The militants infiltrated the coastal city of Nahariya in Israel by sea from Lebanon in the first attack of its kind in the conflict.

[1] Shortly after 23:00 on 24 June 1974, three Fatah militants, reached the coast of the Israeli city of Nahariya, using an engine run Zodiac inflatable boat.

In addition, an Israeli army officer who lived nearby, Major Yitzhak Israel, called the police, then barricaded himself at the entrance to prevent the militants from entering his building.

Almagor then exited the jeep and ran into the nearby municipal court building, where he called the army's Northern Command and established a permanent telephone contact.

Israeli security forces, who were arriving in growing numbers, surrounded the area to prevent their escape, and also took up positions on the roof of the municipal court building and on a nearby school.

One resident of a nearby apartment building, journalist Yehuda Arieli, spotted the two of the militants in the parking lot and shot at them with his pistol.

Zarnekin, who thought that he had saved his family, tried to escape the apartment as well, but was accidentally shot by Israeli security forces.

After the contractor that constructed the building provided a detailed explanation of its structure to the army, a plan for a counter operation was formed.

The militant, who was also seriously injured, attempted to crawl out onto the roof, and was identified by the commander of the commando unit in charge of the operation.

Two weeks after the raid, Israeli gunboats bombarded three Lebanese ports in retaliation,[3] reportedly after Israel received indications that another seaborne attack was planned.

Permanent naval patrols along Israel's Mediterranean coast were set up, along with radar stations and coastal lookouts.

Maritime security zones were set up in the northern coastal area, where boating, civilian shipping, and swimming was prohibited.