Kiryat Shmona massacre

Kiryat Shmona massacre
Part of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon
The apartment building in the aftermath of the attack
class=notpageimage| The attack site
Native name	הפיגוע בקריית שמונה
Location	Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Coordinates	33°12′56″N 35°34′04″E / 33.21556°N 35.56778°E / 33.21556; 35.56778
Date	11 April 1974; 50 years ago (1974-04-11)
Attack type	Shooting spree
Deaths	18 Israelis, including 8 children (+ 3 attackers)
Injured	16 Israelis
Perpetrator	PFLP-GC claimed responsibility
No. of participants	3

The Kiryat Shmona massacre^[1] was an attack by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command on civilians in Kiryat Shmona, Israel during the Jewish holiday of Passover on 11 April 1974. Eighteen people were killed, 8 of them children, and 16 people were wounded.