Operation Tyre
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LocationTyre, Lebanon
Date11 November 1982
7:00 a.m. (UTC+2:00)
7:00 a.m. (UTC+2:00)
Target
Israel Defense Forces
Israel Defense ForcesAttack type
Suicide bombing| Operation Tyre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 1982–1983 Tyre headquarters bombings during the 1982 Lebanon War | |
 Aftermath of the attack at the Israeli military's command centre in Tyre | |
| Location | Tyre, Lebanon |
| Date | 11 November 1982 7:00 a.m. (UTC+2:00) |
| Target | Israel Defense Forces |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapon | Explosive-laden Peugeot 504 |
| Deaths | 89–102 (75 Israelis, 14–27 Arabs) |
| Injured | 55 (27 Israelis, 28 Arabs) |
| Victims | 10 Israeli MIAs |
| Perpetrator |  Hezbollah[1][2][3][4] |
| Assailant | Ahmad Jafar Qasir |
"Operation Tyre" was a suicide attack[5][6][7] against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the city of Tyre during the 1982 Lebanon War. It was carried out by Ahmad Jafar Qasir, a Lebanese Shia Muslim who drove an explosive-laden Peugeot 504 towards the IDF command centre in the city.[8][9][10][11][12] As many as 102 people were killed in the attack, while another 55 were wounded and 10 missing.[13] Responsibility for the car bombing, which preceded another one in November 1983, was attributed to the Iran-backed Lebanese militant organization Hezbollah.[10][14][excessive citations]