List of massacres in the Palestinian territories explained

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in the Palestinian territories (East Jerusalem, West Bank and the Gaza Strip) after the 1948 Palestine war.

Massacres in the Occupied Palestinian territories

NameDateLocationResponsible PartyDeathsNotes
Qibya massacre14 October 1953Qibya, Jordanian-occupied West BankIsrael Defense Forces69Qibya was the target of an Israeli raid by Unit 101 under the command of Ariel Sharon, which resulted in the deaths of some 69 unarmed Palestinian civilians.[1]
Rafah massacre3 November 1956Rafah, Egyptian-occupied Gaza StripIsrael Defense Forces111+[2] Male Palestinian villagers suspected of supporting Palestinian guerrillas
Khan Yunis massacre3 November 1956Khan Yunis, Egyptian-occupied Gaza StripIsrael Defense Forces275+[3]
1956 to 1994
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre25 February 1994HebronIsraeli settler Baruch Goldstein2929 Muslims praying inside the Ibrahimi Mosque were killed with 125 more wounded.[4]
Ibrahim al-Maqadma Mosque missile strike3 January 2009Beit LahiaIsraeli Air Force16
2011 Itamar attack11 March 2011Itamar[5] Two Palestinians[6] 5[7] Both parents and three children of one family stabbed to death in their home, one infant decapitated.[8]
Shadia Abu Ghazala School massacre13 December 2023Gaza StripIsraeli Ground Forces15+Eyewitnesses reported the victims had been shot and killed point-blank by Israeli soldiers.[9]
Flour massacre29 February 2024Gaza StripIsrael Defense Forces112+[10] Palestinians waiting for food aid killed after shooting by Israeli forces in Gaza.
Tel al-Sultan massacre26 May 2024Gaza StripIsrael Defense Forces40+[11] The Israeli Air Force struck Tel al-Sultan, Rafah, setting fire to a Palestinian displacement camp.
Nuseirat refugee camp massacre8 June 2024Gaza StripIsrael Defense Forces274+[12] The Nuseirat rescue operation resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians in the Nuseirat refugee camp, including women and children, and over 600 injuries.
Al-Awda School massacre9 July 2024Gaza StripIsrael Defense Forces31

See also

Notes and References

  1. Rossinow . Doug . March 2018 . "The Edge of the Abyss": The Origins of the Israel Lobby, 1949–1954 . free . Modern American History . en . 1 . 1 . 23–43 . 10.1017/mah.2017.17 . 2515-0456 .
  2. Edward W. Said, Noam Chomsky, and Michael Walzer, "Chomsky's 'Fateful Triangle': An Exchange", New York Review of Books, 16 August 1984.
  3. Book: Morris, Benny. Israel's Border Wars, 1949-1956: Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War. 1994. Oxford University Press. 978-0198278504. 424.
  4. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1152775.html "Settlers remember gunman Goldstein; Hebron riots continue
  5. News: Itamar settlement has been a prime target for terror. Cohen. Gili . Haaretz. 13 March 2011. 14 March 2011.
  6. News: Palestinian baby killer: Proud of what I did . Ahiya. Raved. Ynetnews. 5 June 2011. 24 October 2011.
  7. Web site: March 13, 2011 . Melanie . Lidman . Rallies held around country in response to Itamar attacks . The Jerusalem Post . en . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20110319084910/http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=211991 . Mar 19, 2011 .
  8. Web site: Two teens from West Bank village arrested over Itamar massacre . subscription . Pfeffer . Anshel . Haaretz . 17 April 2011 . 20 April 2011.
  9. Web site: Sabah . Abed . Gaza grandfather describes killing of his family by Israeli soldiers . Reuters . 18 December 2023 . live . https://archive.today/20231218203448/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-grandfather-describes-killing-his-family-by-israeli-soldiers-2023-12-18/ . 18 Dec 2023 .
  10. News: Flour massacre: How Gaza food killings unfolded, and Israel's story changed . Al Jazeera . 1 March 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240321204528/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/1/flour-massacre-how-gaza-food-killings-unfolded-and-israels-story-changed . Mar 21, 2024 .
  11. Web site: White House assessing if Israel violated "red line" with Rafah strike . axios.com . Axios . 27 May 2024.
  12. News: Outrage over 'massacre' in Gaza as Israel rescued four hostages . The Guardian . 9 June 2024.