An ambush attack known as the Avivim school bus massacre took place on May 8, 1970 near Avivim, an agricultural community in Israel founded in 1963 by Moroccan immigrants. An ambush is a long established military tactic in which an ambushing force uses concealment to attack an enemy that passes its position. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...
It was perpetrated by Palestinian fighters who crossed the border with Lebanon. The attack caused the death of nine children aged between six and nine and three adults, and left nineteen others maimed. Subsequently, the prevention of such attacks was cited as a ground for Israel's Operation Litani in 1978. The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Operation Litani was the official name of the Israel Defense Forces 1978 invasion of Lebanon up to the Litani river. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
The Maalot massacre was a school massacre in Maalot, Israel by Palestinian members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, that occurred on May 15, 1974, the 26th anniversary of Israeli independence. ...
Massacres more generally are listed chronologically at List of massacres; assassinations are listed by location at List of assassinated people.
May 15: Ma'alot massacre at the Ma'alot High School in Northern Israel by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine members: 26 of the hostages were killed, 66 wounded.
March 11: Coastal Road massacre: Fatah gunmen killed several tourists and hijack a bus near Haifa; 37 Israelis on the bus are killed.
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