12 Facts About Shlomo Argov

Shlomo Argov was the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War.

Shlomo Argov then returned to Israel, where he spent several years working in the Prime Minister's Office under David Ben-Gurion.

In 1959, Shlomo Argov joined the Israeli Foreign Ministry, and was appointed consul-general in Lagos, Nigeria; following that country's independence in 1960, he became ambassador.

Shlomo Argov was later transferred to the Israeli Embassy in Ghana, before joining the Israeli consulate in New York City in 1962.

Shlomo Argov was highly admired by British Jews, and often visited Jewish communities.

Shlomo Argov had three children with his wife Hava: a son, Gideon, and two daughters, Yehudit and Edna.

Shlomo Argov was rushed to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, where he was transferred to a specialist unit and underwent emergency brain surgery.

The attempt on Shlomo Argov's life triggered the Israeli decision to invade Lebanon two days later to rout Palestinian guerrilla bases.

Shlomo Argov became devastated when he realised the full extent of his condition.

Shlomo Argov was deeply distressed that the attack on him had provoked the 1982 Lebanon War.

Shlomo Argov died at Hadassah Hospital in 2003, aged 73, from the injuries inflicted in the attack.

Shlomo Argov had been paralysed and in permanent hospital care for 21 years.