3 June 1982
☠Attempt on ambassador Shlomo Argov in London
AttackerArmed Islamist groups (al-Qaeda, Nusra, ISIS, Assir…)➜TargetIsrael / IDF
On 3 June 1982 gunmen of the Abu Nidal group shot the Israeli ambassador in London, leaving him paralysed; Israel took it as the pretext to invade Lebanon three days later, although Abu Nidal was the PLO's enemy.