Japanese militant Kozo Okamoto who took part in 1972 Tel Aviv attack dies in Lebanon
- Kozo Okamoto attends a ceremony in Beirut in 2022 organised by Palestinians living in Lebanon to mark the 50th anniversary of the attack on Lod Airport in Israel.
- EPAInfoPopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine praised his support for the Palestinian cause The NationalJuly 24, 2026 Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant who participated in the deadly 1972 Lod Airport attack in Tel Aviv, has died in Beirut aged 78.
- The attack, carried out on behalf of the PFLP, killed 26 people and injured 76 others at what is now Ben Gurion Airport.
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- Kozo Okamoto attends a ceremony in Beirut in 2022 organised by Palestinians living in Lebanon to mark the 50th anniversary of the attack on Lod Airport in Israel.
- EPAInfoPopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine praised his support for the Palestinian cause The NationalJuly 24, 2026 Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant who participated in the deadly 1972 Lod Airport attack in Tel Aviv, has died in Beirut aged 78.
- The attack, carried out on behalf of the PFLP, killed 26 people and injured 76 others at what is now Ben Gurion Airport.
Sources: Thenationalnews