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.
- For massacres in Israel, see List of massacres in Israel.
- For massacres by Israel in 2023 Gaza war, see List of Israeli massacres in Gaza 2023-2024
- For massacres of (and by) Palestinians in Lebanon see List of massacres in Lebanon
- For organised mob violence against civilians see Pogroms in the Middle East
- For massacres that took place during the 1948 Palestine War, see Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine War, for related context see Nakba.
- For massacres that took place in Mandatory Palestine, see List of massacres in Mandatory Palestine.
- For massacres that took place prior to the British Mandate, see List of massacres in Ottoman Syria and List of massacres in Roman Judea.
Massacres in the Occupied Palestinian territories
| Name | Date | Location | Responsible Party | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qibya massacre | 14 October 1953 | Qibya, Jordanian-occupied West Bank | Israel Defense Forces | 69 | Qibya 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 massacre | 3 November 1956 | Rafah, Egyptian-occupied Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces | 111+[2] | Male Palestinian villagers suspected of supporting Palestinian guerrillas |
| Khan Yunis massacre | 3 November 1956 | Khan Yunis, Egyptian-occupied Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces | 275+[3] | Palestinians killed in house-to-house search for fedayeen |
| 1956 to 1994 | |||||
| Cave of the Patriarchs massacre | 25 February 1994 | Hebron | Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein | 29 | 29 Muslims praying inside the Ibrahimi Mosque were killed with 125 more wounded.[4] |
| Ibrahim al-Maqadma Mosque missile strike | 3 January 2009 | Beit Lahia | Israeli Air Force | 16 | |
| 2011 Itamar attack | 11 March 2011 | Itamar[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 massacre | 13 December 2023 | Gaza Strip | Israeli Ground Forces | 15+ | Eyewitnesses reported the victims had been shot and killed point-blank by Israeli soldiers.[9] |
| Flour massacre | 29 February 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces | 112+[10] | Palestinians waiting for food aid killed after shooting by Israeli forces in Gaza.[10] |
| Tel al-Sultan massacre | 26 May 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces | 40+[11] | The Israeli Air Force struck Tel al-Sultan, Rafah, setting fire to a Palestinian displacement camp.[11] |
| Nuseirat refugee camp massacre | 8 June 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces | 274+[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.[12] |
| Al-Awda School massacre | 9 July 2024 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces | 31 | |
Massacres in Israeli-occupied Egypt and Syria
| Name | Date | Location | Responsible Party | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ras Sedr massacre | 8 June 1967 | Ras Sedr, Egypt | Israeli Army | 52 | during the Six Day War |
See also
References
- ^ Rossinow, Doug (March 2018). ""The Edge of the Abyss": The Origins of the Israel Lobby, 1949–1954". Modern American History. 1 (1): 23–43. doi:10.1017/mah.2017.17. ISSN 2515-0456.
- ^ Edward W. Said, Noam Chomsky, and Michael Walzer, "Chomsky's 'Fateful Triangle': An Exchange", New York Review of Books, 16 August 1984.
- ^ Morris, Benny (1994). Israel's Border Wars, 1949-1956: Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War. Oxford University Press. p. 424. ISBN 978-0198278504.
- ^ "Settlers remember gunman Goldstein; Hebron riots continue". Issacharoff, Avi. Haaretz. March 1, 2010.
- ^ Cohen, Gili (13 March 2011). "Itamar settlement has been a prime target for terror". Haaretz. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ Raved, Ahiya (5 June 2011). "Palestinian baby killer: Proud of what I did". Ynetnews. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ Lidman, Melanie (13 March 2011). "Rallies held around country in response to Itamar attacks". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011.
- ^ Pfeffer, Anshel (17 April 2011). "Two teens from West Bank village arrested over Itamar massacre". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ Sabah, Abed (18 December 2023). "Gaza grandfather describes killing of his family by Israeli soldiers". Reuters. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Flour massacre: How Gaza food killings unfolded, and Israel's story changed". Al Jazeera. 1 March 2024. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b "White House assessing if Israel violated "red line" with Rafah strike". axios.com. Axios. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Outrage over 'massacre' in Gaza as Israel rescued four hostages". The Guardian. 9 June 2024.