Wimpy Operation

Wimpy Operation
Part of 1982 Lebanon War and Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
Hamra
Location33°53′43.6″N 35°29′1.3″E / 33.895444°N 35.483694°E / 33.895444; 35.483694
Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon
Date24 September 1982 (1982-09-24)
Attack type
Shooting
Deaths1 IDF officer
Injured2 IDF soldiers
PerpetratorKhaled Alwan

The Wimpy Operation (Arabic: عملية الويمبي) was an attack on Israeli soldiers in Hamra, a neighbourhood in the west of the Lebanese capital Beirut on September 24, 1982 during the 1982 Lebanon War. The Wimpy Operation marked the start of a campaign against Israeli forces in Beirut.