Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna January 1975, rimwe boka rePeople's Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) rakarwisa dzimba dzevarwi dzeTire dzeuto reLebanon. Kurwiswa kwacho kwakarambwa nePLO se"chiito chakarongwa nechekare uye chisina musoro". Zvisinei, mwedzi miviri gare gare, chikwata chePLO chavarwi vasere chakafamba nechikepe kubva kumhenderekedzo yegungwa yeTire kuenda kuTel Aviv kunogadzira hondo yePalestine.
Kurwiswa kweSavoy Hotel, uko vasungwa vasere uye varwi vatatu veIsrael vakaurawa pamwe chete nevatanhatu vevarwi. Israeri akatsiva kupfurikidza nokutanga nhevedzano yenhamo paTire "kubva kunyika, gungwa uye mhepo" muna August naSeptember 1975.