On July 23, 1968, the El-Al Flight 426, from Rome to Israel, was hijacked by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and diverted to Algiers. When they landed, the hijackers released all non-Israeli and non-Jewish people, as well as women and children. This left seven Israeli male passengers and five Israeli crew members, who were held hostage for nearly six weeks. After 40 days of captivity, the 12 Israeli men were released in exchange for 16 Arab convicts detained in Israeli prisons. The incident was the longest-ever hijacking of a commercial flight. It was the first attempt by a Palestinian militant organization to apprehend a plane, and the first and only time an El-Al plane was ever hijacked. The hijacking was part of a shift in strategy by Palestinian militants after the Six-Day War. After Israel quickly defeated the Arab coalition, the Palestinian nationalists realized that they would not be able to reclaim their homes through a direct war. They believed that killing, kidnapping, and terrorizing Israeli civilians away from the battlefield would weaken Israel’s resolve and subsequently lead to outmigration and the country’s ultimate collapse. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) emerged as an organized body to plan, coordinate, and carry out these attacks. In addition to seeking the destruction of the State of Israel, the PFLP sought to overthrow the monarchies in both Morocco and Jordan and establish a pan-Arab political ideology. The PFLP has since been designated as a terrorist organization in numerous jurisdictions. The hijacking of El-Al Flight 426 was the first of many attacks—including the Munich Massacre and numerous suicide bombings—by the PFLP that continued through the Second Intifada.