Massacre

Balad al-Shaykh massacre

31 Dec 1947 · 32.77° N, 35.04° E

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When
31 Dec 1947
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
28
Coordinates
32.77° N, 35.04° E
Description
Massacre of Palestinian Arabs by Jewish militia in 1947-48

Balad al-Shaykh massacre

1947–48 massacre of Palestinians

The Balad al-Shaykh massacre was the killing of a large number of Palestinians by the Haganah in the village of Balad al-Shaykh during the early stages of the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine. It was one of the largest, and earliest, massacres during the 1948 Palestine war.

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