"On December 28, 1968, Israel conducted a significant military raid on Beirut International Airport in Lebanon, in retaliation for an attack on an Israeli airliner in Athens. The raid resulted in the destruction of several Lebanese civilian aircraft and further escalated tensions in the Middle East."

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"On December 28, 1968, Israel conducted a significant military raid on Beirut International Airport in Lebanon, in retaliation for an attack on an Israeli airliner in Athens. The raid resulted in the destruction of several Lebanese civilian aircraft and further escalated tensions in the Middle East."

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The Israeli Air Force's 1968 raid on Beirut International Airport was strategically planned and executed to target specific aircraft without causing human casualties.

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