Attempted Assassination of Bassam Abu Sharif in Beirut

8 May 1972

Black September militants hijacked a Sabena aircraft and demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners; Israeli forces later stormed the plane.

30 May 1972

Three Japanese Red Army members, working with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, attacked Lod airport and killed 27 people.

26 June 1972

The UN Security Council adopted Resolution 316. Its stated subject was: Condemning the Repeated Attacks of Israeli Forces on Lebanon.

8 July 1972

Palestinian writer and PFLP spokesperson Ghassan Kanafani and his niece were killed by a car bomb planted by Israeli agents in Beirut.

19 July 1972

A parcel bomb injured Anis Sayigh, director of the PLO Research Center, in Beirut.

25 July 1972

A parcel bomb injured Bassam Abu Sharif, who had succeeded Ghassan Kanafani in a PFLP information role.

16 October 1972

PalQuest records this dated development: Wa'el Zuaiter Is Assassinated in Rome.

10 December 1972

PalQuest records this dated development: Israeli Travel Documents for Palestinians in West Bank.

24 January 1973

PalQuest records this dated development: Hussein Bashir Abu al-Khayr Is Assassinated in Nicosia.

21 February 1973

PalQuest records this dated development: Libyan Civilian Aircraft Is Shot Down Over the Sinai.

9 March 1973

PalQuest records this dated development: Muhammad al-Aswad Is Killed in Gaza.

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