Talk:Shatila refugee camp


Perpetrators of the massacre

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It says "The Sabra and Shatila massacre was the slaughter of between 762 and 3,500 civilians, mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shiites, by the Hobeika-led militia and the IDF"

While the IDF shares responsibility in the massacre, the slaughter was not done by any IDF soldier. NadavNahari (talk) 06:22, 18 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 October 2024

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"The Sabra and Shatila massacre was the slaughter of between 762 and 3,500 civilians, mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shiites, by the Hobeika-led militia and the IDF in the Sabra neighborhood of southern Beirut and the nearby Shatila refugee camp from approximately 6:00 pm on 16 September to 8:00 am on 18 September 1982."

The massacre of the Sabra and Shatila camps was not commited by the IDF. The killing was done by Lebanese Forces (Christian Militias), as is reflected in the wiki article covering the actual topic, where it is clearly stated that the IDF only took part by illuminating the area with flares and failing to stop the massacre. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre) Dandos1 (talk) 08:11, 10 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Other Wikipedia pages are not reliable sources. However, I checked the source that was attached in this article, and it did not support the paragraph it was placed in front of. I've removed it as a failed verification, which can be restored if sources can be found to explicitly support all restored claims. The wording also violated WP:IMPARTIAL by describing it as "slaughter", so that wording should not be restored either way. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 23:16, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply