The Ma'alot massacre Killing was a Palestinian terrorist Terrorism attack that occurred Coming_to_be in May 1974 and involved Cause_to_be_included a two-day hostage-taking Terrorism of 115 Israeli people which ended Process_end in the murders of over 25 hostages .

Soon afterwards they attacked Attack a van , killing Killing two Israeli Arab women while injuring Bodily_harm a third and entered Arriving an apartment building Building in the town of Ma'alot , where they killed Killing a couple and their four-year-old son .

From there , they headed Self_motion for the Netiv Meir Elementary School , where they took Conquering more than 115 people ( including 105 children ) hostage on 15 May 1974 , in Ma'alot .

Most of the hostages were teenagers from a high school in Safad on a Gadna field trip spending Expend_resource the night in Ma'alot .