BEIRUT (AP) It was a cold night 50 years ago when an Israeli commando team led by a man disguised as a woman infiltrated a posh Beirut neighborhood and shot and killed three top officials from the Palestine Liberation Organization in their apartments.
It was a cold night 50 years ago when an Israeli commando team led by a man disguised as a woman infiltrated a posh Beirut neighbourhood and shot and killed three top officials from the Palestine Liberation Organization in their apartments. The anniversary is little noted, but the April 10, 1973 operation has a relevance that continues today.
Commando assault, led by Ehud Barak dressed as a woman, was part of a series of Israeli strikes to avenge Munich Olympic massacre and signaled a turning point for Beirut