The 1974 Nahariya attack was a raid by three Palestinian terrorists, belonging to the Fatah militant organization, which took place during the night between 24 and 25 June 1974. The Palestinian terrorist squad infiltrated the coastal city of Nahariya in Israel by sea from Lebanon. Three civilians and one Israeli soldier were killed during the event. The attack was the first time in which terrorists infiltrated into Israel from Lebanon by sea. Details of the attack Shortly after 23:00 on 24 June 1974, three Palestinian terrorists, belonging to the Fatah militant organization, reached the coast of the Israeli city of Nahariya, using an engine run Zodiac inflatable boat. It is believed that their target was the Ga'aton cinema, where they would perform a mass attack at the end of a film screening. The terrorist squad headed eastward straight into Nahariya. After crossing Balfour Street, they tried to cross a hedge. The noise they made caught the attention of a teenager who lived on the first floor of a nearby apartment building. He looked out of the window, spotted them in the light of streetlights, and shouted out: "terrorists!". As a result, two patrolling officers of the Nahariya Civil Guard who were nearby rushed to the area. When the terrorists spotted them they threw a hand grenade and fired at them. The officers returned fire while taking cover. The time was 23:10. The sound of gunfire alerted Israeli security forces in Nahariya. In addition, an Israeli army officer who lived nearby, Major Yitzhak Israel, called the police, then barricaded himself at the entrance to prevent the terrorists from entering his building. Local police, as well as reserve army officers and soldiers who were in Nahariya soon began arriving at the site. At 23:15, a jeep driven by police superintendent Meir Almagor appeared on the scene, and was immediately shot at by the terrorists. Almagor then exited the jeep and ran into the nearby municipal court building, where he called the army's Northern Command and established a permanent telephone contact. The terrorists were forced into the parking lot of an apartment building, and one broke into the building. Israeli security forces, who were arriving in growing numbers, surrounded the area to prevent their escape, and also took up positions on the roof of the municipal court building and on a nearby school. Residents of the apartment building, who understood they were being