Japanese Red Army

The death of Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese Red Army terrorist involved in the 1972 Lod Airport massacre, is seen as closing a chapter for victims' families. Pastor José Vega Franqui, a survivor, expressed forgiveness for Okamoto, part of a 3-man squad that killed 26 and wounded 80 in the attack.

Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese leftist involved in the 1972 attack on Lod Airport in Israel that killed 26 people, died at 78 in Beirut. He spent much of his life in Lebanon after being released from an Israeli prison in 1985 and was protected by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

Kozo Okamoto, a member of the Japanese Red Army, died at 78. He was involved in the 1972 attack on an Israeli airport that killed 26 people, was sentenced to life in prison, released in a prisoner deal after 13 years, and moved to Lebanon where he lived until his death.

Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant involved in a 1972 attack on Tel Aviv’s airport that killed 26 people, died at 78 in Beirut. He was imprisoned in Israel for 12 years before being released in a prisoner exchange and later lived in Lebanon under the alias Ahmad al-Yabani, protected by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan faces trial for sharing a quote attributed to Kōzō Okamoto, a militant linked to a 1972 Israeli airport attack, which prosecutors allege constitutes an apology for terrorism. Hassan argues the case is politically motivated and aims to silence pro-Palestinian voices, emphasizing her advocacy for Palestinian rights and resistance philosophy.