At roughly 4:30, three gunmen stormed a 12 m (38 feet) yacht carrying in the city's harbour, proceeding to attack the three Israelis on board.
[3] As Cypriot police surrounded the harbour, turning the crisis into a standoff, the hostage takers threatened to explode the vessel if they were not given their demands by 10:00 am.
[2] At 13:55, the attackers finally surrendered and left the boat, blowing kisses and making the V for Victory signs, before they were arrested by the police.
[2] Esther Palzur's body was found lying on the ship's guard rail; her gown torn and a gunshot wound in her stomach.
The third, who told the police that his name was George Hanna, was actually Ian Michael Davison, who described himself as ''a skinhead, a real young fascist thug'', and had joined the Palestine Liberation Organization after the Sabra and Shatila massacres.
"[8] The three killers were charged the next month in a Cypriot court, accused of five counts of illegally possessing weapons and three of murder.