What the records say
- When
- 29 Oct 1948
- Kind
- Genocide
- Coordinates
- 33.01° N, 35.45° E
- Description
- 1948 killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces
Safsaf massacre
1948 killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces
The Safsaf massacre took place on 29 October 1948, following the capture of the Palestinian Arab village of Safsaf in the Galilee by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The village was defended by the Arab Liberation Army's Second Yarmuk Battalion.
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