Operation " Wrath of God " ( '' Mivtza Za'am Ha'el '' ) , also known as Operation " Bayonet " , was a covert operation directed by Mossad to assassinate individuals involved in the 1972 Munich massacre in which 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team were killed . The targets were members of the Palestinian armed militant group Black September and operatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) . Authorized by Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the autumn of 1972 , the operation is believed to have continued for over twenty years
Munich massacre
Munich massacre
Operation Wrath of God