Operation Spring of Youth

Operation Spring of Youth took place on the night of April 9 and early morning of April 10, 1973. Israeli Defence Force special forces units attacked several PLO targets in Beirut and Sidon, Lebanon. The operation had a shocking affect on the PLO.

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April 9 - April 10 - 1973 - Israeli Defence Force - Special forces - PLO - Beirut - Sidon - Lebanon

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During the operation, three of the PLO leaders, surprised at home, were killed, along with other PLO personnel (reports of actual number killed vary from a dozen to 100). Several Lebanese security people and civilian neighbors were also killed. Two of the attackers were killed by the defending forces.

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The Israeli forces arrived at the Lebanese beaches in Zodiac boats launched from missile ships 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.

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Zodiac - Mossad

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