Kafr Qasim massacre

When

29 Oct 1956

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

49

Coordinates

32.11° N, 34.97° E

Description

1956 massacre of Arab civilians by the Israeli Border Police

1956 Israeli massacre of Arab civilians

The Kafr Qasim massacre was the killing by the Israel Border Police of 49 Palestinian civilians, including 19 men, 6 women and 23 children, in the Israeli Arab village of Kafr Qasim on 29 October 1956, the eve of the Sinai War.

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