The 1972 Munich Olympics were viewed by their German hosts as a chance to leave the country’s history behind. Instead, the Games became notorious for terrorism after an attack on Israeli athletes by Palestinian militants that left 12 victims dead, as well as five attackers.

That history now looms over the 2024 Paris Olympics, which begin this weekend amid the global fallout over the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and the war in Gaza that Palestinian authorities say has killed 39,000 people. Israeli athletes have reported receiving threats that directly allude to a reprise of the Munich Olympics, according to Israeli news outlets, while France has pledged tighter security for the 88-athlete Israeli delegation.