1956 Rafah massacre

When

12 Nov 1956

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

111

Coordinates

31.29° N, 34.25° E

Description

massacre of Palestinians on 12 November 1956 during the Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip following the Suez Crisis

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Israeli killing of Palestinians in the Suez Crisis

The Rafah massacre occurred on November 12, 1956, during Israel's occupation of the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Protectorate following the Suez Crisis. The town of Rafah, lying on the Egypt–Gaza border, had been one of two invasion points during the initial incursion by the Israel Defense Forces into the Strip on November 1.

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