Palestinians Are Massacred in West Beirut
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Human Rights, Violence, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Lebanon
- Date: September 16-18, 1982
Article abstract: Lebanese Phalangist militias, in coordination with Israeli forces, went into the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon and massacred hundreds of Palestinian civilians.
Summary of Event
Between September 16 and 18, 1982, Palestinian civilians were massacred in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila, near Beirut. Men, women, and children were killed by members of the Phalangist militia, among others, under the protection of Israeli troops. The massacres occurred in the midst of the catastrophic Lebanese civil war that had erupted...
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