1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters raid

33°28′41″N 36°13′29″E / 33.478131°N 36.224836°E / 33.478131; 36.224836

Syrian GHQ Raid
Part of the Yom Kippur War
Syrian soldiers stand guard in the aftermath of the strike
Date 9 October 1973 Location Damascus
Belligerents
Israel	Syria
Commanders and leaders
Benny Peled Arnon Lavoshin (Lapidot)	Unknown
Strength
7 F-4 Phantom II	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed 1 captured	Unknown number of military casualties, 26–30 civilians killed, 117 injured

The 1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid was an aerial strike carried out by the Israeli Air Force on October 9, 1973, the fourth day of the Yom Kippur War. Following a strike by Syrian surface-to-surface missiles against settlements and installations in northern Israel, seven F-4 Phantom IIs from 119 Squadron attacked the Syrian General Staff Headquarters (GHQ) and adjacent buildings in downtown Damascus.