Qibya massacre

When

15 Oct 1953

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

69

Coordinates

31.98° N, 35.01° E

Description

Attack against Palestinian civillians

1953 killing of 69 Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces

The Qibya massacre occurred during Operation Shoshana, an Israeli reprisal operation that occurred in October 1953, when IDF's Unit 101 led by future Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon attacked the village of Qibya in the West Bank, which was then under Jordanian control, and killed more than 69 Palestinian civilians, two-thirds of whom were women and children.

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