |
| year | 1974 ⓘ |
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