Event Brief
Japanese Red Army militant Kozo Okamoto dies in Beirut
Filed: Jul 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM ET
Summary: Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant involved in the 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, died in Beirut at 78.
WHO: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
WHAT: PFLP said Kozo Okamoto died in Beirut after being ill for a long time.
WHEN: Jul 23, 2026 at 11:39 PM ET
WHERE: Beirut
WHY: Part of ongoing military operations.
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