Massacre

Sabra and Shatila massacre

16 Sep 1982 – 18 Sep 1982 · 33.86° N, 35.50° E

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When
16 Sep 1982 – 18 Sep 1982
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
700
Coordinates
33.86° N, 35.50° E
Description
the killing of between 460 and 3,500 Christians, mostly Arab Palestinians in Beirut, Lebanon; during the1982 Lebanon War

Sabra and Shatila massacre

1982 mass murder of civilians in Beirut, Lebanon

From 16 to 18 September 1982, between 1,300 and 3,500 civilians—mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shias—were killed in Beirut's Sabra neighbourhood and the adjacent Shatila refugee camp by the Lebanese Forces, one of the main Christian militias in Lebanon, with the support of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

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