Kozo Okamoto, the last surviving member of the Japanese Red Army responsible for the 1972 Lod Airport massacre in Israel, has died. The attack, carried out by a small, communist militant group, gained the organization international infamy. The massacre involved the killing of 26 people and the wounding of over 80 others, primarily pilgrims attempting to depart from Israel. Okamoto was released from Israeli prison in 1985 as part of a prisoner exchange with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He spent decades in Lebanon and remained a symbol of Japanese militancy. His death marks the end of an era for the group that shocked the world with its brazen attack. The incident dramatically raised global awareness of the Japanese Red Army and its aims.