Contemporary era · 1956

Kafr Qasim massacre

The Kafr Qasim massacre (Arabic: مذبحة كفر قاسم, Hebrew: טבח כפר קאסם) 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.

Kafr Qasim massacre
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When
29 Oct 1956
Where
Kafr Qasim
Era
Contemporary

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