22 January 1979

☠Assassination of Abu Hassan Salameh

Beirut & suburbs#Civil war #Israel–Lebanon #Palestinians in Lebanon #Assassinations

AttackerIsrael / IDF➜TargetPLO / Fatah

On 22 January 1979 the Mossad assassinated Ali Hassan Salameh, "the Red Prince", commander of Force 17, head of Arafat's security and the liaison with American intelligence, with a car bomb in Verdun; in revenge for the Munich operation.

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