Top Israeli assassinations of Palestinian figures over the years

Shin Bet's director compared 7 October to the killing of two Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, vowing to wage an assassination campaign similar to one Israel conducted in the 1970s

On 3 December, Shin Bet director, Ronen Bar, was quoted saying: “The cabinet set a goal for us to take out Hamas. And we are determined to do it; this is our Munich.”

He, of course, was referring to the killing of two Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in West Germany, along with nine hostages. The Black September Organisation carried it out. It …