mar 11, 1978 - Coastal Road Massacre
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13 PLO militants shot at Israelis from a hijacked bus before seizing hostages in a hotel in Tel Aviv in exchange for Palestinian hostages. It was intended to wreck Israeli-Egyptian peace talks, but it actually ruined Arafat's 'olive branch' offer to the UN.
9 of the PLO militants were killed, and 38 Israelis were killed with many more wounded.
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