Al-Hamma incident

Al-Hamma Incident
Date 4 April 1951 Location Al-Hamma, former Mandatory Palestine Result Syrian Victory - Israeli failure to enter Al-Hamma
Belligerents
Israel	Syria
Casualties and losses
7 soldiers killed	None

The al-Hamma Incident (Hebrew: תקרית אל-חמה) refers to an event on 4 April 1951 that resulted in the death of seven IDF soldiers at the hands of Syrian military forces. The action occurred during an Israeli attempt to enforce its claimed sovereignty over the demilitarized zone along the Syrian border.