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- This Day In Israel's History
On March 5, 1975, at around 11:00 PM, a boat full of terrorists landed on the south coast of Tel Aviv at the Herbert Samuel wharf. Eight terrorists from the Fatah organization, the militant faction of the modern-day Palestinian Authority, got off the boat. First, they tried in vain to break into the "Cinema 1" movie theater. Following this, the terrorists turned to Geula Street where they took over the Savoy Hotel and took its guests, hostage. An Israel Defense Forces soldier who was on leave tried to prevent this, but the terrorists killed him.
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