Dalal Muhgrabi

Dalal Mughrabi (Arabic: دلال المغربي‎; ca. 1959 - March 11, 1978) was a female Palestinian militant who participated in a Kamal Edwan Military operation.

On the morning of March 11, 1978, Mughrabi and her Palestinian Fedayeen unit of 13 members, landed on an Israeli beach, hijacked a bus and later a second bus, from which the passengers were transferred to the first one. The bus was finally stopped at a police roadblock. A shooting battle ensued. Eventually, the Israeli government took a decision to blow up the bus which became a large deathtrap of fire. Many of the passengers were killed. Mughrabi and 10 other militants died.

Mughrabi's remains were supposed to be returned to Lebanon as part of the 2008 Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap. But the DNA tests of the remains didn’t match with the DNA of her family, her family is still seeking to return her remains.

It’s not clear if the Israeli Defense forces (IDF) is keeping her remains in the Israeli military cemeteries usually called “Cemetery Numbers”, or in another secret place.

Dalal Al-Moghrabi belongs to a large family of nine brothers and sisters. The family is famous for its commitment to the Palestinian cause. The Israeli occupation had displaced their parents in 1947. they were living in one of the dozens of refugee camps

Rashida Al-Moghrabi, one of her sisters, is a member of Horiah Foundation, "Dalal Al-Moghrabi was, and still is, a commander and a fighter for the sake of Palestine." Rashida says

If you or any of your relatives or friends have relevant & reliable information on Dalal Mughrabi's whereabouts, contact the "Horiah" Foundation.

The Foundation guarantees a $5,000,000 (five million U.S. dollars) reward for proven information