 Kupambwa kwendiza yeLufthansa Flight 649 kwakaratidza chiitiko chokutanga chakadaro munhau yendege uye kuvamba kwezviito zvakawanda zvechisimba zvePalestine zvinobatanidza West Germany mukati ma1972, zvikurukuru dambudziko revasungwapanguva yeMitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha yeMunich uye kubiwa kwakazotevera kweLufthansa Flight 615. Israeri yakataura kuti kupfurikidza nokuteerera zvinodikanwa zvevarwisi muzviitiko izvozvi zvose, hurumende yeWest Germany yakanga yazviisa kuugandanga. Kupomerwa uku, pamwe chete nezvakataurwa nezvekuedza kugadzikana pakurwisana kweArabhu neIsrael, zvakarambwa muna 1977 apo Lufthansa Flight 181 iyo Landshut yakapinda nechisimba nemauto akasarudzika e GSG 9, pane kutaurirana nevasungwa vePalestine. 