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Qibya massacre

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.

Qibya massacre
Qibya massacre · The original uploader was La Palice at French Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
15 Oct 1953
Where
Qibya
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Palestine332 BCE – today

Before and after

London Agreement on German External Debts19531954 FIFA World Cup1954Show on timeline

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