1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon ( known as Operation Spring of Youth , Hebrew : מבצע אביב נעורים , '' Mitzva Aviv Ne'urim '' ) took place on the night of April 9 and early morning of April 10 , 1973 , when Israeli army special forces units attacked several Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) targets in Beirut and Sidon , Lebanon . The operation is generally considered to have been part of Operation Wrath of God , Israel 's retaliation for the Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics in 1972
Munich massacre
Munich massacre
1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon