List of massacres commited by Israeli forces

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Name Date Location Responsible Party Civilian Death Toll
al-Khisas massacre December 18, 1947 al-Khisas Haganah 10
Balad al-Shaykh massacre December 31, 1947 Palestionian village of Balad al-Shaykh (now in Israeli town of Nesher). Haganah 12-60
Sa'sa' February 14, 1948 Palestinian village of Sa'sa' Palmach 11
Cairo-Haifa train massacre March 31, 1948 Rehovot Lehi 40
Deir Yassin April 9, 1948 Deir Yassin Irgun, Lehi 100-120[1][2][3]
Ein al Zeitun massacre May 3 1948 Safed Jewish militia 37-70
Abu Shusha massacre May 14 1948 Abu Shusha Israeli forces Disputed although sources claim 60-70
Al-Kabri massacre May 20 1948 Al Kabri Israeli forces Unknown
Tantura massacre May 22-23 1948 Tantura Israeli forces Disputed (up to 200)
Al-Dawayima massacre October 29 1948 Al Dawayima Irgun and Lehi 80-100
Safsaf massacre October 29 1948 Al Dawayima Israeli forces 50-70?
Hula massacre October 31 1948 Hula (Lebanon) Israeli forces 35-50?
Arab al-Mawasi massacre November 2 1948 Bedouin Encampment in Galilee Israeli forces 14
Qibya massacre October 14 1953 Qibya Israeli forces 60+
Kafr Qasim massacre October 29 1956 Kafr Qasim, border town on the green line between Israel and the West Bank Israeli border police (MAGAV ) 48[4]
1996 Qana massacre April 18, 1996 Qana (Lebanon) IAF 48[5][6]
2006 Qana massacre July 30, 2006 Qana (Lebanon) IAF 28[7]
Beit Hanoun massacre November 2006 Beit Hanoun IDF 20[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kana'ana, Sharif and Zeitawi, Nihad (1987), "The Village of Deir Yassin," Bir Zeit, Bir Zeit University Press, 1987)
  2. ^ Morris, Benny (2004). “Chapter 4: The second wave: the mass exodus, Arpil—June 1948, Section: Operation Nahshon”, The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press, page 238. ISBN 0521811201; ISBN 0521009677 (pbk.).
  3. ^ Milstein, Uri [1987] (1998). “Chapter 16: Deir Yassin, Section 12: The Massacre”, History of the War of Independence IV: Out of Crisis Came Decision (in Hebrew, English version translated and edited by Alan Sacks). Lanhan, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc., page 377. ISBN 0761814892.
  4. ^ 50 years after massacre, Kafr Qasem wants answers (Ha'aretz, 30 October 2006)
  5. ^ "Protest at Peres Nazi image", BBC News Online, 2001-04-01. Retrieved on 2006-07-13.
  6. ^ QUESTION OF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES, INCLUDING PALESTINE. United Nations. United Nations Commission on Human Rights (2004-03-11). Retrieved on 2006-07-13.
  7. ^ "Israel/Lebanon: Qana Death Toll at 28", Human Rights Watch, August 2, 2006
  8. ^ 12 children among 19 killed by Israeli tank fire The Guardian
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