In November 1966, an Israeli strike on Al-Samu' village in the Jordanian-controlled West Bank killed 18 people and wounded 54.
Notes on verification
Core facts (date, location, perpetrator) confirmed across Wikipedia, Grokipedia, and academic sources. Death toll of ~18 is well corroborated, but wounded figure varies (54 vs 96 depending on source and whether civilians are included). [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [kind-backfill 2026-09-15: kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- Six-Day War | Definition, Causes, History, Summary, Outcomes ... (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://grokipedia.com/page/1966_attack_on_samu (corroboration)
- https://academic.oup.com/dh/article-abstract/32/1/55/479233 (corroboration)