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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sabra and Shatila massacre Context triple: [1982 Lebanon War, notableEvent, Sabra and Shatila massacre]
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1983 Beirut barracks bombings
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings were twin suicide truck attacks that devastated U.S. and French military barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of peacekeeping troops and dramatically reshaping international involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
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B.
Deir Yassin massacre
The Deir Yassin massacre was a 1948 attack by Zionist paramilitary groups on the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin, in which over 100 civilians were killed and which became a pivotal and highly controversial episode in the Palestinian exodus during the Arab–Israeli War.
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Cedar Revolution
The Cedar Revolution was a series of massive, largely peaceful protests in Lebanon in 2005 that demanded the end of Syrian military and political influence and led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country.
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Siege of Beirut
The Siege of Beirut was a major 1982 military confrontation in which Israeli forces encircled and heavily bombarded Lebanon’s capital to expel the Palestine Liberation Organization, causing extensive civilian casualties and destruction.
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E.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sabra and Shatila massacre Target entity description: 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.
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A.
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings were twin suicide truck attacks that devastated U.S. and French military barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of peacekeeping troops and dramatically reshaping international involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
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B.
Deir Yassin massacre
The Deir Yassin massacre was a 1948 attack by Zionist paramilitary groups on the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin, in which over 100 civilians were killed and which became a pivotal and highly controversial episode in the Palestinian exodus during the Arab–Israeli War.
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C.
Cedar Revolution
The Cedar Revolution was a series of massive, largely peaceful protests in Lebanon in 2005 that demanded the end of Syrian military and political influence and led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country.
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D.
Siege of Beirut
The Siege of Beirut was a major 1982 military confrontation in which Israeli forces encircled and heavily bombarded Lebanon’s capital to expel the Palestine Liberation Organization, causing extensive civilian casualties and destruction.
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E.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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Palestinian civilians ⓘ children ⓘ elderly people ⓘ women ⓘ |
| year | 1982 ⓘ |
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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.
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