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Contemporary era · 1982

Sabra and Shatila massacre

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).

Sabra and Shatila massacre
Sabra and Shatila massacre · UNRWA Archive Photographer Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo, Wikimedia Commons
When
16 Sept 1982 – 18 Sept 1982
Where
Shatila refugee camp
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Israeli–Palestinian conflict1917 – todayLebanese Civil War1975 – 1990Lebanon332 BCE – today

Before and after

Regional Security System1982Siege of Beirut1982Show on timeline

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