Sabra and Shatila massacre
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The Sabra and Shatila massacre was a 1982 mass killing of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians in Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Lebanese Christian militias, carried out under the watch of Israeli forces during the Lebanese Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sabra and Shatila massacre canonical | 5 |
| Commission of Inquiry into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut | 1 |
| Siege of Sabra refugee camp | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass killing
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Israeli public protests
ⓘ
Kahan Commission in Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Kahan Commission of Inquiry
international condemnation ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | West Beirut ⓘ |
| commanderContext |
Ariel Sharon
ⓘ
Rafael Eitan ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | annual memorial events in Lebanon and Palestine ⓘ |
| conflict | Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| endDate | 1982-09-18 ⓘ |
| ethnicContext |
Lebanese Shiite residents
ⓘ
Palestinian refugees ⓘ |
| humanRightsAssessment | grave breach of international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Kahan Commission in Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kahan Commission
|
| legalCharacterization | indirect responsibility of Israel (Kahan Commission finding) ⓘ |
| location |
Beirut
ⓘ
Sabra refugee camp ⓘ Sabra refugee camp ⓘ
surface form:
Shatila refugee camp
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention ⓘ |
| method |
shootings
ⓘ
stabbings ⓘ summary executions ⓘ |
| militaryContext | 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | hundreds ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsEstimate | between 700 and 3500 ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Lebanese Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Lebanese Christian militias
Lebanese Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Lebanese Forces militia
Phalange Party militia ⓘ
surface form:
Phalangist militia
|
| relatedTo |
1982 Lebanon War
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Lebanese conflict
Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Palestinian refugee issue ⓘ |
| responsibilityDebate | subject of ongoing historical and legal controversy ⓘ |
| resultedIn | resignation of Ariel Sharon as Israel’s Defense Minister ⓘ |
| startDate | 1982-09-16 ⓘ |
| target | refugee camps ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | assassination of Bachir Gemayel ⓘ |
| underControlOf |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli Defense Forces
|
| underWatchOf |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli forces
|
| victim |
Lebanese civilians
ⓘ
Palestinian civilians ⓘ children ⓘ elderly people ⓘ women ⓘ |
| year | 1982 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sabra and Shatila massacre Description of subject: The Sabra and Shatila massacre was a 1982 mass killing of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians in Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Lebanese Christian militias, carried out under the watch of Israeli forces during the Lebanese Civil War.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siege of Sabra refugee camp
subject surface form:
Kahan Commission
this entity surface form:
Commission of Inquiry into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
subject surface form:
Kahan Commission