Sabra and Shatila massacre

September 16–18, 1982 · Shatila refugee camp

A Lebanese Christian militia killed hundreds or thousands of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians in the Sabra and Shatila camps in Beirut. Israeli forces controlled the area, and an Israeli inquiry found Ariel Sharon personally responsible.

On the map Contemporaries

Participants

Israel
Lebanon

Strength and losses

	All
Deaths	700

Also involved 1

Ariel Sharon defence minister found indirectly responsible