Israel, Germany to jointly probe 1972 Munich terror attack

On the 50th anniversary of the deadly terror attack against Israeli athletes in Munich, Germany agreed to reopen investigation, and the two nations settled on compensation for the relatives of the victims.
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Israel's President Isaac Herzog (R) looks on as German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier bows after laying a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of an attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics, at the Fuerstenfeldbruck Air Base, southern Germany, on Sept. 5, 2022. - On September 5, 1972, eight gunmen of the Palestinian militant group Black September broke into the Israeli team's flat at the Olympic village in Munich, shooting dead two and taking nine Israelis hostage. West German police responded with a bungled rescue operation in which all nine hostages were killed, along with five of the eight hostage-takers and a police officer. - THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP via Getty Images
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Addressing the families of the victims of the 1972 Munich terror attack, as well as German and Israeli dignitaries, President Isaac Herzog hailed today the decision by German authorities to duly commemorate the event and to offer the families what Israel considers appropriate compensation.

After long negotiation, Germany agreed last week to pay a total of 28 million euros to the 11 families of the Israeli victims. It also agreed for the first time to officially take responsibility for the failings that led to the massacre.

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