1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon

Operation Spring of Youth
Part of Operation Wrath of God (during Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon)
Date April 9–10, 1973 Location Beirut and Sidon, Lebanon Result IDF special forces achieved their objective
Belligerents
Israel	PLO PFLP
Casualties and losses
2 killed	4–100 killed, including three of the highest-level PLO leaders.
2 Lebanese policemen and 4 civilians killed

Coordinates: 33°54′N 35°32′E / 33.9°N 35.53°E / 33.9; 35.53

 PLO

The 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon (known as Operation Spring of Youth, part of Operation Wrath of God) took place on the night of April 9 and early morning of April 10, 1973, when Israel Defense Forces special forces units attacked several Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) targets in Beirut and Sidon, Lebanon.

The operation is generally considered to be part of the retaliation for the Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics in 1972.

The Israeli troops arrived at the Lebanese beaches on speedboats launched from missile boats offshore. Mossad agents awaited the forces on the beaches with cars rented the previous day, and then drove them to their targets and later back to the beaches for extraction.

During the operation, three of the highest-level PLO leaders, surprised at home, were killed, along with other PLO members. Several Lebanese security people and civilian neighbors were also killed. Two Israeli soldiers were killed.

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