body remained lying in the entrance to the building, as no one was capable of evacuating it. After the first rescue attempt, the militants began using loudspeakers to declare their ransom demands. They read the names of prisoners they wanted released from Israeli prisons, they demanded a plane to fly them out of the country, and also asked that the Romanian ambassador be involved in the negotiations. After lengthy negotiations, at around 10:00 pm on April 8, a special force of Sayeret Matkal, under the command of Major General Uzi Dayan, broke into the building through several openings during an attack that lasted only two minutes. During this takeover, the soldiers were able to eliminate all the militants and release all hostages. Six Sayeret Matkal soldiers were injured during the takeover. During the rescue attempt, one of the militants shot Meir Peretz in his legs, while Peretz was tied up and lying on the floor, and then blew himself up using a hand grenade. Victims Israeli civilian fatalities Eyal Gluska, 2, of Misgav Am Sammy (Samuel) Shani, 36, of Misgav Am Israeli military fatalities Sgt. Eldad Tsafrir, 19, of Tel Aviv The perpetrators In an announcement in Beirut after the attack, the Iraqi-backed Arab Liberation Front, a radical guerrilla group within the PLO, claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the action was carried out with the aim of releasing 50 Palestinians from Israeli prisons. Israeli retaliation Following the attack, Israel carried out Operation High Voltage () on April 17, 1980, in which seaborne Israeli commandos raided and destroyed the Ras el-Sheikh Palestinian guerrilla base in southern Lebanon (20 kilometers north of Tyre and about 40 kilometers north of the Israeli border). An IDF spokesman stated that the base was used as a supply center and staging base for terror raids in Israel. Six guerrillas were killed during the operation. See also Palestinian political violence References External links "Palestinians seize hostages in Israel" – published in The New York Times on April 7, 1980 "Nursery attacked at Israel kibbutz" – published in The Beaver County Times on April 7, 1980 "Raid on Israel settlement" – published in the Chicago Tribune on April 7, 1980 "Israelis Storm Babies' Dorm, Kill Palestinians" – published in the Spencer Daily Reporter on April 7, 1980 Terrorist incidents in Asia in 1980 1980 in Israel Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups Hostage taking