Kozo Okamoto

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 Japanese militant who participated in the 1972 attack on Tel Aviv’s airport, died in Beirut at 78. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine confirmed his death, stating he had been ill for a long time.

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.

Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant involved in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport over 50 years ago, has died in Beirut at 78.

Rima Hassan, a French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament, faces trial for 'apology for terrorism' over her criticism of Israel and a post quoting Kozo Okamoto, a militant linked to a 1972 attack. She alleges political and judicial harassment, citing disproportionate surveillance and 16 legal cases, 13 of which were dismissed.