I heard a story today...

In 1973, Terrorists involved with the PLO sneaked across the Jordan border and took 85 students hostage in a school. The official policy of the Israeli government is not to negotiate with terrorists, but an exception was made this time. As negotiations progressed, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) prepared to attack the terrorists. They found the various entrances, located the hostages and opened fire on the terrorists. Instead of returning fire, the terrorists turned around and began shooting at the students. All told, 22 children died before the terrorists were neutralized. In some cases, multiple casualties were from the same family. We visited the graves today in Tsfat.