1996 Qana massacre

When

18 Apr 1996

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

102

Coordinates

33.21° N, 35.30° E

Description

1996 bombardment

1996 attack on civilians by the Israeli Defense Forces in Qana, Lebanon

The Qana massacre took place on April 18, 1996, near Qana, a village in then Israeli-occupied Southern Lebanon, when the Israeli military fired artillery shells at a United Nations compound, which was sheltering around 800 Lebanese civilians, killing 106 and injuring around 116. Four Fijian United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon soldiers were also seriously injured.

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