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Arab-Israeli War
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Retribution Operations Punishment
The Palestinian village Sharafat was attacked by the Israeli army, with 9 villagers shot dead. -
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Armistice lines murders
68 Israelis, including 42 civilians, were killed by Palestinian infiltrators. The Israeli army killed a monthly average of 33 people crossing the armistice lines, including 78 in March and 57 in April. The Israeli army landed an attack, named Bayt Jala, which killed six Palestinians. -
Six Jordanians dead
At least six Jordanian soldiers were sniped dead by Israelis from West Jerusalem. -
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Operation "Viper on the Track"
7 West Bank villages and a Bedouin camp in Israel were attacked by the Israeli army. -
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Operation "Vengeance and Reprisal"
4 West Bank villages, including al-Khader and Surif, were attacked by the Israeli army, shooting 6 people dead. -
Qibya massacre
Unit 101, commanded by Ariel Sharon, carried out a raid on the village of Qibya, killing over 60 Arabs. -
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Ma'ale Akrabim massacre
The Arab gang attacked an Israeli civilian bus, killing 11 passengers on board. -
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Operation "Lion"
Nahhalin village was attacked by the Israeli army, shooting 9 people: 4 National Guardsmen, 3 Jordanian soldiers, the village mukhtar and a woman. -
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Operation "Eye for an Eye"
An Israeli company led by Ariel Sharon attacked a post on the Gaza border near Kissufim, killing 9 to 10 Palestinian gendarmes. -
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Start of Lavon Affair
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Operation "Black Arrow"
Ariel Sharon landed an Israeli attack on an Egyptian army base in the Gaza Strip, killing 40 people: 38 soldiers and 2 civilians. -
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Khan Yunis attack
72 Egyptians and Palestinians were shot dead. -
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Kuntilla attack
Ariel Sharon led a force of 200 Israeli paratroopers to attack Kuntilla, killing 12 Egyptian soldiers. -
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Operation "Volcano"
The Israeli army attacked Egyptian troop positions in al Sabha and Wadi Siram, killing 81 of them. -
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Operation "Olive Leaves"
A large Israeli force commanded by Ariel Sharon attacked Syrian positions east of Lake Tiberias. 48 Syrian soldiers and 6 civilians were killed. -
Moshe Dayan rocket attack
Moshe Dayan ordered the shelling of Gaza City's centre with 120mm mortars, having 57 civilians and 4 Egyptian soldiers killed. -
Qalqilya police station attack
Qalqilya police station attacked by an Israeli battalion-sized force that included armor and artillery. Between 70 and 90 Jordanians were killed. -
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Suez Crisis
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Kafr Qasim massacre
48 or 49 Arab civilians were killed by the Israel Border Police as they returned to their village from work. -
Fatah formed
Yasser Arafat founded Fatah to conduct guerrilla warfare operations against Israel. -
Ba'ath Party took power in Iraq and Syria
In a new wave of Arab socialism, the Ba'ath Party took power in Iraq and Syria. Among the key Ba'ath aims was the support of the Palestinian cause. -
PLO founded
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Six-Day War
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Khartoum Resolution adopted three "no's"
The Khartoum Resolution issued at the Arab Summit with eight Arab countries adopted the "three "no"s": 1. No peace with Israel; 2. No recognition of Israel; 3. No negotiations with Israel. -
"Land for peace" formula
The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 242, the "land for peace" formula, which has been the starting point for further negotiations. -
Battle of Karameh
Israel fought the Battle of Karameh against Fatah and Jordanian forces. -
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Beirut airport attack
The Israeli army launched an attack on Beirut airport, destroying thirteen aircraft valued at US$43.8 million. -
Yasser Arafat becomes chairman
Yasser Arafat, head of the Fatah party, appointed chairman of the PLO, replacing Ahmad Shukeiri, after Fatah became the PLO's dominant force. -
Al Aqsa Mosque fire
Denis Michael Rohan, an Australian Christian working on an Israeli kibbutz, burned the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, causing extensive damage and destroying the 12th century minbar. -
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Rabat conference
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia convened a conference in Rabat, Morocco, to discuss the arson attack on the Al Aqsa Mosque. The leaders of 25 Islamic states attended and the conference called for Israel to give up territory that they conquered in 1967. The conference also set up the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) pledged support for the Palestinians. -
PLO expelled
The PLO was driven out of Jordan, decamping to south Lebanon. -
Avivim school bus massacre
Palestinian militants from Lebanon attacked an Israeli school bus, killing twelve (mostly students) and wounding another nineteen. -
Murder of the Aroyo children
A Palestinian teenager threw a hand grenade into the moving car of the Aroyo family, bombing the children (aged 4 and 7) dead and injuring the parents. -
Sabena airplane hijacked
A Sabena airplane flying from Vienna to Tel Aviv was hijacked by four members of Black September and held at Lod Airport. The hijackers demanded the release of 100 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli paratroopers disguised as mechanics entered the aircraft, killed two of the hijackers and released 90 passengers. -
Lod Airport massacre
Acting on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Japanese Red Army members entered Lod Airport's waiting area and fired indiscriminately at staff, passengers and visitors. 24 people were killed and 78 injured. -
3 people bombed dead in Beirut
PFLP spokesman and author Ghassan Kanafani and his 17-year-old niece killed by an Israeli car bomb in Beirut. -
Tel Aviv grenade attack
A grenade thrown within Tel Aviv's bus terminal, claimed to be retaliation for Kanafani's killing, injures 11. -
Anis al-Sayigh injured
Anis al-Sayigh, Director of the Beirut Center for Palestinian Affairs, was injured by an Israeli letter bomb. -
Bassam Abu Sharif severely injured
Bassam Abu Sharif, chief assistant to George Habash, badly injured by Israeli letter bomb delivered to PFLP offices in Beirut.