1974 Nahariya attack

1974 Nahariya attack
Part of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon
1974 Nahariya attack is located in Northwest Israel
1974 Nahariya attack
The attack site
Native nameהפיגוע בנהריה (1974)
LocationNahariya, Israel
Coordinates33°0′16″N 35°5′24″E / 33.00444°N 35.09000°E / 33.00444; 35.09000
Date24–25 June 1974 (1974-06-24 – 1974-06-25)
23:00 pm – 3:20 am (UTC+2)
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsRifles, grenades
Deaths3 Israeli civilians and 1 Israeli soldier (+3 attackers)
Injured7 Israeli soldiers and 1 Israeli civilian
PerpetratorFatah

The 1974 Nahariya attack was a raid by three Fatah militants late at night on 24 June 1974. The militants infiltrated the coastal city of Nahariya in Israel by sea from Lebanon in the first attack of its kind in the conflict. Three civilians and one Israeli soldier were killed.[1]

  1. ^ Rubin, Barry; Rubin, Judith Colp (28 January 2015). Chronologies of Modern Terrorism. Routledge. ISBN 9781317474654.