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Tel al-Zaatar massacre
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The Tel al-Zaatar massacre was the killing of approximately 1,500 Palestinians and Lebanese Muslims in the Tel al-Zaatar refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon on 12 August 1976. The massacre occurred during
The destroyed camp on 31 August 1976 (from the ICRC archives)
The destroyed camp on 31 August 1976 (from the ICRC archives)
Phalange-commander William Hawi (wearing a white shirt) with Amine Gemayel, son of the founder of the right-wing Kataeb Party, at Tel al-Zaatar[when?]
Phalange-commander William Hawi (wearing a white shirt) with Amine Gemayel, son of the founder of the right-wing Kataeb Party, at Tel al-Zaatar[when?][citation needed]
Hawi (center) with some of his fighters during the siege[citation needed]
Hawi (center) with some of his fighters during the siege[citation needed]
Damour massacre
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The Damour massacre took place on 20 January 1976, during the 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War. Damour, a Maronite Christian town on the main highway south of Beirut, was attacked by militants of the Pale
Tel al-Zaatar massacre
…positions in Beirut, so it was considered a legitimate target. However, the PLO joined Muslim militias in retaliating for the Karantina Massacre by massacring the Christian population of Damour. Damour was a stronghold for the National Liberal Party (NLP), a Christian faction affiliated with Lebanese Front, which led to the Christian militias…
A destroyed house in Damour (ICRC archives)
A destroyed house in Damour (ICRC archives)
Severed head of a doll in Damour (ICRC archives)
Severed head of a doll in Damour (ICRC archives)