Dalal Mughrabi ( , ; '' c. '' 1959 – 11 March 1978 ) was a Palestinian militant who was a member of the Fatah faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) and participated in the 1978 Coastal Road massacre in Israel . The attack resulted in the death of 38 Israeli civilians , including 13 children . Mughrabi and eight other militants were also killed in the course of the operation . While she has been hailed as a martyr and a national hero among many Palestinians , Israel and the United Nations has described her as a terrorist
Coastal Road massacre
Coastal Road massacre
Dalal Mughrabi