 Trans-Mediterranean Airways lost 2 planes (1 Douglas DC-4 and 1 Douglas DC-6) owned by private Lebanese individuals.The total value of the planes was estimated to be $43.8 million, of which British insurers initially agreed to pay $18 million, excluding all policies that did not cover acts of war.The attack draw a sharp rebuke from the US, who stated that nothing suggested that the Lebanese authorities had anything to do with the El Al Flight 253 attack.