In November 1966, an Israeli strike on Al-Samu' village in the Jordanian-controlled West Bank killed 18 people and wounded 54.
Sources
- Six-Day War | Definition, Causes, History, Summary, Outcomes ... (britannica.com)
- https://grokipedia.com/page/1966_attack_on_samu (grokipedia.com)
- https://academic.oup.com/dh/article-abstract/32/1/55/479233 (academic.oup.com)
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